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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolinas season opener ended up being a repeat of last years first game, down to letting a winnable game against a Southeastern Conference opponent slip away.The No. 22 Tar Heels now will find out whether they can repeat last years surge out of a crushing loss, too.It can be done and weve done it, junior defensive tackle Nazair Jones said Monday, but we cant lean on that to just say, `Oh, we did it last year, were just going to waltz in and do it again. We definitely still have to put that work in to get the job done.The Tar Heels lost 33-24 to No. 18 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday. And much like last years opening loss to South Carolina, their run defense struggled, their starting quarterback couldnt get the high-scoring offense in gear and the teams top weapon -- tailback Elijah Hood -- just didnt get many carries despite finding holes.Last years team followed that Week 1 disappointment by winning 11 straight games, climbing into the top 10 of the Top 25 poll for the first time since 1997 and winning a division title to earn a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels will try to repeat that surge, starting Saturday at Illinois.Fifth-year coach Larry Fedora was quick to point out the first loss doesnt impact the Tar Heels primary goals of winning the ACCs Coastal Division, saying the league title and winning a mythical state title by beating every instate opponent on the schedule.You guys may find this hard to believe, but Im going to say I felt relief, all right? Fedora said of watching the film. Because flying home the other night, thats not the way I felt. After watching the film, Im like `OK, every issue we had was correctable. . Its not like, `We were deficient here, were not going to be able to hold up, now what are we going to have to do scheme-wise to cover that hole?He didnt have to look far to see the problems, either.Georgia ran for 289 yards behind Nick Chubb, just the latest huge performance allowed by a defense that has surrendered 1,561 yards on the ground in its last four games.The Tar Heels didnt get a strong performance from starting quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who missed on a couple of deep balls and couldnt get the offense into a consistent big-play rhythm that can wear out defenses.Then there was the lack of workload for Hood, a physical back who runs with a tackler-punishing style and gets better with more carries. A year after running for 138 yards but getting just 13 carries against South Carolina, Hood got just 10 carries for 72 yards to go with six catches for 28 yards against Georgia.While Hood and T.J. Logan (six carries for 80 yards and a touchdown) combined for 16 carries, Trubisky threw 40 times but managed just 156 yards. And an offense that averaged program records of 40.7 points and 486.9 yards last year finished with 315 yards against the Bulldogs.For me, its not really looking at the numbers, Trubisky said. Its all about feel. And I feel like we were inconsistent.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org Teemu Selanne Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Dustin Byfuglien Jersey . 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Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Dealing with several injuries, the Chicago Bears have already had plenty of issues this season.Yet one more was added to the list.At 2-9 heading into Sundays home game with the San Francisco 49ers, the Bears learned Monday that linebacker Danny Trevathan will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured right patellar tendon.The Bears also have a problem catching the ball. Receivers called it embarrassing after they dropped 10 passes in Sundays 27-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans.I guess its just coincidence, wide receiver Deonte Thompson said. This group doesnt drop balls. That was the first time we ever came out and performed like that.Wide receivers Deonte Thompson and Marquess Wilson and running back Jordan Howard all dropped passes, but the most painful for the Bears was the one by wide receiver Josh Bellamy. He dropped it in the end zone with less than a minute remaining when it could have led to a win.I think its just a matter of being out there more, coach John Fox said.The Bears used an all-backup group of receivers with wide receiver Alshon Jeffery suspended, wide receiver Kevin White and tight end Zach Miller both on injured reserve.Quarterback Matt Barkley made his first NFL start after joining the team at the start of the regular season and led a fourth-quarter comeback from a 27-7 deficit.I think Marquess Wilson, it was his second game of the season, Fox said. He hasnt been playing football for months and months.Like everything, if it doesnt go real well, the more you do it, the better you get. I think those game conditions are a little bit different from practice. A lot of those guys probably played more in this game than they had all season.Fox suggested dropped passes can become more a mental problem than physical.I think everything we do is mental, Fox said. The reality is were in a performance-based business. Weve got to get better at performing and executing in game situations.Fox had a more posittive analysis for his new quarterback.ddddddddddddBarkley, replacing the injured Jay Cutler, threw 54 times, the third-highest attempt total by a Bears quarterback. He completed 28 of 54 for 316 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.The Bears three touchdowns were more than they scored in any game this season.Couple throws hed like to have back, couple things in protection we might have changed, but all in all I thought he operated pretty good, Fox said. Not an ideal situation, down 21-7 and we had to throw it a lot to get back into it.All-in-all I thought it was a pretty good first outing.The Bears latest injury affects their defense in several ways.Trevathan, who signed as a free agent after winning the Super Bowl with Denver, was one of the veteran leaders on a relatively inexperienced defense and an effective tackler.It was a semi-contact injury, kind of behind the ball, Fox said. He planted wrong and the injury occurred.Hell fight back, hes been through it before, had a similar injury a couple years ago that he worked through. And hell do the same off of this one.The Bears have 15 players on injured reserve, although its possible White or cornerback Kyle Fuller could come off the list this season.Teams with losing records usually look to evaluate young players late in the season, but the injuries change this for the Bears.Id like to say that were going to play young guys, but we already are, Fox said.Linebacker Willie Young looked for something positive.I really feel that this year, with all of the young guys that we have, and even guys coming from winning organizations who are not familiar with dealing with adversity like such, I really think its going to help and build us as a team in the future, Young said.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '