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Final Score Prediction

Cowboys 23, Bears 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Jay Cutler Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16 Michael Bush Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
 RB 31 Matt Forte Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 19 Brandon Marshall Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 67 Earl Bennett Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 68 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 80 Devin Hester Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 30 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12 Defense / ST  
 
Dallas Cowboys
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Tony Romo Pass: 270, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14 DeMarco Murray Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 51 Felix Jones Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 17 Miles Austin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 26 Dez Bryant Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 58 Kevin Ogletree Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 14 Jason Witten Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 5 Dan Bailey FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears In only start vs. Dal. (9/19/10), QB Jay Cutler completed 21 of 29 (72.4 pct.) for 277 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 136.7 rating. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0. Has won 4 of past 5 MNF starts... RB Michael Bush had rush TD last week & ties for NFL lead with 3 rush TDs... WR Brandon Marshall aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD. Since 2007, has 490 catches, tied for 3rd most in NFL. Incl. playoffs, WR-KR-PR Devin Hester has 19 total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, 1 missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history. In 8 MNF games, has 6 TDs (3 PR, 2 KR, 1 rec.)... CB Tim Jennings aims for 5th in row with INT & has 5 INTs in past 4. S Major Wright had 45-yard INT-TD last week. Bears had 6 sacks in Week 3, incl. 2.5 by DE Israel Idonije. DE Julius Peppers has 2 3-sack games vs. Dal. Has 102.5 sacks since 2002, tied for 3rd most in NFL. CB Charles Tillman had FF in last meeting. Since 2005, is only player in NFL with 25+ INTs (26) & 25+ FFs (27).

Cowboys QB Tony Romo has 703 pass yards (351.5 per game)in 2 starts vs. Chi. In past 4 MNF starts with 10+ att., Romo is 4-0... RB DeMarco Murray has 4 130-yard rush games in career & team is 4-0 in those contests... TE Jason Witten has 40 catches for 445 yards (89 per game) & 2 TDs in past 5 MNF games. In past 5 on MNF, Witten has 3 games with 9 catches. Since 2007, has 452 catches, most by NFL TE. In last meeting, WR Miles Austin tied career-high with 10 catches for 142 yards. Had 5 catches for 107 yards last week. Has TD catch or 100+ yards in 6 of past 7. WR Kevin Ogletree ties for 4th in NFL with 7 catches on 3rd down. WR Dez Bryant had 62-yard PR-TD in last meeting & avg. 26 yards per catch... LB DeMarcus Ware has 29.5 sacks in past 22. Since 2006, has 95.5 sacks, most in NFL. Has 6.5 sacks, 4 FF & FR in past 7 on MNF. LB Anthony Spencer aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with sack.


Results and Schedule
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 IND H W 41-21 +20
2 2012-09-13 GB A L 10-23 -13
3 2012-09-23 STL H W 23-6 +17
4 2012-10-01 DAL A W 34-18 +16
5 2012-10-07 JAC A    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-22 DET H    
8 2012-10-28 CAR H    
9 2012-11-04 TEN A    
10 2012-11-11 HOU H    
11 2012-11-19 SF A    
12 2012-11-25 MIN H    
13 2012-12-02 SEA H    
14 2012-12-09 MIN A    
15 2012-12-16 GB H    
16 2012-12-23 ARI A    
17 2012-12-30 DET A    
   
Dallas Cowboys
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-05 NYG A W 24-17 +7
2 2012-09-16 SEA A L 7-27 -20
3 2012-09-23 TB H W 16-10 +6
4 2012-10-01 CHI H L 18-34 -16
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 BAL A    
7 2012-10-21 CAR A    
8 2012-10-28 NYG H    
9 2012-11-04 ATL A    
10 2012-11-11 PHI A    
11 2012-11-18 CLE H    
12 2012-11-22 WAS H    
13 2012-12-02 PHI H    
14 2012-12-09 CIN A    
15 2012-12-16 PIT H    
16 2012-12-23 NO H    
17 2012-12-30 WAS A    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
Out  TE Evan Rodriguez (knee)
Doubtful  RB Matt Forte (ankle)
Questionable  WR Earl Bennett (hand)
Probable  S Colin Jones (shoulder)
IR  RB Lorenzo Booker (head, 9/8)
 S Brandon Hardin (neck, 8/25)
PUP  WR Johnny Knox (back)
   
Dallas Cowboys
Questionable  DE Kenyon Coleman (knee)
 SS Matt Johnson (hamstring)
 NT Jay Ratliff (ankle)
 FS Gerald Sensabaugh (calf)
 OLB Anthony Spencer (shoulder)
 FB Lawrence Vickers (other-illness)
Probable  WR Miles Austin (hamstring)
 DE Sean Lissemore (chest)
 DE Marcus Spears (knee)
 OLB DeMarcus Ware (hamstring)
 OLB Kyle Wilber (thumb)
IR  SS Barry Church (achilles-tendon, 9/25)
 ILB Caleb McSurdy (achilles-tendon, 8/16)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 
DAL
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.7 15.7 23.8 CHI
Rushing yards 103.7 76.7 109.7 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.46 3.54 4.06 DAL
Completion % 52.7% 64.8% 62.0% DAL
Passing yards 186.3 265.3 239.2 DAL
Passing yards per completion 11.41 11.37 11.00 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.01 7.37 6.81 DAL
Interceptions 2.0 1.0 0.9 DAL
Fumbles lost 0.0 1.0 0.6 CHI
Sacks allowed 3.7 2.3 2.2 DAL
3rd down conversions 31.7% 41.0% 39.1% DAL
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 57.8% CHI
Time of possession 32:24 30:51 30:19 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 
DAL
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.7 18.0 23.8 CHI
Rushing yards 76.0 113.0 109.7 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.80 3.99 4.06 CHI
Completion % 56.6% 57.5% 62.0% CHI
Passing yards 203.0 137.0 239.2 DAL
Passing yards per completion 9.52 8.93 11.00 DAL
Passing yards per attempt 5.39 5.14 6.81 DAL
INT return 2.0 0.3 0.9 CHI
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.7 0.6 CHI
Sacks 4.7 2.3 2.2 CHI
3rd down conversions 24.3% 29.3% 39.1% CHI
4th down conversions 75.0% 83.3% 57.8% CHI
Time of possession 27:36 29:09 30:19 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.7 6.0 10.8 CHI
Yards per kick return 27.3 20.9 24.1 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.0 4.4 10.8 DAL
Yards allowed per kick return 19.7 19.3 24.1 DAL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   DAL  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 10.3 6.8 CHI
Penalty yards 52.7 79.3 59.4 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2004 12 2004-11-25 CHI DAL 7-21 DAL
2007 3 2007-09-23 DAL CHI 34-10 DAL
2010 2 2010-09-19 CHI DAL 27-20 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.