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☆ NFL Week 11 top storylines: Chiefs-Bills, Ravens-Steelers and can Bears get right vs. Packers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Mike Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Mahomes vs. Allen, Round 8The NFL schedulers probably should have made this the Sunday night contest. The Bears rank seventh against the pass, have allowed only 18.6 points per game (seventh-best) and have 16 takeaways (also seventh). Foes do find it hard to run on Baltimore, which gives up an NFL-low 73.0 rushing yards per game. They are holding opponents to a league-best 13.1 points per game, and haven’t allowed more than 20 points in any game this season. So this matchup will be a good measuring stick for the Chargers’ defense, while proving whether Herbert and company can win in a shootout if necessary.

Persons: Justin Herbert, Joe Burrow, Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Tyler, Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Kadarius Toney, Toney, Isiah Pacheco, Allen’s, Caleb Williams, Mike Dinovo, Matt Eberflus, Shane Waldron, Thomas Brown, Brown, William, Greenberg, Green, Williams, Jordan Love, Deshaun Watson, Mike Tomlin, Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, Arthur Smith, Fields, Wilson, Russ, Lamar Jackson, Flowers, Derrick Henry, Kyle Shanahan, Christian McCaffrey, Rust, McCaffrey, Mike Macdonald, Scott Galvin, Bo Nix, Jim Harbaugh’s, They’re, haven’t, Jim Harbaugh, they’re, Herbert, They’ve, Justin Casterline Organizations: NFL, Philadelphia, Eagles, NFC, Sunday, NFC North, Chicago, Green, AFC, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Bills, Chiefs, Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas, Allen’s Bills, Bears, Chicago Bears, Packers, Detroit, AFC North, Ravens, Browns, Pittsburgh, Steelers, Washington, 49ers, Super, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFC West, Seattle, Cardinals, Seahawks, Thompson, AFC West, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Bengals Locations: Washington, City, Windy City, Buffalo, Denver, Kansas City, Kansas, Carolina, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Francisco, Seattle

☆ Shane Waldron fired as Chicago Bears offensive coordinator amid team's struggles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Nbc Chicago | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After much speculation, Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron has been fired. The Las Vegas Raiders, who are just ahead of the Bears in that category, recently fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who led Chicago’s offense last season. Have the Bears fired a coordinator midseason? Since 1970, the Bears had not fired an offensive coordinator midseason, but they have changed offensive coordinators six times in the last 10 seasons, with no coordinator lasting longer than two years. Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned during the 2023 season, but the team hasn’t fired a coordinator midseason on the defensive side of the ball.

Persons: Shane Waldron, Waldron, ”, Matt Eberflus, ” Eberflus, Shane, Thomas Brown, “ Thomas, Caleb Williams, Eberflus, we’re, they’ve, Williams, hasn’t, Luke Getsy, Chicago’s, Ron Turner, Lovie Smith, Alan Williams Organizations: Chicago Bears, Bears, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Washington, Fox Sports, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, NFL

☆ NFL midseason predictions for every team: Kirk Cousins wins comeback award; NFC East champ is …?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

Our NFL writers addressed these topics and more in making one prediction for every team heading into the season’s second half. The fourth-year back is on pace to finish with 1,256 yards, which would be the fourth-highest total in team history. Every other NFL team has put a player in at least one of those categories during that stretch — and most teams have checked both boxes. Minnesota has one of the most productive defenses in the NFL and an offense loaded at the skill positions. And the Eagles have managed to win games despite bad luck and bad decisions.

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As the campaign enters its final days, Harris and Trump use starkly different messages to woo voters. Harris and Trump appeal to voters with starkly different tones in final campaign daysSipa via AP; Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris spent the final weekend of their campaigns bouncing between battleground states, hoping to ramp up last-minute support. More on the election:➡️ The final national NBC News poll of the 2024 presidential election finds the contest is neck and neck between Harris and Trump. ➡️ In an interview with NBC News' Dasha Burns Trump didn’t rule out banning vaccines if he becomes president. ➡️ Here’s why election night vote counts can make it hard to tell who will win the presidency.

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☆ Bears player apologizes for taunting fans right before his team lost on a Hail Mary touchdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Scott Stump | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Seconds later, Stevenson was late to get to a 52-yard Hail Mary pass in the middle of the end zone. He tipped the ball in the air and watched as Commanders receiver Noah Brown caught the ricochet for the game-winning touchdown with no time remaining. Stevenson had seven solo tackles and a pass breakup in the loss, but it’s one play that will stick with Bears fans. “It comes down to that last play, and we’ve practiced that play a hundred times since we’ve been here,” Bears coach Matt Eberflus said in the postgame press conference. I’ve got to look at it and detail it out and make sure we’re better next time.”

