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The Bears' 32nd-ranked offense managed just 252 yards, but Chicago's defense allowed three points from Vegas' first seven drives. Khalil Mack led the Bears' dominance of his former team with eight tackles and a sack of Derek Carr on a 2-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter.
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The Bears signed the veteran Dalton in free agency and traded up to No. 11 from No. 20 in the first round of the draft to pick Fields, and Nagy had said all along the job was Dalton's until coaches felt Fields was ready.
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Fields brushed off a nightmarish first start, and Chicago bounced back to beat the winless Detroit Lions 24-14 on Sunday.
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Dalton is suffering from a bone bruise to his left knee while Fields wore a brace on his injured right hand all week in practice.
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If the Bears do move, they would be able to develop more than 300 acres around the stadium with dining, shopping, and entertainment — something other teams such as the Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, and Las Vegas Raiders have done to add revenue.
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The former Ohio State star completed just 6 of 20 passes for 68 yards and got X-rays on his throwing hand afterward. The Bears' biggest offensive play came on a pass interference that wiped out an interception and gained 48 yards.
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Coach Matt Nagy said he was "pretty sure" Dalton did not have a serious ACL injury, though the quarterback was to be examined more in the next few days.
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Dalton passed for 206 yards in his Bears debut, and rookie quarterback Justin Fields rushed for a 3-yard score while getting a handful of snaps in his NFL debut.
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Since arriving 3 years ago, Allen Robinson has been a consummate professional and, going into Week 1 of a new season, that's not about to change.
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Justin Fields final preseason stats: 30/49. 276 pass yards. 92 rush yards. 3 TD. 0 INT. 96.98 passer rating.
Opinion & Comment
For the right buyer, the old racetrack property could be the hypothetical dollar sign eyeball bulge for the most storied franchise in the NFL.
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It's not an NFL Draft without over-analysis, hyperventilation, doom and gloom, despondence, fatalistic cynicism, blind hope, irrational optimism, declarative guarantees of greatness, extreme hypocrisy, laughable what-ifs, and any other emotions that pair well with chicken wings and light beer.