NEWSLETTER
It’s Week 14 and the Chicago Bears are playing in a big game.
Get pumped.
OK, maybe it’s not that big. But for what it’s worth, Week 14 will play a huge role in deciding the top of the order when the 2018 NFL Draft rolls around. Chase Goodbread of NFL.com has a list of the five most important games that will help shape the top of the draft.
Of course, Sunday’s Bears-Bengals game is near the top of the group – and not just for the beloved.
The Bears are tied with the Broncos and Colts at 3-9, but having the strongest strength of schedule rating puts them on the wrong side of a potential tie-breaker. Meanwhile, the Bengals are one of five teams with a 5-7 record. So while Cincinnati sits in the top-10 right now, the team could drop as low as 13th depending on how the rest of the season plays out.
A game that could impact both teams playing in Cincinnati on Sunday is the one between the 3-9 Broncos and 5-7 Jets. So if you’re rooting for draft position at this stage of the season, you’re probably pulling for the Jets and Bengals.
Feels weird, doesn’t it?
Game Info
Chicago Bears (3-9, 4th NFC North) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-7, 3rd AFC North) – noon, FOX-TV (Sam Rosen, Brady Quinn, Jenny Taft), WBBM-AM 780, WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Zach Zaidman)
Odds: Bengals (-6.5), Over/Under 39 via Bovada.
Game Thread and Week 14 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 14 Preview lives here.
Coaches
John Fox (131-121 overall, 12-32 with Bears) vs. Marvin Lewis (123-110-3 overall)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Mitch Trubisky: 1,237 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 54.9 completion percentage, 74.6 rating
versus
Bengals: Andy Dalton: 2,606 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 61.7 completion percentage, 92.7
Bears Inactives
#DaBears inactive list for #CHIvsCIN. pic.twitter.com/dIzqn6t3dD
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 10, 2017
Bears Expected Offensive Starters
Bears Expected Defensive Starters
Bears Specialists
Bengals Inactives:
#Bengals Inactives 12/10 #CHIvsCIN:
-CB Dre Kirkparick
-RB Joe Mixon
-S Shawn Williams
-LB Vontaze Burfict
-LB Nick Vigil
-G Christian Westerman
-DT Josh Tupou#Bengals50— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 10, 2017
