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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
2-2 189.38
192
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
175.94 1-3
198.9

Houston Texans fall to Chicago Bears, 189.38-175.94

There's no way around it, Houston Texans underperformed, at least according to projections, as Chicago Bears secured a 189.38-175.94 win. Houston Texans nabbed a 22.60-point lead on Thursday, but Chicago Bears held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Jared Goff (517 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Austin Hooper (9 Rec, 130 Rec Yds). James Conner (26.5 points) and Aaron Jones (17.8) were the leading scorers for Houston Texans in the loss. Chicago Bears (2-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Denver Broncos, while Houston Texans (1-3) will face off against Philadelphia Eagles in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 10 tackles against the Cowboys, Bell tallied 19.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 8.36-point projection and was much higher than his 11.75-point season scoring average. Bell ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Vonn Bell

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 189.38
1
Jared Goff
QB
27.68
22.82
14.6%
2
Austin Hooper
TE
23
10.05
12.1%
3
Vonn Bell
S
19.5
8.36
10.3%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.5
18.65
9.2%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 175.94
1
James Conner
RB
26.5
15.12
15.1%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
17.8
15.66
10.1%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
17.34
21.95
9.9%
4
Mychal Kendricks
LB
15.5
6.32
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Jared Goff had a 29-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears, who trailed 148.44-144.38 after the late round of games.
Monday
James Conner had a 21-yard touchdown catch for Houston Texans.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Houston Texans

Game Notes

Only 10 of the 23 starters on Chicago Bears scored more than their projected point totals.
Houston Texans had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Chicago Bears had three starters score zero points, while Houston Texans had one.
Chicago Bears put up more points than their season scoring average (189.24) while Houston Texans fell short of theirs (182.77).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 13.44-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The victory snaps a two-game losing streak for Chicago Bears.

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