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'It's time to start looking in the mirror': After the Bears' comeback triumph that wasn't, it's hard to tell what Matt Nagy's team will see

LONDON - A feeling of agitation pulsed through the visitors locker room at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday night. The Bears had come to the United Kingdom vowing to be focused, energized and totally locked in on this important early October business trip. Yet, as they packed their equipment bags and headed back out into a cool fall night, they were returning home with only feelings of displeasure.

They didn't have a fourth victory to stash away for their long trip home. The souvenir supply from a sloppy evening in an electrified stadium was minimal. A sluggish start and an inability to finish drowned the excitement of a brilliant

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