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Sunday Night Football: Texans lead Bears 16-10 at halftime

The Texans dominated the Bears in the first half, but they lead only 16-10 at halftime. Houston has 206 yards to 91 for Chicago and has punted only once. Tommy Townsend’s only punt cost the Texans, though, going 37 yards to the Houston 49. The Bears used the field position for a touchdown. Khalil Herbert ran it in from 2 …

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Bears’ plan to support Caleb Williams threatening to devolve into nightmare

Bears’ plan to support Caleb Williams threatening to devolve into nightmare originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HOUSTON, Texas — It has looked too familiar. Like a nightmare that you can’t escape. There’s a young quarterback clad in orange and blue, the hopes of a city on his shoulders, under siege for 60 minutes. There are no receivers creating easy …

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Joe Mixon questionable to return after hip drop tackle

The NFL has banned the hip drop tackle . . . except they haven’t. Officials aren’t calling the penalty on the field but instead letting the league office handle it with fines during the week. The NFL fined two players for hip drop tackles that were not penalized in Week 1. Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards can expect his fine letter …

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So … naming a stadium after Trevor Lawrence may have been a little premature

When airports, streets or buildings are named to honor an individual it’s typically thanks to a long record of accomplishment. Perhaps the Jacksonville Jaguars were trying to manifest greatness by temporarily rebranding their stadium around Trevor Lawerence over the weekend, but it was a move destined to be ridiculed. There were few smiles at TrEverBank Stadium on Sunday (not the …

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Cowboys, Ravens & 49ers lose on NFL Sunday of shocks

It was a Sunday of shock results in week two, showing this NFL season could be wide open as more teams join the list of contenders. The New Orleans Saints look the real deal after they blew away the Dallas Cowboys in their own backyard, while the Houston Texans confirmed their status by seeing off Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears. Nobody …

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Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Caleb Williams, Bears in loss vs. Texans

Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Caleb Williams, Bears in loss vs. Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HOUSTON, Texas — Sunday night’s game in Houston felt like a blowout. Based on everything your eyes told you, star quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Texans should have rolled the Bears up and tossed them out with the trash outside NRG Stadium. Rookie …

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