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Final Score Prediction

Bears 24, Rams 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
St. Louis Rams
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Sam Bradford Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 31 Daryl Richardson Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
 RB 44 Steven Jackson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 29 Danny Amendola Rec: 7-80, 0 TD
WR 61 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 68 Steve Smith Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 28 Lance Kendricks Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 13 Greg Zuerlein FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 18 Defense / ST  
 
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Jay Cutler Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 15 Michael Bush Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
 RB 61 Kahlil Bell Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 63 Armando Allen Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 15 Brandon Marshall Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 62 Earl Bennett Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 72 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
WR 90 Devin Hester Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 31 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 23 Robbie Gould FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Rams QB Sam Bradford aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 112.4 rating. Had career-high 117.6 rating last week with 310 yards & 3 TDs... RB Steven Jackson has 260 scrimmage yards (193 rush, 67 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career meetings. In last game vs. Chi., rushed for 112 yards. In 12/11/06 meeting, rushed for 81 yards with TD & had 10 catches for 58 yards with TD. Rookie RB Daryl Richardson rushed for career-high 83 yards last week... WR-PR Danny Amendola had career-best 15 catches & 160 yards last week. Is 1st player in NFL history with 15+ catches & 4+ PR in game. WR Brandon Gibson aims for 3rd in row with TD catch... DE Chris Long has 10 sacks in past 12. Aims for 3rd in row vs. Chi. with sack or FF. DE Robert Quinn aims for 3rd in row with sack. LB James Laurinaitis had team-high 12 tackles in last meeting. Is only NFC player with 8+ sacks (8) & 5+ INTs (5) since 2009. CB Cortland Finnegan had sack in only game vs. Chi. (11/9/08 with Ten.). Has INT in each of 1st 2 games with Rams.

Bears QB Jay Cutler aims for 6th win in row at home. Incl. playoffs, when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0... RB Michael Bush has had 25+ att. in game 5 times & his teams are 5-0. In those 5, has rushed for 684 yards (136.8 per game) & 6 TDs with 5 100-yard games... Since 2007, WR Brandon Marshall has 485 catches, tied for 3rd most in NFL. Since 2007, has 12 games with 10+ catches, 2nd most in NFL. Incl. playoffs, WR-KR-PR Devin Hester has 19 total return TDs (12 PR, 6 KR, 1 missed FG), tied with HOFer DEION SANDERS for most in NFL history. In 12/11/06 meeting, tied NFL record with 2 KR-TDs (96 & 94 yards)... DE Julius Peppers had 2 sacks last week. Has 102 sacks since entering NFL in 2002, 3rd most in NFL. CB Charles Tillman had FF & FR last week. Since 2005, is only player in NFL with 25+ INTs (26) & 25+ FFs (27). CB Tim Jennings aims for 4th in row with INT & has 4 INTs in past 3. Rookie DE Shea McClellin had 1.5 sacks last week. DT Henry Melton leads NFL DTs with 3 sacks.


Results and Schedule
St. Louis Rams
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 DET A L 23-27 -4
2 2012-09-16 WAS H W 31-28 +3
3 2012-09-23 CHI A L 6-23 -17
4 2012-09-30 SEA H    
5 2012-10-04 ARI H    
6 2012-10-14 MIA A    
7 2012-10-21 GB H    
8 2012-10-28 NE H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SF A    
11 2012-11-18 NYJ H    
12 2012-11-25 ARI A    
13 2012-12-02 SF H    
14 2012-12-09 BUF A    
15 2012-12-16 MIN H    
16 2012-12-23 TB A    
17 2012-12-30 SEA A    
   
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    
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
St. Louis Rams
Doubtful  DT Michael Brockers (ankle)
Questionable  RB Steven Jackson (groin)
IR  DT Trevor Laws (knee (8/27))
   
Chicago Bears
Out  RB Matt Forte (ankle)
Questionable  S Colin Jones (shoulder)
Probable  DE Julius Peppers (foot)
IR  RB Lorenzo Booker (head (9/8))
 S Brandon Hardin (neck (8/25))
PUP  WR Johnny Knox (back)

Offense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Offense 
CHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 27.0 25.5 24.3 STL
Rushing yards 114.5 104.0 108.8 STL
Rushing yards per attempt 4.24 3.71 4.06 STL
Completion % 71.7% 51.6% 62.6% STL
Passing yards 237.0 194.0 238.1 STL
Passing yards per completion 11.02 12.13 11.13 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.90 6.26 6.96 STL
Interceptions 0.5 2.5 1.0 STL
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.5 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.5 4.5 2.2 STL
3rd down conversions 45.8% 33.3% 38.8% STL
4th down conversions 0.0% 50.0% 59.1% CHI
Time of possession 30:45 31:38 30:05 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  STL
 Defense 
CHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 27.5 22.0 24.3 CHI
Rushing yards 129.5 84.5 108.8 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 5.51 3.93 4.06 CHI
Completion % 67.5% 59.0% 62.6% CHI
Passing yards 271.5 254.0 238.1 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.44 11.04 11.13 STL
Passing yards per attempt 7.05 6.51 6.96 CHI
INT return 2.0 2.0 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.0 1.5 0.5 CHI
Sacks 1.0 4.0 2.2 CHI
3rd down conversions 36.4% 25.0% 38.8% CHI
4th down conversions 0.0% 100.0% 59.1% STL
Time of possession 29:15 28:22 30:05 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   STL   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.0 10.3 11.5 CHI
Yards per kick return 18.5 26.5 23.6 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.3 7.0 11.5 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 12.0 18.8 23.6 STL
  Misc Stats Comparison
   STL   CHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.0 7.5 6.5 STL
Penalty yards 62.5 56.5 56.6 CHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
St. Louis Rams vs. Chicago Bears
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 11 2002-11-18 CHI STL 16-21 STL
2003 11 2003-11-16 STL CHI 23-21 STL
2006 14 2006-12-11 CHI STL 42-27 CHI
2008 12 2008-11-23 CHI STL 27-3 CHI
2009 13 2009-12-06 STL CHI 9-17 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.