The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 8 San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears Sunday afternoon game.
| San Francisco | Rank | @ | Chicago | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Spread | 3.5 | ||
| 21.5 | Implied Total | 18 | ||
| 22.5 | 19 | Points/Gm | 14.4 | 30 |
| 24.8 | 21 | Points All./Gm | 23.1 | 14 |
| 62 | 20 | Plays/Gm | 58.7 | 30 |
| 62 | 13 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 62.4 | 14 |
| 5.7 | 17 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.4 | 32 |
| 5.2 | 7 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.5 | 14 |
| 45.16% | 8 | Rush% | 49.63% | 3 |
| 54.84% | 25 | Pass% | 50.37% | 30 |
| 44.62% | 27 | Opp. Rush % | 44.39% | 26 |
| 55.38% | 6 | Opp. Pass % | 55.61% | 7 |
- 51.3% of the yardage gained by the Bears has come via rushing, the highest rate in the league. The next closest team (Cleveland) is at 43.3%.
- The 871 net passing yards for the Bears are their fewest through seven games in a season since 1979 (749).
- It is the fewest amount of net passing yards at this point in a season for any team since the 2006 Raiders (861 yards).
- The Bears are last in the league in sack rate allowed (12.6%) and second in sack rate defensively (8.6%).
- Chicago has converted 31.3% of their third downs, 31st in the league. League average is 40.4%.
- Justin Fields is 16-of-35 (45.7%) with zero touchdowns and five interceptions on third downs. He has been sacked on 22.2% of his third down dropbacks, the second-highest rate in the league.
- San Francisco has converted 31.4% of their third downs, 30th in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Bust = down-week production for that player’s standards
Quarterback
Justin Fields: Fields has now made five starts and has scored single-digit points in all but one with a high of 13.3 points. Not much of anything has gone right for this offense or Fields, If grasping for any hope, Fields has completed 23-of-35 passes (65.7%) for 7.5 Y/A using play-action compared to a 54.2% completion rate and 5.8 Y/A without, but the Bears have had Fields use play-action in 26.6% of his dropbacks, which ranks 19th in the league.
The San Francisco defense is the worst defense the Bears have faced in terms of pressure rate (21.6%, which is 23rd), but they also haven’t faced the Bears yet to help those numbers out. We need a complete identity shift offensively and Fields to show us some promise of a ceiling to start trusting Fields as more than a 2QB dart throw.
