Final Score Prediction
Patriots 24, Bears 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| New England Patriots |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 6 |
Tom Brady  |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 17 |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 36 |
Danny Woodhead |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| WR 28 |
Deion Branch |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 34 |
Wes Welker |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 83 |
Brandon Tate |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 10 |
Aaron Hernandez |
Rec: 3-40, 1 TD |
| TE 24 |
Rob Gronkowski |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Shayne Graham |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 11 |
Defense / ST |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 5 |
Jay Cutler |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 26 |
Matt Forte |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 53 |
Chester Taylor |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 13 |
Johnny Knox |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 41 |
Earl Bennett |
Rec: 5-60, 1 TD |
| WR 60 |
Devin Hester |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 15 |
Greg Olsen |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 10 |
Robbie Gould |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 12 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Patriots Have won 20 of past 21 regular-season games against NFC... NE averages NFL-best 31.6 points per game in '10... With 4 TD passes last week, QB Tom Brady (27) became 6th QB in NFL history to have 25+ TD passes in at least 6 seasons. In only meeting vs. Chi. at Soldier Field (11/10/02), Brady passed for 328 yards w/ 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 92.1 rating. Brady has 4 TD passes in consecutive games & Patriots are 14-0 when he has 4+ TD passes in game. Has 30-5 (.857) record in Dec... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (11) needs rush TD to become 5th different Patriot to reach 12 rush TDs in season. RB Danny Woodhead posted 1st 100-yard rec. game of career last week (104)... WR Wes Welker (7) needs 2 TD rec. to surpass career-high of 8 in '07... Last week, rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (39) passed GREG BATY (37 in '86) for most rec. among rookie TEs in club history... Rookie CB Devin McCourty (1st round, No. 27) leads AFC & is tied for 2nd in NFL w/ 6 INTs & aims for 4th straight game w/ INT... S James Sanders has 3 INTs in past 4... LB Jerod Mayo leads team w/ 143 tackles.
 Bears Aim for 6th win in row... QB Jay Cutler aims for 3rd in row at home with 3+ TD passes. In last home game, had 146.2 rating & 4 TD passes, becoming 1st Bear with 2 games at Soldier Field with 4+ pass TDs. When he has 100+ rating, his teams are 19-0. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating... RB Matt Forte aims for 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards... WR Earl Bennett had career-high 104 yards (7 catches) last week, 1st career 100-yard game. WR Johnny Knox averages 18 yards per catch, best mark in NFC (min. 40 rec.). TE Greg Olsen aims for 3rd home game in row with TD. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester leads NFC in PR avg. (15.1) & ties for NFL lead with 2 PR-TDs... DE Julius Peppers has 5 sacks in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with sack. Since entering NFL in 2002, has 8 3-sack games, most in NFL. LB Brian Urlacher has 29 tackles, 4 passes defensed & INT in 3 career meetings. CB Charles Tillman had career-high 2 INTs in last game vs. NE. DE Israel Idonije has 7 sacks in past 9. LB Lance Briggs had 13 tackles, 2 FF & FR in last mtg.
Results and Schedule
| New England Patriots |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
CIN |
H |
W 38-24 |
+14 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
NYJ |
A |
L 14-28 |
-14 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
BUF |
H |
W 38-30 |
+8 |
| 4 |
2010-10-04 |
MIA |
A |
W 41-14 |
+27 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
BAL |
H |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
SD |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
MIN |
H |
W 28-18 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
CLE |
A |
L 14-34 |
-20 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
PIT |
A |
W 39-26 |
+13 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
IND |
H |
W 31-28 |
+3 |
| 12 |
2010-11-25 |
DET |
A |
W 45-24 |
+21 |
| 13 |
2010-12-06 |
NYJ |
H |
W 45-3 |
+42 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
CHI |
A |
W 36-7 |
+29 |
| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
GB |
H |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
BUF |
A |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
MIA |
H |
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| Chicago Bears |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
DET |
H |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
DAL |
A |
W 27-20 |
+7 |
| 3 |
2010-09-27 |
GB |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
NYG |
A |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
CAR |
A |
W 23-6 |
+17 |
| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
SEA |
H |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
WAS |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 8 |
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Bye |
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| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
BUF |
A |
W 22-19 |
+3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
MIN |
H |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 11 |
2010-11-18 |
MIA |
A |
W 16-0 |
+16 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
PHI |
H |
W 31-26 |
+5 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
DET |
A |
W 24-20 |
+4 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
NE |
H |
L 7-36 |
-29 |
| 15 |
2010-12-20 |
MIN |
A |
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| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
GB |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NE
Offense |
CHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
35.8 |
24.3 |
22.7 |
NE |
| Rushing yards |
108.8 |
125.0 |
113.8 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.30 |
3.73 |
4.20 |
NE |
| Completion % |
66.7% |
65.7% |
61.3% |
NE |
| Passing yards |
274.3 |
197.7 |
231.6 |
NE |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.90 |
10.62 |
11.07 |
NE |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.60 |
6.98 |
6.79 |
NE |
| Interceptions |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
NE |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
NE |
| Sacks allowed |
0.8 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
NE |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.3% |
52.9% |
38.8% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
0.0% |
50.6% |
NE |
| Time of possession |
28:57 |
33:01 |
30:18 |
CHI |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
NE
Defense |
CHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
24.0 |
17.3 |
22.7 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards |
120.5 |
73.7 |
113.8 |
CHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.72 |
3.83 |
4.20 |
CHI |
| Completion % |
64.1% |
62.0% |
61.3% |
CHI |
| Passing yards |
271.3 |
210.3 |
231.6 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.72 |
9.67 |
11.07 |
CHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.88 |
5.99 |
6.79 |
CHI |
| INT return |
1.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
NE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
CHI |
| Sacks |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
CHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.7% |
34.9% |
38.8% |
CHI |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
66.7% |
50.6% |
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| Time of possession |
31:03 |
26:59 |
30:18 |
CHI |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NE |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
12.1 |
12.3 |
9.7 |
CHI |
| Yards per kick return |
15.6 |
25.9 |
22.0 |
CHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
8.2 |
12.5 |
9.7 |
NE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.7 |
28.3 |
22.0 |
NE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NE |
CHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
3.8 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
NE |
| Penalty yards |
33.0 |
48.7 |
50.4 |
NE |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2010 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
| New England Patriots vs. Chicago Bears |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
15 |
2000-12-10 |
NE |
CHI |
17-24 |
CHI |
| 2002 |
10 |
2002-11-10 |
NE |
CHI |
33-30 |
NE |
| 2006 |
12 |
2006-11-26 |
CHI |
NE |
13-17 |
NE |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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