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The last time the Chicago Bears won a game, the MLB season was still being played…

The Chicago Bears have the longest active losing streak in the NFL at 12 games, with their last win coming on October 24th in Week 7 against the New England Patriots 🤯

🏈🏀⚽🎧 NOTABLE HEADLINES

🏈 Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill Says New England Patriots’ fans are the “Worst in the NFL”

• Despite Sunday’s win against New England, Tyreek Hill has dealt with nasty Patriots’s fans in the past

• A man at Gillette Stadium was charged with disorderly conduct in 2018 after throwing beer on Hill following his 70-yard touchdown

• The man was also banned from future events at the stadium

🏈 Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson Has More Receiving Yards than any WR in Bears History

• The Minnesota Vikings superstar has made 338 catches for 5,032 total yards in 52 career games. Meaning that at 24 years old, just two games into his fourth NFL season, Jefferson has more career receiving yards than any player in the history of the Chicago Bears

🏀 Carmelo Anthony Sits Courtside at the Nike World Basketball Festival to Watch Star Son Kiyan Anthony

• Over the weekend, Nike organized the 2023 Nike World Basketball Festival in New York City, featuring current and former athletes and musicians to witness the emerging talent of high school basketball players

⚽ Manchester United Confirm Aaron Wan-Bissaka Out for Several Weeks Following 3-1 Home Loss

• Manchester United is fresh off of a 3-1 home loss to Brighton, while fans booed manager Erik ten Hag’s decision to take off new signing Rasmus Hojlund

🎧 Tory Lanez will Serve 10 Years in Prison for Megan The Stallion Shooting; Lawyer Doesn’t Show Up

• The rapper was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion and sentenced to 10 years in prison

• He is seeking release during the appeals process, so he can take his son to school now that it is back in session

🏈 NFL WEEK 2 RECAP

New Orleans Saints: 20 | Carolina Panthers: 17

👉 Saint struggled early, going into the third quarter tied at 6 a piece

👉 Derek Carr (21/36, 228 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT) connected with Chris Olave (6 REC, 86 YDS) on an incredible one-handed catch, which led to a touchdown by Tony Jones Jr. (12 CAR, 34 YDS, 2 TDs)

👉 Bryce Young (22/33, 153 YDS, 1 TD, 1 FUM) struggled early against the Saints’ defense; however made a solid attempt to make a late-game comeback

Pittsburgh Steelers: 26 | Cleveland Browns: 22

👉 Kenny Pickett (15/30, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) gets his first win this season

👉 Deshaun Watson (22/40, 235 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) looked uncomfortable all night long

👉 T.J. Watt scores his first touchdown of his career with a fumble recovery early in the game

👉 Nick Chubb's season may be over after a gruesome knee injury in the second quarter, and was carted off the field

Miami Dolphins (2-0): 24 | New England Patriots (0-2): 17

👉 Tua Tagovailoa led the charge with (21/30, 249 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) and the Fins second win of the season

👉 RB Rhamondre Stevenson (15 CAR, 60 Tot. YDS, 1 TD) scored a late-game touchdown to make it a one score game

👉 K Jason Sanders missed a 55-yard, giving the Patriots a chance to tie the game

👉 Mac Jones (31/42, 231 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) threw a pass to TE Mike Gesicki on a 4th and 4, the catch was short of the first down marker, Gesicki laterals it to left guard Cole Strange who was unable to march for the first down

Baltimore Ravens (2-0): 27 | Cincinnati Bengals (0-2): 24

👉 Lamar Jackson (24/33, 291 Tot. YDS, 2 TDs) threw for two second-half touchdowns in an impressive win on the road

👉 Joe Burrow (27/41, 222 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT) started off slow and were unable to make any type of comeback at home

👉 Joe Burrow left the game late with strained right calf injury, and Cincinatti falls to 0-2

New York Giants (1-1): 31 | Arizona Cardinals (0-2): 28

👉 The New York Giants finally scored after 6 quarters of NFL football

👉 Daniel Jones (26/37, 380 Tot. YDS, 3 TDs) looked solid in the second-half after erasing a 20-0 halftime deficit

👉 Saquon Barkley (92 Tot. YDS, 2 TDs) was a significant part of the game until he left late in the game with an ankle injury

👉 Joshua Dobbs (21/31, 269 YDS, 2 TDs) was a big reason why the Cardinals played so well throughout the game, but were unable to deflect the 34-yard game winning field goal made by Graham Gano

