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Patriots vs. Bears score: Justin Fields spoils Bailey Zappe’s return to lineup as Chicago rolls to ‘MNF’ upset
The Patriots entered “Monday Night Football” as 8.5-point favorites over the Bears, looking to win their third straight in Mac Jones’ return to the lineup following a three-game absence. They left with rookie Bailey Zappe back under center, and a Bill Belichick defense that got rolled over in the best performance of Justin Fields’ young Bears career. Despite Zappe’s entry briefly igniting the Gillette Stadium crowd along with New England’s passing attack, Fields stole the show at quarterback, headlining a multifaceted ground game as Chicago cruised to a 33-14 upset in prime time.
Jones, who was returning from a high-ankle sprain, made it not even a quarter and a half before Belichick benched him following an ugly second-quarter interception. But Zappe’s energy did only so much for the Pats after back-to-back scoring drives to start his night. New England didn’t log its 10th first down of the contest until deep into the fourth quarter, and three turnovers — a fumbled hand-off to Jakobi Meyers, and back-breaking interceptions to Roquan Smith and Kyler Gordon — allowed the Bears to literally run away with the win.
Here are some takeaways from Monday night’s big Bears upset:
Why the Bears won
They finally figured out how to put Fields in a position to win. Much like the Giants with Daniel Jones, Chicago allowed its young QB to lean on his legs, and the signal-caller did his part, showcasing extra effort and elite vision on designed carries to pace a rushing attack also featuring tough touches from David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert. In between, he hit just enough downfield shots, including a critical late one to tight end Cole Kmet, to keep the Patriots on their toes. The Bears, put it simply, are built to win old-school football, and on Monday, they permitted arguably their best athlete — the QB — to help them do just that.
Matt Eberflus’ defense also came up big for much of the night. Jaquan Brisker’s pick of Mac Jones forced New England’s QB change, and after the initial spark of Zappe, his unit honed in to basically eliminate the Pats’ typically forceful one-two punch of Rhamondre Stevenson and Damien Harris, who combined for just 40 yards going into the waning minutes of action. Roquan Smith’s heads-up play to pick off Zappe in the fourth all but sealed the deal, and Kyler Gordon’s own INT just rubbed it in.
Why the Patriots lost
Outside of Zappe’s first two drives in relief of Jones, who kept standing, helmeted, on the sidelines as if he were awaiting a momentary call to re-enter the matchup, they could not move the ball with any rhythm, nor could they stop the Bears’ three-headed ground game. The QB switch initially looked genius, with the rookie Zappe slinging it downfield with confidence and DeVante Parker making plays for the young signal-caller. But three-and-outs doomed the unit afterward, and by the end, Zappe’s command from the pocket had all but vanished; his errant picks erased any chance of a potential comeback. It didn’t help that the line couldn’t pave the way for any serious momentum from either Stevenson or Harris throughout the night.
Defensively, the Pats’ uninspiring night was perhaps even more surprising. Despite more flash from Matthew Judon (2.5 sacks) off the edge, they had no answers for keeping Fields contained once the QB broke outside the pocket. And their tackling left a bit to be desired in the red zone, where Montgomery and Herbert powered their way forward.
Turning point
Trailing 17-14 with just 1:32 left in the first half, the Patriots had a chance to reclaim the lead driving from their own 39. But a botched hand-off from Zappe to Meyers put the ball on the ground, and Justin Jones recovered to give Chicago a bonus possession. After a quick Fields strike to Darnell Mooney, the Bears extended their lead before the break on a field goal, and never looked back.
Play of the game
Fields and Khalil Herbert deserve props for their hand-eye coordination on a screen-pass TD through traffic, but Jaquan Brisker, the Bears’ rookie safety, showed serious hops and hands on his pick of Mac Jones early on:
What’s next
The Bears (3-4) will hit the road for a Week 8 showdown with the Cowboys (5-2), who edged the Lions in Dak Prescott’s first game back on Sunday. The Patriots (3-4), meanwhile, are now squarely at the cellar of the AFC East, and will be up against the surging Jets (5-2), who beat the Broncos for their fourth straight victory in Week 7.
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Florida State spoils Brian Kelly’s LSU coaching debut
NEW ORLEANS — Brian Kelly’s debut as LSU’s head football coach didn’t lack for drama.
