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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
13-3 44
36.59
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
14 10-6
28.22

Chicago Bears beat Cleveland Browns for fourth straight win in 44-14 rout

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to four games with a convincing victory over Cleveland Browns, cruising to a 44-14 win. Chicago Bears leapt out to a 14-point lead on Saturday behind an impressive effort from Jason Sanders and never looked back. Nick Chubb (28 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 38 Rec Yds) and Cody Parkey (1-1 FG, 44 long, 1-2 XP) were the leaders for Cleveland Browns in the loss. This marks the third time this season Chicago Bears have gotten the best of Cleveland Browns, after winning 38-0 in their last matchup. Chicago Bears will look to clinch the league title next week, while Cleveland Browns attempt to rebound and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Saints in Week 16, Thielen caught 8 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 4 points to scored 82.6% higher than his 2.19-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Bears this week. In Week 17, Thielen and the Vikings will face the Lions.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 44
1
Jason Sanders
K
14
7.78
31.8%
2
Jimmy Graham
TE
7
0.63
15.9%
3
David Montgomery
RB
7
4.98
15.9%
4
Patrick Mahomes
QB
6
10.56
13.6%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 14
1
Nick Chubb
RB
6
5.68
42.9%
2
Cody Parkey
K
4
7.29
28.6%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
4
6.83
28.6%
4
Austin Hooper
TE
1
1.34
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jimmy Graham had a 22-yard touchdown catch for Chicago Bears, while Patrick Mahomes had a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping Chicago Bears to a 39-14 lead.
Sunday Late
Curtis Samuel had a 45-yard run and a 44-yard catch for Chicago Bears to contribute to a 40-14 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Cleveland Browns

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Chicago Bears exceeded their projected point totals.
Cleveland Browns had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Cleveland Browns even trying this week? They started three players who scored zero points.
Jason Sanders, Jimmy Graham, and David Montgomery all scored more points than Nick Chubb, the leading scorer for Cleveland Browns.
Chicago Bears put up more points than their season scoring average (35.06) while Cleveland Browns fell short of theirs (27.88).
Chicago Bears put up more points than their projected total, while Cleveland Browns fell shy of their projection.
Not only did Chicago Bears get the W, but they also easily covered the 8.37-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Chicago Bears moves to (7-2), while Cleveland Browns falls to (3-5).
A bright spot in the loss, Nick Chubb registered 6 points, the fourth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
Bravo, Chicago Bears. Nice job fielding a lineup that tallied 44 points in Week 16.
Cleveland Browns
Yo, Cleveland Browns, what'd your wideouts do to get written out of their teams' game plans this week? Accumulating just zero total targets in Week 16, our three wide receivers obviously need to get the attention of their respective QBs this week in practice.