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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Chicago Bears
5-3 226.08
204.37
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
188.1 0-8
206.77

Chicago Bears beat Denver Broncos for fourth straight win, 226.08-188.10

Chicago Bears extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought victory over Denver Broncos, coming out on top with a 226.08-188.10 win. Denver Broncos remains winless for the season. Chicago Bears never trailed in this one after taking a 13.20-point lead on Thursday behind Leonard Fournette (14.8 points) and Roquan Smith (9). Rhamondre Stevenson (71 Rush Yds, 72 Rec Yds) and Jerry Jeudy (6 Rec, 63 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top scorers for Denver Broncos in the loss. Chicago Bears (5-3) will look to maintain their winning ways against Buffalo Bills, while Denver Broncos (0-8) will try to develop some positive momentum against Dallas Cowboys.

Matchup Timeline

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shaheed (3 Rec, 38 Rec Yds) scored 7.1 points against the Raiders in Week 8. He nearly tripled his 2.45-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Shaheed will face the Ravens next week.
Rashid Shaheed

Top Player Comparison

Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 226.08
1
Andy Dalton
QB
23.58
10.79
10.4%
2
Eddie Jackson
S
22
14.88
9.7%
3
Uchenna Nwosu
LB
21
9.97
9.3%
4
Pete Werner
LB
19
15.94
8.4%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 188.1
1
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
21.3
13.08
11.3%
2
Jerry Jeudy
WR
18.3
12.36
9.7%
3
Dre'Mont Jones
DE
16.5
5.82
8.8%
4
Kareem Jackson
S
16
12.3
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Tom Brady had a 51-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Denver Broncos for the team, who trailed 23.80-10.60 after Thursday Night Football.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Chicago Bears owned a 169.68-169.10 lead. For Chicago Bears, Andy Dalton had a 36-yard touchdown pass. KJ Hamler made the highlight reel for Denver Broncos with a 47-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Chicago Bears   Denver Broncos

What If

Chicago Bears would have beaten 11 other teams besides Denver Broncos this week.
Denver Broncos would have lost to 12 other teams besides Chicago Bears this week.
Chicago Bears would be 6-2 if they played Denver Broncos every week.
Had they played each other last week, Chicago Bears would have been victorious over Denver Broncos 234.1-153.62.
Chicago Bears would be 3-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Denver Broncos.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos would be 3-4.
If Chicago Bears had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-68.
If they played every team every week, Denver Broncos would be 50-102.

Next Week Preview

Chicago Bears
Week 9 will feature two squads moving in different directions, as Chicago Bears (5-3) head into Week 9 on a four-game winning streak, while their opponent (Buffalo Bills, 6-2), have now lost two straight. Chicago Bears might need to shuffle their lineup some with Diontae Johnson, Brett Maher, D.J. Jones, Zach Gentry, and Mike Boone out on bye next week. Buffalo Bills won't have Donovan Wilson. Over the last three weeks, Chicago Bears have scored 225.16 points per game, while Buffalo Bills have averaged just 177.55 per contest.
Denver Broncos
Up ahead in Week 9, last-place Denver Broncos (0-8) will try to get back on track against fourth-place Dallas Cowboys (6-2). Each side has multiple bye weeks to consider in Week 9, as Jerry Jeudy, Josey Jewell, Dre'Mont Jones, Kareem Jackson, Melvin Gordon III, Greg Dulcich, Justin Simmons, KJ Hamler, Pat Freiermuth, Pat Surtain II, Alex Highsmith, Jonas Griffith, Courtland Sutton, Bradley Chubb, Brandon McManus, Montrell Washington, Tim Patrick, Albert Okwuegbunam, and Javonte Williams are off for Denver Broncos and Tony Pollard, Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, Jayron Kearse, Trevon Diggs, Micah Parsons, Michael Gallup, Jake Ferguson, Chris Myarick, D'Ernest Johnson, David Sills V, Dorance Armstrong, Jihad Ward, Malik Hooker, Marlon Mack, Ezekiel Elliott, and Cooper Rush are out for Dallas Cowboys.