What went wrong with Julian Edelman's math during Bears offense breakdown? Menefee's correction goes viral

Julian Edelman and Curt Menefee were on the field, presenting Fox's pregame NFL coverage on Sunday. The Buffalo Bills were playing against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field at 8:00 p.m. Edelman and Menefee were discussing one of the struggles of the Chicago Bears during 2024, when the former brought up a basic math equation and failed.

Edelman said:

"I'm not a math guy, what's 2-70?"

To which Curt Menefee responded by saying:

"I think you mean 70-2?"

Edelman countered by saying:

"Same thing."

Menefee concluded by saying:

"You're not a math guy."

The purpose of Edelman's math is to say that the Chicago Bulls' Caleb Williams was "sacked" 68 times in 2024. Julian clarified:

"That's 68, Curt. 68 times he was sacked last year. So, I expect Caleb Williams to go out there and get hit less."

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What is wrong with Julian Edelman's math during Fox's pregame NFL coverage?

Edelman's math and Menefee's correction on Fox's pregame NFL coverage went viral because Edelman mistakenly said the numbers in the wrong order. Right before asking the basic math question, Julian did mention that he is not a math guy. He asked:

"What's 2-70?"

He was supposed to ask it the other way around, since 70 is greater than 2. Technically, the answer to Julian Edelman's question is "-68". When Menefee tried to correct him and Julian responded with "same thing," it is incorrect since the sign before the number changes depending on how they are placed.

Since Julian was talking about the number of times Caleb Williams was sacked in 2024, it has to be a positive number. So the correct way to phrase the question is: "What's 70-2?" the way Curt Menefee corrected him.

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Who is Julian Edelman?

Julian Edelman is an American former professional football player who played for the New England Patriots. He was a football wide receiver and was active for 12 seasons. He was also a quarterback for the Kent State Golden Flashes when he played college football.

After retiring from football in 2021, Edelman announced that he would be starting a new journey that is football-related. He decided to join the media industry by being a part of the cast of Inside the NFL on Paramount+.

Edelman and his team, the New England Patriots, won the Super Bowl thrice in 2014, 2016, and 2018. Julian was named MVP in 2018.

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Julian Edelman's slip-up while discussing Caleb Williams' sack total during Fox’s pregame coverage quickly caught attention. His "2-70" instead of "70-2" led to an incorrect answer, even though he insisted it was the "same thing." The lighthearted mistake went viral, adding humor to the pregame broadcast.