The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 17 Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon game.
| Chicago | Rank | @ | Detroit | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | Spread | -5.5 | ||
| 23.25 | Implied Total | 28.75 | ||
| 20.2 | 22 | Points/Gm | 26.1 | 5 |
| 26.2 | 31 | Points All./Gm | 26.7 | 32 |
| 59.5 | 25 | Plays/Gm | 64.1 | 16 |
| 60.1 | 4 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 64.6 | 25 |
| 5.3 | 19 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.9 | 6 |
| 6 | 30 | Def. Yards/Play | 6.3 | 32 |
| 57.56% | 1 | Rush% | 43.24% | 14 |
| 42.44% | 32 | Pass% | 56.76% | 19 |
| 51.55% | 32 | Opp. Rush % | 44.07% | 21 |
| 48.45% | 1 | Opp. Pass % | 55.93% | 12 |
- The Bears have lost seven straight games in which they had the lead and are a league-worst 3-11 in games they have led at any point.
- The Bears have been outscored by 84 points since Week 8, the worst point differential in the league over that span.
- Opponents have punted on 30.1% of their drives against the Lions, the lowest rate in the league.
- Opponents have punted on 30.3% of their drives against the Bears, the second-lowest rate in the league.
- The Lions are averaging a league-high 3.15 points per drive at home this season.
- The Lions are allowing a league-high 2.52 points per drive at home this season.
- Detroit has allowed a touchdown on 29.5% of opponent drives, the highest rate in the league.
- Chicago has allowed a touchdown on 29.0% of opponent drives, the second-highest rate in the league.
- The 320 rushing yards allowed by the Lions in Week 16 were the second most allowed in a game for the franchise since the 1970 merger.
- The Lions have allowed the most plays of 15 or more yards (146), most plays of 20 or more yards (77), and most plays of 30 or more yards (31).
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Jared Goff (TRUST): Aided by game script, Goff stacked counting stats on Saturday, throwing for 355 yards and three touchdowns. It was Goff’s third 300-yard game over the past month and his third top-five fantasy week over that span. Goff has thrown multiple passing touchdowns in four of his past five games.
Now we are catching Goff going back home where he has 20 passing touchdowns and is averaging 277.1 yards per game through the air. We are also catching a Chicago defense that is allowing 7.7 yards per pass attempt (30th) and a 4.3% touchdown rate (18th) to passers.
Goff completed 73.1% of his passes for 9.1 Y/A when these teams played in a 31-30 shootout in Week 10, but only threw one touchdown in Chicago.
