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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
7-2 33
30.54
 
VS
proj
New Orleans Saints
11 2-7
13.77

Chicago Bears hand New Orleans Saints fourth straight loss in 33-11 landslide

Chicago Bears rolled to a 33-11 victory to hand New Orleans Saints their fourth straight loss. Chicago Bears earned a 1-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Lamar Jackson (10 points) and Dalvin Cook (1) and never gave it back. Alvin Kamara (6 points) and Marquez Callaway (3) led the charge for New Orleans Saints in defeat. Chicago Bears (7-2) will look to get another win against Hou Texans (GA), while New Orleans Saints (2-7) will try to right the ship against Los Angeles Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   New Orleans Saints

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Bears defense (29 Pts Allowed, 280 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 10 points against the Steelers in Week 9. Their scoring output more-than-doubled their 4.38-point projection and was much higher than their 5-point season scoring average. The Bears defense will face the Ravens next week.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 33
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
10
9.67
30.3%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
10
4.38
30.3%
3
Cairo Santos
K
9
6.47
27.3%
4
Cole Kmet
TE
1
0.72
3%
New Orleans Saints
Points
% of total points 11
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
6
5.98
54.5%
2
Marquez Callaway
WR
3
0.9
27.3%
3
The New Orleans Saints defense
DEF
2
6.52
18.2%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Dalvin Cook had a 66-yard run for Chicago Bears, helping the team to a 12-11 lead.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   New Orleans Saints

What If

Chicago Bears would have beaten nine other teams besides New Orleans Saints this week.
New Orleans Saints would have lost to 11 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would be 4-4-1 if they played New Orleans Saints every week.
New Orleans Saints would have gotten the victory over Chicago Bears 22-13 had they played each other last week.
Chicago Bears would be 2-6 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New Orleans Saints.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints would be 3-4-1.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 54-59-4.
If they played every team every week, New Orleans Saints would be 34-77-6.

Next Week Preview

New Orleans Saints
In Week 10, New Orleans Saints (2-7, 12th-place) will look to get back in the win column against Los Angeles Rams (4-5, ninth-place). Nine weeks into the season, New Orleans Saints are ranked last in points scored, while Los Angeles Rams have put up the highest point total in Vintage Football League. Over the last three weeks, New Orleans Saints has put up 16 points per game, while Los Angeles Rams has averaged 34.33 per contest.
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears (7-2) are set to face Hou Texans (GA) (1-8) in Week 10. Each team will have players with byes next week, as the Chicago Bears defense, Cairo Santos, Darnell Mooney, Justin Fields, Cole Kmet, Allen Robinson II, Marquise Goodwin, and Khalil Herbert are off for Chicago Bears, while Hou Texans (GA) will be without the Houston Texans defense, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Brandin Cooks, David Johnson, Chris Moore, Jordan Akins, and Tyrod Taylor. Over the last three weeks, Chicago Bears have put up 20.33 points per game, while Hou Texans (GA) have averaged 25.67 per contest.