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Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos - Week 14
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

CLE
PIT		 3
 14
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ATL
CAR		 31
 23
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PHI
MIA		 26
 10
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OAK
GB		 16
 46
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NO
TEN		 22
 17
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NE
WAS		 34
 27
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MIN
DET		 28
 34
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KC
NYJ		 10
 37
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IND
BAL		 10
 24
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HOU
CIN		 20
 19
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TB
JAC		 14
 41
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CHI
DEN		 10
 13
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SF
ARI		 19
 21
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BUF
SD		 10
 37
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NYG
DAL		 37
 34
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STL
SEA		 13
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Broncos 23, Bears 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Caleb Hanie Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 22 Marion Barber Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 48 Kahlil Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 41 Johnny Knox Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 69 Earl Bennett Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 78 Roy Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 18 Kellen Davis Rec: 3-30, 1 TD
K 27 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
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Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Tim Tebow Pass: 170, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 10 Willis McGahee Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 51 Lance Ball Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 38 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 43 Eric Decker Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
TE 31 Daniel Fells Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Matt Prater FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears Play 4th in row vs. AFC West... QB Caleb Hanie will make 3rd consecutive start... RB Marion Barber had rush TD in last meeting (10/4/09 with Dal.). Has rush TD in 5 of 9 games played in 2011... WR Johnny Knox has 16 catches for 387 yards (96.8 per game) & 4 TDs in past 4 vs. AFC. Averaging 24.2 yards per catch in those contests, incl. 6 catches of 25+ yards, & 14 of his 16 receptions (87.5 pct.) have gone for 1st down or TD. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 75-yard PR-TD & 88-yard KR-TD in last meeting. 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... DE Julius Peppers had 97-yard INT vs. Den. (10/10/04 with Car.). Since entering NFL in 2002, ties for 3rd with 97 sacks. CB Charles Tillman had INT in last meeting. CB Corey Graham has INT in 3 of past 4. LB Lance Briggs had FF in last meeting. DT Henry Melton has sack in 3 of past 4.

Broncos Aim for 6th consecutive win... QB Tim Tebow has 5 game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT in 1st 10 starts, tied with SCOTT BRUNNER & MARC WILSON for most since '70. Has AFC-best 109.7 4th quarter passer rating. Tebow is 6-1 as starter in '11 with 11 TDs (9 TD passes, 2 rush TDs). Leads AFC QBs with 468 rush yards... Club averages NFL-best 158.9 rush yards per game... RB Willis McGahee (886) needs 114 rush yards to reach 1,000-yard mark for 4th time in career. McGahee has 6 100-yard rush games in '11, tied for most in NFL (FRED JACKSON). Aims for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards... WR Demaryius Thomas had career-best 144 rec. yards last week with career-high 2 TDs. WR Eric Decker has 8 TD catches in past 11... Rookie LB Von Miller (10.5) needs 2 sacks to tie LESLIE O'NEAL (12.5 in '86) & SIMEON RICE (12.5 in '96) for 3rd-most sacks by rookie since '82... LB Elvis Dumervil has 6.5 sacks in past 5. LB Mario Haggan had 16-yard INT-return TD last week... CB ANDRE GOODMAN has 2 INTs in past 3.


Results and Schedule
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 L 10-13 -3
15 2011-12-18 SEA H    
16 2011-12-25 GB A    
17 2012-01-01 MIN A    
   
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 OAK H L 20-23 -3
2 2011-09-18 CIN H W 24-22 +2
3 2011-09-25 TEN A L 14-17 -3
4 2011-10-02 GB A L 23-49 -26
5 2011-10-09 SD H L 24-29 -5
6   Bye      
7 2011-10-23 MIA A W 18-15 +3
8 2011-10-30 DET H L 10-45 -35
9 2011-11-06 OAK A W 38-24 +14
10 2011-11-13 KC A W 17-10 +7
11 2011-11-17 NYJ H W 17-13 +4
12 2011-11-27 SD A W 16-13 +3
13 2011-12-04 MIN A W 35-32 +3
14 2011-12-11 CHI H W 13-10 +3
15 2011-12-18 NE H    
16 2011-12-24 BUF A    
17 2012-01-01 KC H    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
Out  QB Jay Cutler (Right Thumb)
 RB Matt Forte (Knee)
 FS Major Wright (Shoulder)
IR  OT Gabe Carimi (Knee)
 LS Patrick Mannelly (Torn Left ACL)
 OLB James Thomas (Back)
 OG Chris Williams (Dislocated Left Wrist)
   
Denver Broncos
Questionable  RB Willis McGahee (Knee)
 WR Eddie Royal (Concussion)
Probable  SS David Bruton (Achilles)
 SS Quinton Carter (Heat Cramps)
 OT Ryan Clady (Knee)
 OLB Von Miller (Thumb)
IR  RB Knowshon Moreno (Torn Right ACL)
 CB Syd'quan Thompson (Achilles)
 CB Cassius Vaughn (Fractured Left Fibula)
 DT Kevin Vickerson (Ankle)
 DT Ty Warren (Triceps)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 		 DEN
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 27.0 21.3 21.3 CHI
Rushing yards 122.0 199.3 116.3 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.14 5.07 4.18 DEN
Completion % 51.4% 47.2% 60.0% CHI
Passing yards 181.3 118.8 222.9 CHI
Passing yards per completion 12.41 12.59 11.11 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 6.38 5.94 6.66 CHI
Interceptions 1.3 0.0 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.8 0.5 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.0 1.3 2.3 DEN
3rd down conversions 36.4% 26.3% 37.6% CHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 0.0% 45.7% CHI
Time of possession 30:40 30:45 30:15 DEN
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 		 DEN
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.0 20.5 21.3 CHI
Rushing yards 88.7 119.0 116.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.55 4.33 4.18 CHI
Completion % 56.2% 58.7% 60.0% CHI
Passing yards 253.0 243.3 222.9 DEN
Passing yards per completion 10.72 11.04 11.11 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.02 6.48 6.66 CHI
INT return 1.3 0.8 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.3 0.5 CHI
Sacks 1.7 2.8 2.3 DEN
3rd down conversions 35.1% 30.9% 37.6% DEN
4th down conversions 57.1% 33.3% 45.7% DEN
Time of possession 29:20 31:53 30:15 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 22.4 11.8 10.0 CHI
Yards per kick return 20.0 26.6 23.6 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 0.7 8.8 10.0 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 26.5 21.9 23.6 DEN
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   DEN  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.7 7.8 6.4 CHI
Penalty yards 50.3 64.0 54.0 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 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 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Chicago Bears vs. Denver Broncos
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 12 2003-11-23 CHI DEN 19-10 CHI
2007 12 2007-11-25 DEN CHI 34-37 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.