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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
7-2 36
30.31
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
30 6-3
34.77

Chicago Bears knock off Pit Steelers (ZS) for third straight win, 36-30

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Pit Steelers (ZS), earning a 36-30 victory. Chicago Bears earned a 30-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Patrick Mahomes (372 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Todd Gurley II (6) and never looked back. Ben Roethlisberger (11 points) and Justin Tucker (6) carried the flag for Pit Steelers (ZS) in the loss. Chicago Bears (7-2) will look to keep it rolling against Hou Texans (GA), while Pit Steelers (ZS) (6-3) will try to right the ship against New Orleans Saints.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.05 points, Graham nearly tripled that amount by scoring 3 points as the Bears lost to the Titans 24-17. He caught 6 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Bears this week. Graham will square off against the Vikings in Week 10.
Jimmy Graham

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 36
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
14
8.46
38.9%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
6
4.97
16.7%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
5
1.22
13.9%
4
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
4
7.27
11.1%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 30
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
11
7.71
36.7%
2
Justin Tucker
K
6
8.88
20%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
5
7.79
16.7%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
4
2.13
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had a 28-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard pass for Chicago Bears, while DJ Chark Jr. had a 73-yard touchdown catch, helping Chicago Bears to a 36-6 lead.
Sunday Late
Ben Roethlisberger teamed up with Diontae Johnson for a 42-yard pass for Pit Steelers (ZS), who trailed 36-30 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Pit Steelers (ZS)

What If

Chicago Bears would have beaten seven other teams besides Pit Steelers (ZS) this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have lost to seven other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
If Chicago Bears played Pit Steelers (ZS) every week this season, they'd be 4-5.
Had they played each other last week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would have been victorious over Chicago Bears 37-32.
Chicago Bears would be 5-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Pit Steelers (ZS).
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 7-1.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 81-31-5.
If they played every team every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 80-34-3.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
You know Chicago Bears, the good news is that we took this matchup by 6 points. The better news is that we've proven we're even stronger than this, as our scoring average through Week 8 stood at 39. So while we're happy to have gotten this victory, let's get back up to where we know we can be!
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Posting only two targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Pit Steelers (ZS) should investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.