NFL 2024 season
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Not an advert for the game this is it?
Didn't watch it, but heard it was quite the brutal game.
After seeing the title of the highlights "Bears and Commanders play out a thriller" I didn't expect the Bears to come out on top.
Da Bears!
Bit like last week that's a game we probably don't win last year. To go into a very good team's house and pull that off is impressive. We were messy and far from perfect. Caleb still making some inaccurate throws. But even so our post bye week record is 1-14 since 2011. We stink coming out of the bye. And for the team to come out with that much energy and make positive changes (mainly the OL, benefitting Swift who has gaps all night long). It's progress and that's all it is. I think both teams were messy and to an extent that's to be expected. One thing the highlights don't show is some of the questionable officiating decisions on both teams. Some momentum killers for the Bears. Albeit the Bears are still so sloppy on penalties.
However again it is a game where it's hard to not question some of those in the sporting media and the duality of how they view things. ESPN said Jayden Daniels fumble was 'mother nature'. Sure, harsh weather conditions all night, but Caleb didn't do that. Caleb didn't throw the interception. Reminds me of that Week 1 game a few seasons ago where we beat the Niners as the heavens opened at Soldier Field and never relented. 'Trey Lance was having to fight the elements'. Sure Jan.
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Yeah I saw that there was seemingly a lot of stopped drives with the Bears having to kick FG's a lot. Side note - is Santos out injured?
Commentator bias is prevalent in every sport, I'd be embarrassed if it was me and someone put a collage out highlighting every time I opened my mouth in a bias way
As a Commanders fan, it's hard for me to not sound biased, but I felt we lost the game, more than you won it, if you know what I mean? As said, both teams were a bit messy, but we made 3 big mistakes. I think JD has been quite good at not turning over previously, so to lose the turnover battle 3-0 (I think?) and only lose on the last kick of the game... I mean, I guess I'm used to us losing 30-7 with that kind of turnover deficit.
Yeah, much as you might want to call some things out as random and unlucky, I don't think I'm a believer in that. That's an error, not a random occurrence.
Yea, muscle related. Did it in the Raiders game and struggled to finish. So must be quite bad not to be back even after the bye week. That said I'd be a bit worried because a lot of teams do change kickers now given the pressure they are under and the amount of missed kicks.
I felt the game says more about the Bears than the Commanders. We had the Odunze TD called back on a real 50:50 call, then the blocked FG. So we had the opportunity to be leading by more than we did and you got back into the game to take that 8pt lead. When we had momentum, particularly early on we didn't capitalise. Something we have done in a number of games; leave points on the field.
That was one of the worst games I've ever seen, although after many pints in the stadium it was quite entertaining. Still had a great day out though, despite the actual football being poor. The Broncos fans made it feel more like their home game and it's always good to see the Jets lose!Not an advert for the game this is it?
Last time round we got tickets right in the end zone which was fantastic for the atmosphere and experience, but made it quite hard to work out what was actually happening. This time we were up on the side which made following the game so much easier.