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Bears make Rome Odunze's Dad happy, grab early lead vs. Giants

After Rome Odunze caught three early passes, Kyle Monangai scored on a TD run to give the Bears an early lead on the Giants.
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Somewhere, Rome Odunze's Dad is happy. And so are Chicago Bears fans as their team has taken an early lead on the New York Giants.

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After getting held without a catch in last week's win over the Cincinnati Bengals - including a dropped touchdown - Odunze has been a big part of the offense early at snowy, blustery Soldier Field. After the Bears' defense provided great field position with a fourth-down stop near midfield, Odunze caught three passes including a key third-down grab to set up their first touchdown.

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After Kyle Monangai dropped a short pass and Olamide Zaccheaus couldn't hold onto a touchdown grab in the end zone, the Bears were about to have to settle for a field goal. But on 3rd-and-9 from New York's 22, quarterback Caleb Williams over the middle for a 15-yard catch-and-run. Monangai carried tacklers into the end zone on the next play on an 8-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

Despite producing 47 points and the most yards in 45 years last week, James Odunze took to social media to demand his son be traded to a team that would "actually throw him the ball." The Bears' social media team clapped back with a clever video.

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At least early on, Odunze's pops and the Bears are satisfied.

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Rome Odunze | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

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Richie Whitt
RICHIE WHITT

Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer), TV (NBC5) and radio (105.3 The Fan). During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.

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