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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
6-6 208.94
198.54
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
166.72 7-5
214.55

Indianapolis Colts come up short of expectations, lose to Chicago Bears, 208.94-166.72

Indianapolis Colts were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as Chicago Bears came out on top with a 208.94-166.72 win. Chicago Bears grabbed a 59.74-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Darnell Mooney (5 Rec, 123 Rec Yds) and Ezekiel Elliott (25 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 24 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Austin Ekeler (31 Rush Yds, 68 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tyrod Taylor (158 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 30 Rush Yds) led the way for Indianapolis Colts in the loss. Chicago Bears (6-6) will look to add to their success against Philadelphia Eagles, while Indianapolis Colts (7-5) will attempt to right the ship against LA Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing 16 points, surrendering 303 yards, and intercepting 4 passes against the Ravens, the Browns defense registered 11 points this week. Their scoring output nearly doubled their 5.74-point projection and was much higher than their 5.92-point season scoring average. The Browns defense will face the Ravens next week.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 208.94
1
Darius Leonard
LB
20.5
10.29
9.8%
2
Nick Folk
K
19
9.46
9.1%
3
Darnell Mooney
WR
17.5
16.11
8.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
16.9
18.23
8.1%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 166.72
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
21.9
20.21
13.1%
2
Tyrod Taylor
QB
20.32
20.34
12.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
12.8
8.62
7.7%
4
T.J. Hockenson
TE
12.5
12.47
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Darnell Mooney had a 52-yard catch for Chicago Bears, while Jared Goff had a 39-yard touchdown pass, contributing to an 80.24-20.50 lead for Chicago Bears.
Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Chicago Bears became the proud owner of a 166.44-138.32 lead. Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal for Chicago Bears, while DJ Moore had a 64-yard catch. Tyrod Taylor made the highlight reel for Indianapolis Colts with a 40-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Indianapolis Colts

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Chicago Bears scored more in this one (208.94) than their season average (180.36).
Chicago Bears play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Indianapolis Colts (1).
Chicago Bears should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Indianapolis Colts (5 vs 4).
Indianapolis Colts have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Chicago Bears (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Chicago Bears have outscored Indianapolis Colts at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Chicago Bears had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Indianapolis Colts (1).
There's not much good to say about Indianapolis Colts this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Indianapolis Colts
Coming up in Week 13, Indianapolis Colts (7-5) will try to get back in the win column against LA Rams (5-7). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 13, as Shaq Thompson, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Jeremy Chinn, Geoff Swaim, Darrynton Evans, and Jaire Alexander are off for Indianapolis Colts while Rasul Douglas, Jayon Brown, Allen Lazard, and Rashaan Evans are out for LA Rams.
Chicago Bears
Two teams that are now on identical two-game winning streaks, Chicago Bears (6-6) square off against Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) in Week 13. Each of these teams will have players with byes next week, as Randall Cobb, Dez Fitzpatrick, Chuba Hubbard, Jeremy McNichols, Adrian Peterson, and Golden Tate are off for Philadelphia Eagles and DJ Moore, the Cleveland Browns defense, Kenny Clark, Grant Delpit, and Austin Hooper will sit for Chicago Bears. When it comes to scoring production, these two squads have been nearly identical recently. Chicago Bears have scored 182.63 points per game over the last three weeks, while Philadelphia Eagles have averaged 185.59 per matchup over that same stretch.