WEEK 8 · FINAL
THE READ
Bears run away with it, 35-13
Bears 35, 49ers 13, and it was not that close. Caleb Williams did the damage for Bears — 18/27, 285 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT. Zavion Thomas was the target for Bears — 6 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD. 5 in the league in receiving yards, at 82 overall. Zavion Thomas is not supposed to be doing this. Total yards: Bears 355, 49ers 190.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | +6.6 | -0.1 | +6.7 | +6 |
| 49ers | -6.9 | +6.1 | -13.0 | -5 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Bears —
NFC #7
· 7-3
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Caleb Williams
Bears
18/27, 285 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Zavion Thomas
Bears
6 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD
De'Zhaun Stribling
49ers
2 catches, 70 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bears 355, 49ers 190
Bears
Through the air
Bears 285, 49ers 161
Bears
On the ground
Bears 70, 49ers 29
Bears
Giveaways
49ers 2, Bears 3
49ers
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 31.9 scored, 25.2 allowed
10.9 yds/att
60.4% completions
6.3 yds/carry
344.9 yds/game
1.7 giveaways/game
2.8% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 96
Ball security 52
Back usage 38%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- Zavion Thomas takes 38% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 81
TE 85
RB 84
OL 83
DL 79
LB 83
DB 84
Best: Caleb Williams QB 96
Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD
5 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 20.3 scored, 33.3 allowed
7.7 yds/att
56.1% completions
6.2 yds/carry
314.4 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
7.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 45 · Aggressive
Balance 91
Ball security 50
Back usage 36%
QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: one-man passing game -- De'Zhaun Stribling takes 46% of the receiving yards
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 87
WR 84
TE 95
RB 88
OL 83
DL 83
LB 87
DB 81
Best: Fred Warner MIKE 98
Fastest: De'Zhaun Stribling WR 94 SPD
6 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
KiLLaGueRiLLa21
49ers · his last 8 games
Balanced
One back
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against19.8 — 31.0
Margin-11.2
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken7.0% of dropbacks
Lead backChristian McCaffrey · 15.1/g
Top targetDe'Zhaun Stribling · 48%
QB carries1.2 a game
CELTICSPRIDE1
Bears · his last 8 games
Runs it
One target
Pass / run53% / 47%
Points for / against31.1 — 22.5
Margin+8.6
Giveaways a game1.8
Sacks taken2.3% of dropbacks
Lead backD'Andre Swift · 10.8/g
Top targetZavion Thomas · 42%
QB carries3.0 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
CELTICSPRIDE1 against KiLLaGueRiLLa21 — the men, not the teams
CELTICSPRIDE1 leads it 1-0.
CELTICSPRIDE1 won the last one.
1 meeting
avg 35.0 — 13.0
biggest: 22 pts to CELTICSPRIDE1
S2 · week 8
CELTICSPRIDE1 35 — 13 KiLLaGueRiLLa21
CELTICSPRIDE1
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Bears receivers vs 49ers secondary
81 v 81
EVEN
49ers receivers vs Bears secondary
84 v 84
EVEN
Bears line vs 49ers front
83 v 83
EVEN
49ers line vs Bears front
83 v 79
49ERS
Bears backs vs 49ers run defence
84 v 85
EVEN
49ers backs vs Bears run defence
88 v 81
49ERS
Bears passer vs 49ers secondary
96 v 81
BEARS
49ers passer vs Bears secondary
87 v 84
49ERS
TOP PERFORMERS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams QB | 18/27 | 285 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 101.6 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy QB | 9/19 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 37.2 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Andre Swift HB | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Caleb Williams QB | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavion Thomas WR | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| Cole Kmet TE | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| Luther Burden III WR | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 42 |
| Charlie Becker WR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Colston Loveland TE | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| D'Andre Swift HB | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Rome Odunze WR | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Zhaun Stribling WR | 2 | 70 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 44 |
| Christian McCaffrey HB | 4 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 20 |
| Ricky Pearsall WR | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| George Kittle TE | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
BEARS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Johnson CB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montez Sweat REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Muhammad CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Rodriguez WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princewill Umanmielen LEDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Bryant FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Thieneman SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49ERS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dre Greenlaw WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Moore CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Sigle SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romello Height LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Warner MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Walker DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bosa LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker FS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEARS
nothing recorded
49ERS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Pineiro K | 2/2 | 1/1 | 24 |
RECENT FORM
Bears
L
24–31 vs Ravens
WK 7
W
29–27 vs Vikings
WK 6
W
31–25 vs Chargers
WK 5
49ers
L
23–28 vs Saints
WK 7
L
7–24 vs Bengals
WK 6
L
27–28 vs Lions
WK 5
TEAM STATS
| Bears | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| 355 | TOTAL YARDS | 190 |
| 285 | PASSING YARDS | 161 |
| 70 | RUSHING YARDS | 29 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
BEARS
—
0
49ERS