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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Phi Eagles (TS)
9-6-1 33
28.41
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
17 13-3
33.74

Phi Eagles (TS) earn win over Chicago Bears in 33-17 landslide

Phi Eagles (TS) exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 33-17 win over Chicago Bears, who fell short of projections. Chicago Bears earned a 1-point lead on Saturday behind Jonathan Taylor, but Phi Eagles (TS) held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by the Philadelphia Eagles defense, who allowed only 10 points, surrendered 192 yards, and intercepted 2 passes for 12 points, and Jake Elliott, who made 2 of his 3 FG attempts (10 points). Justin Herbert (336 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 15 Rush Yds) and Cairo Santos (1-1 FG, 35 long, 2-2 XP) carried the flag for Chicago Bears in the loss. This marks the second time this season Phi Eagles (TS) have gotten the best of Chicago Bears, after winning 26-15 in their last matchup. Phi Eagles (TS) will look to clinch the league title next week, while Chicago Bears seek to bounce back and lock up 3rd Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Phi Eagles (TS)   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith scored 4 points against the Giants in Week 16 to beat his 2.24-point projection. He caught 5 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Phi Eagles (TS) this week. Smith will go up against the Football Team next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Phi Eagles (TS)
Points
% of total points 33
1
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
12
6.96
36.4%
2
Jake Elliott
K
10
7.72
30.3%
3
Jalen Hurts
QB
7
7.55
21.2%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
4
2.24
12.1%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 17
1
Justin Herbert
QB
5
8.69
29.4%
2
Cairo Santos
K
5
6.52
29.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
4
2.6
23.5%
4
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
2
4.19
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Jonathan Taylor had a 43-yard run for Chicago Bears, helping the team to a 1-0 lead.
Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts connected with DeVonta Smith for a 46-yard pass for Phi Eagles (TS) to contribute to a 33-10 lead for Phi Eagles (TS).

Points By Position

  Phi Eagles (TS)   Chicago Bears

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Chicago Bears, Phi Eagles (TS) averaged more points (29.5) than they usually score (27.94).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Chicago Bears has left more points on the bench this season (328) than Phi Eagles (TS) (295).
Chicago Bears are like tires on a highway full of nails. They've been blown out more times than Phi Eagles (TS) (3 vs 2).
Phi Eagles (TS) see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Chicago Bears (0).
Phi Eagles (TS) should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Chicago Bears (7 vs 5).
By position, Phi Eagles (TS) have outscored Chicago Bears at QB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Phi Eagles (TS) had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Chicago Bears (1).
Hey Chicago Bears, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Phi Eagles (TS)
Hey, we admire the confidence, Phi Eagles (TS). It takes a special kind of gumption to start not one, not two, but THREE players with zero points (Miles Sanders, Dallas Goedert, and Jalen Reagor), while still getting a W.
Chicago Bears
Wait, our starting QB tossed two interceptions and just a single touchdown? We might need to go back and review the game tape: Was Justin Herbert actually that shaky in the pocket, or were the Texans just that strong against the pass?