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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
3-6 136.34
160.89
 
VS
proj
V Miami Dolphins
127.3 2-7
140.07

Offensively challenged Chicago Bears come back to top V Miami Dolphins, 136.34-127.30

With the 19th-ranked point total in the league for the week, Chicago Bears were lucky to earn a victory against a foe that performed even worse, staging a comeback for a 136.34-127.30 victory over V Miami Dolphins. Despite trailing 126.30-121.14 heading into Monday night, Chicago Bears came back behind Ezekiel Elliott, who racked up 112 yards from scrimmage for 15.2 points. Patrick Mahomes (33.8 points) and Todd Davis (11.5) were the top performers for V Miami Dolphins in defeat. Chicago Bears (3-6) will look to keep it rolling against Denver Broncos, while V Miami Dolphins (2-7) will face Minnesota Vikings in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   V Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Green (2 Rec, 28 Rec Yds) scored 4.8 points against the Seahawks in Week 9. His scoring output nearly doubled his 2.45-point projection and was higher than his 3.36-point season scoring average. Green will face the Raiders next week.
Virgil Green

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 136.34
1
Jared Goff
QB
36.34
27.26
26.7%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
15.2
18.41
11.1%
3
Lavonte David
LB
9.5
9.65
7%
4
Josh Norman
CB
8.5
6.87
6.2%
V Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 127.3
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.8
29.85
26.6%
2
Todd Davis
LB
11.5
6.9
9%
3
Matt Prater
K
9
8.68
7.1%
4
Jalen Richard
RB
8.9
8.19
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for V Miami Dolphins, while Jesse James had a 51-yard catch, contributing to a 93.30-63.20 lead for V Miami Dolphins.
Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 41-yard touchdown pass and a 48-yard pass for Chicago Bears, who trailed 121.70-121.14 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   V Miami Dolphins

What If

Chicago Bears would not have beaten any other team in the league besides V Miami Dolphins this week.
V Miami Dolphins would have lost to every other team in the league this week.
Chicago Bears would be 7-2 if they played V Miami Dolphins every week.
Last week, Chicago Bears would have beaten V Miami Dolphins 183-152.42.
Chicago Bears would be 4-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as V Miami Dolphins.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears, V Miami Dolphins would be 0-8.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 85-86.
If they played every team every week, V Miami Dolphins would be 46-125.

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