NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears at New York Giants - Week 4

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Chicago Bears at New York Giants - Week 4

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NYJ BUF	38 14
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SEA STL	3 20
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DET GB	26 28
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DEN TEN	26 20
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CIN CLE	20 23
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SF ATL	14 16
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CAR NO	14 16
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BAL PIT	17 14
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IND JAC	28 31
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HOU OAK	31 24
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ARI SD	10 41
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WAS PHI	17 12
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CHI NYG	3 17
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NE MIA	41 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 23, Giants 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 4	Jay Cutler	Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 10	Matt Forte	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 41	Chester Taylor	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 18	Johnny Knox	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 28	Devin Hester	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 61	Earl Bennett	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 15	Greg Olsen	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 4	Robbie Gould	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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New York Giants
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Eli Manning	Pass: 290, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Ahmad Bradshaw	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 5-40, 0
WR 9	Hakeem Nicks	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 26	Steve Smith	Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 51	Mario Manningham	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 21	Kevin Boss	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 9	Lawrence Tynes	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 14	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bears QB Jay Cutler has won 5 starts in row & has completed 102 of 162 (63 pct.) for 1,419 yards with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 112.1 rating. In career, when Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 17-0... RB Matt Forte leads NFL RBs with 3 rec. TDs. Has 1,150 receiving yards since start of 2008, most by NFL RB during span... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester had 62-yard PR-TD last week, his 8th PR-TD, tied for 3rd in NFL history. Has 12 combined KR-PR TDs (8 PR, 4 KR), tied for 2nd most in NFL annals. WR Johnny Knox had career-high 94 rec. yards in Week 3 & aims for 3rd in row with 86+ yards. TE Greg Olsen aims for 3rd in row with TD... DE Julius Peppers has sack in 4 of 5 career meetings (incl. playoffs). Blocked FG last week, 10th blocked kick of career. LB Brian Urlacher had INT in last game vs. NYG. CB Charles Tillman aims for 3rd in row vs. NYG with INT.

Giants QB Eli Manning passed for 386 yards last week, 2nd most in game in career... RB Ahmad Bradshaw has rush TD in 3 of past 4 at home. Rushed for 88 yards last week & aims for 3rd in row with 88+ yards. RB Brandon Jacobs rushed for 2 TDs in only game vs. Chi... WR Hakeem Nicks ties for NFL lead with 4 rec. TDs. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 5 at home. WR Mario Manningham aims for 5th in row with 75+ rec. yards. Has 6 career rec. TDs & 5 have been 20+ yards. WR Steve Smith had 9 catches for 103 yards last week, his 4th career 100-yard game. TE Kevin Boss had 3 catches for 88 yards (29.3 avg.) in Week 3... DE Justin Tuck had 1.5 sacks in last meeting. Incl. playoffs, Giants have won 12 in row when he has sack (19 sacks in those 12 games). DE Osi Umenyiora aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with sack. LB-DE Mathias Kiwanuka aims for 4th in row with sack. Had 1st career INT (32 yards) vs. Chi. (11/12/06).

Results and Schedule

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
6	2010-10-17	SEA	H
7	2010-10-24	WAS	H
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	BUF	A
10	2010-11-14	MIN	H
11	2010-11-18	MIA	A
12	2010-11-28	PHI	H
13	2010-12-05	DET	A
14	2010-12-12	NE	H
15	2010-12-20	MIN	A
16	2010-12-26	NYJ	H
17	2011-01-02	GB	A

New York Giants
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	CAR	H	W 31-18	+13
2	2010-09-19	IND	A	L 14-38	-24
3	2010-09-26	TEN	H	L 10-29	-19
4	2010-10-03	CHI	H	W 17-3	+14
5	2010-10-10	HOU	A
6	2010-10-17	DET	H
7	2010-10-25	DAL	A
8		Bye
9	2010-11-07	SEA	A
10	2010-11-14	DAL	H
11	2010-11-21	PHI	A
12	2010-11-28	JAC	H
13	2010-12-05	WAS	H
14	2010-12-12	MIN	A
15	2010-12-19	PHI	H
16	2010-12-26	GB	A
17	2011-01-02	WAS	A

Injury Report

Chicago Bears
Out	OT Chris Williams (Hamstring) FS Major Wright (Hamstring)
Probable	OG Roberto Garza (Knee) FS Chris Harris (Neck) DE Israel Idonije (Foot)
IR	OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer (Head)

New York Giants
Out	OT William Beatty (Foot) OC Shaun O'Hara (Ankle)
Doubtful	OLB Keith Bulluck (Toe)
Questionable	DT Rocky Bernard (Back)
Probable	OLB Chase Blackburn (Knee) MLB Phillip Dillard (Hamstring) WR Mario Manningham (Concussion)
IR	FS Michael Johnson (Back) WR Sinorice Moss (Sports Hernia) QB Jim Sorgi (Right Shoulder) OLB Adrian Tracy (Elbow)
PUP	OG Kevin Boothe (Pectoral)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CHI Offense	NYG Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	22.0	18.3	20.2	CHI
Rushing yards	72.0	115.0	108.5	NYG
Rushing yards per attempt	3.18	4.26	4.03	NYG
Completion %	65.9%	65.7%	61.8%	CHI
Passing yards	277.0	253.0	224.2	CHI
Passing yards per completion	13.85	11.33	10.78	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	9.13	7.44	6.66	CHI
Interceptions	0.7	2.0	1.1	CHI
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.3	0.7	CHI
Sacks allowed	2.7	2.3	2.0	NYG
3rd down conversions	29.4%	37.8%	38.2%	NYG
4th down conversions	33.3%	25.0%	45.1%	CHI
Time of possession	28:24	30:24	30:17	NYG

Defense Stats Comparison

	CHI Defense	NYG Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	17.0	28.3	20.2	CHI
Rushing yards	39.7	136.7	108.5	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	2.13	3.80	4.03	CHI
Completion %	67.7%	57.1%	61.8%	NYG
Passing yards	279.3	169.3	224.2	NYG
Passing yards per completion	9.52	11.55	10.78	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	6.45	6.60	6.66	CHI
INT return	1.3	1.0	1.1	CHI
Fumble recoveries	1.3	1.0	0.7	CHI
Sacks	0.7	2.0	2.0	NYG
3rd down conversions	37.8%	43.9%	38.2%	CHI
4th down conversions	0.0%	0.0%	45.1%	-
Time of possession	31:36	29:36	30:17	NYG

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CHI	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.7	5.9	9.1	CHI
Yards per kick return	24.6	15.9	23.7	CHI
Yards allowed per punt return	13.2	12.4	9.1	NYG
Yards allowed per kick return	22.7	23.8	23.7	CHI

Misc Stats Comparison

	CHI	NYG	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.3	7.7	6.5	CHI
Penalty yards	49.3	68.7	56.0	CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 3 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	3	2000-09-17	NYG	CHI	14-7	NYG
2004	9	2004-11-07	CHI	NYG	28-21	CHI
2006	10	2006-11-12	CHI	NYG	38-20	CHI
2007	13	2007-12-02	NYG	CHI	21-16	NYG

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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