Persons: Tyrique Stevenson, Stevenson, Mary, Noah Brown, ricochet, ”, “, Jayden Daniels, we’ve, Matt Eberflus, We’ve, I’ve Organizations: Chicago Bears, Washington, “, Bears, ” Bears Locations: Chicago

☆ Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, is missing training camp to watch his wife at the Olympics. Here's a timeline of their 4-year relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementA post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles)Two days later, Biles posted about watching Owens play with the Texans before the couple celebrated the new year together. March 2023: Biles and Owens reveal that they're building a house together"cheers to breaking ground," Biles wrote. AdvertisementNovember 2023: Biles attends a Packers game in Green BayBiles has attended multiple football games to support her husband. December 2023: Biles and Owens appear on 'The Pivot,' and Owens is later criticized for some of his commentsOwens and Biles attended a basketball game together. Biles posted an Instagram of the two captioned "mood," while Owens posted, "Unbothered.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, a person informed of the deal told The Associated Press. Chicago will receive a conditional 2025 pick, another person familiar with the details of the trade told the AP. The move is a strong signal the Bears will draft a QB -- perhaps USC’s Caleb Williams -- with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Fields figures to back up nine-time Pro Bowler Russell Wilson, who signed a one-year deal with the Steelers on Friday.

Persons: Justin Fields, Caleb Williams, Bowler Russell Wilson, Kenny Pickett, Wilson, Fields, Ryan Pace, Matt Nagy, Matt Eberflus, Ryan, it’s, Williams, Keenan Allen, DJ Moore, Rob Maaddi, Will Graves, ___ Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Associated Press, Chicago, AP, haven’t, NFL Network, Steelers, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Eagles, Bears, NFL, USC, Oklahoma, Los Angeles Chargers, Panthers, Carolina, AP Pro Football Locations: Carolina, Chicago, Tampa , Fla, Pittsburgh

We don’t back down.”The NFC North-leading Lions (8-2) overcame four turnovers, including Goff's season-high three interceptions, and a 12-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to win. “That’s probably a top-five team in the league, maybe top three, and we know we should have beaten them," Fields said. Fields mostly played well in his first game in a month, but slightly overthrew Tyler Scott on a deep pass late in the game on a play that could have potentially help to seal the victory. Fields, who was out with a dislocated right thumb, threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore late in the third quarter. He threw more than two interceptions for the first time since 2019 when he played for the Los Angeles Rams.

Persons: — Jared Goff, Goff, Jameson Williams, David Montgomery's, Justin Fields, ” Goff, “, he’s, Dan Campbell, ” Campbell, “ That’s, Fields, Tyler Scott, Aidan Hutchinson, DJ Moore, Cairo Santos, Matt Eberflus, ” Eberflus, Amon, Ra St, Brown, ” Montgomery, Hutchinson, Roger Goodell, D'Onta Foreman, C Lucas Patrick, Foreman, Jonah Jackson, ___ Organizations: DETROIT, Detroit Lions, Lions, Chicago Bears, NFC, “, The Bears, Cairo, Bears, Los Angeles Rams, NFL, Minnesota Locations: Detroit, Chicago, Michigan

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears weren’t too concerned about appearances. D’Onta Foreman ran for a touchdown and the Bears boosted their shot at the top pick in the draft, beating the Carolina Panthers 16-13 on Thursday night. Political Cartoons View All 1239 ImagesForeman gave the Bears a 16-10 lead in the third quarter with a 4-yard run. SLOW STARTThe Panthers led 10-9 at halftime even though the Bears outgained them 205 yards to 97. Chicago answered with a 54-yard field goal by Santos.

Persons: D’Onta Foreman, ” Foreman, “, Moore, Foreman, Carolina’s Eddy Pineiro, Darnell Mooney, Tyson Bagent, Justin Fields, Fields hasn’t, Eberflus, ” Eberflus, ” Cairo Santos, Bryce Young, ”, Montez Sweat, I’m, Carolina’s Ihmir Smith, Marsette, Young, Adam Thielen, ” Young, Foreman —, Carolina —, Carolina, Trenton Gill, Pineiro, Santos . Smith, Josh Blackwell, Santos ., Bear Pineiro, Santos, ___ Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago Bears, Bears, Carolina Panthers, “, NFL, Panthers, Arizona, Division II Shepherd University, Detroit, ”, ” PANTHERS, Indianapolis, Carolina, Chicago, Trenton, TD, NEXT, Dallas Locations: Chicago, Atlanta, West Virginia, Minnesota, Washington, Detroit

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Bears quarterback Justin Fields is not expected to need surgery for his dislocated right thumb, coach Matt Eberflus said Friday. As expected, Fields was ruled out for Sunday's game against the visiting Las Vegas Raiders (3-3). It appears that Fields, at least for now, will avoid injured reserve, Eberflus said. He’ll be week to week and we’ll know more Monday. That’s where it is right now with Justin.”Fields needs to be able to achieve specific benchmarks in his recovery before returning.

Persons: Justin Fields, Matt Eberflus, Fields, Tyson Bagent, Eberflus, ” Eberflus, He’ll, Justin, ”, ” Bagent, Bagent, DJ Moore, Luke Getsy, ” Getsy, “, Getsy, he’s, Eddie Jackson, Jackson, Darnell Wright, Jaquan Brisker, Brisker, ___ Organizations: Ill, — Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Chicago, That’s, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, Bears, Division, Shepherd University, rookie's Senior Bowl Locations: LAKE FOREST

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chicago traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins on Friday, ending the fourth-year player's brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears. The Dolphins will also receive a 2025 seventh-round pick in the trade in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, the teams announced. Chicago acquired Claypool, who Pittsburgh drafted in the second round in 2020, from the Steelers last November for a second-round pick in the 2023 draft. Claypool is joining a loaded receiver room in Miami that features All-Pro receiver Tyreek Hill and speedy third-year player Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins receiver room did take a hit when River Cracraft went on injured reserve after hurting his shoulder in Week 3.

Persons: Chase Claypool, Claypool, Matt Eberflus, ” Eberflus, it’s, Alan Williams, Justin Fields, Jaylen Waddle, Cracraft, ___ Organizations: — Chicago, Miami Dolphins, Bears, Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Steelers, That’s Locations: MIAMI, Fla, Chicago, Miami

(AP) — Washington Commanders part-owner Magic Johnson criticized coach Ron Rivera's team for playing with “no intensity or fire" in a 40-20 loss Thursday night to the Chicago Bears, a club that hadn’t won a game in nearly a full year. By the time Sam Howell led the hosts to their initial first down, nearly 2 1/2 minutes into the second quarter, Chicago (1-4) was already ahead 17-0. At halftime, the tally was 27-3, and the Bears had outgained the Commanders 307-84 in total yards. Afterward, the Commanders forced the Bears to punt for the first time all evening. Later, with a chance to cut the deficit to seven with under 5 1/2 minutes left, Slye missed a 46-yard attempt.

Persons: Magic Johnson, Ron Rivera's, hadn’t, “ Let's, ” —, —, Rivera, Jack Del Rio —, Justin Fields, DJ Moore, ” Rivera, “, ” Johnson, Dan Snyder, Washington “, “ didn’t, Terry McLaurin, ” McLaurin, that’s, we've, Darrick Forrest, Moore, Khalil Herbert . Washington, Fields, Sam Howell, “ Let’s, Howell, Logan Thomas, Matt Eberflus, Thomas, Joey Slye, Ron, Slye, ___ Organizations: —, Chicago Bears, Redskins, Washington, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Bears, Chicago, Denver Broncos Locations: LANDOVER, Md, — Washington, Chicago, Washington

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, Travis Kelce hauled in one of them to the delight of Taylor Swift, and the Kansas City Chiefs blew out the inept Chicago Bears 41-10 on Sunday. When the Bears punted a third consecutive time, Mahomes hit McKinnon again to extend the lead, and Kansas City proceeded to score on its next four possessions. STATS AND STREAKSThe Bears have not won in Kansas City since Week 5 of the 2015 season. ... Kelce needs three more TD catches to pass Tony Gonzalez (76) for second in Chiefs history.

Persons: — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jerick McKinnon, Isiah Pacheco, Clyde Edwards, Helaire, Kelce, Swift, Donna Kelce, Justin Fields, Alan Williams, Fields, Matt Eberflus, Andy Reid, Edwards, Mahomes, McKinnon, Mike Edwards, Harrison Butker, Reid, Tom Landry, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Gonzalez, Eddie Jackson, Josh Blackwell, Tyrique Stevenson, Jaquan Brisker, Jaylon Johnson, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Super Bowl, Chiefs, Bears, Tampa, Indianapolis Colts, The Chiefs, Kansas, 271st, of Fame, Denver Broncos, Sunday, New York Jets Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Chicago, Tampa Bay, McKinnon, Kansas, Kansas City

☆ Bears vs Patriots: Mac Jones benched mid-game as Chicago scores 23 straight points to beat New England
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New England Patriots starting quarterback Mac Jones was benched mid-game in his team’s 33-14 home defeat to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Jones had missed the past three games with a high ankle sprain but finally returned to the starting line-up to face the Bears. A New England Patriots fan holds a sign during the game against the Bears. In a style change from previous weeks, the Bears coaching staff implemented more designed runs for Fields to utilize his dynamism and keep the Patriots defense off-kilter. “I think that creates an issue sometimes for the defense, depending on what defense they’re in,” Eberflus said.

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