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Week 2

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
2-0 56
37.16
 
VS
proj
Pit Steelers (ZS)
21 1-1
35.64

Chicago Bears smirk at projections, knock off Pit Steelers (ZS) in 56-21 rout

Chicago Bears rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 56-21 win over Pit Steelers (ZS), who fell short of projections. The matchup was decided before it really even started, as Chicago Bears grabbed a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar efforts from the Chicago Bears defense and Cairo Santos. the Bears defense allowed 17 points, surrendered 248 yards, and forced 4 turnovers for 15 points, while Santos made both of his FG attempts (8 points). JuJu Smith-Schuster (6 Rec, 41 Rec Yds) and Chris Boswell (1-1 FG, 56 long, 2-2 XP) carried the flag for Pit Steelers (ZS) in defeat. Chicago Bears (2-0) will look to rack up another W against New York Giants, while Pit Steelers (ZS) (1-1) will try to right the ship against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Pit Steelers (ZS)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 2, the Bears defense scored 15 points to more-than-double their 6.28-point projection. They allowed 17 points, surrendered 248 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Bears this week. In Week 3, the Bears will face the Browns.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 56
1
Kyler Murray
QB
15
8.96
26.8%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
15
6.28
26.8%
3
Cairo Santos
K
8
7.13
14.3%
4
Christian McCaffrey
RB
8
5.8
14.3%
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Points
% of total points 21
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
6
2.08
28.6%
2
Chris Boswell
K
5
7.59
23.8%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
3
6.7
14.3%
4
Najee Harris
RB
3
4.79
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, after which Chicago Bears had a 38-21 lead. For Chicago Bears, Stefon Diggs had a 41-yard catch. Ben Roethlisberger teamed up with Najee Harris for a 25-yard touchdown pass for Pit Steelers (ZS). Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 52-yard pass and a 41-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Kyler Murray had a 77-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears to contribute to a 56-21 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Pit Steelers (ZS)

What If

Chicago Bears would have beaten every other team in the league this week.
Pit Steelers (ZS) would have lost to 10 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
If Chicago Bears played Pit Steelers (ZS) every week this season, they'd be 1-0-1.
Chicago Bears would have tied Chicago Bears 28-28 had they played each other last week.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 18-7-1.
If they played every team every week, Pit Steelers (ZS) would be 6-18-2.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
Hey, now that's what we're talkin' about! A completion percentage of 81 percent for Kyler Murray this past week. Quality plus quantity! The Vikings secondary didn't stand a chance! We know the GM of Chicago Bears is grateful for this type of efficiency and attention to detail.
Pit Steelers (ZS)
Hey now, talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for Pit Steelers (ZS) collectively logged just five targets this past week. Instruct those quarterbacks to dump it down a little more often in Week 3!