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Patriots score on final play of first half against Bears
Stevenson's forty-eight-yard catch-and-run came with three seconds left, and the Bears still led twenty to fourteen at the half; their defense had outgained New England before it.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:36 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “What were the Bears doing? Patriots score improbable TD on final play before halftime”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports / Clutchpoints and NBC Sports / ProFootball Talk.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:36 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: TD, Patriots.
- BBN covered this story before: Bears host Patriots on Thursday Night Football; Bournemouth beat Milan (October 22).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- Yahoo SportsWhat were the Bears doing? Patriots score improbable TD on final play before halftime
- Yahoo Sports / ClutchpointsPatriots news: Rhamondre Stevenson stuns Bears with 48-yard TD to end half October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC Sports / ProFootball TalkBears respond to disastrous end of first half with TD drive - NBC Sports October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBears twenty-seven, Patriots twenty-one, one thirty-three left in the third. But look, we have to talk about the end of the half.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThree seconds left, and Rhamondre Stevenson takes it forty-eight yards for the touchdown.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty-eight yards is a lot. Was anybody chasing him?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorYahoo says Jaylon Johnson took a bad angle, Dillon Thieneman and Kyler Gordon collided, and Cam Lewis didn't have the speed.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThree guys, three failures, one play. I'm telling you, that's teamwork.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo everybody contributed. Which one is the red one?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThey're all in the same jersey, Vera. And the Bears had outgained them two seventeen to one seventy-nine before it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the defense was winning, and then it just stopped being a defense.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat is exactly right. That is the whole game.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorForty-eight yards, and the only player who knew where he was going was wearing the other color.
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