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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
9-3 30
32.17
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
19 6-6
35.8

Chicago Bears climb into top spot in 30-19 rout

Chicago Bears jumped into first place in Vintage Football League with a dominant victory over New Orleans Saints, rolling to a 30-19 win. There was very little drama in this one, as Chicago Bears jumped out to a 10-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Jason Sanders (8 points) and Curtis Samuel (1). The New Orleans Saints defense (8 points) and Wil Lutz (7) did their part for New Orleans Saints in the loss. Chicago Bears (9-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Cincinnati Bengals, while New Orleans Saints (6-6) take on Phi Eagles (TS) in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 462 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 28 yards against the Buccaneers, Mahomes tallied 11 points this week. He just beat his 10.1-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. Mahomes ranks #2 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 30
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
11
10.1
36.7%
2
Jason Sanders
K
8
8.23
26.7%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
7
2.44
23.3%
4
David Montgomery
RB
4
2.61
13.3%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 19
1
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
8
8.06
42.1%
2
Wil Lutz
K
7
8.42
36.8%
3
Mike Evans
WR
6
2.61
31.6%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
1
1.27
5.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jason Sanders had a 54-yard field goal and a 51-yard field goal for Chicago Bears, contributing to an 8--2 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which the teams ended up dead-even, 19-19. For Chicago Bears, Patrick Mahomes had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 44-yard touchdown pass. Mike Evans made the highlight reel for New Orleans Saints with a 31-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
David Montgomery had a 57-yard run for Chicago Bears, helping the team to a 30-19 lead.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   New Orleans Saints

What If

Chicago Bears would have beaten six other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
New Orleans Saints would have lost to nine other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would be 7-4-1 if they played New Orleans Saints every week.
Last week, New Orleans Saints would have been victorious over Chicago Bears 31-26.
Chicago Bears would be 6-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Orleans Saints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints would be 10-1.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 99-51-6.
If they played every team every week, New Orleans Saints would be 86-63-7.

Next Week Preview

New Orleans Saints
Looking ahead to Week 13, New Orleans Saints (6-6) will try to get back in the win column against Phi Eagles (TS) (5-7). New Orleans Saints might need to shuffle the deck a bit with Mike Evans and Teddy Bridgewater out on bye next week. 12 weeks into the season, New Orleans Saints have tallied the fifth-most points in the league. Phi Eagles (TS) (27.25 PPG) are ranked 10th.
Chicago Bears
A pair of teams that are now on matching two-game winning streaks, Chicago Bears (9-3) go up against Cincinnati Bengals (6-6) in Week 13. Chicago Bears can't depend on another one-point showing from Curtis Samuel, who has a bye in Week 13. Over the last two weeks, Chicago Bears have put up 28 points per game, while Cincinnati Bengals have averaged 37.5 per contest.