A new wide receiver for Justin Fields to target has arrived.
And with him, changes at right tackle and elsewhere on the depth chart (and the gameday active roster) have come.
A 3-5 record be damned, it’s an exciting time to be a Bears fan. Let’s have some fun with this one.
Game Info
Chicago Bears (3-5, T-2nd NFC North) at Miami Dolphins (5-3, T-2nd AFC East) – CBS (Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins); WBBM 780 AM, 105.9 FM (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote)
Kickoff Time: Noon CT
Site: Soldier Field, Chicago
Referee: Ron Torbert
Odds: MIA -4, O/U 44.5 (via DraftKings Sports Book)
Game Thread (Week 9 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 start November with a win.
Hype Video
Starting Quarterbacks and Projected Game Stats
Bears: Justin Fields: 15/24, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 9 carries, 46 rushing yards
vs.
Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa: 24/35, 282 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 3 carries, 9 rushing yards
Week 9 projected stats via ESPN projections
Bears Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Justin Fields
• RB David Montgomery
• FB Khari Blasingame
• WRs Darnell Mooney, Chase Claypool
• TE Cole Kmet
• LT Braxton Jones, LG Cody Whitehair, C Sam Mustipher, RG Teven Jenkins, RT Riley Reiff
Defense
• LDE Al-Quadin Muhammad, LDT Angelo Blackson, RDT Justin Jones, RDE Trevis Gipson
• SAM Joe Thomas, MIKE Jack Sanborn, WILL Nicholas Morrow
• LCB Jaylon Johnson, RCB Kyler Gordon
• FS Eddie Jackson, SS Jaquan Brisker
Specialists
• Cairo Santos (kicker), Trenton Gill (punter, holder), Patrick Scales (long snapper), Dante Pettis (punt returns), Trestan Ebner (kick returns)
Dolphins Projected Starters
Offense
• QB Tua Tagovailoa
• RB Raheem Mostert
• WRs Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Trent Sherfield
• TE Mike Gesicki
• LT Terron Armstead, LG Robert Jones, C Connor Williams, RG Robert Hunt, RT Austin Jackson
Defense
• LDE Christian Wilkins, NT Raekwon Davis, RDE Emmanuel Ogbah
• WLB Jalean Phillips, LILB Elandon Roberts, RILB Jerome Baker, SLB Bradley Chubb
• LCB Xavien Howard, RCB Noah Igbinoghene
• FS Jevon Holland, SS Eric Rowe
Specialists
• Jason Sanders (kicker), Thomas Morstead (punter, holder), Blake Ferguson (long snapper), Tyreek Hill, Raheem Mostert (kick and punt returns)