After rallying from 14 points down in the fourth quarter Sunday night against Florida State — and needing only an extra point to send the game into overtime — the Tigers saw their comeback bid come to an abrupt halt when Seminoles defensive back Shyheim Brown blocked Damian Ramos’ kick to secure the 24-23 victory for Florida State.
It was the second blocked kick of the night for Florida State, which blocked an LSU field goal attempt in the first half.
But the Tigers’ struggles on special teams weren’t limited to the kicking game. They also failed to field a pair of punts, both of which the Seminoles recovered.
“Mistake after mistake for us, particularly in the first half,” Kelly said in offering his assessment of the game. “And, you know, obviously more mistakes in the second half.”
Kelly said he was proud of the way his team competed but also made it clear that “I’m not here to say we take any solace in a loss.”
“The reality is we’ve got some learning to do,” he added. “We’ve got to coach better, and we’ve got to play better.”
It was an inauspicious start to Kelly’s tenure at LSU. He became the first Tigers coach to lose his debut since Gerry DiNardo in 1995.
Kelly — who spent the previous 12 seasons at Notre Dame, posting a record of 113-40 — signed a 10-year, $95 million contract to join LSU in late November, replacing Ed Orgeron, who was out less than three years after winning the national championship.
Kelly remade the roster during the offseason, adding a number of transfers, including starting quarterback Jayden Daniels from Arizona State.
Down seven points on the 2-yard line with only 1 second remaining, Daniels threw what appeared to be the game-tying touchdown to Jaray Jenkins, before the blocked extra point. Playing behind a struggling offensive line, Daniels was 26-of-35 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran the ball 16 times for 114 yards.
Florida State sacked Daniels four times.
“Their front is very good,” Kelly said. “They brought a lot of pressure. Their defensive ends were a challenge for a true freshman [left tackle Will Campbell] and our right tackle [Cam Wire]. They battled.”
LSU star wide receiver Kayshon Boutte — a possible first-round pick in next year’s NFL draft — had a pair of drops and was held to two catches for 20 yards.
Boutte appeared to be visibly frustrated at points during the game.
“Here’s a great player trying to make plays, maybe trying to do a little too much and trying to catch the ball before he had it,” Kelly said. “I wouldn’t read too much into it. I think he learned tonight that he’s just got to let the game come to him.”
In the first quarter, LSU lost its standout defensive tackle, Maason Smith, to a knee injury. The former Freshman All-SEC selection returned to the sideline after halftime wearing a leg brace and was walking with the assistance of crutches.
Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis evaded the LSU rush for most of the night, completing 20 of 32 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He finished second on the team in rushing with 31 yards on eight carries.
It was the Seminoles’ first win against an SEC team since beating Florida in 2017.
“What we learned is we’ve got to coach better,” Kelly said. “We’ve got to have our kids coached in a manner where they’re ready. And I’m accountable for that.”
Borna Coric spoils Rafael Nadal’s return from 6-week layoff with 3-set win at Western & Southern Open
MASON, Ohio — Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal’s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open.
The winner of a men’s record 22 Grand Slam championships, including two this year, hadn’t played since July 6 after an abdominal tear forced him to withdraw from a semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon. He was hoping to start putting the final touches on prepping for the upcoming US Open.
“With a week-and-a-half to New York, it’s sad to not play here,” Nadal said. “I need to get into Grand Slam mode.”
The second-seeded and third-ranked Nadal, 36, showed no signs of the injury that mostly plagued his serve. He reached 121 mph with one serve and needed several awkward body movements to return some of Coric’s shots.
“I need to practice,” Nadal said. “I need to return better. I need days. It’s better to come back when you’ve spent a period of time outside and win your first match. I wasn’t ready enough to win the match today. The big thing is to stay healthy. It’s a difficult injury to manage. I need to take it step by step.”
The match lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes, not including a rain delay of 1 hour, 25 minutes in the first set.
In an all-English men’s second-round match, 11th-ranked Cameron Norrie outlasted three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Also, Taylor Fritz beat Kyrgios 6-3, 6-2, and 19-year-old wild card Ben Shelton upset fifth-ranked Casper Ruud. Shelton is the youngest American to defeat a top-five opponent since Andy Roddick beat No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten in 2001.
