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Week 10

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
6-4 231.18
262.97
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
207.9 3-7
188.84

Back-and-forth battle ends with Chicago Bears coming back to knock off New England Patriots, 231.18-207.90

Well, that was exciting! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Chicago Bears extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over New England Patriots, coming back for a 231.18-207.90 win. Chicago Bears trailed 207.90-193.30 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Terry McLaurin (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds) and Antonio Gibson (44 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds). Justin Jefferson (10 Rec, 193 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Tua Tagovailoa (285 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) carried the flag for New England Patriots in defeat. Chicago Bears (6-4) have now won four games in a row and will look to keep it rolling against Cleveland Browns. New England Patriots (3-7) try to get some positive momentum against Dallas Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

McLaurin overachieved for the fourth time this season, scoring 22.8 points against his 11.78-point projection. In a 32-21 win over the Eagles, he caught 8 passes for 128 yards . McLaurin ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Texans next week.
Terry McLaurin

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 231.18
1
Terry McLaurin
WR
22.8
11.78
9.9%
2
Tony Pollard
RB
21.8
14.16
9.4%
3
Geno Smith
QB
19.2
17.76
8.3%
4
Grover Stewart
DT
16
8.99
6.9%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 207.9
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
37.3
19.13
17.9%
2
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
23.4
19.32
11.3%
3
Jeff Wilson Jr.
RB
22.3
10.5
10.7%
4
Nick Bosa
DE
19
16.46
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, New England Patriots owned a 156.60-124.60 lead. For Chicago Bears, Geno Smith had a 21-yard touchdown pass. Justin Jefferson had a 22-yard touchdown catch and a 46-yard catch for New England Patriots, while Jeff Wilson Jr. had a 20-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Terry McLaurin had a 41-yard catch for Chicago Bears during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Only eight of the 19 starters on Chicago Bears scored more than their point projections.
New England Patriots had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was New England Patriots even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
The two highest scorers for New England Patriots (Justin Jefferson and Tua Tagovailoa) scored more points than Terry McLaurin, the leading scorer for Chicago Bears.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Chicago Bears got the W despite scoring fewer points than projected, while New England Patriots outscored their projection.
The matchup's 23.28-point margin was the closest in the league this week.
Chicago Bears managed to earn the win, but failed to cover the 74.13-point projected margin of victory.
In comeback games this season, Chicago Bears moves to (2-0), while New England Patriots falls to (2-1).
For New England Patriots, Justin Jefferson recorded 37.3 points, the third-highest score in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Chicago Bears
You know Chicago Bears, I'm a "glass half full" kind of coach. While others may harp on the fact that our scoring's declined a bit lately, I'll choose to spin this in a positive direction. Averaging 252.53 points through Week 9, our crew has shown it's more than capable of outproducing the 231.18 we needed for this past week's win!
New England Patriots
The problem in Week 10 is pretty easy to diagnose, New England Patriots. Choosing to start quite a few zero-point players in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up more than 231 points... let's try to play with a full deck of cards next time?