Must win for both teams with Chicago 1 game behind Detroit and Dallas 1 game behind Philly for their respective division leads.
Chicago has been competitive for the most part with McCown under center, except for a road game against the Rams where they
turned the ball over 3 times (with one fumble returned for a TD) and Tavon Austin making two huge plays to put them in a 14-0
1st Q hole. The other 5 games were wins over GB and Bal, and 3 losses by 4 pts or less (with 1 going to OT last week @ Min).
Of McCown's 6 games, 4 have been on the road. They are 1-1 in the two home games....the win over Bal and a 2 pt loss to Det
where they just missed tying the game but failed on the 2 pt conversion. McCown has a respectable 103.6 QB rating completing
65% of his passes for 9 TD's and just 1 INT.
Dallas hasn't played well on the road in their 6 road trips winning the 2 divisional games vs Philly and Wash and losing the other 4....
all non-division games. In fact, Dallas is 4-0 against division opponents and just 3-5 against everyone else. In addition, they have
only 1 win vs any team with a record better than 5-8.
Neither team has a very good defense and both have lots of offensive weapons. Alshon Jeffrey has been a beast lately so McCown
has 2 legitimate studs at WR, a very good TE in Martellus Bennett who should be up for a match-up against his old team, and a
stud pass-catching RB in Matt Forte.
It's going to be extremely cold tonight in Chicago. The forecast calls for "brisk west winds 15-25 mph with single-digit wind chills".
Dallas has not appeared to get as 'up' for these non-divisional road games, Bears last 3 at home have been wins over the NYG's and
Bal. Ravens and a 2 pt loss to Detroit. I think they will be very competitive in this game, which the line is showing us.
Current line has recently moved from Dal -1 to PK. I'm definitely leaning Chicago by a score of around 24-21.
Chicago has been competitive for the most part with McCown under center, except for a road game against the Rams where they
turned the ball over 3 times (with one fumble returned for a TD) and Tavon Austin making two huge plays to put them in a 14-0
1st Q hole. The other 5 games were wins over GB and Bal, and 3 losses by 4 pts or less (with 1 going to OT last week @ Min).
Of McCown's 6 games, 4 have been on the road. They are 1-1 in the two home games....the win over Bal and a 2 pt loss to Det
where they just missed tying the game but failed on the 2 pt conversion. McCown has a respectable 103.6 QB rating completing
65% of his passes for 9 TD's and just 1 INT.
Dallas hasn't played well on the road in their 6 road trips winning the 2 divisional games vs Philly and Wash and losing the other 4....
all non-division games. In fact, Dallas is 4-0 against division opponents and just 3-5 against everyone else. In addition, they have
only 1 win vs any team with a record better than 5-8.
Neither team has a very good defense and both have lots of offensive weapons. Alshon Jeffrey has been a beast lately so McCown
has 2 legitimate studs at WR, a very good TE in Martellus Bennett who should be up for a match-up against his old team, and a
stud pass-catching RB in Matt Forte.
It's going to be extremely cold tonight in Chicago. The forecast calls for "brisk west winds 15-25 mph with single-digit wind chills".
Dallas has not appeared to get as 'up' for these non-divisional road games, Bears last 3 at home have been wins over the NYG's and
Bal. Ravens and a 2 pt loss to Detroit. I think they will be very competitive in this game, which the line is showing us.
Current line has recently moved from Dal -1 to PK. I'm definitely leaning Chicago by a score of around 24-21.
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