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Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history
Chicago Sun-Times reaches for "historic" where WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) stays flat.
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What happenedCaleb Williams threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 65 yards and two more scores as the Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in the highest-scoring season opener in NFL history.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Bears blast Panthers with historic offensive outburst in 59-37, then say there's so much...". The center frames it as "Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers, 59-37".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBears blast Panthers with historic offensive outburst in 59-37, then say there's so much more they can do
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
CenterCaleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
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Caleb Williams and Bears trounce Panthers 59-37 in highest-scoring season opener in NFL history
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Bears blast Panthers with historic offensive outburst in 59-37, then say there's so much more they can do
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Get ready for a season at the speedway. The Bears’ offense was historically prodigious, and it’s just getting started. They raced away from the Panthers 59-37 to begin the...
