In this episode, Santiago Leon and Ryan Christa recap Bears beating Commanders and preview 2023 NFL Week 5.
Contributors
Santiago Leon – @sleon
Ryan Christa – @maddawgreport
Bears 40 Commanders 20
Justin Fields and Moore connected eight times for 230 yards and three touchdowns to give the embattled Bears their first win of the season, beating the Washington Commanders 40-20 Thursday night, hours after word emerged of the death of franchise great Dick Butkus.
Fields threw for 282 yards and ran for 57 yards, including a rush for a first down late in the third quarter after tipping the ball to himself following a high snap. Moore had 137 yards receiving in the first half alone, becoming the first Bears player to surpass 125 before halftime since at least 2000 and eventually reaching a career high.
Washington (2-3) lost a third consecutive game, this time struggling with missed tackles and blown coverage on defense, while again failing to force a turnover. Couple that with Howell’s interception, and there was a reason the Commanders were booed off the field at halftime by fans who again packed FedEx Field for another sellout.
Predictions
JAX(2-2) – BUF (3-1) (London) 9:30am
Bills won a huge game last week vs Dolphins. Jaguars beat the Falcons in London.
RC: BUF
NO (2-2) at NE (1-3)
Patriots lost to the Cowboys 38-3 badly. And the Saints lost to thier divisional rivaly Bucs 26-9. Derek Carr did play
RC: NE
TEN (2-2) at IND (2-2)
All of the AFC South is 2-2, Colts in top of the division. Colts lost to the Rams last week 29-3. And Titans beat Bengals suprisingly 27-3 with King Henry.
RC: IND
BAL (3-1) at PIT (2-2)
Ravens got back into their schism with beating the Browns 28-3 with no Deshaun Watson who was out with an injury. Steelers had a bad game last week vs Texans and Mike Tomlin says he needs to make changes.
RC: BAL
CAR (0—4) at DET (3-1)
Panthers lost their fourth consecutive loss last week to Vikings with rookie Bryce Young. Lions are a bit hot, beat their dvision rival Packers 34-20 in Green Bay! David Montgomery
RC: DET
HOU (2-2) at ATL (2-2)
Texans are a bit hot, CJ STroud is averaging over 300 yards per game. They beat the Steelers last week. Falcons lost in London last week vs Jags. Desmon Ridder, Bijan Robinson
RC: HOU
NYG (1-3) at MIA (3-1)
Giants lost against Geno Smith and the Seahawks last Mondahy Night. Dolphins are still hot, but lost agianst Bills
RC: MIA
CIN (1-3) at AZ (1-3)
Bengals lose against Titans last week. AZ lost against 49ers in their divisional game last week. Cards coach Jonathan Gannon
RC: CIN
PHI (4-0) at LAR (2-2)
Eagles beat the Commanders in in OT last week in Philly. Rams beat the Colts 29-23 last week in INdy. Kyren Wiliams, STafford, Puka.
RC: Eagles
NYJ (1-3) at DEN (1-3)
The Nathaniel Hackett Game. Broncos had their first win vs Bears last week. Jets only lost by three points last Sunday in front of Taylror Swift.
RC: DEN
KC (3-1) at MIN (1-3)
Vikings had thier first wein last week vs Panthers. Chiefs have Swift on their side, will she be going to Minnesota?
RC: KC
DAL (3-1) at SF (4-0) (SNF)
Repeat of last year’s playoff game.
RC: SF
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
