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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  
 
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.