NFL Game Preview: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions - Week 17

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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions - Week 17

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TB ATL	22 17
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PHI NYG	7 42
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NYJ BUF	9 28
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JAC TEN	20 38
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HOU IND	16 28
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CLE PIT	10 24
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CHI DET	26 24
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BAL CIN	17 23
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CAR NO	44 38
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ARI SF	13 27
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STL SEA	13 20
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OAK SD	21 24
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MIA NE	0 28
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KC DEN	3 38
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GB MIN	34 37
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DAL WAS	18 28
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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 24, Lions 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 12	Jay Cutler	Pass: 230, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 16	Matt Forte	Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
RB 40	Kahlil Bell	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2	Brandon Marshall	Rec: 9-110, 1 TD
WR 35	Alshon Jeffery	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
TE 28	Kellen Davis	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 21	Olindo Mare	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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Detroit Lions
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Matthew Stafford	Pass: 290, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21	Mikel Leshoure	Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 29	Joique Bell	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 1	Calvin Johnson	Rec: 9-120, 1 TD
WR 82	Mike Thomas	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 14	Tony Scheffler	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 3	Jason Hanson	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 20	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bears With Chi., QB Jay Cutler is 6-1 vs. Det. with 11 TDs, 1 INT & 101.2 rating. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 26-1. Has 2,776 pass yards & needs 224 to be 1st Bears QB with 3 3,000-yard seasons... RB Matt Forte has 991 rush yards & 319 rec. yards for 1,310 scrimmage yards, his 5th 1,000-yard season. Has rushed for 100+ yards or TD in all 4 games at Det... WR Brandon Marshall has team-record 113 catches & 1,466 yards. Has 97 catches for 1,252 yards (104.3 per game) & 10 TDs in past 12. In career vs. Det., WR-PR Devin Hester has TD via KR (97 yards), PR (82) & rec. (12)... Defense has 8 INT-TDs, tied for 2nd most in season in NFL history. CB Charles Tillman had INT-TD last week & ties for NFL lead with 3 INT-TDs. Leads NFL with 10 FFs. Since entering NFL in 2003, Tillman has 38 FFs, most by DB. Had 2 FFs in last meeting. Is only player with 30+ INTs (33) & 30+ FFs in that span. CB Tim Jennings leads NFL with career-high 8 INTs. DE Julius Peppers has 11 sacks & 5 FFs in 9 games vs. Det. CB ZACK BOWMAN had FR-TD last week.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford has 4,695 pass yards & needs 305 to record back-to-back 5,000-yard seasons. In past 8 at home, has 2,862 pass yards (357.8 per game)... RB Mikel Leshoure has 8 rush TDs in past 8. Has rush TD in 5 of past 6... WR Calvin Johnson (1,892) passed HOFer JERRY RICE (1,848 in 1995) for most rec. yards in season. Needs 108 yards for 1st 2,000-yard season in NFL history. Is 1st player in NFL history with 1,600+ rec. yards in consecutive seasons. Has 100+ rec. yards in 8 games in row, longest streak in NFL history. Has 11 100-yard games, tied for most in season with HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN. In past 8, has 76 catches for 1,254 yards (156.8 per game) & 4 TDs. Since 2011, has NFL-best 3,573 rec. yards & 115.3 yards per game. Since 2008, has 50 rec. TDs, most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row at home vs. Chi. with TD... DE Cliff Avril has 5 sacks & 2 FFs in past 6. Has sack in 4 of past 6. Is 1 of 2 in NFL with 20+ sacks (20.5) & 8+ FFs (8) since 2011 (VON MILLER).

Results and Schedule

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	IND	H	W 41-21	+20
2	2012-09-13	GB	A	L 10-23	-13
3	2012-09-23	STL	H	W 23-6	+17
4	2012-10-01	DAL	A	W 34-18	+16
5	2012-10-07	JAC	A	W 41-3	+38
6		Bye
7	2012-10-22	DET	H	W 13-7	+6
8	2012-10-28	CAR	H	W 23-22	+1
9	2012-11-04	TEN	A	W 51-20	+31
10	2012-11-11	HOU	H	L 6-13	-7
11	2012-11-19	SF	A	L 7-32	-25
12	2012-11-25	MIN	H	W 28-10	+18
13	2012-12-02	SEA	H	L 17-23	-6
14	2012-12-09	MIN	A	L 14-21	-7
15	2012-12-16	GB	H	L 13-21	-8
16	2012-12-23	ARI	A	W 28-13	+15
17	2012-12-30	DET	A	W 26-24	+2

Detroit Lions
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	STL	H	W 27-23	+4
2	2012-09-16	SF	A	L 19-27	-8
3	2012-09-23	TEN	A	L 41-44	-3
4	2012-09-30	MIN	H	L 13-20	-7
5		Bye
6	2012-10-14	PHI	A	W 26-23	+3
7	2012-10-22	CHI	A	L 7-13	-6
8	2012-10-28	SEA	H	W 28-24	+4
9	2012-11-04	JAC	A	W 31-14	+17
10	2012-11-11	MIN	A	L 24-34	-10
11	2012-11-18	GB	H	L 20-24	-4
12	2012-11-22	HOU	H	L 31-34	-3
13	2012-12-02	IND	H	L 33-35	-2
14	2012-12-09	GB	A	L 20-27	-7
15	2012-12-16	ARI	A	L 10-38	-28
16	2012-12-22	ATL	H	L 18-31	-13
17	2012-12-30	CHI	H	L 24-26	-2

