NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins - Week 11

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Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins - Week 11

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CHI MIA	16 0
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ARI KC	13 31
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OAK PIT	3 35
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HOU NYJ	27 30
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GB MIN	31 3
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DET DAL	19 35
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WAS TEN	19 16
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CLE JAC	20 24
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BUF CIN	49 31
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BAL CAR	37 13
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TB SF	21 0
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ATL STL	34 17
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SEA NO	19 34
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IND NE	28 31
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NYG PHI	17 27
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DEN SD	14 35
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bears 21, Dolphins 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 14	Jay Cutler	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 20	Matt Forte	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 41	Chester Taylor	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 14	Johnny Knox	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 67	Earl Bennett	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 68	Devin Hester	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 9	Greg Olsen	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 24	Robbie Gould	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 7	Defense / ST

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Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Tyler Thigpen	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 21	Ronnie Brown	Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 38	Ricky Williams	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 60	Davone Bess	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 71	Brian Hartline	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 14	Anthony Fasano	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 21	Dan Carpenter	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bears QB Jay Cutler passed for 307 yards in only meeting (11/2/08 with Den.). Has 1,008 passing yards (336 per game) in 3 Thurs. night games. When Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 17-0... RB Matt Forte had 8 catches for 120 yards in last Thurs. night game (11/12/09 at SF). RB Chester Taylor rushed for 80 yards & 2 TDs in last game vs. Mia. (11/19/06 with Min.)... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 92-yard KR-TD in last game at Mia. (SB XLI). Leads NFL in PR avg. (16.7) & is tied for NFL lead with 2 PR-TDs. Has 13 combined KR-PR TDs (9 PR, 4 KR), tied for most in NFL history (BRIAN MITCHELL). Had TD catch last week. WR Johnny Knox had 5 catches for 90 yards vs. Min. TE Greg Olsen aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... DE Julius Peppers had FF in last meeting (11/19/09 with Car.). LB Brian Urlacher has 21 tackles & FF in 2 career meetings. LB Lance Briggs had INT last week. S Chris Harris aims for 3rd in row with INT.

Dolphins QB Tyler Thigpen had 1 TD vs. 0 INTs & 141.7 passer rating last week. Thigpen has 17 TDs vs. 11 INTs as starter... In only career mtg. vs. Chi., RB Ronnie Brown had 157 rush yards on 29 att. (5.4 avg.). RB Ricky Williams had 119 rush yards in last Thurs. night game (11/19/09 at Car.)... WR Brandon Marshall had 68-yard TD rec. in only game vs. Bears (w/ Den. on 11/25/07). WR Davone Bess is tied for NFL-high w/ 20 rec. on 3rd-down. In past 2, WR Brian Hartline is averaging 91.5 receiving yards per game (183 total)... TE Anthony Fasano had career-best 107 rec. yards last week, 1st Mia. TE to reach 100 rec. yards since '03 (RANDY MC MICHAEL)... Rookie S Reshad Jones (5th round, No. 163) had 1st career sack & 1st career INT last wk.

Results and Schedule

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	DET	H	W 19-14	+5
2	2010-09-19	DAL	A	W 27-20	+7
3	2010-09-27	GB	H	W 20-17	+3
4	2010-10-03	NYG	A	L 3-17	-14
5	2010-10-10	CAR	A	W 23-6	+17
6	2010-10-17	SEA	H	L 20-23	-3
7	2010-10-24	WAS	H	L 14-17	-3
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	BUF	A	W 22-19	+3
10	2010-11-14	MIN	H	W 27-13	+14
11	2010-11-18	MIA	A	W 16-0	+16
12	2010-11-28	PHI	H
13	2010-12-05	DET	A
14	2010-12-12	NE	H
15	2010-12-20	MIN	A
16	2010-12-26	NYJ	H
17	2011-01-02	GB	A

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	BUF	A	W 15-10	+5
2	2010-09-19	MIN	A	W 14-10	+4
3	2010-09-26	NYJ	H	L 23-31	-8
4	2010-10-04	NE	H	L 14-41	-27
5		Bye
6	2010-10-17	GB	A	W 23-20	+3
7	2010-10-24	PIT	H	L 22-23	-1
8	2010-10-31	CIN	A	W 22-14	+8
9	2010-11-07	BAL	A	L 10-26	-16
10	2010-11-14	TEN	H	W 29-17	+12
11	2010-11-18	CHI	H	L 0-16	-16
12	2010-11-28	OAK	A
13	2010-12-05	CLE	H
14	2010-12-12	NYJ	A
15	2010-12-19	BUF	H
16	2010-12-26	DET	H
17	2011-01-02	NE	A

Injury Report

Chicago Bears
Out	OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa (Knee)
Probable	CB Zackary Bowman (Foot) WR Rashied Davis (Quadriceps) WR Devin Hester (Shoulder) WR Johnny Knox (Ankle)
IR	OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer (Head)

Miami Dolphins
Out	OC Joe Berger (Knee) FS Chris Clemons (Hamstring)
Doubtful	QB Chad Henne (Knee)
Questionable	SS Tyrone Culver (Ankle) OT Jake Long (Shoulder)
Probable	SS Yeremiah Bell (Toe) OT Vernon Carey (Knee) ILB Channing Crowder (Ribs) ILB Karlos Dansby (Elbow) ILB Tim Dobbins (Ankle) DE Kendall Langford (Ankle) WR Brandon Marshall (Hamstring)
IR	CB Will Allen (Knee) OLB A.J. Edds (Knee ACL) OT Nate Garner (Foot) DE Jared Odrick (Left Foot) QB Chad Pennington (Right Shoulder)
Non-Football Related	DE Phillip Merling (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CHI Offense	MIA Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	21.7	22.3	23.4	MIA
Rushing yards	100.3	99.3	113.2	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.11	3.71	4.17	CHI
Completion %	55.2%	63.4%	60.6%	MIA
Passing yards	218.0	232.3	235.0	MIA
Passing yards per completion	10.43	10.59	11.09	MIA
Passing yards per attempt	5.76	6.72	6.72	MIA
Interceptions	2.0	1.0	1.0	MIA
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.7	-
Sacks allowed	2.7	0.7	2.1	MIA
3rd down conversions	33.8%	41.4%	38.2%	MIA
4th down conversions	100.0%	0.0%	49.7%	CHI
Time of possession	30:52	31:53	30:24	MIA

Defense Stats Comparison

	CHI Defense	MIA Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	16.3	20.0	23.4	CHI
Rushing yards	88.7	105.7	113.2	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.46	3.78	4.17	CHI
Completion %	56.5%	56.7%	60.6%	CHI
Passing yards	199.7	231.7	235.0	CHI
Passing yards per completion	9.10	11.92	11.09	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.13	6.76	6.72	CHI
INT return	2.3	0.7	1.0	CHI
Fumble recoveries	0.7	0.7	0.7	-
Sacks	1.0	3.0	2.1	MIA
3rd down conversions	31.1%	35.6%	38.2%	CHI
4th down conversions	66.7%	66.7%	49.7%	-
Time of possession	29:08	28:34	30:24	MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CHI	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	24.8	9.8	10.1	CHI
Yards per kick return	28.4	21.9	22.7	CHI
Yards allowed per punt return	2.8	8.8	10.1	CHI
Yards allowed per kick return	22.4	22.7	22.7	CHI

Misc Stats Comparison

	CHI	MIA	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	4.0	6.6	MIA
Penalty yards	47.0	32.0	55.4	MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. Miami Dolphins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	14	2002-12-09	CHI	MIA	9-27	MIA
2006	9	2006-11-05	MIA	CHI	31-13	MIA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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