The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 14 matchup between the Bears and Lions.
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| Detroit | Rank | @ | Chicago | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.0 | Spread | 3.0 | ||
| 22.0 | Implied Total | 19.0 | ||
| 27.3 | 6 | Points/Gm | 20.2 | 21 |
| 23.8 | 23 | Points All./Gm | 24.7 | 27 |
| 67.5 | 3 | Plays/Gm | 64.7 | 12 |
| 60.5 | 5 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 60.5 | 5 |
| 5.9 | 3 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.0 | 23 |
| 5.3 | 21 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.3 | 19 |
| 44.20% | 9 | Rush% | 48.45% | 4 |
| 55.80% | 24 | Pass% | 51.55% | 29 |
| 40.77% | 10 | Opp. Rush % | 37.88% | 5 |
| 59.23% | 23 | Opp. Pass % | 62.12% | 28 |
- Four straight Detroit games have gone over the game total, the longest active streak in the league.
- Detroit is allowing 2.50 points per drive over their past six games (31st in the league) after 1.63 points per drive over their opening six games (10th).
- The Lions have allowed opponents to score on 42.2% of their drives over that span (30th) after a 32.3% rate prior (ninth).
- The Bears have allowed opponents to score a touchdown on 72.7% of their red zone trips, the highest rate in the league.
- The Lions have allowed opponents to convert 68.0% of their red zone trips for touchdowns, 30th in the league.
- 15.6% of the Chicago possessions this season have been three plays and then a punt, the third lowest in the league.
- 15.8% of the Detroit possessions have been three plays and then a punt, fourth in the league.
- The Lions have gone for a league-high 17 fourth-down plays outside of the fourth quarter.
- The Bears have gone for 14, second in the league.
- The Bears are averaging a league-high 4.3 runs of 10 or more yards per game.
- The Lions lead the league in plays of 20 or more yards (64).
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Justin Fields (TRUST): When we last saw Fields before the bye, he was QB22 (10.6 points) against Minnesota.
Fields averaged a career-low 2.7 air yards per attempt in that game.
He now has had three of the lowest depth of throw outings of his career this season, with two of those coming in his meetings with Minnesota.
48.6% of his passes were at or behind the line of scrimmage, his highest rate as a starter over his career.
Only Desmond Ridder in Week 1 (50.0%) has had a higher rate for a starter in a game this season.
The good news is that he averaged 10.9 air yards per throw when he last played the Lions in Week 11 coming off injured reserve. That was his second-highest rate in a game this season.
The Detroit defense has gotten extremely leaky over their past six games.
Over their past six games, the Lions have allowed quarterbacks to complete 66.5% of their passes (24th) for 8.7 yards per attempt (31st) with 12 touchdowns.
They have allowed a QB1 scoring week in four of those six games, including a QB8 (21.2 points) week to Fields.
Fields added 104 yards rushing in that game, giving him three straight 100-yard rushing yard games against the Lions.
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