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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
12-4 20
33.89
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
13 9-7
31.39

Chicago Bears defeat Seattle Seahawks for sixth straight win, 20-13

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to six games with a hard-fought victory over Seattle Seahawks, emerging victorious with a 20-13 win. Chicago Bears earned a 16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Lamar Jackson (10 points) and the Atlanta Falcons defense (12 Pts Allowed, 288 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) and never looked back. Jason Myers (2-2 FG, 51 long, 1-1 XP) and Russell Wilson (169 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) led the charge for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. This marks the first time this season Chicago Bears have gotten the best of Seattle Seahawks, after falling 30-27 in their last matchup. Chicago Bears will look to keep winning in the Championship next week, while Seattle Seahawks attempt to bounce back and finish the season with a win in the 3rd Place game.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jackson overachieved for the 11th time this season, scoring 10 points against his 9.83-point projection. During a 31-15 win over the Browns, he passed for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 103 yards. Jackson ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 20
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
10
9.83
50%
2
The Atlanta Falcons defense
DEF
6
6.7
30%
3
Eddy Pineiro
K
3
6.17
15%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
1
3.17
5%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 13
1
Jason Myers
K
7
8.14
53.8%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
4
7.8
30.8%
3
The Seattle Seahawks defense
DEF
3
5.59
23.1%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 39-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears, contributing to a 16-0 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 16-13 after the late round of games.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Seattle Seahawks

Game Notes

Chicago Bears won despite the fact that only one of their eight starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only zero of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Chicago Bears had four starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had four.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Chicago Bears win, but they also covered the 2.5-point forecasted margin of victory.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
Hey, football is all about exploiting the mismatches. Thanks to a solid display from Lamar Jackson, we thoroughly outscored Seattle Seahawks at the quarterback position this past week (10 points to 4). Jackson went 20-for-31 for 238 yards and three TDs (plus no INTs) in a 31-15 victory over the Browns.
Seattle Seahawks
So, Seattle Seahawks, what did your pass-catchers do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? With just 11 targets combined this past week, our starting receiver crew (three WR, one TE) clearly need to get in their respective QBs' ears this week in practice.