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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
San Francisco 49ers
8-8 232.56
254.44
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
223.48 7-9
234.87

San Francisco 49ers come back to hand Chicago Bears third straight loss in 232.56-223.48 nailbiter

San Francisco 49ers staged an impressive comeback for a 232.56-223.48 win to hand Chicago Bears their third consecutive loss. San Francisco 49ers trailed 219.58-211.56 heading into Monday night, but the team came back behind Zaire Franklin (9 Tackles, 1 Sack). Joe Burrow (375 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Brett Maher (4-4 FG, 48 long, 4-4 XP) did their part for Chicago Bears in the loss. This marks the second time this season San Francisco 49ers have taken down Chicago Bears, after winning 258.88-240.28 in their last matchup. San Francisco 49ers improve to 8-8 for the season, while Chicago Bears fall to 7-9.

Matchup Timeline

  San Francisco 49ers   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 2 tackles and recording 2 sacks against the Lions, Burns registered 19 points this week. His scoring output was 33.3% more than his 14.25-point projection and was much higher than his 12.03-point season scoring average. Burns ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Brian Burns

Top Player Comparison

San Francisco 49ers
Points
% of total points 232.56
1
James Conner
RB
25
14.59
10.7%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
21.76
17.04
9.4%
3
Zaire Franklin
LB
21
20.06
9%
4
Brian Burns
DE
19
14.25
8.2%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 223.48
1
Joe Burrow
QB
25.5
20.49
11.4%
2
Brett Maher
K
22
11.55
9.8%
3
Fred Warner
LB
21
16.33
9.4%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
15.07
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
There were players with big-time moments on both teams Saturday, after which Chicago Bears had a 214.38-128.26 lead. For San Francisco 49ers, Brandon Aiyuk had a 54-yard catch. Joe Burrow had a 23-yard touchdown pass for Chicago Bears, while Terry McLaurin had a 51-yard catch.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for San Francisco 49ers, who trailed 219.58-211.56 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  San Francisco 49ers   Chicago Bears

StatSmack

Chicago Bears are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
San Francisco 49ers don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Chicago Bears (1 vs 0).
San Francisco 49ers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Chicago Bears (0).
San Francisco 49ers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Chicago Bears (4 vs 1).
San Francisco 49ers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Chicago Bears (8 vs 4).
San Francisco 49ers have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Chicago Bears (143 vs 113).
By position, San Francisco 49ers have outscored Chicago Bears at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Hey Chicago Bears, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

San Francisco 49ers
Deploying a lineup that registered 232.56 points this past week... we took care of business and did what had to be done.
Chicago Bears
"Not seeing enough looks" isn't a reasonable excuse this week for Chicago Bears. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) collectively saw a healthy 21 targets in Week 16. With just 10 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.