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Damn, Bagent with another INT, this one counts. I can't imagine he will have a long leash. The Bears are dominating, can't make game changing mistakes like that.

Booker with a huge sack on 3rd Down, or should I have said Book-air!

Oh I agree, let's get it done before 4th Down.

They did though. Shouldn't have gotten to that. New thought, I love the TOP. Hey them off the field and grind them down. They won't be able to rehydrate fast enough...

What? No scoring review? LOL Damn Refs.

Bears finally score, quarter over, the Jets have 3 plays on offense lol. Should be 14-0, but refs. Bagent looks pretty good, not as quick as Keenum, but a couple of longer passes to Odunze and Burden. Burden has 49 receiving yards in the 1st quarter.

100% - I agree with BJ's calls, as you said, both were TDs that should not have been overturned.

No way you can overturn that.

BJ gets too cute, again, inside the five. This is three games in a row of him costing us points with his ego. Time to dial it in...

They must have forgot that the plain to break is the front white line. I though both were close enough to count.

Bears got robbed of another TD. 2 TD runs overturned.

He was activated off the PUP on August 16th, so next week is close to 2 months.

Feels like next week might be week we see Trapillo as a back up but they already ruled him out this week.

4-6 months and pretty gruesome injury…I would love a healthy Bryant back in November…would be a huge add.

Braxton Jones just went on IR so he's out at least 4 weeks. The fact they waited so long to do that indicates to me that Ozzy is close to returning and they don't mind losing Braxton for at least 4 weeks. Otherwise why wouldn't you have put him on IR earlier in the week? It's not like his injury status changed between Wed and Sat but they did get to see Ozzy practice for 3 days in that same time. Marcus Davenport is activated from the practice squad for the game. It'll be interesting to see what he can bring to the pass rush. In pre-Halloween scary news Nick McCloud was also activated off the practice squad for this game.

That’s when stats match the eye test

OZ.

Yes, before he gets on the court. I am assuming he is implying that he will be coming off IR soon (next month).

He's a perfect slot. The big boys clear everything out and he finds open ground. Better hands than the guy we had last year. I forgot his name.

Also, the Bears are in good company right now. They are one of 4 teams with a top 10 offense and top 10 defense in EPA/P. They join KC, JAX, and CIN. Other teams are skewed really heavily towards offense (BUF and SF) or defense (MIN and LVR) which is typically unsustainable. Extending on this thought, teams that finished with a + Offensive EPA/P and a - Defensive EPA/P where their EPA Difference was over 0.10 has an average record of 12.5 - 4.5 over the last 5 years. Only one team in the last 5 years finished below .500 when they had a positive EPA/P on Offense and negative on defense, the Colts last year who lost 7 straight (started 8-2). Right now SF leads with an absurd +0.40, KC at +0.31, JAX at +0.30, and CHI at +0.21. The Bears are the only one to have already started a backup QB in that group.

This guy has exceeded my expectations tenfold. Not only does he seem like an awesome leader and locker room presence, he is balling on the field too. If anyone would've told me he would be a top 10 WR in the NFL thru 3 weeks and the Bears leading receiver, I would've called them crazy. He has a 90.5% catch rate (19/21) which is the highest catch rate in the NFL this season with players that have 20+ targets. The next closest is Coker at 80.8%. He is 6th in Receptions, and his average separation is 5.2 yds, tied for the best in the NFL. In comparison, Burden has a 2.8 and Odunze has a 1.5. Raymond is on pace for over 1,200 yards receiving. I am sure others will get more involved, like Loveland and Thomas but it is clear Raymond has more than replaced DJ Moore's productivity on this roster.

With Breece out, they become much more predictable. Mitchell was their #2 WR, so the only real threats on offense are Wilson and Sadiq. Using EPA/Play as a guide, the Bears should be favored by 7 pts as the Bears defense has a huge advantage on the Jets offense, and that doesn't take into account the injuries you mentioned: +0.08 CHI OFF vs -0.08 NYJ DEF = Net 0.00 +0.01 NYJ OFF vs -0.13 CHI DEF = -0.12 CHI ADV So this should be a game the Bears can control and win handily.

I believe that photo is Kobe just before he is announced at the start of the game. Just guessing.

I am glad they are making sure Oz gets the work in and builds himself back. I think week 6 is when we see him back on the game day roster maybe week 8 is when he starts. Gordon I think is week 5 or 6 with him having practiced in full all week but he still needs some time. Allen seemed to say he looked pretty good out there though.

One week at a time. Winning with back up qbs is hard to do - let’s focus on the Jets!