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Week 14

Weekly
Grade
Arizona Cardinals
8-6 216.5
222.63
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
153 7-7
145.46

Arizona Cardinals come back to hand Chicago Bears fourth straight loss, 216.50-153.00

Arizona Cardinals staged an impressive comeback to earn a 216.50-153.00 win to hand Chicago Bears their fourth straight loss. Arizona Cardinals trailed 145.30-73.70 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind James Conner (23.4 points) and Isaiah Simmons (12). Brock Purdy (185 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Roquan Smith (6 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int) led the way for Chicago Bears in the loss. Arizona Cardinals (8-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs. Chicago Bears will be home for the playoffs, finishing the season at 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Arizona Cardinals   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Zylstra (2 Rec, 18 Rec Yds) scored 3.8 points in a 34-23 win over the Vikings in Week 14. His scoring output nearly tripled his 1.28-point projection and was much higher than his 1.04-point season scoring average. Zylstra will face the Jets next week.
Shane Zylstra

Top Player Comparison

Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 216.5
1
James Conner
RB
23.4
14.52
10.8%
2
Marquise Goodwin
WR
20.3
5.77
9.4%
3
LB
16.5
14.4
7.6%
4
K
16
5.41
7.4%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 153
1
Brock Purdy
QB
27.5
11.75
18%
2
Roquan Smith
LB
17.5
15.49
11.4%
3
Diontae Johnson
WR
16.2
11.23
10.6%
4
Taron Johnson
CB
16
11.94
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal for Chicago Bears, contributing to a 95.30-19.80 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Chicago Bears had a 145.30-73.70 lead. For Arizona Cardinals, Marquise Goodwin had a 24-yard touchdown catch. Brock Purdy made the highlight reel for Chicago Bears with a 32-yard touchdown pass and a 27-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Arizona Cardinals   Chicago Bears

What If

Arizona Cardinals would have beaten 12 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would have lost to 13 other teams besides Arizona Cardinals this week.
If Arizona Cardinals played Chicago Bears every week this season, they'd be 9-5.
Last week, Chicago Bears would have gotten the win over Arizona Cardinals 206.22-130.98.
Arizona Cardinals would be 8-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears would be 5-8.
If Arizona Cardinals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 152-114.
If they played every team every week, Chicago Bears would be 129-137.

Coach Talk

Arizona Cardinals
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? Thanks to some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team really made that happen this week. Our four backfield starters logged 190 more total yards than the RBs on Chicago Bears (266 yards from scrimmage to 76), and we wound up utterly dominating them at the position (44.38 points to 17.6).
Chicago Bears
"Not getting enough opportunities" shouldn't really be an excuse this week for Chicago Bears. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and two TE) were targeted a respectable 11 times in Week 14. Chemistry seems to be an issue, as that group tallied just seven catches.