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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
New England Patriots
8-7 45
33.45
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
23 8-7
21.1

New England Patriots smirk at projections, defeat Chicago Bears in 45-23 blowout

New England Patriots stepped up and outperformed expectations, cruising to a 45-23 victory over Chicago Bears. New England Patriots nabbed an early 4-point lead on Saturday behind Dalvin Cook. Chicago Bears came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by David Montgomery (9 points) and Justin Fields (8). Not to be deterred, New England Patriots got it going later that afternoon, as Nick Folk (10 points) and the New England Patriots defense (10) put them back ahead for good. This marks the first time this season New England Patriots have beaten Chicago Bears, after falling 39-0 in their last matchup. New England Patriots (8-7) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while Chicago Bears (8-7) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  New England Patriots   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Patriots defense (30 Pts Allowed, 308 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 10 points in a 30-24 lost to the Raiders in Week 15. They nearly doubled their 5.29-point projection and overachieved for the seventh time this season. The Patriots defense ranks #57 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
The New England Patriots defense

Top Player Comparison

New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 45
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
16
10.04
35.6%
2
Nick Folk
K
10
6.69
22.2%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
10
5.29
22.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
4
5.06
8.9%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 23
1
David Montgomery
RB
9
2.92
39.1%
2
Justin Fields
QB
8
8.4
34.8%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
4
2.16
17.4%
4
Cairo Santos
K
2
6.07
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Dalvin Cook had a 64-yard touchdown catch and a 40-yard run for New England Patriots, helping the team to a 4-0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Chicago Bears who claimed the lead, 23-21. For New England Patriots, Patrick Mahomes had a 20-yard touchdown pass. Justin Fields made the highlight reel for Chicago Bears with a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Nick Folk had a 54-yard field goal for New England Patriots to contribute to a 45-23 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  New England Patriots   Chicago Bears

Game Notes

New England Patriots had four of their eight starters exceed their projected points.
Chicago Bears had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as New England Patriots had two starters score zero points, while Chicago Bears had four.
Patrick Mahomes, Nick Folk, and the New England Patriots defense all scored more points than David Montgomery, the leading scorer for Chicago Bears.
New England Patriots put up more points than their season scoring average (33.27) while Chicago Bears fell short of theirs (30.67).
Both teams scored higher than their projected point total.
Not only did New England Patriots earn the W, but they also covered the 12.35-point projected margin of victory.
New England Patriots moves to (5-2) in blowout games this season, while Chicago Bears falls to (6-1).
Despite the loss, David Montgomery put up 9 points, the best overall score for a RB this week.

Coach Talk

New England Patriots
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches, right? Fueled by a stellar display by Patrick Mahomes, we doubled up Chicago Bears at the quarterback position this past week (16 points to 8). Mahomes went 36-for-41 for 336 yards and two TDs (plus no INTs) in a 30-24 win over the Texans.
Chicago Bears
Hey, Chicago Bears, what'd your receivers do to annoy their quarterbacks this week? Accumulating just one targets as a group this past week, our two wide receivers clearly got on the bad side of their respective QBs.