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Final Score Prediction

Bears 23, Colts 13

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Andrew Luck Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 31 Donald Brown Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 69 Vick Ballard Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 71 Delone Carter Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 38 Reggie Wayne Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
 WR 68 Donnie Avery Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 81 Austin Collie Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 16 Coby Fleener Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
TE 26 Dwayne Allen Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Jay Cutler Pass: 260, 1 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 19 Matt Forte Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 7-40, 0
RB 32 Michael Bush Rush: 20, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 51 Earl Bennett Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 69 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 89 Devin Hester Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 33 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 3 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts CHUCK PAGANO makes NFL debut as head coach... Colts have 34 victories on Kickoff Weekend, 2nd-most in AFC... No. 1 overall pick QB Andrew Luck finished NCAA career with 31 wins, most ever by Stanford QB... RB Donald Brown had career-best in rush yards (645) & rush TDs (5) last year. WR Reggie Wayne ranks 2nd in franchise history with 862 catches for 11,708 receiving yards (MARVIN HARRISON, 1,102 rec., 14,580 yards). In 3 games vs. Bears (incl. SB XLI), Wayne has 4 rec. TDs... Rookie TE Coby Fleener (2nd round, No. 34), native of Lemont, IL, will make NFL debut... LB Dwight Freeney has 102.5 career sacks, 3rd-most among active players (JOHN ABRAHAM, 112; JARED ALLEN, 105). Has 2 sacks in past 2 reg-season games vs. Bears. DE Robert Mathis has 9.5+ sacks in 4 consec seasons (11.5 in '08; 9.5 in '09; 11 in '10; 9.5 in '11)... CB Vontae Davis will make Colts debut after 3 years in Mia. Davis attended Illinois.

Bears Head coach LOVIE SMITH has 74 wins (incl. playoffs), 3rd most in team history behind HOFers GEORGE HALAS & MIKE DITKA... In past 2 Week 1 starts, QB Jay Cutler has completed 45 of 67 (67.2 pct.) for 684 yards with 4 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 108.1 rating. Incl. playoffs, when Cutler has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0... RB Matt Forte is only player in NFL history with 900+ rush & 400+ rec. yards in each of 1st 4 seasons. Is only player with 900+ rush yards & 50+ catches in each of past 4 seasons... WR Brandon Marshall makes Chi. debut. Has 3 100-catch seasons & can become 4th player in NFL history with 4 100-catch seasons. Had 102 catches for career-best 1,325 yards in 2007 & career-high 104 catches for 1,265 yards in 2008, both with QB Culter in Den. Aims for 6th consec 1,000-yard season. WR-KR-PR Devin Hester holds NFL record for most PR-TDs (12) & combined KR-TDs (17). Incl. playoffs, has 19 career total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history... DE Julius Peppers has 100 sacks since entering NFL in 2002, tied for 3rd most. CB Charles Tillman has 28 FFs since 2003, most by NFL DB. Earned 1st Pro Bowl berth last year.


Results and Schedule
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H    
3 2012-09-23 JAC H    
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H    
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A    
7 2012-10-21 CLE H    
8 2012-10-28 TEN A    
9 2012-11-04 MIA H    
10 2012-11-08 JAC A    
11 2012-11-18 NE A    
12 2012-11-25 BUF H    
13 2012-12-02 DET A    
14 2012-12-09 TEN H    
15 2012-12-16 HOU A    
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    
   
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    
3 2012-09-23 STL H    
4 2012-10-01 DAL A    
5 2012-10-07 JAC A    
6   Bye      
7 2012-10-22 DET H    
8 2012-10-28 CAR H    
9 2012-11-04 TEN A    
10 2012-11-11 HOU H    
11 2012-11-19 SF A    
12 2012-11-25 MIN H    
13 2012-12-02 SEA H    
14 2012-12-09 MIN A    
15 2012-12-16 GB H    
16 2012-12-23 ARI A    
17 2012-12-30 DET A    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
   
Chicago Bears

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.8 15.3 22.4 IND
Rushing yards 88.8 139.0 121.7 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.86 4.53 4.37 CHI
Completion % 61.2% 54.8% 60.0% IND
Passing yards 200.5 130.8 225.9 IND
Passing yards per completion 9.94 9.90 11.25 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.08 5.42 6.75 IND
Interceptions 1.0 2.3 0.9 IND
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.5 0.6 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.5 4.8 2.4 IND
3rd down conversions 35.8% 29.3% 37.1% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 40.2% IND
Time of possession 28:36 29:45 30:12 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 21.5 21.5 22.4 -
Rushing yards 145.0 86.5 121.7 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.68 2.96 4.37 CHI
Completion % 71.7% 57.1% 60.0% CHI
Passing yards 198.3 234.3 225.9 IND
Passing yards per completion 8.85 11.32 11.25 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.34 6.47 6.75 IND
INT return 0.3 0.5 0.9 CHI
Fumble recoveries 1.0 0.5 0.6 IND
Sacks 2.3 2.3 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 41.3% 31.5% 37.1% CHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 40.2% IND
Time of possession 31:24 31:22 30:12 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 4.2 8.3 9.2 CHI
Yards per kick return 20.1 21.2 23.6 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.3 8.2 9.2 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 29.0 25.0 23.6 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 3.8 5.8 6.1 IND
Penalty yards 26.0 42.3 51.9 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2011 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 10 2000-11-05 IND CHI 24-27 CHI
2004 11 2004-11-21 IND CHI 41-10 IND
2006 SB 2007-02-04 IND CHI 29-17 IND
2008 1 2008-09-07 CHI IND 29-13 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. SB = Super Bowl