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     Bears survived a nearly disastrous meltdown in Cincy. The Bears led, 41-27, (after having a defensive touchdown nullified) with just over two minutes left but watched Joe Flacco continue to come at them, with the Bengals eventually taking the lead with under a minute left. But Caleb Williams made some massive plays to keep the final drive alive, hitting Colston Loveland on a 58-yard TD with 17 seconds left, thanks to a missed tackle in open space. It capped a wild offensive shootout that saw the Bears accumulate 576 yards of offense and 47 points, but the defensive breakdowns – against a beat-up Flacco who was a question mark to even play Sunday – loomed large. You have to tip your hat to Williams and the Bears’ offense for bailing the team out of a potentially awful loss, but three offensive turnovers, a putrid special teams performance and the defensive collapse can’t be ignored.      Bengals suffered another demoralizing loss, thanks to ...

 Twenty-one different teams have appeared in the College Football Playoff in its history. Below are the college football teams with the most all-time College Football Playoff wins and appearances since the postseason format was introduced in 2014. In 2024, the playoff field was expanded from four to 12 teams. Here are the 12 teams who were selected to the 2024-25 College Football Playoff field, in seeding order:     Oregon (ranked No. 1)     Georgia (No. 2)     Boise State (No. 9)     Arizona State (No. 12)     Texas (No. 3)     Penn State (No. 4)     Notre Dame (No. 5)     Ohio State (No. 6)     Tennessee (No. 7)     Indiana (No. 8)     SMU (No. 10)     Clemson (No. 16) Six schools made their College Football Playoff debut in the 2024 expanded bracket — Arizona State, Boise State, Indiana, Penn State, SMU and Tennessee. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the natio...