London Nike shop builds hilariously dumb Raiders-Bears display

This Niketown in London had a confusing mannequin display. This Niketown in London had a confusing mannequin display. Photo: JJ Stankevitz/NBC Sports Chicago Photo: JJ Stankevitz/NBC Sports Chicago Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close London Nike shop builds hilariously dumb Raiders-Bears display 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

It's been over a decade since the first NFL game came to the United Kingdom, but one store in London is still getting the hang of the old American football thing.

At the Niketown in London's Marylebone neighborhood, a display of mannequins paints an interesting scene. One mannequin, sporting the jersey of Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack, is in the process of catching a ball. This is a bit questionable — Mack theoretically could be intercepting a pass, but this isn't the first thing you'd think of Mack doing on a football field.

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This display really goes off the wheels with the second mannequin, who is wearing the jersey of Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. The ostensible Carr facsimile is diving at Mack's ankles, attempting a tackle. So either Carr is somehow immediately tackling Mack as he intercepts a Carr pass (as NBC Sports Chicago reporter JJ Stankevitz theorized), or Carr is playing defensive back while Mack plays receiver, which somehow makes even less logical sense.

The NFL shop in London is apparently predicting Khalil Mack will intercept a pass from Derek Carr while Derek Carr tries to tackle him pic.twitter.com/16KeCY4sxA — JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) October 3, 2019

The display is in place for the Bears-Raiders game on Sunday, which will be played at 6 p.m. local time (10 a.m. Pacific). The two NFL teams will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a place that hasn't seen quality football in quite a while.

After a tumultuous offseason, the Raiders are off to a surprising 2-2 start, but face a tough matchup against the Bears and Mack, who Oakland infamously shipped off to Chicago in September of 2018.

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