10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears ran the ball hard — and ran it effectively — while essentially abandoning the passing game in a 27-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday night at Lambeau Field. 1. I would be surprised if offensive coordinator Luke Getsy doubles down on the call to run Justin Fields…
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The day when Aaron Judge arrived at the threshold of 60, got to a home run place in New York sports history with No. 59 that has only ever been matched by two hitters — Babe Ruth, Roger Maris — made him the headliner on Sunday. The biggest story. Just not the only story. Even…
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Like so many Chicago Bears coaches before him, Matt Eberflus came to the visitor’s news conference room inside Lambeau Field late Sunday in a dour state. Eberflus had a lopsided loss to digest and a boatload of concerning issues to sort through. His young and hungry team couldn’t survive on intangibles alone in Week 2,…
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Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was firm when asked about the critical fourth-and-1 play in the Green Bay Packers’ 27-10 victory Sunday night at Lambeau Field. Did Fields think he crossed the goal line midway through the fourth quarter? “Yeah,” Fields said. How much would it have changed the game if the officials agreed? “It…
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A deer swam an estimated two miles in the Pacific Ocean off Laguna Beach on Sunday, through surf as high as 4 feet and over submerged rocks, before eventually finding a safe haven in an Emerald Bay backyard. The deer was first reported in the ocean off Aliso Beach around 8:30 a.m. when Laguna Beach…
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The lack of a pass rush and poor coverage in the secondary isn’t a new problem for the Ravens, but an old one. In fact, about 22 years old. After Sunday’s 42-38 loss to the Miami Dolphins in which the Ravens allowed four fourth-quarter touchdowns while blowing a 21-point lead, the Ravens looked a lot…
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Defensive tackle Aaron Donald #99 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on from the tunnel prior to a NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, September 18, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Linebacker Justin Hollins #58 of the Los Angeles Rams sacks quarterback Marcus Mariota…
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The slow-motion replay aired again and again on the video board and TVs around Lambeau Field. On fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line with the Chicago Bears trailing the Green Bay Packers by two touchdowns, Bears quarterback Justin Fields caught a shotgun snap and clawed his way toward the goal line. A wall of Packers players…
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SAN FRANCISCO – The weather Sunday provided a bigger challenge for the Dodgers than the San Francisco Giants have this year. With rain and wind rolling through Oracle Park in waves all afternoon, the Dodgers were not stayed from the not-so-swift completion of their appointed rounds, scoring twice in the 10th inning and holding on…
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Here are some takeaways from the Miami Dolphins’ astonishing comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens: Tua leads comeback Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got off to a rough start but rallied his team in the second half and ended up tying a franchise record with six touchdown passes (tied with Bob Griese and Dan Marino). Tagovailoa…
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