Sebastian Korda came back to defeat Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the third round in Cincinnati for the first time. He is among four American men to advance to this stage of the tournament, the most since 2003 when there were five; he joins Fritz, Shelton and John Isner, his next opponent.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
She-Hulk’s Comic-Con trailer spoils a cameo with a better cameo
Marvel Studios spent a good chunk of its time at San Diego Comic-Con talking about Daredevil, what with Charlie Cox’s version of The Man Without Fear getting his (second) solo show in Disney+’s Daredevil: Born Again and Cox benefitting from the MCU hitting the retcon button haaaarrrrrd in a new animated series called Spider-Man: Freshman Year (where we will apparently find out that young Spidey met not only Cox’s Hornhead but new versions of Norman Osborn and Henry Osborn, plus Amadeus Cho and Nico Minoru, before the events of Captain America: Civil War).
But those aren’t the only places where Daredevil popped up this weekend: He also made a quick cameo in the new trailer for Disney+’s She-Hulk: Attorney At Law series, flipping into frame right at the end and wearing what appears to be a new costume inspired by his original black-and-yellow outfit from the comics (arguably his worst one, to be honest). The trailer cuts away before you see his face, so this could be some kind of cruel fake-out (get hyped, singular fan of D-Man!), but who else carries billy clubs and does flips like that?
Anyway, the rest of the trailer leans hard into comedy, just like the first one did, with Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters bantering with her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) as he trains her in the ways of the Hulk and then getting into some fish-out-of-water hijinks when she returns to New York to start a new life as a giant, green attorney. That’s where she meets various superhero-adjacent characters, like Tim Roth’s Abomination (who was in the last trailer), Benedict Wong’s Wong (from Doctor Strange!), and a group of goons who appear to be classic Marvel villains The Wrecking Crew.
That’s all fun! And the implied existence of sex in the first trailer is even more implied here! Wow! But then Daredevil shows up and that’s all we want to talk and think about. Will She-Hulk and Daredevil get to have a courtroom scene? Will this show acknowledge any events from the Netflix Daredevil show? Will we get to see an appearance from Daredevil’s incorrigible twin brother Mike Murdock (who is definitely a real person and not Matt Murdock in a hat)?
We’ll find out on August 17 when She-Hulk: Attorney At Law premieres on Disney+.
Super Mario World Soundtrack Remaster Spoils Original’s Lo-fi Brilliance
A group of Super Mario World fans are currently remastering the SNES platformer’s soundtrack (h/t Chris Kohler) with high-quality versions of the original samples. But if you’re hoping for some grand, orchestral versions of tracks you’ve loved for decades, these really aren’t that.
The samples were made available by the “Gigaleak,” a massive (and unofficial) dumping of Nintendo files that took the internet by storm last year. Among those files was the source code for Super Mario World’s 2002 re-release on the Game Boy Advance, which wouldn’t you know it, also included the original instruments used for the SNES music. From there, it was simply a matter of replacing the compressed sounds with their lossless equivalents to create these “remastered” tracks.
But these technically high-quality songs don’t quite live up to the classic SNES game’s. Take the “Forest of Illusion” theme, for example. Gone are the original’s soft tones, replaced with a cacophony of reverberating melodies that sounds more like someone went too hard on Fruity Loops effects than a comforting walk through some foggy woods.
The new “Swimming” track has the same problem. Being able to hear every single instrument clearly and perfectly makes for an overbearing soundscape that feels too crowded.
And don’t even get me started on the “Athletic” theme. It feels like a player piano version of an iconic track.
That said, we can’t blame these specific creators. They’re literally just plugging new instruments into old compositions and letting them rock, and on some level, I respect the desire to drag these songs (kicking and screaming though they may be) into the 21st century.
The problem is that these sounds were, I assume, largely chosen by legendary Super Mario World composer Koji Kondo because they sounded good at lower quality. These days, studios have Blu-ray discs and state-of-the-art soundcards, but development in 1991 was all about working around the restrictions of both limited memory and now-archaic audio technology. It’s why sprites from earlier eras don’t look as good on high-definition monitors as they did on CRT televisions: they were made with those disadvantages in mind.
These remastered Super Mario World tracks don’t work for the same reason I’d rather listen to a busker play an original song on an untuned acoustic guitar than an orchestra bang away at some top 40 hit on their expensive brass and woodwinds. The medium by which art is produced and portrayed is just as important as its technical fidelity. Sure, these “high-quality” and “lossless” samples might sound good on their own, but when combined on modern equipment, they lose all the heart and soul of the originals.
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Still, if they’re your sort of thing, you can listen to a bunch of these remastered tracks here. It seems inevitable that someone’s going to plug them into a ROM of the original game, which should make for an… interesting experience.