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Even though Santos had missed an extra point in a deluge of rain five minutes earlier, the Bears didn’t seriously consider going for a two-point conversion after scoring their last touchdown Sunday.

The Bears averaged just 2.7 yards per carry against the 49ers in the opener, but never gave up on it — they finished with 99 yards on 37 carries. “We just have to stick to the plan and not get too caught up by the result too much right now.…

We’ll start with the glass-half-full optimism: In a Week 1 full of upsets and other surprises, we navigated the roiling sea to an even 8-8 mark against the spread. That included four dogs-with-points on covers by the Seahawks, Bears, Falcons and Lions, the latter our Upset of the Week (“Aawwk!”).…

Getsy was the quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator last season when the Packers lost their season opener 38-3 to the Saints. Aaron Rodgers had a passer rating of 36.8. Rodgers won 13 of his next 14 games, though, and the Packers landed the top playoff seed.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Niners want to play bully ball this season.

The Bears released their second injury report ahead of Sunday's game against the Packers. See Thursday's report here:

Much has changed since Stark was on ABC’s “Monday Night Football,” but as part of NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” crew that will call the Bears-Packers game this week, she hasn’t missed a beat.

RENTON, Wash. — Confirming the worst fears the moment the injury happened Monday night, Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee/quad injury in Seattle’s 17-16 win over Denver that will require surgery.

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ Sunday night game at the rival Packers:

The Los Angeles Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week: 10-5-1 (.667). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-7 (.563). All times Pacific.

The NFL is full of cautionary tales about gifted players who were filtered out for reasons that had nothing to do with talent. Mooney’s story is the opposite: An illustration of how to set oneself apart in a hyper-competitive field.