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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
2-0 199.4
212.41
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
195.44 0-2
214.73

Houston Texans overcome starter's goose egg, knock off Chicago Bears in 199.40-195.44 cliff-hanger

Both teams were hampered by starters who put up 0 points, but Houston Texans were able to persevere and earn the victory, narrowly earning a 199.40-195.44 win over Chicago Bears. Chicago Bears made a run at it on Monday night, but they fell short. Houston Texans led 192.00-167.50 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 27.94 points from Jared Goff and Kenny Clark on Monday night for Chicago Bears. Houston Texans were led by Kyler Murray (41.1 points) and Tony Pollard (24). Houston Texans (2-0) will look to keep it rolling against GX s99 NE Pats 20 25, while Chicago Bears (0-2) will try to right the ship against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pollard (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 31 Rec Yds) scored 24 points against the Chargers in Week 2. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 7.56-point projection. Pollard ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Tony Pollard

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 199.4
1
Kyler Murray
QB
41.1
29.56
20.6%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
24
7.56
12%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
18.5
17.06
9.3%
4
Jack Doyle
TE
13.4
6.83
6.7%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 195.44
1
Jared Goff
QB
23.44
19.87
12%
2
DJ Moore
WR
21.9
14.56
11.2%
3
Najee Harris
RB
19.1
17.82
9.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.7
16.58
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Najee Harris had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Chicago Bears to contribute to a 140.40-67.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 77-yard touchdown pass for Houston Texans, contributing to a 180.70-164.60 lead for the team.
Monday
Jared Goff had a 46-yard pass for Chicago Bears.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Chicago Bears

What If

Houston Texans would have beaten nine other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would have lost to 10 other teams besides Houston Texans this week.
If Houston Texans played Chicago Bears every week this season, they'd be 2-0.
Last week, Houston Texans would have gotten the win over Chicago Bears 224.5-155.02.
If Houston Texans had played every team in the league each week, they would be 22-16.
If they played every team every week, Chicago Bears would be 11-27.

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