The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Week 3 matchup between the Chiefs and Bears.
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| Chicago | Rank | @ | Kansas City | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0 | Spread | -13.0 | ||
| 17.25 | Implied Total | 30.25 | ||
| 18.5 | 22 | Points/Gm | 18.5 | 22 |
| 32.5 | 31 | Points All./Gm | 15.0 | 3 |
| 60.5 | 22 | Plays/Gm | 63.0 | 17 |
| 64.0 | 14 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 67.0 | 23 |
| 4.5 | 27 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.7 | 5 |
| 6 | 31 | Def. Yards/Play | 4.8 | 10 |
| 37.19% | 26 | Rush% | 35.71% | 27 |
| 62.81% | 7 | Pass% | 64.29% | 6 |
| 51.56% | 30 | Opp. Rush % | 38.81% | 10 |
| 48.44% | 3 | Opp. Pass % | 61.19% | 23 |
- The Bears have now lost 12 consecutive games dating back to last season, the longest active streak in the league.
- Chicago has allowed 25-plus points in all of those games, the second-longest streak ever (13 games), which was set over the 1963-1964 seasons.
- The Bears are -9 in sack differential (31st) through two weeks after ranking dead last in sack differential (-38) in 2022.
- Since entering the league, Justin Fields has been sacked on a league-high 11.5% of his dropbacks.
- Over that same span, Patrick Mahomes has been sacked on 3.7% of his dropbacks, the second-lowest rate.
- The Bears are allowing a league-high 9.1 yards per play on third downs.
- The Chiefs are averaging 8.7 yards per play on third down, third in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Patrick Mahomes (TRUST): Mahomes has opened the season on the mild side for his standards, scoring 19.5 points (QB7) and 21.2 points (QB14), but the return of Travis Kelce this past week aided a spike in efficiency.
Mahomes completed 70.7% of his passes after 53.8% in Week 1, passing for 7.4 yards per pass attempt after 5.8 Y/A in the season opener.
Mahomes and this offense should have their way here.
This Chicago defense is still a major issue and does not appear to be that much better than where we left off a year ago.
Through two games, the Bears have allowed both Jordan Love (9.1 Y/A) and Baker Mayfield (9.3 Y/A) to throw for over 9.0 yards per pass attempt while surrendering a 6.6% touchdown rate (30th).
Mahomes has also kept up his rushing output from a year ago, rushing for 45 and 30 yards in each game to open the year.
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