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Final Score Prediction

Bears 23, Steelers 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Chicago Bears
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Jay Cutler Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 Matt Forte Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
RB 60 Michael Bush Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 14 Brandon Marshall Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 39 Alshon Jeffery Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 73 Earl Bennett Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 9 Martellus Bennett Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 4 Robbie Gould FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 5 Defense / ST  
 
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 23 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 36 Felix Jones Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
 RB 48 Isaac Redman Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 30 Antonio Brown Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 37 Emmanuel Sanders Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 93 Markus Wheaton Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 94 Jerricho Cotchery Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
 TE 29 Heath Miller Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 37 David Paulson Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 31 Shaun Suisham FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bears QB Jay Cutler is 2-0 vs. Pit., completing 49 of 67 (73.1 pct.) for 484 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 105.6 rating. Aims for 3rd meeting in row with 100+ rating. In career (incl. playoffs), Cutler's teams are 26-1 (.963) when he has 100+ rating. Has won 6 of past 7 vs. AFC... RB Matt Forte has 522 scrimmage yards (104.4 per game) & 3 TDs in past 5 vs. AFC. Since entering NFL in 2008, is 1 of 2 players (RAY RICE) with 5,000+ rush (5,467) & 2,000+ rec. (2,437) yards... Since joining Bears in 2012, WR Brandon Marshall has 46 catches for 596 yards (119.2 per game) & 6 TDs in 5 games vs. AFC. In those 5, has 8+ catches & 100+ yards in all 5. TE Martellus Bennett had 2 TDs last week & has 3 TDs in 1st 2 games with Chi. KR DEVIN HESTER had team-record 249 KR yards last week... In 2 games vs. Pit., CB Charles Tillman has 3 FFs & INT. Since entering NFL in 2003, Tillman has 38 FFs, most by DB. Is only player with 30+ INTs (35) & 30+ FFs in that span. Since entering NFL in 2002, Pro Bowl DE Julius Peppers has 111.5 sacks, 3rd most in NFL. CB Tim Jennings had 44-yard INT-TD last week.

Steelers Are 5-1 at home vs. Chi. dating back to '67... MIKE TOMLIN is 17-7 (.708) vs. NFC... QB Ben Roethlisberger is 15-1 at home vs. NFC w/ 22 TD passes vs. 8 INTs & 95.7 rating... RB Jonathan Dwyer averages 5 yards per carry vs. NFC... WR Antonio Brown had 8 rec. for 76 yards w/ TD in last game vs. NFC. WR Emmanuel Sanders had team-high 78 rec. yards last week. WR Jerricho Cotchery (398) needs 2 rec. to reach 400 career. WR DEREK MOYE posted 1st career TD vs. Cin... LB LaMarr Woodley (53) needs 1 sack to surpass GREG LLOYD (53.5) for 5th-most by Steeler since '82. LB Lawrence Timmons aims for 3rd game in row w/ sack vs. NFC... S Ryan Clark leads team with 20 tackles in '13.


Results and Schedule
Chicago Bears
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CIN H W 24-21 +3
2 2013-09-15 MIN H W 31-30 +1
3 2013-09-22 PIT A W 40-23 +17
4 2013-09-29 DET A    
5 2013-10-06 NO H    
6 2013-10-10 NYG H    
7 2013-10-20 WAS A    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-04 GB A    
10 2013-11-10 DET H    
11 2013-11-17 BAL H    
12 2013-11-24 STL A    
13 2013-12-01 MIN A    
14 2013-12-09 DAL H    
15 2013-12-15 CLE A    
16 2013-12-22 PHI A    
17 2013-12-29 GB H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 TEN H L 9-16 -7
2 2013-09-16 CIN A L 10-20 -10
3 2013-09-22 CHI H L 23-40 -17
4 2013-09-29 MIN A    
5   Bye      
6 2013-10-13 NYJ A    
7 2013-10-20 BAL H    
8 2013-10-27 OAK A    
9 2013-11-03 NE A    
10 2013-11-10 BUF H    
11 2013-11-17 DET H    
12 2013-11-24 CLE A    
13 2013-11-28 BAL A    
14 2013-12-08 MIA H    
15 2013-12-15 CIN H    
16 2013-12-22 GB A    
17 2013-12-29 CLE H    

Injury Report
Chicago Bears
Questionable  CB Charles Tillman (knee)
Probable  TE Martellus Bennett (shoulder)
 WR Brandon Marshall (back)
IR  CB Kelvin Hayden (hamstring, 8/8/2013)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  CB Cortez Allen (ankle)
 RB Le'Veon Bell (foot)
Probable  CB Curtis Brown (other-illness)
 OLB Jarvis Jones (heel)
 DE Brett Keisel (calf)
 NT Steve McLendon (hamstring)
 TE Heath Miller (knee)
IR  WR Plaxico Burress (shoulder, 8/12/2013)
 ILB Larry Foote (biceps, 9/9/2013)
 TE Matt Spaeth (foot, 9/3/2013)
 RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (knee, 9/9/2013)
 DE Nick Williams (knee, 8/25/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Offense 
PIT
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 27.5 9.5 22.3 CHI
Rushing yards 105.0 38.0 98.4 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.89 2.45 3.80 CHI
Completion % 68.1% 58.6% 62.2% CHI
Passing yards 262.0 198.5 255.5 CHI
Passing yards per completion 10.69 9.68 10.97 CHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.28 5.67 6.82 CHI
Interceptions 1.5 1.0 0.9 PIT
Fumbles lost 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks allowed 0.5 3.5 2.5 CHI
3rd down conversions 50.0% 28.0% 39.0% CHI
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 45.5% -
Time of possession 31:02 25:12 30:04 CHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  CHI
 Defense 
PIT
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.5 18.0 22.3 PIT
Rushing yards 93.0 119.5 98.4 CHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.44 3.14 3.80 PIT
Completion % 66.7% 55.4% 62.2% PIT
Passing yards 252.0 198.5 255.5 PIT
Passing yards per completion 12.00 11.03 10.97 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 8.00 6.11 6.82 PIT
INT return 1.5 0.0 0.9 CHI
Fumble recoveries 1.5 0.0 0.7 CHI
Sacks 1.0 0.5 2.5 CHI
3rd down conversions 51.9% 40.6% 39.0% PIT
4th down conversions 100.0% 50.0% 45.5% PIT
Time of possession 28:58 34:47 30:04 CHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   CHI   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 0.5 12.7 8.1 PIT
Yards per kick return 42.0 22.0 23.9 CHI
Yards allowed per punt return 13.0 8.5 8.1 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 37.5 8.0 23.9 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   CHI   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 3.5 6.5 PIT
Penalty yards 47.0 38.0 56.0 PIT

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2013 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
Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2005 14 2005-12-11 CHI PIT 9-21 PIT
2009 2 2009-09-20 PIT CHI 14-17 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.