Game Preview - Week 14: Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins

Chicago: The Bears and Redskins sit at 5-7 both needing a four-game winning streak to have any shot at the playoffs. Chicago's hope rides with Rex Grossman who seems to have gotten rid of the interception bug during his last three starts but doesn't wow anybody with his mediocre stats. Adrian Peterson has subbed for Cedric Benson just fine, even getting involved in the passing game (12 catches 123 yds the last two weeks) and can easily match Benson's mediocre rushing numbers. In an attempt to add a spark to the offense the coaching staff unveiled the hurry-up offense last week, which allowed Grossman the freedom to go 5-of-5 for 65 yards and a touchdown. So don't be surprised to see the Bears run this a couple times against Washington, but limit its use to keep Grossman from throwing to the opposing team… an ugly game that should be a "pick em."

Start: RB Adrian Peterson, Bears D/ST
Consider: WR Bernard Berrian, TE Desmond Clark
Sit: QB Rex Grossman, TE Greg Olsen, RB Cedric Benson, WR Devin Hester, WR Muhsin Muhammad, K Robbie Gould, QB Brian Griese

Washington: The Redskins have been through a trying time with the death of Sean Taylor, a close loss at home to a subpar Bills team and now face a short week as they get ready for the Bears. With Taylor's funeral taking place on Monday the team will need to refocus quickly as a win against Chicago will keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Clinton Portis has been relatively absent the last three weeks averaging 69 total yds per game with only one score. He left last week's game with a knee injury but is expected to play. On the other hand, Chris Cooley has been hot with 21 catches and 2 TDs during the same time period and leads the team in all receiving categories with 53 catches, 584 yds, and 7 TDs. The team says things are getting back to normal now that the funeral is over. If so, they should handle the Bears at home but this has all the makings of a close, low-scoring game with offensive numbers hard to come by.

Start: RB Clinton Portis, TE Chris Cooley
Consider: WR Santana Moss, Redskins D/ST
Sit: QB Jason Campbell WR Antwaan Randle El, RB Ladell Betts

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Rex Grossman	Pass: 215, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 17	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 75, 0 Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 18	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 6-85, 1
WR 42	Muhsin Muhammad	Rec: 3-35, 1
TE 17	Desmond Clark	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 23	Greg Olsen	Rec: 2-20, 0

Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Jason Campbell	Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 10	Clinton Portis	Rush: 95, 1 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 45	Ladell Betts	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 35	Santana Moss	Rec: 4-70, 0
WR 67	Keenan McCardell	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 81	Antwaan Randle El	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 4	Chris Cooley	Rec: 6-60, 1

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	SD	A	L 3-14	-11
2	2007-09-16	KC	H	W 20-10	+10
3	2007-09-23	DAL	H	L 10-34	-24
4	2007-09-30	DET	A	L 27-37	-10
5	2007-10-07	GB	A	W 27-20	+7
6	2007-10-14	MIN	H	L 31-34	-3
7	2007-10-21	PHI	A	W 19-16	+3
8	2007-10-28	DET	H	L 7-16	-9
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	OAK	A	W 17-6	+11
11	2007-11-18	SEA	A	L 23-30	-7
12	2007-11-25	DEN	H	W 37-34	+3
13	2007-12-02	NYG	H	L 16-21	-5
14	2007-12-06	WAS	A	L 16-24	-8
15	2007-12-17	MIN	A
16	2007-12-23	GB	H
17	2007-12-30	NO	H

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	MIA	H	W 16-13	+3
2	2007-09-17	PHI	A	W 20-12	+8
3	2007-09-23	NYG	H	L 17-24	-7
4		Bye
5	2007-10-07	DET	H	W 34-3	+31
6	2007-10-14	GB	A	L 14-17	-3
7	2007-10-21	ARI	H	W 21-19	+2
8	2007-10-28	NE	A	L 7-52	-45
9	2007-11-04	NYJ	A	W 23-20	+3
10	2007-11-11	PHI	H	L 25-33	-8
11	2007-11-18	DAL	A	L 23-28	-5
12	2007-11-25	TB	A	L 13-19	-6
13	2007-12-02	BUF	H	L 16-17	-1
14	2007-12-06	CHI	H	W 24-16	+8
15	2007-12-16	NYG	A
16	2007-12-23	MIN	A
17	2007-12-30	DAL	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	CHI Offense	WAS Offense	NFL Average
Points for	18.7	18.8	21.8
Rushing yards	84.3	105.0	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.34	4.29	3.94
Completion %	57.1%	60.0%	61.1%
Passing yards	215.7	218.5	218.1
Passing yards per completion	10.11	9.72	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	5.77	5.83	6.47
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.8	0.8
Sacked	3.7	1.8	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CHI Defense	WAS Defense	NFL Average
Points against	22.3	25.0	21.8
Rushing yards	123.3	115.5	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.21	4.31	3.94
Completion %	61.6%	63.9%	61.1%
Passing yards	239.7	249.5	218.1
Passing yards per completion	11.10	11.05	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.84	7.05	6.47
INT return	0.7	0.0	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.3	0.8	0.8
Sacks	2.7	1.8	2.2

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Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	15	2001-12-23	CHI	WAS	20-15	CHI
2003	16	2003-12-21	WAS	CHI	24-27	CHI
2004	6	2004-10-17	WAS	CHI	13-10	WAS
2005	1	2005-09-11	CHI	WAS	7-9	WAS

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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