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Final Score Prediction

Bears 23, Lions 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Detroit Lions
Rank  Player Projections
QB 6 Matthew Stafford Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 25 Mikel Leshoure Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 Joique Bell Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 1 Calvin Johnson Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 42 Nate Burleson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 67 Titus Young Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 9 Brandon Pettigrew Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 23 Tony Scheffler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 10 Jason Hanson FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 10 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 16 Jay Cutler Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 4 Matt Forte Rush: 80, 0 TD Rec: 9-50, 1
RB 46 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 8 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 36 Earl Bennett Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 26 Kellen Davis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 6 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 8 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Lions QB Matthew Stafford won only MNF start vs. Chi. (10/10/11) & had 107.7 rating. Lions are 10-0 when Stafford has 105+ rating. Aims for 3rd 300-yard game in row... RB MIKEL LE SHOURE has 228 scrimmage yards (114 per game) in 2 road games. RB Joique Bell is 2nd among NFC RBs with 178 rec. yards... WR Calvin Johnson has TD in 2 of past 3 meetings. Since 2008, has 46 TD catches, most in NFL. In past 5 road games, has 44 catches for 851 yards (170.2 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2011, has 2,239 rec. yards, most in NFL & his 106.6 yards per game avg. during span ranks 1st. Since 2010, TE Brandon Pettigrew is 3rd among TEs with 180 catches... DE Cliff Avril had 2 sacks last week. Has 5 sacks in past 3 meetings. Is 1 of 2 NFC players with 14+ sacks (14.5) & 6+ FFs (6) since 2011. Since 2010, DT Ndamukong Suh has 16.5 sacks, tied for most by NFL DT.

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 5 of past 6 starts vs. Det. & has 100+ rating in 4. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 25-0... RB Matt Forte has 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in past 4 meetings... In past 2, WR Brandon Marshall has 19 catches for 282 yards (141 per game) & 2 TDs. Since 2007, has 509 catches, 3rd most in NFL. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 82-yard PR-TD in last meeting. Incl. playoffs, has 19 total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, 1 missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history... 1st team in NFL history with 5 INT-TDs in 1st 5 games. Have INT-TD in 3 consecutive games for 1st time in club history. LB Lance Briggs & CB Charles Tillman are 1st teammates to each have INT-TD in consecutive games. Tillman had INT-TD in last meeting & has 3 INT-TDs vs. Det. Tillman (7) & Briggs (5) have most INT-TDs in team history. CB Tim Jennings has 5 INTs in past 6. S Major Wright has 3 INTs in past 3, incl. INT-TD. Had INT-TD in last meeting. DE Julius Peppers has 10 sacks in 8 games vs. Det.


Results and Schedule
Detroit Lions
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 STL H W 27-23 +4
2 2012-09-16 SF A L 19-27 -8
3 2012-09-23 TEN A L 41-44 -3
4 2012-09-30 MIN H L 13-20 -7
5   Bye      
6 2012-10-14 PHI A W 26-23 +3
7 2012-10-22 CHI A L 7-13 -6
8 2012-10-28 SEA H    
9 2012-11-04 JAC A    
10 2012-11-11 MIN A    
11 2012-11-18 GB H    
12 2012-11-22 HOU H    
13 2012-12-02 IND H    
14 2012-12-09 GB A    
15 2012-12-16 ARI A    
16 2012-12-22 ATL H    
17 2012-12-30 CHI H    
   
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 W 41-3 +38
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-22 DET H W 13-7 +6
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    

Injury Report
Detroit Lions
Out  CB Drayton Florence (forearm)
Questionable  CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 CB Jacob Lacey (concussion)
Probable  DE Cliff Avril (back)
 DE Ronnell Lewis (eye)
 TE Brandon Pettigrew (knee)
 MLB Stephen Tulloch (knee)
 DT Corey Williams (knee)
 WR Titus Young (knee)
PUP  RB Jahvid Best (concussion)
   
Chicago Bears
Out  WR Alshon Jeffery (hand)
Questionable  WR Earl Bennett (hand)
 MLB Blake Costanzo (thumb)
 WR Devin Hester (quadriceps)
Probable  S Colin Jones (shoulder)
IR  RB Lorenzo Booker (head, 9/8)
 S Brandon Hardin (neck, 8/25)
PUP  WR Johnny Knox (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 24.0 32.7 23.3 CHI
Rushing yards 101.0 103.7 112.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.90 4.09 4.16 CHI
Completion % 63.2% 57.7% 61.9% DET
Passing yards 314.3 241.7 242.7 DET
Passing yards per completion 10.95 12.37 11.07 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.92 7.13 6.86 CHI
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 1.0 DET
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.0 0.7 CHI
Sacks allowed 1.3 2.0 2.3 DET
3rd down conversions 33.8% 42.9% 38.4% CHI
4th down conversions 40.0% 75.0% 59.2% CHI
Time of possession 30:46 33:21 30:15 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DET
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.3 15.0 23.3 CHI
Rushing yards 92.0 60.7 112.3 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.72 3.62 4.16 CHI
Completion % 64.7% 60.8% 61.9% CHI
Passing yards 220.0 212.3 242.7 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.35 9.31 11.07 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.69 5.66 6.86 CHI
INT return 0.0 2.3 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.7 0.7 -
Sacks 2.7 3.7 2.3 CHI
3rd down conversions 37.5% 31.1% 38.4% CHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 83.3% 59.2% DET
Time of possession 29:42 26:19 30:15 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DET   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.1 7.8 9.9 DET
Yards per kick return 18.9 24.5 24.6 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 19.6 8.0 9.9 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 30.3 21.0 24.6 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DET   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 7.0 6.6 CHI
Penalty yards 76.7 52.7 57.0 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2012 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 4 2000-09-24 DET CHI 21-14 DET
2000 17 2000-12-24 CHI DET 23-20 CHI
2001 12 2001-12-02 DET CHI 10-13 CHI
2001 16 2001-12-30 CHI DET 24-0 CHI
2002 7 2002-10-20 CHI DET 20-23 DET
2002 12 2002-11-24 DET CHI 17-20 CHI
2003 8 2003-10-26 DET CHI 16-24 CHI
2003 10 2003-11-09 CHI DET 10-12 DET
2004 1 2004-09-12 DET CHI 20-16 DET
2004 16 2004-12-26 CHI DET 13-19 DET
2005 2 2005-09-18 DET CHI 6-38 CHI
2005 8 2005-10-30 CHI DET 19-13 CHI
2006 2 2006-09-17 DET CHI 7-34 CHI
2006 16 2006-12-24 CHI DET 26-21 CHI
2007 4 2007-09-30 CHI DET 27-37 DET
2007 8 2007-10-28 DET CHI 16-7 DET
2008 5 2008-10-05 CHI DET 34-7 CHI
2008 9 2008-11-02 DET CHI 23-27 CHI
2009 4 2009-10-04 DET CHI 24-48 CHI
2009 17 2010-01-03 CHI DET 37-23 CHI
2010 1 2010-09-12 DET CHI 14-19 CHI
2010 13 2010-12-05 CHI DET 24-20 CHI
2011 5 2011-10-10 CHI DET 13-24 DET
2011 10 2011-11-13 DET CHI 13-37 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.