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Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 9
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ATL
IND		 31
 7
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SF
WAS		 19
 11
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SEA
DAL		 13
 23
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NYJ
BUF		 27
 11
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MIA
KC		 31
 3
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CLE
HOU		 12
 30
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TB
NO		 16
 27
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DEN
OAK		 38
 24
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CIN
TEN		 24
 17
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GB
SD		 45
 38
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NYG
NE		 24
 20
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STL
ARI		 13
 19
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BAL
PIT		 23
 20
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CHI
PHI		 30
 24
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Eagles 27, Bears 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Jay Cutler Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 3 Matt Forte Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 9-50, 0
WR 29 Devin Hester Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 53 Johnny Knox Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 64 Roy Williams Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Kellen Davis Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 25 Robbie Gould FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
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Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 3 Michael Vick Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 50, 0
RB 4 LeSean McCoy Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 6-40, 0
WR 9 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 23 DeSean Jackson Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 51 Jason Avant Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 13 Brent Celek Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 9 Alex Henery FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 10 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears In last meeting, QB Jay Cutler completed 14 of 21 (66.7 pct.) for 247 yards with 4 TDs (tied career-high) vs. 0 INTs for career-best 146.2 rating. In career (incl. playoffs), when he has 100+ rating, his teams are 24-0... RB Matt Forte leads NFL with 1,091 scrimmage yards & is only player in NFL with 600+ rush (672) & 400+ rec. (419) yards. Has 685 scrimmage yards (171.3 per game; 553 rush, 132 rec.) in past 4... WR-KR-PR Devin Hester holds NFL record for most PR-TDs (11) & combined KR-TDs (16). Has 6 TDs on MNF: 3 PR, 2 KR, 1 rec. Since start of 2010, WR Johnny Knox is averaging 18.7 yards per catch (1,308 yards, 70 rec.), 3rd best mark in NFL (min. 70 catches)... DE Julius Peppers aims for 3rd in row vs. Phi. with sack & FF. Since entering NFL in 2002, ranks 4th with 93 sacks. LB Lance Briggs was named NFC Player of Week 7. CB D.J. Moore has INT in 3 of past 4 (1 TD).

Eagles QB Michael Vick passed for 333 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. In last MNF game (11/15/10 at Was.), Vick became 1st player ever with 300+ pass yards (333), 50+ rush yards (80), 4 pass TDs & 2 rush TDs in game... RB LeSean McCoy is only player to score TD in every team game. Ties for 2nd with 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.). Leads NFL with 58 1st downs & 48 rush 1st downs. Rushed for career-high 185 yards with 2 TDs last week... WR-PR DeSean Jackson has rec. TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Chi. Incl. playoffs, has 28 TDs (21 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 45.2 yards per TD (1,265 yards). WR Jeremy Maclin & TE Brent Celek each had TD in last meeting. Celek aims for 3rd in row with TD... CB Asante Samuel has NFL-best 37 INTs since 2006. In 11/26/06 meeting (with NE), Samuel had career-high 3 INTs. DT Cullen Jenkins ties for lead among NFL DTs with 5 sacks. DE Jason Babin ties for 3rd in NFL with 9 sacks.


Results and Schedule
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 ATL H W 30-12 +18
2 2011-09-18 NO A L 13-30 -17
3 2011-09-25 GB H L 17-27 -10
4 2011-10-02 CAR H W 34-29 +5
5 2011-10-10 DET A L 13-24 -11
6 2011-10-16 MIN H W 39-10 +29
7 2011-10-23 TB A W 24-18 +6
8   Bye      
9 2011-11-07 PHI A W 30-24 +6
10 2011-11-13 DET H    
11 2011-11-20 SD H    
12 2011-11-27 OAK A    
13 2011-12-04 KC H    
14 2011-12-11 DEN A    
15 2011-12-18 SEA H    
16 2011-12-25 GB A    
17 2012-01-01 MIN A    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 STL A W 31-13 +18
2 2011-09-18 ATL A L 31-35 -4
3 2011-09-25 NYG H L 16-29 -13
4 2011-10-02 SF H L 23-24 -1
5 2011-10-09 BUF A L 24-31 -7
6 2011-10-16 WAS A W 20-13 +7
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 DAL H W 34-7 +27
9 2011-11-07 CHI H L 24-30 -6
10 2011-11-13 ARI H    
11 2011-11-20 NYG A    
12 2011-11-27 NE H    
13 2011-12-01 SEA A    
14 2011-12-11 MIA A    
15 2011-12-18 NYJ H    
16 2011-12-24 DAL A    
17 2012-01-01 WAS H    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
Out  OT Gabe Carimi (Knee)
IR  OLB James Thomas (Back)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Doubtful  DE Juqua Parker (Ankle)
Probable  FS Nathaniel Allen (Knee)
 TE Brent Celek (Hip)
 OT King Dunlap (Back)
 OLB Akeem Jordan (Concussion)
 OT Winston Justice (Knee)
IR  DT Antonio Dixon (Triceps)
PUP  DE Brandon Graham (Knee)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 		 PHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.0 22.3 21.9 CHI
Rushing yards 139.3 181.0 117.1 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 5.08 5.71 4.35 PHI
Completion % 61.9% 65.3% 59.9% PHI
Passing yards 237.7 267.0 229.6 PHI
Passing yards per completion 11.29 12.22 11.08 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.99 7.98 6.64 PHI
Interceptions 1.0 2.0 1.0 CHI
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.5 CHI
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.4 -
3rd down conversions 30.5% 41.5% 39.0% PHI
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 43.8% PHI
Time of possession 29:59 35:13 30:06 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 		 PHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.0 22.0 21.9 PHI
Rushing yards 107.3 110.0 117.1 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 5.17 4.92 4.35 PHI
Completion % 64.2% 60.0% 59.9% PHI
Passing yards 258.3 221.7 229.6 PHI
Passing yards per completion 10.40 12.10 11.08 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 6.68 7.26 6.64 CHI
INT return 1.0 0.7 1.0 CHI
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.5 -
Sacks 1.3 2.7 2.4 PHI
3rd down conversions 33.8% 34.5% 39.0% CHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 50.0% 43.8% CHI
Time of possession 30:01 24:47 30:06 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.0 6.6 9.7 CHI
Yards per kick return 26.3 20.9 23.6 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 5.3 5.5 9.7 CHI
Yards allowed per kick return 22.8 24.0 23.6 CHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 6.0 6.7 PHI
Penalty yards 56.3 45.7 55.1 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 8 2000-10-22 CHI PHI 9-13 PHI
2002 9 2002-11-03 PHI CHI 19-13 PHI
2004 4 2004-10-03 PHI CHI 19-9 PHI
2007 7 2007-10-21 CHI PHI 19-16 CHI
2008 4 2008-09-28 PHI CHI 20-24 CHI
2009 11 2009-11-22 PHI CHI 24-20 PHI
2010 12 2010-11-28 PHI CHI 26-31 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.