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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
3-5 164.98
201.21
 
VS
proj
Washington 🏈 Team
146 0-8
108.44

Chicago Bears hand Washington 🏈 Team eighth consecutive loss, 164.98-146.00

Chicago Bears came out on top with a 164.98-146.00 win to hand Washington 🏈 Team their eighth straight loss to open the season. Washington 🏈 Team earned a 6.50-point lead on Thursday, but Chicago Bears held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Najee Harris (21 points) and Devontae Booker (18.5). Mike White (405 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jamison Crowder (8 Rec, 84 Rec Yds) led the charge for Washington 🏈 Team in the loss. Chicago Bears (3-5) will look to keep it rolling against GX s99 NE Pats 20 25, while Washington 🏈 Team (0-8) will match up against Seattle Seahawks in an effort to get their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Washington 🏈 Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Akins (5 Rec, 53 Rec Yds) scored 10.3 points in a 38-22 lost to the Rams in Week 8. His scoring output nearly doubled his 5.27-point projection and was much higher than his 4.38-point season scoring average. Akins will face the Dolphins next week.
Jordan Akins

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 164.98
1
Najee Harris
RB
21
17.83
12.7%
2
Devontae Booker
RB
18.5
13.96
11.2%
3
Nick Folk
K
14
8.37
8.5%
4
Vonn Bell
S
14
8.14
8.5%
Washington 🏈 Team
Points
% of total points 146
1
Mike White
QB
34.1
14.06
23.4%
2
Jamison Crowder
WR
16.4
11.47
11.2%
3
Randy Gregory
DE
11
4.06
7.5%
4
John Ross III
WR
9.2
2.26
6.3%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
John Ross III had a 50-yard catch for Washington 🏈 Team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Washington 🏈 Team

Game Notes

Just nine of the 23 starting players on Chicago Bears scored higher than their projected point totals.
Washington 🏈 Team had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Chicago Bears had three starters score zero points, while Washington 🏈 Team had six.
Chicago Bears put up fewer points than their season scoring average (176.34) while Washington 🏈 Team scored above theirs (132.66).
Chicago Bears emerged victorious despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Washington 🏈 Team exceeded their projection.
Washington 🏈 Team ranked 17th in the league in points scored this week, while Chicago Bears ranked 14th.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Chicago Bears. They won, but did not cover the 92.77-point projected margin of victory.
A bright spot in the loss, Mike White officially registered the top overall score of any player on Washington 🏈 Team this year with 34.1 points.

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