In the NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, the Bears lost quarterback Caleb Williams to a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter while trailing by three points. Despite this setback, the Vikings won 9-3, with Carson Wentz completing 11 of 20 passes for 143 yards but no touchdowns. Meanwhile, in another game, the New Orleans Saints pulled off an upset victory over the Baltimore Ravens with a late-game touchdown on fourth down to win 24-17.
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Caleb Williams, the Chicago Bears' quarterback and the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, was carted off the field during their Week 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on September 20 due to a non-contact hamstring injury. The Bears had led the league with their high-scoring performance in Week 1, but they struggled without Williams and ultimately lost to the Vikings 9-3. In his place, backup quarterback Tyson Bagent attempted to lead the team to a comeback but was unable to do so as the drive ended with a blocked field goal by the Vikings' Isaiah Rodgers. The injury occurred when Williams fell awkwardly during a scramble in the fourth quarter while trying to advance toward the end zone on first-and-goal from the Minnesota six-yard line, leaving his status uncertain for future games and potentially impacting the Bears' season outlook significantly. Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent took over but could not lead a successful comeback as the Vikings secured their second consecutive win of the season, improving to 2-0. The Bears dropped to 1-1 with this loss. Williams was initially reported to have had 15 completions on 26 attempts for 138 yards and one interception before being injured, along with five rushing attempts for 42 yards. The severity of the hamstring injury could range from a minor strain requiring one-to-three weeks recovery time to a more severe tear that might take up to six months, pending further medical evaluation. This development cast a significant shadow over an otherwise promising season start for the Bears.
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Carson Wentz passed for 143 yards, Aaron Jones Sr. rushed for 105 yards, and the visiting Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 9-3 win over the Chicago Bears, who lost their quarterback to a hamstring injury.
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who → pass → injury
In the fourth quarter, Williams’s injury cast a pall over the Soldier Field crowd on a gloomy, wet day along the lakefront.
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injury → cast → lakefront
The Bears trailed by three points but had first-and-goal from the Vikings’ six-yard line with less than eight minutes to go.
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Bears → trail → minutes
Williams kept the ball and sprinted to his left with ample green space in front of him.
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Williams → keep → him
Suddenly, Williams stumbled and fell to his knees on a non-contact play.
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Williams → stumble → play
He rolled over a few times in pain until the Bears’ medical staff attended to him.
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staff → roll → him
He appeared to fight emotions as he was carted from the sideline to the locker room.
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he → appear → room
The Bears said Williams suffered a hamstring injury.
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Williams → say → injury
Wentz completed 11 of 20 passes in his 100th career start as Minnesota (2-0) won despite failing to score a touchdown.
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Minnesota → complete → touchdown
Justin Jefferson had three catches for 55 yards.
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Jefferson → have → yards
Tyler Shough scored on a fourth-down sneak with 1:28 remaining, and the New Orleans Saints (1-1) rallied to victory over the Baltimore Ravens (1-1).
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Saints → score → Ravens
New Orleans had first down from the two before a penalty and a costly incomplete pass.
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Orleans → have → penalty
On fourth-and-goal, the Saints decided against a short field goal, and Shough was ruled to have scored on a sneak.
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Shough → decide → sneak
The play was upheld after a review.
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play → uphold → review
The Ravens, who didn’t have a first down on either of their previous two drives, made it to the New Orleans 37, but Lamar Jackson’s deep pass was intercepted by Julian Blackmon with 13 seconds left.
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pass → have → seconds
TreVeyon Henderson ran for a 39-yard touchdown in his season debut, Eli Ponder added a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score and the New England Patriots’ defense smothered Aaron Rodgers on the way to victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1).
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defense → run → Steelers
With the victory, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel avoided just the second 0-2 start of his eight-year coaching career.
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Vrabel → avoid → career
Romeo Doubs had a 63-yard catch in the third quarter to set up Andy Borregales’ second field goal of the game.
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Doubs → have → game
Drake Maye finished 14 of 22 for 208 yards and an interception.
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Maye → finish → yards
Rodgers struggled to deal with the Patriots’ defensive pressure.
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Rodgers → struggle → pressure
The 42-year-old fumbled twice, including the one that led to Ponder’s score.
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that → fumble → score
Jalen Hurts threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Darius Cooper with nine seconds left, and the Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) beat the Tennessee Titans (0-2).
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Eagles → throw → Titans
The Eagles appeared ready to dominate Tennessee on a hot and steamy Sunday.
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Eagles → appear → Sunday
They opened the game by stringing together three straight drives of at least 11 plays.
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They → open → plays
The Titans sacked Hurts three times and picked him off twice, turning those into 10 points.
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Titans → sack → points
The second interception set up Joey Slye’s 33-yard field goal with 1:56 left, putting Tennessee up 20-17 before Hurts, who finished with 264 yards passing and two TDs, helped his team to victory.
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who → set → victory
Bryce Young threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Darren Waller, Carolina’s Devin Lloyd returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown and the Panthers (1-1) crushed the short-handed Atlanta Falcons (0-2).
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Panthers → throw → Falcons
The Panthers took their fourth straight win in the NFC South rivalry.
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Panthers → take → rivalry
Young completed 23 of 36 passes as he improved to 5-1 against the Falcons.
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he → complete → Falcons
He set a franchise record with 448 yards passing in a 30-27 overtime win to cap last season’s sweep.
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He → set → sweep
With Cooper Rush at quarterback, the Falcons had more offensive woes.
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Falcons → have → woes
Rookie Jack Strand replaced Rush late in the game.
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Strand → replace → game
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