If the Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns in Week 16 and pull off a season-ending win against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17, John Fox’s tenure with the team will have featured more wins against AFC North opponents in 2017 (four) than NFC North foes (three).
Not to put the cart before the horse, but where can we start printing our “Real AFC North Champion” caps and t-shirts? I’m asking for a friend…
Game Info
Chicago Bears (4-10, 4th NFC North) at Cleveland Browns (0-14, 4th AFC North) – noon, CBS-TV (Tom McCarthy, Steve Beuerlein, Steve Tasker), WBBM-AM 780, WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Zach Zaidman)
Odds: Bears (-6.5), Over/Under 38 via the Las Vegas Super Book, where we are taking in Sunday’s action.
Game Thread and Week 16 Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. And hopefully, we can watch the Bears get back in the win column.
Your Week 16 Preview lives here.
Coaches
John Fox (132-122 overall, 13-33 with Bears) vs. Hue Jackson (9-37 overall, 1-29 with Browns)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitch Trubisky: 1,822 passing yards, 7 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 59.8 completion percentage, 77.8 rating
Last week at Lions: 31-46, 314 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions, 66.8 rating
versus
Browns: DeShone Kizer: 2,398 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, 19 interceptions, 53.9 completion percentage, 59.4 rating
Last week vs. Ravens: 20-37, 146 yards, 0 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 41.0 rating
Bears Inactives
#DaBears inactive list for #CLEvsCHI. pic.twitter.com/zcvUojmW5S
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 24, 2017
Bears Expected Offensive Starters
Bears Expected Defensive Starters
Bears Specialists
Browns Inactives:
Our inactives for #CLEvsCHI: pic.twitter.com/GEYqd2wZaY
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) December 24, 2017