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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
4-3 200.96
169.46
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
169.18 2-5
214.5

Houston Texans knock off Chicago Bears for third straight win, 200.96-169.18

Houston Texans extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Chicago Bears, securing a 200.96-169.18 victory. Chicago Bears nabbed a 10.40-point lead on Thursday, but Houston Texans held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Kareem Hunt, who racked up 141 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns for 37.1 points, and Tyrell Williams, who caught 4 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown (21.8 points). Alshon Jeffery (21.8 points) and Jared Goff (20.48) carried the flag for Chicago Bears in the loss. Houston Texans (4-3) will look to sustain their winning ways against NE Patriots, while Chicago Bears (2-5) will take on Philadelphia Eagles in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ware (59 Rush Yds, 30 Rec Yds) scored 11.9 points against the Bengals in Week 7. His scoring output crushed his 2.17-point projection and was much higher than his 4.07-point season scoring average. Ware will face the Broncos next week.
Spencer Ware

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 200.96
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
37.1
18.05
18.5%
2
Tyrell Williams
WR
21.8
8.8
10.8%
3
Matt Ryan
QB
21.26
25.7
10.6%
4
Luke Kuechly
LB
18
9.02
9%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 169.18
1
Alshon Jeffery
WR
21.8
13
12.9%
2
Jared Goff
QB
20.48
25.48
12.1%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
16.9
9.16
10%
4
Darius Leonard
LB
16.5
11.23
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tyrell Williams had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Houston Texans, who trailed 129.18-115.70 after the early action.
Monday
Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass for Houston Texans on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Chicago Bears
Standings Update
How about we check in on the Standings? We're already midway through the season after all, believe it or not.
Houston Texans
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see Houston Texans making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad finds itself on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 206.03 points per game through seven weeks, 12th-best in the league.
Important Players
Matt Ryan
MVP
2335 Pass Yds, 15 Pass TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Bradley McDougald
Best Acquisition
36 Tackles, 2 Ints
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears rank in the top half of the league in scoring, but they'll have to do better moving forward if they want to make the playoffs. Through seven weeks, the team is averaging the 8th-most points per game in the league (214.59 ppg), leaving Chicago Bears on the outside looking in for the playoffs at No. 13 in the Standings.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
2130 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Ezekiel Elliott
Best Drafted
619 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 175 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Josh Norman
Best Acquisition
28 Tackles, 1 Int

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten 11 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would have lost to 14 other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If they played Chicago Bears every week, Houston Texans would be 4-3 this season.
Last week, Houston Texans would have defeated Chicago Bears 227.7-210.54.
Houston Texans would be 1-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Houston Texans, Chicago Bears would be 2-4.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 72-61.
If they played every team every week, Chicago Bears would be 76-57.