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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
3-1 40
33.93
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
25 1-3
33.71

Chicago Bears come back to top Cincinnati Bengals for third straight win in 40-25 rout

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to three games with an easy victory over Cincinnati Bengals, rolling to a 40-25 win. Cincinnati Bengals earned a 25-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Randy Bullock, who made all 4 of his FG attempts for 15 points, and Joe Burrow, who passed for 300 yards and a touchdown and ran for 11 yards (4 points). But it was all Chicago Bears after that. They were led by Rodrigo Blankenship (4-4 FG, 44 long, 1-1 XP) and Todd Gurley II (57 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs). Chicago Bears (3-1) will look to rack up another W against New Orleans Saints, while Cincinnati Bengals (1-3) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against Dallas Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Gurley II ran for 57 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Falcons lost to the Packers 30-16. In doing so, he put up 12 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the fifth-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Gurley II will face the Panthers next week.
Todd Gurley II

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 40
1
Rodrigo Blankenship
K
13
7.06
32.5%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
12
4.52
30%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
7
10.14
17.5%
4
Allen Robinson II
WR
4
2.62
10%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 25
1
Randy Bullock
K
15
6.88
60%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
4
6.87
16%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
4
5.45
16%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
1
2.14
4%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 45-yard pass for Chicago Bears on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

Only three of the eight starting players on Chicago Bears exceeded their scoring projections.
Cincinnati Bengals had only one of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Chicago Bears had three starters score zero points, while Cincinnati Bengals had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Chicago Bears scored more points than their projected total, while Cincinnati Bengals fell short of their projection.
Not only did Chicago Bears win, but they also covered the 0.22-point predicted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Chicago Bears moves to (2-0), while Cincinnati Bengals falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Randy Bullock recorded 15 points, the first-best scoring output for any K this season.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
Hey Chicago Bears, the good news is that we took this matchup by a whopping 15 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this... as a matter of fact, our team's scoring average through three weeks was 48. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
Cincinnati Bengals
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The five offensive skill starters (three WRs, one RB, one TE) on Cincinnati Bengals combined to register a healthy 368 total yards. Unfortunately, not one of those players was able to find the end zone in Week 4.