Prediction: Bears 31, Bills 21
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 26 |
EJ Manuel |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0 |
| RB 10 |
C.J. Spiller |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 38 |
Mike Williams |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| WR 43 |
Sammy Watkins   |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 89 |
Robert Woods |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 18 |
Scott Chandler |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| K 32 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 31 |
Defense / ST |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 3 |
Jay Cutler |
Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 2 |
Matt Forte |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0 |
| RB 58 |
Shaun Draughn |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 3 |
Brandon Marshall |
Rec: 8-110, 1 TD |
| WR 10 |
Alshon Jeffery |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
| WR 80 |
Josh Morgan |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 14 |
Martellus Bennett |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 19 |
Robbie Gould |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 18 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bills In 2013, QB EJ Manuel set club rookie record for TD passes (11). In last road game (12/15/13 vs. Jax.), Manuel completed 17 of 24 passes (70.8 pct.) for 193 yards with 2 TDs for 105 rating... In last 4 vs. NFC, RB C.J. Spiller has 423 scrim. yards (377 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs. Last Dec., ranked 2nd in AFC with 426 rush yards (RYAN MATHEWS, 534). Last season, RB Fred Jackson (5,121) joined HOFers THURMAN THOMAS & O.J. SIMPSON as only Bills to reach 5,000 career rush yards... Rookie WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) set Clemson records for rec. (240), rec. yards (3,391) & TD rec. (27). WR Robert Woods ranked 3rd among AFC rookies with 587 rec. yards in 2013. TE Scott Chandler led Bills in rec. (53) & rec. yards (655) in 2013, both career-highs... Defense led AFC with 57 sacks in 2013 & had 3 players with 10+ sacks, most in NFL (Jerry Hughes, Kyle Williams, Mario Williams). M. Williams had sack in only game vs. Chi. (12/28/08 w/ Hou.).
 Bears QB Jay Cutler is franchise leader in career pass yards (14,913), comp. (1,258), att. (2,090) & rating (83.1). Has won past 8 starts vs. AFC with 15+ att. & has 100.4 rating. In career (incl. playoffs), Cutler's teams are 28-3 (.903) when he has 100+ rating... Pro Bowl RB Matt Forte had career-high 1,339 rush & 594 rec. yards & is only Bear with 2 seasons with 1,000+ rush & 500+ rec. yards... Pro Bowl WRs Alshon Jeffery (1,421) & Brandon Marshall (1,295) combined for 2,716 rec. yards, most by duo in NFL. Jeffery had 2 200-yard rec. games last year & has 2 best rec. yard games in club history. Marshall had 100 catches in 2013, his 5th 100-catch season, tied for most in NFL history. His 218 catches & 2,803 rec. yards are most by Bear in 1st 2 seasons with team... G KYLE LONG was 1 of 4 rookies named to Pro Bowl last year... Since entering NFL in 2004, DE Jared Allen leads NFL with 128.5 sacks. CB Charles Tillman is only player in NFL with 30+ INTs (36) & 30+ FFs (42) since entering NFL in 2003. Since 2012, Pro Bowl CB Tim Jennings is 2nd in NFL with 13 INTs & ties for 2nd with 3 INT-TDs. LB Lance Briggs is only active LB with 1,000+ tackles (1,141), 15+ sacks (15) & 5+ INT-TDs (5).
Results and Schedule
| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
CHI |
A |
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| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIA |
H |
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| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
SD |
H |
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| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
HOU |
A |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
DET |
A |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NE |
H |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIN |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
KC |
H |
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| 11 |
2014-11-13 |
MIA |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CLE |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
DEN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
GB |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
OAK |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NE |
A |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
BUF |
H |
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| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
SF |
A |
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| 3 |
2014-09-22 |
NYJ |
A |
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| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
GB |
H |
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| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
CAR |
A |
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| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ATL |
A |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIA |
H |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
NE |
A |
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| 9 |
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Bye |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
GB |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
MIN |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TB |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DET |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-04 |
DAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-15 |
NO |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DET |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
MIN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Offense |
CHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
22.0 |
26.8 |
23.4 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards |
187.3 |
121.3 |
116.8 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.55 |
4.62 |
4.26 |
CHI |
| Completion % |
58.7% |
68.1% |
61.2% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
188.3 |
292.5 |
228.9 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.14 |
11.80 |
10.71 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.55 |
8.03 |
6.56 |
CHI |
| Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
CHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.4% |
50.0% |
38.3% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
50.5% |
CHI |
| Time of possession |
29:27 |
33:50 |
30:22 |
CHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Defense |
CHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
27.0 |
33.5 |
23.4 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
158.3 |
215.5 |
116.8 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.97 |
6.76 |
4.26 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
50.9% |
60.7% |
61.2% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
133.0 |
224.0 |
228.9 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
8.95 |
11.54 |
10.71 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.56 |
7.01 |
6.56 |
BUF |
| INT return |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks |
4.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.3% |
41.1% |
38.3% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
88.9% |
50.5% |
BUF |
| Time of possession |
30:33 |
28:29 |
30:22 |
CHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BUF |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
4.8 |
16.2 |
9.5 |
CHI |
| Yards per kick return |
19.7 |
21.4 |
23.1 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
4.4 |
2.7 |
9.5 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
28.3 |
14.0 |
23.1 |
CHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BUF |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.3 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
CHI |
| Penalty yards |
56.7 |
36.5 |
50.2 |
CHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Buffalo Bills vs. Chicago Bears |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
11 |
2000-11-12 |
CHI |
BUF |
3-20 |
BUF |
| 2002 |
4 |
2002-09-29 |
CHI |
BUF |
27-33 |
BUF |
| 2006 |
5 |
2006-10-08 |
BUF |
CHI |
7-40 |
CHI |
| 2010 |
9 |
2010-11-07 |
CHI |
BUF |
22-19 |
CHI |
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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.
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