Bears WR D.J. Moore Has the Perfect 1-Word Description of 19-Play TD Drive
The Chicago Bears had not enjoyed a strong start to the 2025 campaign through their first two games. That changed in Week 3, as they cruised to a 31-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, giving them their first win of the season. And in the process, the Bears showed signs that have fans encouraged that they could only be scratching the surface of their potential.
Perhaps the most impressive part of Chicago’s win was a 19-play touchdown drive in the third quarter that ate up nine minutes and 54 seconds of the game and completely took the air out of Dallas’ sails. After the game, star wide receiver D.J. Moore provided a hilariously blunt one-word assessment of the Bears’ game-sealing drive that quickly caught fans’ attention.
D.J. Moore Drops Truth Bomb on Bears’ 19-Play Touchdown Drive
While the Bears lost each of their first two games, some talent evaluators saw encouraging signs of improvement from quarterback Caleb Williams under center that had them believing the offense was close to figuring things out. On Sunday, those predictions came true, as Williams put together arguably the most complete game of his young career.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft completed 19 of his 28 pass attempts for 298 yards and four scores, with his touchdowns going to Moore, Luther Burden III, Rome Odunze, and Cole Kmet. Williams did a great job of keeping the Cowboys off balance by spreading the ball around, and their depleted secondary had no chance.
Williams was at his best on the aforementioned 19-play drive that iced the game for Chicago, as he slowly and methodically worked his way down the field, rather than trying to find a big play that wasn’t open. There is no doubt that a drive that is that long takes its toll on everyone, though, and Moore made that abundantly clear when discussing the defining sequence of the game with reporters.
“Torture,” Moore simply said. “It’s a long time, bro. 19 plays, and I didn’t even come off the field for none of it, so it was torture.”
D.J. Moore, Bears Looking to Keep Up the Positive Momentum in Week 4
The Bears weren’t necessarily perfect in Week 3, and it is worth noting that the Cowboys have one of the worst secondaries in the league, but improvement is improvement, no matter the opponent. With their first win in the books, Chicago has something it can build off of moving forward, and with only three games played, the whole season is still in front of them.
Heading into Week 4, the Bears have a great opportunity to continue their winning ways, as they will take on the Las Vegas Raiders, who just allowed Washington Commanders backup quarterback Marcus Mariota to drop 41 points on them. Chicago can’t afford to take its upcoming opponent lightly, but if they can play anything like they did in Week 3 when they return to action on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET, they will have a great shot at earning win No. 2 on the year.
Hendrix Lapierre impresses with three-point night in 2025 preseason debut: ‘Hopefully he can just build off that’
Hendrix Lapierre took the first step in his quest to return to the Washington Capitals’ full time roster. He recorded three points and was arguably the best player on the ice in the Caps’ 5-2 preseason-opening victory against the Boston Bruins, Sunday.
The 23-year-old centerman’s stat line was impressive, finishing the night with a goal and two assists in 16:43 of ice time. He also had a plus/minus of plus-four along with one hit, one blocked shot, and two shots on goal.
“There’s no one that wants it more than [Lapierre] and he’s so determined and so focused,” head coach Spencer Carbery praised postgame. “You’re happy to see him have some success in the first step of the preseason and hopefully he can just build off that.”
Lapierre’s tally came in the first period, set up by Anthony Beavillier from behind the Bruins net, to give the Caps an early 2-1 lead.
He also assisted on a Sonny Milano goal in the first period and a Ryan Chesley tally in the second. After regulation concluded, Lapierre was the only player from either team to score in the practice shootout.
His aggressive backchecking helped the Caps dominate the boards and keep the Bruins from developing much on offense. He quite literally gave blood, sweat and tears for the team at TD Garden, taking a puck to the face in the second period and heading to the locker room for repairs.
“I want to make this team really bad,” Lapierre told reporters at training camp on Friday. “I know what I can do, I know what I can accomplish, I just have to put it on display.”
Lapierre made the Caps’ opening night roster out of training camp last year but was sent down to AHL Hershey after 27 lackluster games. The 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs MVP took the demotion as a learning experience and is more determined than ever to redeem himself this year.
He finished the 2024-25 campaign with 32 points in 32 games with Hershey. The Bears fell short of a Calder Cup three-peat after losing in the quarterfinals but combined with his abbreviated stint in DC, Lapierre feels it’s all motivation.
“Obviously with last year I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder and I want to show what I’m made of,” he said Friday. “I think it’s just learning from your mistakes, learning from what went wrong last year… I don’t have a ton of experience in pro hockey. I’ve learned, I’ve made mistakes, so throughout all that you kind of figure out what it takes.”
Lapierre took his training seriously over the summer. He said he focused on rounding out his game and adding some more physicality to the mix.
“[I] worked on being a little more gritty, winning one-on-one battles, [being] a shooting threat,” he told reporters at camp. “I think in general it’s about being a little more tougher… I want to prove I can be tough to play against.”
Carbery believes Lapierre is on the right track and can notice a difference in his game from last season.
“He had a good camp. You can tell he looks a little quicker, there’s some jump there,” he added Sunday night. “He’s trying to really focus on being as hard as he possibly can on face offs, on low battles, on the net front, getting to the net when it’s his turn to do that and also being able to use his speed and creativity and all the offensive tools we know he has.”
