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Week 4

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
3-1 248.34
238
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
179.64 1-3
200.54

Chicago Bears come up short of projections, succumb to Cincinnati Bengals, 248.34-179.64

There's no easy way to put it, Chicago Bears didn't do their job, at least based on projections, as Cincinnati Bengals secured a 248.34-179.64 win. Cincinnati Bengals took a 136.90-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding performances from Tee Higgins (34.4 points) and Joe Burrow (20.84) and never looked back. Eddie Jackson (9 Tackles, 1 Int) and Leonard Fournette (7 Rec, 57 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for Chicago Bears in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) will look to add to their success against Dallas Cowboys, while Chicago Bears (1-3) take on Baltimore Ravens in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 6.13 points, Dissly more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 13.9 points as the Seahawks beat the Lions 48-45. He caught 4 passes for 39 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cincinnati Bengals this week. In Week 5, Dissly and the Seahawks will square off against the Saints.
Will Dissly

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 248.34
1
Tee Higgins
WR
34.4
17.23
13.9%
2
Foye Oluokun
LB
29.5
13.7
11.9%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
20.84
19.93
8.4%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
17.4
18.32
7%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 179.64
1
Eddie Jackson
S
19
10.69
10.6%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
18.4
16.72
10.2%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
18
18.15
10%
4
Breece Hall
RB
17.8
10.65
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Joe Burrow hit Tee Higgins for a 59-yard touchdown pass for Cincinnati Bengals. Burrow also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard pass to contribute to a 138.90-2.00 lead for Cincinnati Bengals.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Cincinnati Bengals became the proud owner of a 242.34-157.80 lead. For Cincinnati Bengals, Noah Brown had a 45-yard catch. Darnell Mooney had a 56-yard catch for Chicago Bears, while Brett Maher had a 53-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Chicago Bears

What If

Cincinnati Bengals would have beaten 17 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would have lost to 16 other teams besides Cincinnati Bengals this week.
If Cincinnati Bengals played Chicago Bears every week this season, they'd be 3-1.
Last week, Cincinnati Bengals would have beaten Chicago Bears 281.6-235.12.
Cincinnati Bengals would be 1-2 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 Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears would be 2-1.
If Cincinnati Bengals had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-29.
If they played every team every week, Chicago Bears would be 24-52.

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