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Dehner Jr.: Bengals, Zac Taylor must figure out which Joe Burrow pill they're willing to swallow The Bears sat on quick hits all day, foiling a game plan intended to protect the QB from the pass rush.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Bears' top plays vs. Bengals ' Week 2 Watch the Chicago Bears' best plays against the Cincinnati Bengals from Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • NFL.COM

10 Things from Chicago Bears Week 2 win over Cincinnati Publisher Zack Pearson has his 10 things from the Chicago Bears Week 2 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at home.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Burrow struggles after strong opener, Bengals lose to Bears

Coming off one of his best games as a pro and facing a defense that struggled in a season-opening loss, Joe Burrow looked as if he might be in for another big outing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Game Recap ' Bears edge Bengals in home opener The Bears defense generated takeaways on four straight second-half possessions to fuel a 20-17 win over the Bengals in Sunday’s home opener...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • CHICAGOBEARS.COM

Quick Hits: Bengals Can't Take Advantage Of Defensive Gem CHICAGO _ The Bengals came up with the finest defensive performance in the Zac Taylor era Sunday and their best in seven years when they all...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • BENGALS.COM

Game wrap up: Bengals dealt first loss on the road at Chicago The Cincinnati Bengals were dealt a 20-17 loss at Soldier Field, Kelsey Conway and Charlie Goldsmith give their game wrap up.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • CINCINNATI.COM

Ja'Marr Chase - Scores another TD Chase caught two of his four targets for 54 yards and a TD in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Bears.

Impact Meanwhile, fellow WR Tee Higgins caught six of his team-high 10 targets for 60 yards and a TD and slot man Tyler Boyd hauled in seven of his nine targets for 73 yards. Chase's 42-yard TD saved his day from a fantasy perspective, but the rookie's volume took a dip Sunday after he caught five of seven targets for 101 yards and a TD in his regular-season debut last weekend. The LSU product will look to carve out a bigger target share in Week 3, when the Bengals travel to Pittsburgh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Boyd - Catches seven passes Boyd hauled in seven of his nine targets for 73 yards in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Bears.

Impact Meanwhile, Tee Higgins caught six of his team-high 10 targets for 60 yards and a TD and rookie Ja'Marr Chase caught two of his four targets for 54 yards and a TD. It was a decent PPR bounce-back effort for Boyd, who caught three of his four targets for 32 yards in Week 1. The slot man should see decent volume more often than not and will look to keep the pace next weekend when the Bengals travel to Pittsburgh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tee Higgins - 10 targets in Week 2 Higgins caught six of his team-high 10 targets for 60 yards and a TD in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Bears.

Impact Meanwhile, Tyler Boyd hauled in seven of his nine targets for 73 yards and rookie Ja'Marr Chase caught two of his four targets for 54 yards and a TD. Higgins - who logged a 4-58-1 stat line in Week 1 -- figures to remain heavily involved in the Bengals' passing attack once again next weekend, when the team travels to Pittsburgh.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Every Justin Fields play vs. Bengals ' Week 2 Check out every play by Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields as he saw extended playing time in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • NFL.COM

Joe Burrow - Uneven effort Week 2 Burrow completed 19 of 30 passes for 207 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in Sunday's 20-17 loss in Chicago.

Impact After posting 261 yards and two TDs without an interception during a Week 1 victory against the Vikings, Burrow fell back to earth a bit, posting the first turnovers of his second campaign. His first one was particularly backbreaking, as a pass intended for Tyler Boyd near midfield was picked off and returned to the house to put the Bears up, 17-3, with just under 11 minutes remaining in the game. However, Burrow made up for the foibles with two garbage-time scores to Ja'Marr Chase (42 yards) and Tee Higgins (seven yards) in the last five minutes of action. Burrow will attempt to bounce back next Sunday in a road matchup with the Steelers.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Joe Mixon - Garners 21 touches Week 2 Mixon notched 20 carries for 69 yards and one catch (on one target) for two yards during Sunday's 20-17 loss at Chicago.

Impact Mixon led the NFL in rushing after Week 1, with his 127 yards 19 ahead of second place David Montgomery. But Mixon faced a much tougher defensive front in the Bears this time around, averaging a shade under 3.5 yards after managing 4.4 YPC against the Vikings in the season opener. After ceding five rushes to reserve running back Samaje Perine in Week 1, however, Mixon handled every single carry for the Bengals on Sunday, indicating his bell-cow status in this backfield. Mixon may have a difficult time again next Sunday against the rough and tumble Steelers on the road.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fans react on Twitter during Bengals vs. Bears in Week 2 Some of the best reactions from the Bengals’ x.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

These three plays defined Justin Fields' inconsistent performance vs. Bengals Justin Fields had an up-and-down performance replacing an injured Andy Dalton against the Bengals in Week 2. There were moments of brillianc...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Fields takes over for injured Dalton, Bears beat Bengals Justin Fields played the second half after Andy Dalton exited with a knee injury against his former team, and the rookie quarterback used Ch...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Fields takes over for injured Dalton, Bears beat Bengals

Justin Fields played the second half after Andy Dalton exited with a knee injury against his former team, and the rookie quarterback used Chicago’s stellar defensive performance to...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Can't-Miss Play: Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase split DBs for 42-YARD TD connection Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow finds wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase for a 42-touchdown touchdown against the Chicago Bears.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • NFL.COM

Bears Hold Off Bengals, 20-17 The Bears didn’t need Andy Dalton or Justin Fields to beat the Bengals Sunday at Soldier Field. They simply conjured up the Monsters of the...

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • BENGALS.COM

Bengals QB Joe Burrow throws 3 consecutive interceptions in loss to Bears The Bengals found a spark late, but Cincinnati couldn't catch up to the Bears after Joe Burrow threw three consecutive interceptions.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • USATODAY.COM