NFL Game Preview: New York Jets at Chicago Bears - Week 16

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New York Jets at Chicago Bears - Week 16

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CAR PIT	3 27
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DAL ARI	26 27
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BAL CLE	20 10
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TEN KC	14 34
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SF STL	17 25
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NYJ CHI	34 38
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WAS JAC	20 17
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NE BUF	34 3
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DET MIA	34 27
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IND OAK	31 26
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SD CIN	20 34
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HOU DEN	23 24
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NYG GB	17 45
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SEA TB	15 38
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NO ATL	17 14
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MIN PHI	24 14
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bears 20, Jets 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Mark Sanchez	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 35	LaDainian Tomlinson	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 41	Shonn Greene	Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23	Braylon Edwards	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 36	Santonio Holmes	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 81	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 22	Dustin Keller	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24	Nick Folk	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 7	Defense / ST

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Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 16	Jay Cutler	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 26	Matt Forte	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 50	Chester Taylor	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 44	Devin Hester	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 50	Devin Aromashodu	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 54	Johnny Knox	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 7	Greg Olsen	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 11	Robbie Gould	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 6	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jets Club has 11-4 road record (.733) under head coach REX RYAN... Club is 12-2 (.857) when QB Mark Sanchez has 80+ rating. Has 3 rush TDs in '10, tied for career-best... RB LaDainian Tomlinson (17,685) passed HOFer MARCUS ALLEN (17,654) for 6th-most yards from scrimmage in NFL history. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD vs. Bears... WR Santonio Holmes had 5 rec. for 83 yards in only game vs. Bears (w/ Steelers on 9/20/09)... WR Braylon Edwards posted 1st 100-yard rec. game of season last week & had season-best 8 catches. 4 of Edwards' 6 TD receptions in '10 have come on road...TE Dustin Keller (48) needs 1 catch to surpass career high of 48 in '08... In last game vs. Bears (w/ Mia.), DE Jason Taylor had sack, FF, INT-return TD... KR-WR Brad Smith posted 2nd KR-TD of season & 3rd of career on 97-yard return last week. Smith ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 29.1 KR avg. in '10... CB Drew Coleman had career-high 2 sacks last week... NYJ has 14 KR-TDs since '01, most in NFL.

Bears Clinched NFC North... QB Jay Cutler passed for 357 yards & 2 TDs in only game vs. NYJ (11/30/08 with Den.). Threw 3 TDs last week & had 106.6 rating. When he has 100+ rating, his teams are 20-0... RB Matt Forte has 1,296 scrimmage yards (865 rush, 431 rec.) & is 1 of 2 Bears (HOFer GALE SAYERS) with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 3 seasons... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester scored 2 TDs last week (1 rec., 1 PR). Had 64-yard PR-TD, his 14th career combined KR-TD (10 PR, 4 KR), most in NFL history. WR Johnny Knox had 67-yard TD last week. Averages 18.5 yards per catch (47 receptions, 868 yards), 3rd in NFC (min. 40 catches). TE Greg Olsen needs 130 yards to reach 500 for 3rd consecutive season. Would be 1st Chi. TE since HOFer MIKE DITKA with 3 500-yard seasons in row. WR Earl Bennett needs 1 catch to reach 100 in career... DE Julius Peppers has 6 sacks in past 5. Had INT last week. Has 2 sacks & 2 FFs in 2 meetings. LB Brian Urlacher had INT & 11 tackles in last meeting. DE Israel Idonije had sack last week & has career-high 8. CB Charles Tillman had 56-yard INT in Week 15.

Results and Schedule

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-13	BAL	H	L 9-10	-1
2	2010-09-19	NE	H	W 28-14	+14
3	2010-09-26	MIA	A	W 31-23	+8
4	2010-10-03	BUF	A	W 38-14	+24
5	2010-10-11	MIN	H	W 29-20	+9
6	2010-10-17	DEN	A	W 24-20	+4
7		Bye
8	2010-10-31	GB	H	L 0-9	-9
9	2010-11-07	DET	A	W 23-20	+3
10	2010-11-14	CLE	A	W 26-20	+6
11	2010-11-21	HOU	H	W 30-27	+3
12	2010-11-25	CIN	H	W 26-10	+16
13	2010-12-06	NE	A	L 3-45	-42
14	2010-12-12	MIA	H	L 6-10	-4
15	2010-12-19	PIT	A	W 22-17	+5
16	2010-12-26	CHI	A	L 34-38	-4
17	2011-01-02	BUF	H

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		Bye
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	W 40-14	+26
16	2010-12-26	NYJ	H	W 38-34	+4
17	2011-01-02	GB	A

Injury Report

New York Jets
Out	DE Trevor Pryce (Hip) OT Damien Woody (Knee)
Doubtful	FS Eric Smith (Concussion)
Questionable	FS James Ihedigbo (Knee)
Probable	CB Drew Coleman (Groin) CB Antonio Cromartie (Groin) WR Santonio Holmes (Toe) OC Nick Mangold (Shoulder) CB Darrelle Revis (Hamstring) QB Mark Sanchez (Right Shoulder) WR Brad Smith (Hand)
IR	NT Kris Jenkins (Knee ACL) SS Jim Leonhard (Broken Leg) DE Ropati Pitoitua (Left Achilles)
Holdout	QB Erik Ainge

Chicago Bears
Probable	WR Earl Bennett (Ankle) OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa (Knee)
IR	OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer (Head)

Offense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Offense	CHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.0	24.5	22.8	CHI
Rushing yards	132.8	119.8	118.3	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	3.91	3.65	4.34	NYJ
Completion %	54.6%	63.1%	60.8%	CHI
Passing yards	199.0	185.5	222.0	NYJ
Passing yards per completion	10.53	11.16	10.90	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.75	7.04	6.63	CHI
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.0	-
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	2.0	2.5	2.2	NYJ
3rd down conversions	37.9%	45.9%	38.1%	CHI
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	53.7%	NYJ
Time of possession	32:36	31:55	30:14	NYJ

Defense Stats Comparison

	NYJ Defense	CHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	18.5	18.3	22.8	CHI
Rushing yards	101.5	103.3	118.3	NYJ
Rushing yards per attempt	3.89	4.07	4.34	NYJ
Completion %	52.8%	63.2%	60.8%	NYJ
Passing yards	197.5	197.5	222.0	-
Passing yards per completion	10.91	10.15	10.90	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.76	6.41	6.63	NYJ
INT return	0.0	1.3	1.0	CHI
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.6	NYJ
Sacks	3.0	3.3	2.2	CHI
3rd down conversions	37.0%	35.1%	38.1%	CHI
4th down conversions	100.0%	50.0%	53.7%	CHI
Time of possession	27:50	28:05	30:14	NYJ

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	NYJ	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.6	17.0	10.2	CHI
Yards per kick return	24.4	29.3	21.9	CHI
Yards allowed per punt return	4.1	14.8	10.2	NYJ
Yards allowed per kick return	17.3	25.4	21.9	NYJ

Misc Stats Comparison

	NYJ	CHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.5	5.0	5.8	CHI
Penalty yards	52.3	50.8	48.1	CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

New York Jets vs. Chicago Bears
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	13	2000-11-26	CHI	NYJ	10-17	NYJ
2002	15	2002-12-15	NYJ	CHI	13-20	CHI
2006	11	2006-11-19	CHI	NYJ	10-0	CHI

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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