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Chicago Bears (3-4) vs San Francisco 49ers (2-4)
Sunday, October 31st @ Noon (CST)
Solider Field
FOX 32
WBBM 780
San Francisco 49ers lead series 34-32-1
LARRY BOROM vs. NICK BOSA
It's still unclear who will be starting at right tackle for the Bears on Sunday, but it's a shallow pool. Elijah Wilkerson was a last minute game day scratch thanks to a positive COVID test. In his relief was (2020) seventh round pick Lachavious Simmons making his first career start. To say Simmons was overmatched against the likes of Jason Pierre-Paul & Shaquil Barrett is a pretty massive understatement, leading him to be benched for interior lineman Alex Bars. Now the Bears have seen the return of their fifth round pick, Larry Borom, who has been practicing at right tackle. If Wilkinson gets clearance before Sunday, he still could get the nod to start against the 49ers, but the Bears certainly need a better Plan B. While the hope is Borom will be better than Simmons before him, he is still going to be in for a huge challenge against Niners pass rushing star Nick Bosa in only his first career start. With five sacks on the year, Bosa is the man you want to contain to keep your QB clean...which has been a massive problem in the early days of the Justin Fields Era. Can the young lineman bring much needed security to the right side?
TREVIS GIPSON vs. MIKE MCGLINCHEY
With a healthy Khalil Mack, this would be a clash of the titans as McGlinchey is one of the best at his position. With all reports pointing to Mack missing time due to a nagging foot injury and Robert Quinn last seen on the team's growing COVID report, the spotlight is going to be thrown on second year OLB Trevis Gipson. Gipson has flashed as a pass rusher, but has struggled against the run which plays right into McGlinchey's strengths and the strengths of Kyle Shanahan's play action heavy offense. With San Francisco also in a transnational phase at quarterback, the Niner's will try to lean on a run game the Chicago defense has been suddenly susceptible too. Can Gipson step up to stop the Niner offense or will McGlinchey swallow the young linebacker whole?
CHRIS TABOR vs. MATT NAGY
Week 8 kicked off for the Bears with Head Coach Matt Nagy testing positive for COVID-19. This has forced Nagy out of Halas Hall and special teams coach, Chris Tabor, to take over as acting head coach of the Chicago Bears. For the second consecutive season, Matt Nagy has given up playcalling on game days to his offensive coordinator, to moderate success in balancing the offense. With the chance to remove Matt Nagy completely from practices and probably even a game day sideline, does the team look more prepared or less disciplined? Does the offense take less delay of game penalties or does it become, somehow, even more disjointed? Do the Bears pull out of their first losing streak of the season without their much maligned head coach or is this the beginning of a far worse tailspin?
Stats for the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers as they enter Week 8
| Bears | 49ers |
Total First Downs | 123 | 125 |
1st Downs (Rush-Pass-By Penalty) | 54- 56- 13 | 41 - 69 - 15 |
3rd Down Conversions | 25/ 80 | 22/70 |
4th Down Conversions | 2/10 | 5/10 |
Total Offensive Yds | 1788 | 2121 |
Offense (Plays-Avg Yds) | 411 - 4.4 | 372 - 5.7 |
Total Rushing Yds | 917 | 721 |
Rushing (Plays-Avg Yards) | 204 - 4.5 | 168 - 4.3 |
Total Passing Yds | 871 | 1400 |
Passing (Comp-Att-Int-Avg) | 112- 181 - 7 - 6.0 | 119 - 193 - 5 - 7.6 |
Sacks | 21 | 12 |
Field Goals | 8/8 | 6/8 |
Touchdowns | 11 | 17 |
(Rush-Pass-Ret-Def) | 7 - 3 - 0 - 1 | 7 - 9 - 0 - 1 |
Time of possession | 29:12 | 30:09 |
Turnover Ratio | -2 | -7 |
PASSING
Justin Fields
ATT | COMP | YDS | CP% | YPA | TD | INT | LONG | SACK | RATE |
131 | 75 | 816 | 57.3 | 6.2 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 22 | 61.8 |
RECEIVING
Darnell Mooney
RECEPTIONS | YARDS | YDS PER REC | LONG | TD |
27 | 345 | 12.8 | 64 | 1 |
RUSHING
David Montgomery
ATTEMPTS | YARDS | YDS PER ATT | LONG | TD |
69 | 309 | 4.5 | 41 | 3 |
TACKLES
Roquan Smith
COMBINED | SOLO | ASST | TFL | QB HITS |
75 | 43 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
INTERCEPTIONS
Roquan Smith
INTS | YARDS | TDS | LONG | PASS DEFLECT |
1 | 58 | 1 | 58 | 1 |
SACKS
Khalil Mack
PLAYER | SACKS |
Khalil Mack | 6.0 |
Robert Quinn | 5.5 |
Roquan Smith | 2.0 |
Trevis Gipson | 2.0 |
Mario Edwards | 1.5 |
Akiem Hicks | 1.5 |
Bilal Nichols | 1.0 |
Tashaun Gipson | 1.0 |
Angelo Blackson | 0.5 |
TOTAL TEAM SACKS | 21 |
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PFT | 23 | 
PFT's Week Eight 2021 power rankings - ProFootballTalk1. Cardinals (7-0, last week No. 1): Green Bay’s sudden COVID issues make 8-0 a very real possibility. 2. Buccaneers (6-1, No. 2): Beat the Saints, and the Bucs may enter the Bills game at 12-1. 3. Rams (6-1, No. 4): The Lions threw the kitchen sink at the Rams, and the Rams somehow held [more]
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NFL | 23 | NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: NFC teams claim five of the top six slotsIn Dan Hanzus' updated NFL Power Rankings, a striking theme emerges up top: NFC domination. Meanwhile, the back-to-back AFC champion Chiefs take another tumble down the board.
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USA Today | 19 | 
Week 8 NFL power rankings: No. 1 Cardinals, NFC teams rule top five as new AFC challengers emergeNFC teams lock down top five spots, but AFC clubs are slotted sixth through 11th as power dynamics shift.
www.usatoday.com
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ESPN | 22 | 
New NFL Power Rankings: Preseason predictions gone awry for all 32 teamsT.Y. Hilton hasn't meshed with new Colts QB Carson Wentz, Derek Carr expected to have another coach and Robert Quinn has seen a resurgence in Chicago.
www.espn.com
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CBS | 22 | 
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings: 49ers, Chiefs struggles turn top of league upside down; major test awaits new No. 1Pete Prisco says if you have a handle on this season, let him know
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