Panthers fall to Bears in season opener, 59-37

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Carolina and Chicago combine for 96 points Buffalo beat Houston thanks to late rally Caleb Williams threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 65 yards and two more scores as the Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history. Chicago and Carolina scored eight more points than the previous record of 88 set in Tampa Bay’s 48-40 win over New Orleans in 2018. Coach Ben Johnson’s prolific Bears also broke a franchise record for points in an opener, a mark that had stood since 1948, when Chicago hung 45 points on Green Bay at Wrigley Field. The 59 points were the most allowed by the Panthers in team history. D’Andre Swift, who received a $33.75m contract extension earlier this week, ran for 124 yards on 18 carries with three touchdowns, while Kyle Monangai had 100 yards rushing, including a 61-yard touchdown burst. Continue reading...

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The offense looked very good, but the defense was about as bad as we’ve ever seen it as the Carolina Panthers dropped their season opener to the Chicago Bears, 59-37.

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Who needs a defense when the offense can score 50-plus? The Bears set a franchise record for points in a season opener with 59 (45 vs. Packers, 1948) on Sunday...