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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Detroit Lions
5-1 216.8
225.59
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
151.52 2-4
166.38

Detroit Lions beat Chicago Bears for fourth straight win in 216.80-151.52 rout

Detroit Lions extended their win streak to four games with an easy victory over Chicago Bears, cruising to a 216.80-151.52 win. Detroit Lions pulled out to a 35.20-point lead on Thursday behind Golden Tate (22.2 points) and James White (13.5) and never relinquished it. Ezekiel Elliott (105 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 47 Rec Yds) and Austin Hooper (8 Rec, 117 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Chicago Bears in the loss. Detroit Lions (5-1) will look to keep it rolling against Miami Dolphins, while Chicago Bears (2-4) will match up against Indianapolis Colts in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Detroit Lions   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Collins made 12 tackles and recorded a sack as the Redskins beat the Dolphins 17-16. In doing so, he put up 25 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the second-highest percent increase of any S in the league this season. Next week, Collins will face the 49ers.
Landon Collins

Top Player Comparison

Detroit Lions
Points
% of total points 216.8
1
Landon Collins
S
25
7.86
11.5%
2
Golden Tate
WR
22.2
11.46
10.2%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21.7
23.62
10%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
20.5
7.02
9.5%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 151.52
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
26.2
20.32
17.3%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
25.7
12.85
17%
3
Alshon Jeffery
WR
23.6
13.12
15.6%
4
DJ Moore
WR
15.6
12.32
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Golden Tate had a 64-yard touchdown catch for Detroit Lions to contribute to a 35.70-0.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Christian McCaffrey had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Detroit Lions, while Matt Gay had a 54-yard field goal, contributing to a 169.40-91.50 lead for Detroit Lions.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 66-yard pass and a 58-yard pass for Detroit Lions during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Detroit Lions   Chicago Bears

What If

Detroit Lions would have beaten 15 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would have lost to 12 other teams besides Detroit Lions this week.
Detroit Lions would be 5-1 if they played Chicago Bears every week.
Had they played each other last week, Detroit Lions would have gotten the win over Chicago Bears 238.4-165.1.
Detroit Lions would be 4-1 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 Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears would be 3-2.
If Detroit Lions had played every team in the league each week, they would be 95-19.
If they played every team every week, Chicago Bears would be 44-70.

Next Week Preview

Chicago Bears
Up ahead in Week 7, Chicago Bears (2-4) will look to get back in the win column against Indianapolis Colts (5-1). Each side has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as Jameis Winston, T.J. Watt, Shaq Thompson, Donte Moncrief, and Vance McDonald are off for Indianapolis Colts while DJ Moore, Eric Reid, Lavonte David, and Graham Gano are scheduled to rest for Chicago Bears.
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions (5-1) will take on Miami Dolphins (2-4) in Week 7. Each team has multiple players with byes next week, as Christian McCaffrey, Matt Gay, David Njoku, and Donte Jackson are off for Detroit Lions, while Miami Dolphins will be missing Joey Slye, the Cleveland Browns defense, Reggie Bonnafon, and Stephon Tuitt. Over the last three weeks, Detroit Lions have put up 237.81 points per game, while Miami Dolphins have averaged only 183.51 per contest.