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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
4-6 191.12
205.68
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
173.56 2-8
0

Chicago Bears come back to hand Denver Broncos fourth consecutive loss, 191.12-173.56

Chicago Bears came back to earn a 191.12-173.56 win to hand Denver Broncos their fourth consecutive loss. Trailing 0.00-145.62 heading into Sunday night, Chicago Bears charged back behind Ezekiel Elliott (36.7 points) and Alshon Jeffery (8.8). Chicago Bears (4-6) will look to keep it rolling against Washington Redskins, while Denver Broncos (2-8) face Atlanta Falcons in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 10 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown against the Browns, Hooper recorded 21.6 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 9.6-point projection and was much higher than his 10.78-point season scoring average. Hooper ranks #8 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
Austin Hooper

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 191.12
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
36.7
17.15
19.2%
2
Jared Goff
QB
25.02
25.18
13.1%
3
Austin Hooper
TE
21.6
9.6
11.3%
4
Khalil Mack
LB
14.5
15.48
7.6%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 173.56
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Chicago Bears got the victory even though only eight of their 24 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Denver Broncos lost despite zero of their zero starters scoring above their points projection.
With four starters recording zero points for Chicago Bears, the margin of victory could have been much higher.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Chicago Bears won despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Denver Broncos outscored their projection.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Chicago Bears. They won, but did not cover the 205.68-point projected margin of victory.
Chicago Bears moves to (1-2) in comeback games this year, while Denver Broncos falls to (0-1).

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
You know Chicago Bears, the good news is that we took this matchup by 17.56 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through nine weeks was 202.22. So yes, we're happy to have gotten this victory, but let's also "regress" back up to where we know we can be!
Denver Broncos
Don't get too distraught, Denver Broncos! We'd suggest that use this loss as a learning opportunity and regroup for next week. Pick up what the Yahoo! Fantasy Experts are putting down, and deploy the strongest lineup possible in Week 11.