CHICAGO — Let us never speak of this game again.
There was nothing endearing or promising about the Chicago Bears’ 16-13 win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night. The only good thing to say about it is that it’s over.
Frankly, we have plenty of other more interesting stories at The Athletic. Look, right here, Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard scored four points Thursday. And how about former Chicago White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti going to the Detroit Tigers? Did you ever wonder why New England Patriots assistants fail as head coaches? We’ve got a story about that.
This game? This game stunk. You know if you watched it, and if you instead focused on “The Golden Bachelor: Women Tell All” episode, you probably saw more action.
But they pay me to watch Bears football and write columns about it. It’s what we call a Faustian bargain.
The Bears gained 295 yards and didn’t have a play for more than 16 yards. They scored one offensive touchdown on a 4-yard run by former Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman (80 yards rushing) and it capped off a rather unmemorable nine-play, 38-yard drive. That was the only offensive touchdown of the game. I think it’s fair to say that judging on his play right now, Tyson Bagent’s NFL career will last a lot longer as…
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