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Another Falcons collapse: Foles' 3 TDs lead 30-26 Bears win

(AP) — Chicago's Nick Foles national laughingstock after pull out the victory. connected with OT Kaleb McGary (knee),
threw three touchdown failing to pounce on an on- Foles threw a 3-yard touch- Anthony Miller for a 28-yard DE Takk McKinley (groin),
passes in the fourth quarter side kick, allowing the Dal- down pass to Jimmy Graham touchdown with 2 minutes S Ricardo Allen (elbow) and
to hand the Atlanta Falcons las Cowboys to finish off to make it 26-16 with 6:24 remaining. CB A.J. Terrell (COVID-19
another humiliating defeat, their comeback from a 39-24 remaining. The Falcons still The Falcons still had a shot, reserve list). The Falcons
rallying the Bears from a deficit to win 40-39 on a field appeared in good shape after but Matt Ryan was intercept- then lost WR Russell Gage
16-point deficit for a 30-26 goal as time expired. the Bears failed on a 2-point ed by Tashaun Gipson to seal (concussion) in the first half,
victory on Sunday. Under Quinn, the Falcons attempt. it. and DT Grady Jarrett (hip)
also blew a 28-3 lead in the Foles finished 16 of 29 for hobbled off in the second
The Bears, improving to 3-0 Super Bowl after the 2016 But Chicago got the ball back 188 yards. half.
for the first time since 2013, season and lost to the New and moved quickly down the
became the second straight England Patriots. field. Foles connected with Injury report Up next
team to overcome a double- Allen Robinson on a short Bears: RB Tarik Cohen left Bears: Return home to face
digit deficit in the fourth This time, it was Foles who pass that turned into a 37- the game in the second half the Indianapolis Colts next
quarter to beat the Falcons guided the improbable yard touchdown when Isaiah with a knee injury. S Sherrick Sunday.
(0-3). comeback after taking over Oliver and Blidi Wreh-Wil- McManis was knocked out Falcons: Head to Lambeau
This one could spell the end for Mitchell Trubisky in the son both missed tackles, al- by an ailing hamstring. Field to take on the Green
for sixth-year coach Dan third quarter. The former lowing the receiver to scoot Falcons: The Falcons played Bay Packers in a Monday
Quinn, who desperately Super Bowl MVP had two down the sideline. without six starters, includ- night game to finish off Week
needed a good start after two apparent touchdown passes After the Falcons went ing WR Julio Jones (ham- 4.
straight losing seasons. A overturned by official re- three-and-out on their third string). Also missing were LB
week ago, Atlanta became a views — and still managed to straight possession, Foles Foye Oluokun (hamstring),

Vardy scores 3, Leicester stuns Man City in wild 5-2 EPL win

(AP) — Jamie Vardy scored a (yards) as City backed off the lacked a presence up front
hat trick containing two pen- substitute, and Youri Tiele- with Sergio Aguero and Ga-
alties as Leicester came from mans converted a third pen- briel Jesus missing.
behind to stun hosts Man- alty for his team in the 87th
chester City in a wild 5-2 win — by which time Vardy had It was a concerning display by
and collect a third straight been substituted. Pep Guardiola’s side, which
victory to open the Premier was without a slew of other
League season on Sunday. Leicester became the first key players through injury
team to score three penalties and issues related to CO-
City’s defense couldn’t han- in a single Premier League VID-19, including Aymeric
dle the pace and movement game, according to the Laporte, Bernardo Silva and
of Vardy, who won two pen- league’s official statistics sup- Ilkay Gundogan. It came
alties — converting both of plier, Opta. six days after City looked so
them — either side of a bril- “We tweaked it tactically to- assured in beating Wolver-
liant finish that saw him flick day, knowing when we got hampton 3-1 in its first match
the ball home at the near post the ball and played through of the season, but Guardiola's
with a deft backheel. Vardy their press we would get a team was picked off repeat-
added to the two goals he few chances and we stuck edly on Sunday. "The prob- started to think we are play- “It was a brilliant perfor-
scored against West Brom- them all away,” Vardy said. lem was that we put extra ing bad. We told them at half- mance and result," Leicester
wich Albion on the opening “We have set up to infuri- pressure on ourselves to time they were playing good, manager Brendan Rodg-
weekend as he looks to back ate them and it has worked a score the second or third one try to be patient and the rest ers said. “It has taken me 13
up a 2019-20 season which treat." when they just didn’t want to will be in our hands, but we years to play that way. I’m
he ended as the league’s top Riyad Mahrez, a former play," Guardiola said. were not strong enough to be very much about attacking
scorer with 23 goals. James Leicester player, gave City stable and patient.” and being aggressive. I always
Maddison added a fourth for the lead in the fourth min- “They just wanted to defend try to be positive but I need
Leicester at Etihad Stadium ute with an impressive strike and play on the counter-at- Rodgers said it was Leices- to think of other ways to get
by curling a shot into the and Nathan Ake pulled a goal tack and in that position we ter's best display since he took results in these games.”
top corner from 25 meters back in the 84th for City, who have to be more calm. We charge in February 2019.

West Ham beats Wolves 4-0 for first points of EPL season

(AP) — Jarrod Bowen Premier League season by enth place in the league and over on the touchline, with
scored twice as West Ham overwhelming Wolverhamp- the Europa League quarterfi- Moyes relaying instructions Jimenez's own-goal made it
collected its first points of the ton in a 4-0 win on Sunday. nals. by telephone to another 3-0 in the 66th and Haller
member of the backroom added a fourth with a far-
An own-goal by Raul Ji- “We played a very bad game staff, Stuart Pearce, from in post header from Arthur
menez, who unwittingly de- with a lot of mistakes, and front of his television. Masuaku's cross in the third
flected in Tomas Soucek's West Ham were better than minute of stoppage time, five
glancing header from a cor- us," Wolves manager Nuno It didn't stop the hosts domi- minutes after coming on as
ner, and Sebastien Haller's Espirito Santo said. “A lack nating, with Bowen cutting a substitute. “It could easily
stoppage-time header capped of concentration, anxiety and in from the right and curling have been six or seven," West
a woeful night for Wolves at we must improve. We must a shot into the bottom cor- Ham midfielder Declan Rice
the Olympic Stadium as they bounce back." After losing to ner in the 17th minute after said. “I am buzzing with the
lost for the second time in a Newcastle and Arsenal, West a quickly taken free kick by performance.”
week. Ham had to cope without its Pablo Fornals.
Wolves were also beaten 3-1 manager for the game against Bowen tucked home a close- “Our manager has tested
by Manchester City on Mon- Wolves after David Moyes range finish after Fornals positive for COVID," he
day and aren't showing the contracted COVID-19 dur- struck the post with a long- added, "so the backroom staff
defensive resilience they had ing the week. range shot to put West Ham have taken over. I can’t be any
last season in their run to sev- Assistant Alan Irvine took two goals in front. happier for the staff tonight.”