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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
5-2 31
32.85
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
22 2-5
24.76

Los Angeles Rams fall short of expectations, lose to Chicago Bears, 31-22

There's no way around it, Los Angeles Rams underdelivered, at least based on projections, as Chicago Bears emerged victorious with a 31-22 victory. Chicago Bears leapt out to a 13-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Todd Gurley II, who racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns, and never looked back. The Los Angeles Rams defense (10 points) and Jared Goff (7) led the way for Los Angeles Rams in the loss. Chicago Bears (5-2) will look to rack up another W against Phi Eagles (TS), while Los Angeles Rams (2-5) will try to get back on track against Hou Texans (GA).

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gurley II overachieved for the fifth time this season, scoring 13 points against his 5.54-point projection. In a 23-22 loss to the Lions, he racked up 82 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. Gurley II ranks #34 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 31
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
13
5.54
41.9%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
9
4.47
29%
3
Cairo Santos
K
4
6.49
12.9%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
4
9.63
12.9%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 22
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
10
5.77
45.5%
2
Jared Goff
QB
7
6.06
31.8%
3
Sam Sloman
K
6
7.1
27.3%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Allen Robinson II had a 42-yard catch for Chicago Bears during Monday Night Football en route to the win for the team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Los Angeles Rams
Standings Update
If you blink, you'll miss it. We’re already halfway through the season, and that means it's time to catch up on the Standings.
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 40 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the squad is No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Patrick Mahomes
MVP
1899 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs, 165 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs
Todd Gurley II
Best Drafted
485 Rush Yds, 7 Rush TDs
Rodrigo Blankenship
Best Acquisition
16-18 FG, 44 long, 15-15 XP
Los Angeles Rams
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Los Angeles Rams making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 25 points per game through seven weeks, 13th-best in the league.
Important Players
Jared Goff
MVP
1789 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs
Sam Sloman
Best Drafted
8-11 FG, 42 long, 19-21 XP
Best Acquisition

Game Notes

Chicago Bears won even though only two of their eight starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Los Angeles Rams had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Chicago Bears had three starters score zero points, while Los Angeles Rams had four.
Both teams failed to reach their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 9-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
Not only did Chicago Bears get the W, but they also covered the 8.09-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the Los Angeles Rams defense put up 10 points, the second-best score for a DEF this week.