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Chicago Bears (1-1) @ Cleveland Browns (1-1)
Sunday, September 26th @ Noon (CST)
FirstEnergy Stadium
FOX 32
WBBM 780
Cleveland Browns lead series 9-7-0
JAYLON JOHNSON vs. ODELL BECKHAM JR
Barring a major setback, Beckham is poised to start his first game for the Browns in almost a year. With fellow receiver, Jarvis Landry on IR, the Browns passing attack needs a weapon in the worst way to keep defenses from keying in on stopping Cleveland's potent rushing attack. Unfortunately for the Browns the Bears are bringing their young budding star at cornerback with them. Jaylon Johnson has, thus far, had a tremendous sophomore season...earning PFF's Defensive Player of the Week coming into this game. Johnson was the Bears’ highest-graded defensive player with a 92.2 grade, including 92.3 in coverage last Sunday. He had four pass breakups and his first career interception. Through two weeks of action, Johnson is PFF’s highest-graded cornerback with a 87.0 grade. With Beckham fresh off the injury report, can Johnson make Beckham just as invisible on the field as he was on the bench?
JIMMY GRAHAM vs. MALCOLM SMITH
The Browns lost their starting middle linebacker to injury before the season even began, so they turned to veteran linebacker Malcolm Smith to fill the role. Andy Reid exploited that decision opening week, getting star tight end, Travis Kelce matched up on Smith in the red zone and walking away with two Kelce scores. While Smith played better in the second half of last week's game against the Texans...it was against a mid round rookie QB thrust into action midgame. Now Smith will face an offense not as loaded as the Chiefs, but far more talented than the Texans. Especially at tight end, where the Bears still employ red zone nightmare, Jimmy Graham. Through two weeks, Chicago has only targeted their tight ends ten times. With a rookie getting his first start at QB, Matt Nagy would be wise to change that now. Nothing helps out a young passer better than a big bodied target. Second year pro Cole Kmet should get plenty of looks as well, but inside the 20...it should be the Jimmy Graham Show bulling his way past the aging linebacker if the Bears want to start consistently scoring points on offense as well.
JUSTIN FIELDS vs. THE NFL
Moment of truth, Bear Nation. Sure he has had a few designed reps and got significant playing time last week after the injury to Andy Dalton, but now Justin Fields has had an entire week to practice as a starter and the coaches have had time to gameplan Fields as their starting quarterback. While this is a road game for the Bears, you could argue it's a kind of homecoming for the Ohio State star. Chicago has been waiting for a superstar quarterback to take the Bears to the next level since the Eisenhower Administration. Is Justin Fields the one or just another one???
By getting the start in Cleveland, Justin Fields will be 85th quarterback to start at least one game for the Chicago Bears in franchise history and the 26th quarterback to start at least one game for the Chicago Bears since the year 2000.
Stats for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns as they enter Week 3
| Bears | Browns |
Total First Downs | 40 | 46 |
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 16 - 20 - 4 | 20 - 24 - 2 |
3rd Down Conversions | 11/26 | 6/16 |
4th Down Conversions | 0/5 | 3/4 |
Total Offensive Yds | 528 | 812 |
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 130 - 4.1 | 113 - 7.2 |
Total Rushing Yds | 257 | 309 |
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 60 - 4.3 | 60 - 5.1 |
Total Passing Yds | 271 | 503 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 44 - 64 - 2 - 5.2 | 40 - 49 - 2 - 10.9 |
Sacks | 5 | 3 |
Field Goals | 2/2 | 1/1 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 8 |
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 | 7 - 1 - 0 - 0 |
Time of possession | 33:17 | 31:09 |
Turnover Ratio | +1 | -2 |
ATT | COMP | YDS | CP% | YPA | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
49 | 36 | 262 | 73.5 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 83.9 |
RECEIVING
Darnell Mooney
RECEPTIONS | YARDS | YDS PER REC | LONG | TD |
11 | 92 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 |
RUSHING
David Montgomery
ATTEMPTS | YARDS | YDS PER ATT | LONG | TD |
36 | 169 | 4.7 | 41 | 1 |
COMBINED | SOLO | ASST | TFL | QB HITS |
19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Roquan Smith
INTS | YARDS | TDS | LONG | PASS DEFLECT |
1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | 1 |
SACKS
Robert Quinn
PLAYER | SACKS |
Robert Quinn | 1.5 |
Roquan Smith | 1.0 |
Khalil Mack | 1.0 |
Bilal Nichols | 1.0 |
Akiem Hicks | 0.5 |
TOTAL TEAM SACKS | 5 |
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PFT | 22 | 
PFT's Week Three 2021 power rankings - ProFootballTalk1. Buccaneers (2-0, Last week No. 1): The defense isn’t where it needs to be. But it doesn’t need to be there if the offense keeps doing what it’s doing. 2. Rams (2-0, No. 3): They get a shot to take over the top spot, with the Bucs coming to town for Tom Brady‘s first-ever [more]
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NFL | 25 | NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: Cardinals, Raiders rise; Seahawks slipTwo weeks into the 2021 NFL season, movement abounds in Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings. Did the Cardinals or Raiders crack the top 10?
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USA Today | 23 | 
2021 NFL power rankings after Week 2: Raiders, Ravens rocket into top 10Las Vegas and Carolina are among league's surprise 2-0 teams, but did either crack top five in our weekly power poll?
www.usatoday.com
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ESPN | 24 | 
Week 3 NFL Power Rankings: A new No. 1, plus early fantasy surprises for each teamDeebo Samuel is among the top point-getters at receiver, Sam Darnold looks improved and Devin Singletary has stepped it up a notch.
www.espn.com
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CBS | 24 | 
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Raiders move into top 10, Panthers, Broncos on the rise after perfect startsPete Prisco is excited about the fast starts in Las Vegas, Carolina and Denver
www.cbssports.com
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