The Chicago Bears return to the place where their 2024 season began to unravel when they visit the Washington Commanders on Monday night.
In last season's Week 8 matchup, Caleb Williams led a touchdown drive to give the Bears a 15-12 lead with 25 seconds remaining. Jayden Daniels completed two passes to get just shy of midfield and then threw a Hail Mary on the final play that Noah Brown caught for the game-winning touchdown.
Making matters worse, replays showed Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson taunting Commanders fans after the snap and arriving late to the action.
"It was harsh, it hurt my feelings," Stevenson, still with the Bears, said of the fan reaction to the play. "But just use it as fuel."
Chicago, which had won three straight games, lost 10 in a row and finished 5-12, while the Commanders secured a wild-card spot and went to the NFC title game.
New coach Ben Johnson and his Bears (2-2) are looking ahead, not back, focusing on coming off their bye and building on a 25-24 Week 4 road win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
"Honestly, there hasn't been a ton of talk as far as what happened last season," cornerback Kyler Gordon said. "I don't think anyone is really focused on that except for like going out there and winning."
Commanders coach Dan Quinn concurred, saying: "That's last year's story. It was awesome; we loved it. But it doesn't apply to this week's game at all unless we get into that exact scenario and that exact situation."
Chicago rallied to beat Las Vegas despite generating just 271 yards of offense. The Bears' offense is ranked 17th in the NFL (328 yards per game), including 24th in rushing (102.3 yards per game).
--Field Level Media
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The Chicago Bears return to the place where their 2024 season began to unravel when they visit the Washington Commanders on Monday night.
In last season's Week 8 matchup, Caleb Williams led a touchdown drive to give the Bears a 15-12 lead with 25 seconds remaining. Jayden Daniels completed two passes to get just shy of midfield and then threw a Hail Mary on the final play that Noah Brown caught for the game-winning touchdown.
Making matters worse, replays showed Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson taunting Commanders fans after the snap and arriving late to the action.
"It was harsh, it hurt my feelings," Stevenson, still with the Bears, said of the fan reaction to the play. "But just use it as fuel."
Chicago, which had won three straight games, lost 10 in a row and finished 5-12, while the Commanders secured a wild-card spot and went to the NFC title game.
New coach Ben Johnson and his Bears (2-2) are looking ahead, not back, focusing on coming off their bye and building on a 25-24 Week 4 road win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
"Honestly, there hasn't been a ton of talk as far as what happened last season," cornerback Kyler Gordon said. "I don't think anyone is really focused on that except for like going out there and winning."
Commanders coach Dan Quinn concurred, saying: "That's last year's story. It was awesome; we loved it. But it doesn't apply to this week's game at all unless we get into that exact scenario and that exact situation."
Chicago rallied to beat Las Vegas despite generating just 271 yards of offense. The Bears' offense is ranked 17th in the NFL (328 yards per game), including 24th in rushing (102.3 yards per game).
Monday will mark Allen's first game in Atlanta in his seven-plus seasons. The Falcons are one of three teams he has faced only once, along with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
Fresh off a 14-day break, Atlanta (2-2) will be looking for a signature victory in its first "Monday Night Football" home game in seven years. The Falcons beat the New York Giants 23-20 on Oct. 22, 2018.
--Field Level Media
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Monday will mark Allen's first game in Atlanta in his seven-plus seasons. The Falcons are one of three teams he has faced only once, along with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
Fresh off a 14-day break, Atlanta (2-2) will be looking for a signature victory in its first "Monday Night Football" home game in seven years. The Falcons beat the New York Giants 23-20 on Oct. 22, 2018.
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Watching both brilliant movies again today to kill time before & tonight:
"The Dark Knight & the Dark Knight Rises" three of my favourite actors Christian Bale (Batman), Heath Ledger (the Joker) & Tom Hardy (Bane) amongst some brilliant all-star cast in both movies
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