The second week of NFL preseason continues today with 20 teams in action.
The first six games of the day are complete, with the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants coming out on top. The Cincinnati Bengals have raced out to a 24-9 lead over the Chicago Bears, the Kansas City Chiefs are blanking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-0, and the Philadelphia Eagles lead the New England Patriots 14-10 in a back-and-forth game.
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Ben Johnson has put a major emphasis this summer on improving the operation at the end of the half, as the Bears struggled to score late in the second quarter last season. With that in mind, he is probably pleased with how the first half ended. Following a rough middle of the second quarter, the Bears had 23 seconds left with the football. Salvon Ahmed's 16-yard run, J.P. Richardson's 19-yard catch, and a hustling group of reserves that spiked the ball with one second left led to Cairo Santos' 44-yard field goal. Communication and clock management appeared on point, and the Bears got three points out of it.
It's just preseason, but Harrison Butker just hit one of the most impressive field goals in NFL history. At the end of the first half, Butker drilled a 69-yard field goal, and it wasn't close to short. The ball landed in the net behind the end zone. Teammates went wild afterward, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes screaming while sprinting onto the field and tight end Travis Kelce jumping up and down while waving a towel. "I'll tell you what, he's booming
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