Game Preview - Week 11: Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks

Chicago: At 4-5 the Bears are in a fight for their season trailing the Lions and Packers in the NFC North and once again find themselves with Rex Grossman as their starting quarterback. Grossman replaced Brian Griese last week (shoulder) and led Chicago to a 17-6 victory over the Raiders. Rex finished 7-for-14 for 142 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers. However, scoring 17 points against the Raiders isn't cause for excitement and Bears' fans will soon realize why they were calling Grossman's head earlier this season. His 6 interceptions, 1 touchdown, and 52% completion rate over the first three weeks of the season did happen and hasn't been cured by spending six weeks on the bench. I expect a good effort but a close loss and a loss that will close the lid on this season for Chicago.

Start: RB Cedric Benson
Consider: WR Bernard Berrian, TE Desmond Clark, WR Muhsin Muhammad, K Robbie Gould, TE Greg Olsen, Bears D/ST
Sit: QB Brian Griese, WR Devin Hester

Seattle: Mike Holmgren announced to the world he was going to throw the ball and being true to his word, the Seahawks came out slinging last week throwing 11 times in their first 13 plays. Matt Hasselbeck finished with 278 yards and 2 TDs… his fourth consecutive game with at least 2 touchdowns. Maurice Morris replaced the injured Shaun Alexander and carried the ball 28 times for 87 yards and 1 score. That kind of workload for Morris will not happen every week as Seattle found itself in a position to run out the clock against San Francisco who could generate nothing on offense. The Bears defense ranks in the bottom third of the league and doesn't pose the threat they used to. Expect Hasselbeck to take advantage with modest numbers from Morris and the rushing game. Keep an eye on Deion Branch's availability… he is practicing this week and could be in the starting lineup.

Start: QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Maurice Morris, WR Bobby Engram, K Josh Brown
Consider: WR Nate Burleson, WR D.J. Hackett
Sit: WR Deion Branch, RB Shaun Alexander, Seahawks D/ST, TE Marcus Pollard

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Chicago Bears
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 22	Rex Grossman	Pass: 215, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 22	Cedric Benson	Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 39	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 31	Bernard Berrian	Rec: 5-70, 0
WR 45	Muhsin Muhammad	Rec: 4-45, 0
WR 90	Devin Hester	Rec: 1-10, 0
TE 12	Desmond Clark	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 15	Greg Olsen	Rec: 3-30, 0

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 7	Matt Hasselbeck	Pass: 265, 2 Rush: 0, 0
RB 26	Maurice Morris	Rush: 50, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 13	Bobby Engram	Rec: 7-80, 1
WR 16	D.J. Hackett	Rec: 6-80, 1
WR 52	Nate Burleson	Rec: 3-40, 0
TE 32	Will Heller	Rec: 1-15, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Chicago Bears
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	SD	A	L 3-14	-11
2	2007-09-16	KC	H	W 20-10	+10
3	2007-09-23	DAL	H	L 10-34	-24
4	2007-09-30	DET	A	L 27-37	-10
5	2007-10-07	GB	A	W 27-20	+7
6	2007-10-14	MIN	H	L 31-34	-3
7	2007-10-21	PHI	A	W 19-16	+3
8	2007-10-28	DET	H	L 7-16	-9
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	OAK	A	W 17-6	+11
11	2007-11-18	SEA	A	L 23-30	-7
12	2007-11-25	DEN	H
13	2007-12-02	NYG	H
14	2007-12-06	WAS	A
15	2007-12-17	MIN	A
16	2007-12-23	GB	H
17	2007-12-30	NO	H

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	TB	H	W 20-6	+14
2	2007-09-16	ARI	A	L 20-23	-3
3	2007-09-23	CIN	H	W 24-21	+3
4	2007-09-30	SF	A	W 23-3	+20
5	2007-10-07	PIT	A	L 0-21	-21
6	2007-10-14	NO	H	L 17-28	-11
7	2007-10-21	STL	H	W 33-6	+27
8		Bye
9	2007-11-04	CLE	A	L 30-33	-3
10	2007-11-12	SF	H	W 24-0	+24
11	2007-11-18	CHI	H	W 30-23	+7
12	2007-11-25	STL	A
13	2007-12-02	PHI	A
14	2007-12-09	ARI	H
15	2007-12-16	CAR	A
16	2007-12-23	BAL	H
17	2007-12-30	ATL	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	CHI Offense	SEA Offense	NFL Average
Points for	21.0	23.7	21.3
Rushing yards	77.3	99.0	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	2.82	3.39	3.95
Completion %	59.8%	59.0%	61.4%
Passing yards	244.7	260.3	213.6
Passing yards per completion	12.16	10.61	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	7.27	6.26	6.41
Interceptions	1.0	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.7	0.7
Sacked	1.7	1.7	2.0

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 5 to 10 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	CHI Defense	SEA Defense	NFL Average
Points against	17.3	18.3	21.3
Rushing yards	121.0	88.0	108.2
Rushing yards per attempt	5.35	3.64	3.95
Completion %	61.0%	60.3%	61.4%
Passing yards	196.7	197.7	213.6
Passing yards per completion	10.19	10.01	10.44
Passing yards per attempt	6.21	6.04	6.41
INT return	0.3	0.3	1.1
Fumble recoveries	1.0	1.0	0.7
Sacks	2.7	2.0	2.0

Weather

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Team vs. Team History

Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	7	2003-10-19	CHI	SEA	17-24	SEA
2006	4	2006-10-01	SEA	CHI	6-37	CHI
2006	DP	2007-01-14	SEA	CHI	24-27	CHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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