Losing the season-opener isn’t the end of the world. The 2018 Bears lost their regular-season opener, then went on to use that loss as a rallying cry that helped push them to the postseason. But still … that was a massively disappointing effort the Bulls put forward last night against a Hornets team that didn’t have Kemba Walker and still figure to be among the worst teams in the league. Hopefully, the Bulls aren’t joining them.
In any case, go give our friends at BN Bulls a hug today. They need it.
KICK RETURN TD!!
Cordarrelle Patterson to the house for the Bears!#NOvsCHI pic.twitter.com/ZP1FwlSPMb
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) October 20, 2019
Cordarrelle Patterson reached 20.29 MPH on this 102-yard kick return TD to give the Bears their first points of the day (Saints lead 9-7).
Patterson has reached 20+ MPH on 3 special teams returns since 2018, tied for 4th-most in the NFL in that span.#NOvsCHI | #Bears100 pic.twitter.com/tQc1UiuN6S
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 20, 2019
Cordarrelle Patterson is now 1 TD off the all-time KR-TD lead.
In an era where the NFL is trying to kill the kick return.
He has 244 fewer career kick returns than Josh Cribbs who's in the lead.
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) October 20, 2019
My least popular take is "Cordarrelle Patterson is the GOAT kickoff returner of all time," it always ends with me being booed off stage while screaming "I KNOW ABOUT DEVIN HESTER BUT THOSE WERE MAINLY PUNT RETURNS"
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) October 20, 2019
Cordarrelle Patterson is the 1st player to have a kick return TD at Soldier Field since … himself, in Wk 7, 2018 with NE.
He has 3 career kick return TD at Soldier Field, breaking a tie with former Bears Devin Hester & Dennis Gentry for most all-time (CHI moved there in 1971).
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 20, 2019
Sitting at 3-3, the #Bears are not where they thought they would be… but that won't stop them from believing in themselves. pic.twitter.com/4ik5oDDp9c
— Bears Talk (@NBCSBears) October 24, 2019
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-Tj6CFeWc/
Allen Robinson says he has no regrets about interacting with people on Twitter after the loss: “I’m very active on Twitter. It’s not negative. I’m just responding to something that’s on Twitter, just like I do when I’m talking about pancakes and French toast.”
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) October 23, 2019
Confirming @NickiJhabvala news, #Broncos claimed rookie defensive lineman Jonathan Harris off waivers from #Bears. #Denver7
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) October 23, 2019