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3 Reasons Why the Chicago Bears Beat the Carolina Panthers
Records were broken by both teams in week 1. But the Bears came out on top. Here are @BryanOrenchuk’s top three reasons why.
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10 Bears Takes: Run Game Dominance, Caleb Williams Improvement, History Made
The Bears are 1-0 after an impressive and historic 59-point offensive outburst. Is it Super Bowl Bears time? @AaronLemingNFL’s 10 Takes here:
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Bears’ offense explodes with the most Week 1 points in team history
The Chicago Bears aim to be the highest-scoring team of all time, and one week in, they are right on track!
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Chicago Bears open with a 50 Burger to beat the Carolina Panthers
The Bears opened a record-setting Week 1 with a huge win over the Panthers. More here from @wiltfongjr.
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Bears vs. Panthers Game Balls: 2026 Campaign Opens With Historic Start
After an offensive explosion against the Panthers, @ryandroste hands out his Chicago #Bears Week 1 game balls.
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Do the Chicago Bears need to aggressively add to their defense?
In Week 1, the Bears looked like a championship-level team on offense. The defense, though, still has too many holes. Should they make a move?
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Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history
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 59-37 in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history
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Ben Johnson wants Bears to be top-scoring offense in NFL history. They're off to a good start
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson said last month that winning the Super Bowl isn’t enough for him
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Panthers 37 Bears 59: A shootout to open the season
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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Weekly Stat Review: Post Week 1 edition
Game 1 versus the Chicago Bears is already providing some noteworthy differences from 2025 rankings
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USA Today
Bears at Panthers: Predictions, picks and odds for NFL Week 1 game
The Carolina Panthers host the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 13 and USA TODAY's NFL experts have locked in their picks for the action.
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Sportsbook Wire
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers odds, picks and predictions
The Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers meet Sunday for the Week 1 game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
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