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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Hou Texans (GA)
3-3 57
31.05
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
21 4-2
36.33

Hou Texans (GA) knock Chicago Bears from top spot in 57-21 rout

Hou Texans (GA) rolled to a 57-21 win over Chicago Bears, knocking them out of the top spot in Vintage Football League. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Hou Texans (GA) grabbed a 31-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding performances from Deshaun Watson (14 points) and Justin Jefferson (10). Cairo Santos (11 points) and Patrick Mahomes (7) were the leaders for Chicago Bears in the loss. Hou Texans (GA) (3-3) will look to add to their success against Cincinnati Bengals, while Chicago Bears (4-2) attempt to get back in the win column against Los Angeles Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  Hou Texans (GA)   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Fells (6 Rec, 85 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 4 points in a 42-36 lost to the Titans in Week 6. His scoring output crushed his 0.66-point projection and was much higher than his 1.4-point season scoring average. Fells will face the Packers next week.
Darren Fells

Top Player Comparison

Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 57
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
14
7.63
24.6%
2
The Miami Dolphins defense
DEF
12
6.83
21.1%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
10
2.22
17.5%
4
David Johnson
RB
6
2.52
10.5%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 21
1
Cairo Santos
K
11
6.97
52.4%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
7
9.85
33.3%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
3
7.61
14.3%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Hou Texans (GA) owned a 45-14 lead. Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Hou Texans (GA), while Justin Jefferson had a 49-yard touchdown catch. Cairo Santos made the highlight reel for Chicago Bears with a 55-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Hou Texans (GA)   Chicago Bears

Game Notes

Most (6 of the 8) of the starters on Hou Texans (GA) exceeded their projected point totals.
Chicago Bears had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as Hou Texans (GA) had one starter score zero points, while Chicago Bears had five.
Hou Texans (GA) put up more points than their season scoring average (36) while Chicago Bears fell short of theirs (41.5).
Hou Texans (GA) put up more points than their projected total, while Chicago Bears failed to reach their projection.
The 57 points scored by Hou Texans (GA) are the 4th-most in the league this season.
The loss snaps a streak of four consecutive wins for Chicago Bears.
In blowout games this season, Hou Texans (GA) moves to (2-1), while Chicago Bears falls to (3-1).
On the losing side, Cairo Santos (11 points) posted the third-highest score for a K this week.

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