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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
11-2 28
34.21
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
14 5-7-1
23.06

Chicago Bears knock off Denver Broncos for fifth straight win in 28-14 landslide

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to five games with an easy win over Denver Broncos, rolling to a 28-14 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in the matchup, as Chicago Bears leapt out to a 28-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Jonathan Taylor (13 points) and Justin Herbert (12). Javonte Williams (102 Rush Yds, 76 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Brandon McManus (1-1 FG, 42 long) were the top performers for Denver Broncos in the loss. Chicago Bears (11-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Dallas Cowboys, while Denver Broncos (5-7-1) try to get back on track against Hou Texans (GA).

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bengals in Week 13, Herbert scored 12 points to beat his 7.64-point projection. He passed for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Chicago Bears this week. In Week 14, Herbert and the Chargers will go up against the Giants.
Justin Herbert

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 28
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
13
7.72
46.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
12
7.64
42.9%
3
Cairo Santos
K
2
6.97
7.1%
4
Mike Evans
WR
1
3.07
3.6%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 14
1
Javonte Williams
RB
5
4.34
35.7%
2
Brandon McManus
K
3
6.61
21.4%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
3
2.72
21.4%
4
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
2
6.48
14.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 44-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass for Chicago Bears, contributing to a 28-0 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Only two of the eight starting players on Chicago Bears exceeded their scoring projections.
Denver Broncos had only three of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as Chicago Bears had four starters score zero points, while Denver Broncos had three.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Not only did Chicago Bears earn the win, but they also covered the 11.15-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Chicago Bears moves to (5-2), while Denver Broncos falls to (0-4).
A bright spot in the defeat, Javonte Williams recorded 5 points, the fifth-best score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
A big key to success in football is exploiting the mismatches. Case in point: we made that a point of emphasis by royally dominating Denver Broncos at running back this past week (13 points to 5).
Denver Broncos
There's a decent chance that Denver Broncos may be a better GM in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only 12 targets as a group in Week 13, their three wide receivers apparently spent the majority of their games blocking downfield and running decoy routes.