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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Bears
8-6 163
98.38
 
VS
proj
Packers
104 6-8
104.76

Bears knock off Packers in 163-104 drubbing

Bears brought their A game, rolling to a 163-104 win over Packers, who fell short of projections. Bears nabbed an 11-point lead on Thursday behind James Washington and never looked back. George Kittle (13 Rec, 151 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Cincinnati Bengals defense (26 Pts Allowed, 355 Yds Allowed) were the top scorers for Packers in the loss. Bears ends the season on a high note, but they'll miss the postseason with a record of 8-6. Packers will also be home for the playoffs, finishing at 6-8.

Matchup Timeline

  Bears   Packers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 3.42 points, Anderson more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 13 points as the Panthers lost to the Falcons 29-21. He caught 7 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bears this week. Anderson will play the Bills next week.
Robby Anderson

Top Player Comparison

Bears
Points
% of total points 163
1
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
35
15.73
21.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25
11.42
15.3%
3
Harrison Butker
K
18
12.25
11%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
17
6.41
10.4%
Packers
Points
% of total points 104
1
George Kittle
TE
20
8.66
19.2%
2
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
15
11.8
14.4%
3
Allen Lazard
WR
12
4.16
11.5%
4
Damien Wilson
LB
11
5.44
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
James Washington had a 30-yard touchdown catch for Bears, helping to give the team an 11-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Harrison Butker had a 54-yard field goal for Bears, contributing to a 116-26 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Kyle Rudolph had a 60-yard catch for Bears to contribute to a 133-82 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Davante Adams had a 38-yard touchdown catch for Bears, helping the team to a 158-104 lead.

Points By Position

  Bears   Packers

Game Notes

More than half (10 of the 16) of the starters on Bears exceeded their projected point totals.
Packers had only six of their 16 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Bears had three starters score zero points, while Packers had three.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Bears scored more points than their projected total, while Packers fell short of their projection.
The win concludes a two-match losing streak for Bears.
In blowout games this season, Bears moves to (3-5), while Packers falls to (4-3).
Despite the loss, George Kittle recorded 20 points, the fourth-highest score for a TE this season.

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