Injury Report

Chicago Bears
Out	FS Chris Conte (hamstring) MLB Blake Costanzo (calf)
Doubtful	MLB Brian Urlacher (hamstring)
Questionable	RB Armando Allen (knee) DT Henry Melton (chest)
Probable	RB Matt Forte (ankle) CB Tim Jennings (shoulder) CB Charles Tillman (elbow)
IR	RB Lorenzo Booker (head, 9/8) RB Michael Bush (ribs, 12/18) K Robbie Gould (calf, 12/11) S Brandon Hardin (neck, 8/25) DT Matt Toeaina (knee, 12/17)
PUP	WR Johnny Knox (back)

Detroit Lions
Out	DT Sammie Lee Hill (toe)
Doubtful	TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
Questionable	FS Louis Delmas (knee) CB Chris Houston (hamstring)
Probable	WR Calvin Johnson (knee) RB Kevin Smith (thumb)
IR	CB Dwight Bentley (shoulder, 11/1) RB Jahvid Best (concussion, 11/4) WR Ryan Broyles (knee, 12/4) WR Nate Burleson (leg, 10/24) DT Nick Fairley (shoulder, 12/19) CB Jacob Lacey (knee, 12/18) SS Amari Spievey (concussion, 11/18) DT Corey Williams (knee, 12/11) WR Titus Young (knee, 12/4)

Offense Stats Comparison

	CHI Offense	DET Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	18.0	22.3	22.3	DET
Rushing yards	112.0	108.8	117.9	CHI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.95	4.29	4.30	DET
Completion %	59.2%	54.9%	59.3%	CHI
Passing yards	165.3	308.8	225.0	DET
Passing yards per completion	9.80	11.69	10.90	DET
Passing yards per attempt	5.80	6.42	6.47	DET
Interceptions	1.0	1.3	1.0	CHI
Fumbles lost	0.3	1.3	0.7	CHI
Sacks allowed	2.0	1.5	2.4	DET
3rd down conversions	36.6%	43.4%	37.4%	DET
4th down conversions	33.3%	44.4%	41.9%	DET
Time of possession	30:46	34:14	30:27	DET

Defense Stats Comparison

	CHI Defense	DET Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	19.5	31.8	22.3	CHI
Rushing yards	130.3	105.3	117.9	DET
Rushing yards per attempt	4.27	4.63	4.30	CHI
Completion %	60.0%	60.7%	59.3%	CHI
Passing yards	218.3	233.5	225.0	CHI
Passing yards per completion	10.02	11.22	10.90	CHI
Passing yards per attempt	6.01	6.81	6.47	CHI
INT return	0.5	0.8	1.0	DET
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.0	0.7	CHI
Sacks	2.3	2.0	2.4	CHI
3rd down conversions	38.2%	37.7%	37.4%	DET
4th down conversions	62.5%	75.0%	41.9%	CHI
Time of possession	30:51	27:41	30:27	DET

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	CHI	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.8	7.1	10.0	DET
Yards per kick return	21.8	19.7	22.8	CHI
Yards allowed per punt return	2.4	7.1	10.0	CHI
Yards allowed per kick return	18.9	21.7	22.8	CHI

Misc Stats Comparison

	CHI	DET	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.5	6.5	6.3	-
Penalty yards	58.8	57.3	52.9	DET

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2012 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 11 to 16 with no adjustment.

Weather
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-24	DET	CHI	21-14	DET
2000	17	2000-12-24	CHI	DET	23-20	CHI
2001	12	2001-12-02	DET	CHI	10-13	CHI
2001	16	2001-12-30	CHI	DET	24-0	CHI
2002	7	2002-10-20	CHI	DET	20-23	DET
2002	12	2002-11-24	DET	CHI	17-20	CHI
2003	8	2003-10-26	DET	CHI	16-24	CHI
2003	10	2003-11-09	CHI	DET	10-12	DET
2004	1	2004-09-12	DET	CHI	20-16	DET
2004	16	2004-12-26	CHI	DET	13-19	DET
2005	2	2005-09-18	DET	CHI	6-38	CHI
2005	8	2005-10-30	CHI	DET	19-13	CHI
2006	2	2006-09-17	DET	CHI	7-34	CHI
2006	16	2006-12-24	CHI	DET	26-21	CHI
2007	4	2007-09-30	CHI	DET	27-37	DET
2007	8	2007-10-28	DET	CHI	16-7	DET
2008	5	2008-10-05	CHI	DET	34-7	CHI
2008	9	2008-11-02	DET	CHI	23-27	CHI
2009	4	2009-10-04	DET	CHI	24-48	CHI
2009	17	2010-01-03	CHI	DET	37-23	CHI
2010	1	2010-09-12	DET	CHI	14-19	CHI
2010	13	2010-12-05	CHI	DET	24-20	CHI
2011	5	2011-10-10	CHI	DET	13-24	DET
2011	10	2011-11-13	DET	CHI	13-37	CHI
2012	7	2012-10-22	DET	CHI	7-13	CHI

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.