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Week 11

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
2-9 216.54
167.18
 
VS
proj
LA Rams
186.76 5-6
185.72

Chicago Bears come back to hand LA Rams third consecutive loss, 216.54-186.76

Chicago Bears came back for a 216.54-186.76 victory to hand LA Rams their third straight loss. Chicago Bears trailed 172.06-156.00 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Jared Goff (376 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jordan Fuller (4 Tackles, 2 Ints). Deshaun Watson (344 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 36 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and CeeDee Lamb (12 Rush Yds, 34 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for LA Rams in defeat. Chicago Bears (2-9) will look to add to their success against Las Vegas Raiders, while LA Rams (5-6) will try to get back on track against Houston Texans.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   LA Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 2 points, Herndon crushed that amount by scoring 11.2 points as the Jets lost to the Chargers 34-28. He caught 2 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any TE in the league this season. Herndon will go up against the Dolphins in Week 12.
Chris Herndon

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 216.54
1
Jared Goff
QB
32.04
22.05
14.8%
2
DJ Moore
WR
21.8
14.21
10.1%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
20
6.92
9.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.4
15.67
9%
LA Rams
Points
% of total points 186.76
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
35.36
25.13
18.9%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.6
11.13
8.9%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
16
11.23
8.6%
4
Damien Harris
RB
12.4
10.05
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was LA Rams who took the lead, 137.96-97.50. For Chicago Bears, DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for LA Rams with a 44-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   LA Rams

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Chicago Bears scored more points in this matchup (216.54) than their season average (161.13).
LA Rams would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. LA Rams has left more points on the bench this season (322.28) than Chicago Bears (151.78).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of LA Rams - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Chicago Bears (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
Chicago Bears was able to get the win despite having more players on a bye this week (8) than LA Rams (3).
Hey LA Rams, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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