Todd ArcherSep 21, 2025, 06:19 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. CHICAGO — Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears with a …
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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson went on injured reserve Saturday and his next move could involve an operating room. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Johnson is set to meet with Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia this week. The likely outcome of that meeting is that Johnson will have core muscle surgery. If that is the case, the hope is …
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The Chicago Bears face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, looking to avoid starting the season 0-3. Chicago’s defense is banged up and will be without CB Jaylon Johnson, LB T.J. Edwards, and CB Kyler Gordon. That likely means a shootout, putting pressure on Caleb Williams and the offense to keep pace with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys. With that in …
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The heat is rising at Halas Hall. First-year Bears coach Ben Johnson delivered a fiery message to his winless team Wednesday about the “championship-caliber” practice habits they’re lacking after dropping two straight games to start the year — including Sunday’s blowout loss to his former Lions team. “I think our practice habits are yet to reflect a championship-caliber team,” Johnson …
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Lions quarterback Jared Goff had one of the best games of his career on Sunday against the Bears, and he gives the Lions’ offensive line the bulk of the credit. “I thought they played incredibly,” Goff said on 97.1 The Ticket. “I thought the pass protection was as good as I’ve ever played behind, and it’s only looking up for …
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Well, the Chicago Bears got absolutely punched in the mouth by the Detroit Lions on Sunday. A Lions offense that didn’t score a single offensive touchdown until the very last play of Week 1 came out firing, scoring early and often in a 52–21 gut punch during Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit. To make matters worse, it looks like we …
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson called out his team on Wednesday, saying his players aren’t practicing hard enough. “I think our practice habits are yet to reflect a championship-caliber team,” he said. Asked specifically which practice habits aren’t “championship-caliber,” Johnson gave a lengthy list. “We should be going to the football, finishing hard,” he said. …
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson called out his team on Wednesday, saying his players aren’t practicing hard enough. “I think our practice habits are yet to reflect a championship-caliber team,” he said. Asked specifically which practice habits aren’t “championship-caliber,” Johnson gave a lengthy list. “We should be going to the football, finishing hard,” he said. …
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Reason for optimism: The upper-shelf talent is there. Not too many clubs wallowing in the cellar boast talents like Malik Nabers, Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns, Abdul Carter or Kayvon Thibodeaux. The strength of this Giants squad can be difference-makers. The issue for Brian Daboll is that the massive holes become vacuums that seem to always suck in even superheroes. The …
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Last week felt like a month, but the Detroit Lions righted their wrongs and ended the Motor City’s nightmare with an emphatic 50-burger against former Lions OC and recent hotshot head coaching candidate Ben Johnson’s Chicago Bears. There have been only four games with 50+ points scored since the start of last season, and the Lions own three of them. …
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