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Chicago Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith, formerly of Macon County, has averaged more than 100 tackles in his two seasons with the Chicago Bears. He's a former Butkus Award winner and first-round NFL Draft pick. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini)

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Chicago Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith, formerly of Macon County, has averaged more than 100 tackles in his two seasons with the Chicago Bears. He's a former Butkus Award winner and first-round NFL Draft pick. (Jeff Haynes/AP Images for Panini)
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Sept 23, 2020

In the 213th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter (Twitter: @DorlandoAJC) discusses the coming game between the Falcons (0-2) and the Chicago Bears (2-0) on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Guests in this episode include Falcons owner Arthur Blank, Bears coach Matt Nagy and Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter to help us get prepared for the game.

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