Washington Commanders (2-0): 35 | Denver Broncos (0-2): 33

👉 Sam Howell (27/39, 299 YDS, 2 TDs) rallied the Commanders from an 18-point deficit to win the game

👉  Russell Wilson (18/32, 364 Tot. YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT) threw a 50-yard Hail Mary touchdown with no time left to Brandon Johnson; however the Broncos couldn’t convert the 2-point conversion

Seattle Seahawks (1-1): 37 | Detroit Lions (1-1): 31

👉 The Seahawks bounced back after being embarrassed by the LA Rams in Week 1

👉 Jared Goff (28/35, 323 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT) trailed 31-21 with four minutes left in the game and forced OT

👉 Geno Smith (31/41, 328 YDS, 2 TDs) threw Tyler Lockett (8 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TDs) a pass for a six-yard walk-off touchdown to win the game

Tennessee Titans (1-1): 27 | Los Angeles Chargers (0-2): 24

👉Ryan Tannehill (20/24, 258 Tot. YDS, 2 TDs) had a bounce back game after the worst game of his career in Week 1 against the Saints

👉 Derrick Henry (25 CAR, 95 Tot. YDS, 1 TD) played a huge part in the Overtime win

👉 Justin Herbert (27/41, 305 YDS, 2 TDs) connected with Keenan Allen (8 REC, 111 YDS, 2 TDs), but it wasn’t enough as Titans’ kicker Nick Folk made a 41-yard game-winning field to pull off the upset in Nashville

Dallas Cowboys (2-0): 30 | New York Jets (1-1): 10

👉Zach Wilson (12/27, 236 Tot. YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs) threw three second-half picks

👉 Garrett Wilson (2 REC, 83 YDS, 1 TD) had a 68-yard touchdown that got the Jets within three points in the 2nd quarter

👉 Dak Prescott (31/38, 255 YDS, 2 TDs) had a big day, connected with CeeDee Lamb (11 REC, 143 YDS) 

Kansas City Chiefs (1-1): 17 | Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1): 9

👉 Trevor Lawrence (22/41, 216 YDS) wasn’t able to get in the endzone all day, thanks to Kansas City’s impressive defensive play

👉 Patrick Mahomes (29/41, 335 Tot. YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT) was happy to connect with his buddy Travis Kelce (4 REC, 26 YDS, 1 TD) again in their win of the season

San Francisco 49ers (2-0): 30 | Los Angeles Rams (1-1): 23

👉 Matthew Stafford (34/55, 307 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs) threw two interceptions in the second half

👉 Brock Purdy (17/25, 206 YDS) and Christian McCaffrey (20 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TD) had big days in the win over LA

Buffalo Bills (1-1): 38 | Los Vegas Raiders (1-1): 10

👉 Josh Allen (31/37, 274 YDS, 3 TDs) and the Bills came into this game with vengeance after the loss in Week 1

👉 Jimmy Garoppolo (16/24, 184 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs) had two interceptions in the game

👉 Bills outscored the Raiders in the second half 17-0

Atlanta Falcons (2-0): 25 | Green Bay Packers (1-1): 24

👉 Falcons scored 13 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to defuse a 12-point deficit

👉 Jordan Love (14/25, 174 Tot. YDS, 3 TDs) looked solid but it wasn’t enough to sustain the lead

👉 Younghoe Koo made a 25-yard game-winning field goal with 57 seconds remaining

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0): 27 | Chicago Bears (0-2): 17

👉 Justin Fields (16/29, 211 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs) struggled for a second week in a row, throwing a pick-six inside Chicago’s 10-yard line

👉 Baker Mayfield (26/34, 317 YDS, 1 TD) connected with Mike Evans (6 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD) who had an insane performance

👉 The Chicago Bears have the longest active losing streak in the NFL at 12 games

Indianapolis Colts (1-1): 31 | Houston Texans (0-2): 20

👉 Anthony Richardson (6/10, 91 Tot. YDS, 2 TDs) looked great until he left the game with a concussion following a rushing touchdown in the 1st quarter

👉 Backup Gardner Minshew (19/23, 171 YDS, 1 TD) used his mustache to his advantage and got the Colts the win in Houston

👉 CJ Stroud (30/47, 384 YDS, 2 TD) looked pretty good despite the loss

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