3 the Cardinals’ offense has averaged. The Cardinals pick up 5. 2 yards per play, while the Bears allow 5. 4. The Cardinals’ defense has been a bottom-five unit on third down this season, surrendering a 46. 7% third-down conversion percentage, which ranks second-worst in the NFL. On the offensive side of the ball, they rank 18th with a 46.
4 rushing yards per game) and rushing defense (best with 79. 8 rushing yards allowed per game) this year. In addition to a 43. 7% third-down conversion rate allowed on defense, which ranks fourth-worst in the NFL, the Bears have put up the 12th-ranked third-down percentage (41. 3%) on offense. The Bears are allowing 5. 4 yards per play on the defensive side of the ball (13th in the NFL), while gaining 5. 2 per play (24th in the league) on offense this season. With 23 forced turnovers (sixth in NFL) against 24 turnovers committed (25th in NFL), the Bears’ -1 turnover margin ranks 17th in the NFL.
Meanwhile, they rank 14th in total defense (319 yards allowed per contest). The Bears rank 22nd in scoring offense (20. 5 points per game) and 22nd in scoring defense (23. 5 points allowed per game) this year. The Bears are averaging 183. 5 passing yards per game on offense, which ranks them 27th in the NFL. On the defensive side of the ball, they rank 26th, allowing 239. 2 passing yards per game. The Bears have been a handful for opposing teams in the running game, as they rank top-five in both rushing offense (fifth-best with 134.
Cardinals Stats & Insights The Cardinals are posting 306. 3 total yards per game on offense this season (24th-ranked). Meanwhile, they are allowing 358. 9 total yards per contest (25th-ranked). The Cardinals’ defense has been bottom-five in scoring defense this season, conceding 26. 9 points per game, which ranks second-worst in the NFL. Offensively, they rank 25th with 18. 5 points per contest. The Cardinals’ passing offense has been bottom-five this season, generating 174. 5 passing yards per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the NFL. On the defensive side of the ball, they rank 13th with 219. 3 passing yards surrendered per contest. The Bears’ defense has allowed 319 yards per game this year, just 12. 7 yards more than the 306.
7% third-down rate. The Cardinals are accumulating 5. 2 yards per play on offense this season (24th-ranked). Meanwhile, they are giving up 5. 9 yards per play (27th-ranked) on defense. The Cardinals have turned the ball over 17 times this year, while the Bears have 23 takeaways. Bears vs. Cardinals Stats Comparison Bears Cardinals Off. Yards Avg.
(Rank) 317. 9 (22) 306. 3 (24) Def. (Rank) 319 (14) 358. 9 (25) Rush Yards Avg. (Rank) 134. 4 (5) 131. 8 (7) Pass Yards Avg. (Rank) 183. 5 (27) 174. 5 (29) Turnovers (Rank) 24 (25) 17 (12) Takeaways (Rank) 23 (6) 15 (24) Recent Betting Trends Chicago Bears Chicago has covered the spread twice, and is 2-1 overall, over its last three games. Chicago has not gone over the total in its past three contests. Chicago has averaged a total of 41.
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