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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Seattle Seahawks
1-0 260.42
199.71
 
VS
proj
Chicago Bears
133.7 0-1
211.69

Seattle Seahawks outperform projections, earn win over Chicago Bears in 260.42-133.70 drubbing

Seattle Seahawks brought their A game, rolling to a 260.42-133.70 victory over Chicago Bears, who fell short of projections. The matchup was over before it really even started, as Seattle Seahawks leapt out to an 82.32-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar performances from Jonathan Taylor (27.5 points) and Michael Pittman Jr. (27.1). Jared Goff (215 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Kenneth Gainwell (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 12 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Chicago Bears in the loss. Seattle Seahawks (1-0) will look to rack up another W against GX s99 NE Pats 20 25, while Chicago Bears (0-1) attempt to get back on track against Geonosis Bay Packers.

Matchup Timeline

  Seattle Seahawks   Chicago Bears

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 11 tackles and recording a sack against the Patriots, Jones put up 20.5 points this week. He more-than-tripled his 5.99-point projection in the 20-7 win. Jones will face the Ravens next week.
Brandon Jones

Top Player Comparison

Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 260.42
1
Jonathan Taylor
RB
27.5
20.88
10.6%
2
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
27.1
15.54
10.4%
3
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
27
8.26
10.4%
4
Brandon Jones
S
20.5
5.99
7.9%
Chicago Bears
Points
% of total points 133.7
1
Jared Goff
QB
20.5
21.04
15.3%
2
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
11.2
6.38
8.4%
3
Najee Harris
RB
10.6
18.13
7.9%
4
Eddie Jackson
S
9.5
5.98
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Seattle Seahawks emerged with a 193.52-111.20 lead. Jarvis Landry had a 40-yard catch for Seattle Seahawks, while Mac Jones had a 41-yard pass. Jared Goff made the highlight reel for Chicago Bears with a 22-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Seattle Seahawks   Chicago Bears

Game Notes

14 of the 23 starters on Seattle Seahawks exceeded their projected point totals.
Chicago Bears had only three of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Seattle Seahawks had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Chicago Bears.
Seattle Seahawks put up more points than their projected total, while Chicago Bears fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 126.72-point margin was the largest in the league this week.

Coach Talk

Seattle Seahawks
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by doubling up Chicago Bears at the wide receiver position (76.1 points to 34.4).
Chicago Bears
Well, we can't really whine about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and two TE) collectively got a respectable 30 targets in Week 1. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group tallied only 17 catches.