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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
4-4 171.78
196.36
 
VS
proj
Atlanta Falcons
111 3-5
154.65

Chicago Bears manage to defeat Atlanta Falcons 171.78-111.00

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Chicago Bears did enough to take down Atlanta Falcons, securing a 171.78-111.00 win. Atlanta Falcons took a 5.00-point lead on Thursday, but Chicago Bears held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff, who passed for 372 yards and 2 touchdowns for 26.88 points, and Austin Hooper, who caught 6 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown (19 points). Devonta Freeman (39 Rush Yds, 63 Rec Yds) and Mecole Hardman (86 Ret. Yds) did their part for Atlanta Falcons in the loss. Chicago Bears (4-4) will look to add to their success against Cincinnati Bengals, while Atlanta Falcons (3-5) try to get some positive momentum against Indianapolis Colts.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Atlanta Falcons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Jaguars defense (15 Pts Allowed, 213 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) scored 15 points in a 29-15 win over the Jets in Week 8. Their scoring output was 74% more than their 8.62-point projection and was much higher than their 8-point season scoring average. The Jaguars defense will face the Texans next week.
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 171.78
1
Jared Goff
QB
26.88
23.93
15.6%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
19
12.72
11.1%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
15
8.62
8.7%
4
Adam Vinatieri
K
13
8.02
7.6%
Atlanta Falcons
Points
% of total points 111
1
Devonta Freeman
RB
16.7
14.56
15%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
13.5
5.61
12.2%
3
Olivier Vernon
DE
11
5.29
9.9%
4
Dante Fowler Jr.
LB
11
8.13
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jared Goff had a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 31-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears, while Adam Vinatieri had a 55-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal, helping Chicago Bears to a 147.48-68.40 lead.
Sunday Night
Mecole Hardman had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Atlanta Falcons, who trailed 168.88-111.00 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Atlanta Falcons

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Chicago Bears scored less in this one (171.78) than their season average of 182.7.
You can't win if you don't play. Atlanta Falcons has left more points on the bench this season (201.2) than Chicago Bears (83.08).
Chicago Bears play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Atlanta Falcons (2).
Chicago Bears have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Atlanta Falcons (68 vs 56).
By position, Chicago Bears have outscored Atlanta Falcons at TE, DEF, and IDP this season.
Chicago Bears has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Atlanta Falcons this season (-10).
The starters for Chicago Bears had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Atlanta Falcons (1).
There's not much good to say about Atlanta Falcons this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears (4-4) match up against Cincinnati Bengals (3-5) in a Week 9 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each of these teams will have multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 9, as Jared Goff, Austin Hooper, Vonn Bell, Marshon Lattimore, Austin Carr, and Keanu Neal are off for Chicago Bears, while Cincinnati Bengals will be missing Andy Dalton, Robert Woods, Nick Vigil, Deion Jones, and the Cincinnati Bengals defense. Over the last two weeks, Chicago Bears have scored 193.95 points per game, while Cincinnati Bengals have averaged 170.83 per contest.
Atlanta Falcons
In Week 9, 11th-place Atlanta Falcons (3-5) are due to take on fourth-place Indianapolis Colts (6-2). Atlanta Falcons might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Devonta Freeman, Dante Fowler Jr., Todd Gurley II, Shawn Williams, Wil Lutz, Foyesade Oluokun, the Atlanta Falcons defense, Kenny Young, Brandin Cooks, and Alvin Kamara out on bye next week. Indianapolis Colts will be without Alex Anzalone.