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Halas Intrigue, Episode 27: On the Bears’ troubling loss to the Raiders

Why the first 5 weeks have not looked the way a lot of us thought they would.

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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Chase Daniel of Chicago Bears reacts during the game between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 06, 2019 in London, England.

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Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash examine the Bears’ loss to the Raiders in London, from Chase Daniel’s mistakes to Khalil Mack’s relatively quiet game. In the “Pot-cast,” Mark explains how, as a leader, he’ll never measure up to Winston Churchill.

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