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Final Score Prediction

Bears 27, Chiefs 10

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Kansas City Chiefs
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 Kyle Orton Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 36 Dexter McCluster Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 45 Jackie Battle Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
 WR 26 Dwayne Bowe Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 52 Steve Breaston Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 56 Jonathan Baldwin Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 31 Leonard Pope Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 29 Ryan Succop FG: 1/1 XP: 1/1
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 29 Caleb Hanie Pass: 200, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 2 Matt Forte Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 31 Marion Barber Rush: 30, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 32 Johnny Knox Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 54 Earl Bennett Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 70 Roy Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 26 Kellen Davis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7 Robbie Gould FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
 DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Chiefs Club has won 6 of past 7 against NFC... QB KYLE ORTON was selected by Chi. in 4th round of '05 NFL Draft... QB Tyler Palko has 64.6 completion pct. as starter (42 of 65)... RB Thomas Jones spent 3 seasons (2004-06) with Bears & totaled 3,493 rush yards... WR Dwayne Bowe has reached 100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 games (109, 170, 101, 107) against NFC. Has recorded 7 catches in each of past 2 games. WR Steve Breaston leads KC in rec. yards (265) in Nov. Had TD catch in only meeting vs. Bears (w/ Cardinals on 11/8/09)... LB Derrick Johnson tied career-high of 2 sacks in only meeting vs. Bears... LB Tamba Hali (7) needs 3 sacks to join MIKE BELL, NEIL SMITH & HOFer DERRICK THOMAS as only players with double-digit sacks in back-to-back seasons in Chiefs history... DT Amon Gordon aims for 3rd straight game with sack... CB Travis Daniels posted 2nd INT of season last week.

Bears QB Caleb Hanie threw for career-high 254 yards & 2 TDs last week... RB Matt Forte leads NFL with 1,475 scrimmage yards & is only player in NFL with 900+ rush (985) & 450+ rec. (490) yards. Has 1,069 scrimmage yards (133.6 per game; 866 rush, 203 rec.) in past 8. RB Marion Barber has rush TD in 5 of 8 games played in 2011... WR Johnny Knox had 4 catches for career-high 145 yards (36.3 avg.) & TD last week, including career-long 81-yard catch. Aims for 4th in row vs. AFC with 90+ yards & TD. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 73-yard PR-TD in only game vs. KC. Holds NFL record for most PR-TDs (12) & combined KR-TDs (17). Incl. playoffs, Hester has 19 career total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history. TE Kellen Davis aims for 3rd in row with TD... DE Julius Peppers has 3 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 games vs. KC. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with sack & FF. Had 2 sacks last week. Since entering NFL in 2002, ties for 2nd with 97 sacks. CB Corey Graham aims for 4th in row with INT. LB Brian Urlacher aims for 3rd in row vs. KC with sack. LB Lance Briggs had sack, FF & FR in last meeting. S Major Wright has INT in 3 of past 4. DT Henry Melton has sack in 2 of past 3 games.


Results and Schedule
Kansas City Chiefs
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 BUF H L 7-41 -34
2 2011-09-18 DET A L 3-48 -45
3 2011-09-25 SD A L 17-20 -3
4 2011-10-02 MIN H W 22-17 +5
5 2011-10-09 IND A W 28-24 +4
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 OAK A W 28-0 +28
8 2011-10-31 SD H W 23-20 +3
9 2011-11-06 MIA H L 3-31 -28
10 2011-11-13 DEN H L 10-17 -7
11 2011-11-21 NE A L 3-34 -31
12 2011-11-27 PIT H L 9-13 -4
13 2011-12-04 CHI A W 10-3 +7
14 2011-12-11 NYJ A    
15 2011-12-18 GB H    
16 2011-12-24 OAK H    
17 2012-01-01 DEN A    
   
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ATL H W 30-12 +18
2 2011-09-18 NO A L 13-30 -17
3 2011-09-25 GB H L 17-27 -10
4 2011-10-02 CAR H W 34-29 +5
5 2011-10-10 DET A L 13-24 -11
6 2011-10-16 MIN H W 39-10 +29
7 2011-10-23 TB A W 24-18 +6
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-07 PHI A W 30-24 +6
10 2011-11-13 DET H W 37-13 +24
11 2011-11-20 SD H W 31-20 +11
12 2011-11-27 OAK A L 20-25 -5
13 2011-12-04 KC H L 3-10 -7
14 2011-12-11 DEN A    
15 2011-12-18 SEA H    
16 2011-12-25 GB A    
17 2012-01-01 MIN A    

Injury Report
Kansas City Chiefs
Questionable  OG Ryan Lilja (Head)
 ILB Demorrio Williams (Groin)
Probable  OC Casey Wiegman (Finger)
IR  SS Eric Berry (Left Knee ACL)
 QB Matt Cassel (Right Hand)
 RB Jamaal Charles (Left Knee ACL)
 DE Gabe Miller (Undisclosed)
 TE Tony Moeaki (Knee)
 OT Ryan O'Callaghan (Undisclosed)
 ILB Brandon Siler (Achilles)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  QB Jay Cutler (Right Thumb)
Questionable  DT Anthony Adams (Back)
 CB D.J. Moore (Ankle)
Probable  SS Chris Harris (Ankle)
IR  OT Gabe Carimi (Knee)
 LS Patrick Mannelly (Torn Left ACL)
 OLB James Thomas (Back)
 OG Chris Williams (Dislocated Left Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 11.3 28.3 21.1 CHI
Rushing yards 117.3 148.3 118.4 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.67 4.43 4.25 CHI
Completion % 57.0% 52.6% 59.6% KC
Passing yards 189.8 218.3 217.7 CHI
Passing yards per completion 9.91 13.10 10.92 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 5.65 6.89 6.51 CHI
Interceptions 1.8 1.0 1.1 CHI
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.8 1.3 2.3 CHI
3rd down conversions 40.4% 41.2% 37.5% CHI
4th down conversions 41.7% 50.0% 43.2% CHI
Time of possession 30:58 31:58 30:17 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  KC
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.3 20.7 21.1 KC
Rushing yards 131.8 68.3 118.4 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.45 3.65 4.25 CHI
Completion % 58.2% 56.3% 59.6% CHI
Passing yards 204.0 266.0 217.7 KC
Passing yards per completion 12.81 10.58 10.92 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.45 5.96 6.51 CHI
INT return 0.8 2.3 1.1 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.7 0.6 CHI
Sacks 1.3 1.3 2.3 -
3rd down conversions 32.0% 33.8% 37.5% KC
4th down conversions 75.0% 50.0% 43.2% CHI
Time of possession 30:28 28:02 30:17 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   KC   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 12.7 18.5 10.1 CHI
Yards per kick return 20.2 20.0 23.4 KC
Yards allowed per punt return 16.0 0.3 10.1 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 15.2 25.6 23.4 KC
  Misc Stats Comparison
   KC   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 6.3 6.7 CHI
Penalty yards 49.3 56.0 56.9 KC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2011 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 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 17 2003-12-28 CHI KC 3-31 KC
2007 2 2007-09-16 KC CHI 10-20 CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.