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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
9-4 30
36.41
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
26 3-10
22.59

Chicago Bears beat Cincinnati Bengals for fifth straight win, 30-26

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to five games with a hard-fought win over Cincinnati Bengals, securing a 30-26 victory. It was the third straight loss for Cincinnati Bengals. Chicago Bears leapt out to a 14-point lead on Thursday behind 10 points from Eddy Pineiro (1-1 FG, 30 long, 3-3 XP) and Allen Robinson II (8 Rec, 86 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. The Cincinnati Bengals defense (6 Pts Allowed, 271 Yds Allowed) and Randy Bullock (2-3 FG, 47 long, 2-2 XP) carried the flag for Cincinnati Bengals in the loss. Chicago Bears (9-4) will look to sustain their momentum against New England Patriots, while Cincinnati Bengals (3-10) match up against Los Angeles Rams in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson II scored 4 points against the Lions in Week 13 to nearly double his 2.09-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Bears this week. Robinson II will play the Cowboys next week.
Allen Robinson II

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 30
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
9
8.87
30%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
7
4.97
23.3%
3
Eddy Pineiro
K
6
6.59
20%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
4
2.09
13.3%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 26
1
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
10
5.13
38.5%
2
Randy Bullock
K
8
6.21
30.8%
3
Andy Dalton
QB
4
4.85
15.4%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
3
1.96
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Lamar Jackson had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears, contributing to a 30-25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starting players on Chicago Bears scored more than their point projections.
Cincinnati Bengals had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Chicago Bears had three starters score zero points, while Cincinnati Bengals had three.
Chicago Bears put up fewer points than their season scoring average (31.23) while Cincinnati Bengals scored above theirs (17.62).
Chicago Bears emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Cincinnati Bengals outscored their projection.
Chicago Bears managed to get the win, but failed to cover the 13.82-point projected margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Cincinnati Bengals defense scored 10 points, the third-best score for a DEF this week.

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