A look at who has the edge in team matchup categories between the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos with a final prediction on the winner.
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00:00 Things calmed down at Hallis Hall this week and players could focus on football instead
00:13 of the controversies of the week before.
00:15 John Williams resignation and Justin Fields comments about the coaching staff.
00:19 Good thing too because the Bears needed the quiet.
00:23 The Denver Broncos really aren't as bad as the team that gave up 70 points against the
00:28 Miami Dolphins last week.
00:31 It's the Bears trying to end a 13 game losing streak against the Denver Broncos at Soldier
00:36 Field at noon on Sunday.
00:38 Here's who wins and why.
00:40 The Bears really should have advantages over Denver when they run the ball.
00:44 They're 17th and rushing.
00:45 Denver after last week's fiasco is still last stopping the run.
00:50 This is an undersized Broncos front for what they're trying to do with their 3-4 defensive
00:54 scheme.
00:55 The Bears offensive line has guard Nate Davis back this week.
00:58 They should be more effective and Khalil Herbert and Roshun Johnson should get moving.
01:03 Also maybe even Justin Fields in the running game.
01:05 They're 17th in running but should be a top 10 team.
01:09 There's pretty much a push when Denver is running the ball against the Bears front.
01:13 The Bears tried claiming last week's 153 yards loud as a strong game but sorry it wasn't.
01:19 They didn't give up big yards against Green Bay or Tampa Bay but gave up untimely gains.
01:24 They need to be more consistent stopping the run.
01:26 Denver is just 20th running the ball with Javonte Williams as their main ball carrier
01:30 although they're 10th in yards per rush attempt.
01:32 The Bears would like to think they have an advantage when they're passing but they want
01:36 to believe Justin Fields can do it and Denver's 29th ranked pass defense is just sitting there
01:41 to be victimized.
01:42 Still the Bears are only 31st passing the ball.
01:45 Darnell Mooney, DJ Moore and Chase Claypool just haven't been getting open enough and
01:50 Fields hasn't been getting them the ball.
01:52 Also there's no intangible edge here for anybody.
01:55 The Broncos were embarrassed last week but so were the Bears.
01:58 The Bears are at home but they haven't won there since the third week of last season.
02:03 Where I see Denver owning an advantage is first when Russell Wilson is passing.
02:07 He has a handful of effective targets in Jerry Judy, Courtland Sutton, Brandon Johnson and
02:12 rookie Marvin Mims.
02:14 It's a top 10 passing team.
02:16 The Bears are using an inexperienced secondary against them due to injuries but they have
02:21 no pass rush to speak of and third downs are atrocious.
02:25 Another edge here goes to the Broncos on special teams.
02:28 Mims is the league leader on kick returns.
02:30 He has a 99 yard kick return touchdown.
02:33 He's also their pump returner and he took one back 45 yards.
02:37 Will Lutz has been a solid kicker for a while in the league.
02:40 The Bears return game has been very quiet, almost non-existent.
02:43 Finally it's a Denver edge in coaching of course.
02:46 Sean Payton is one of the league's coaching greats even if he still hasn't won in Denver.
02:51 Matt Iberflues has lost 13 straight.
02:54 He has a 3-17 record for his first 20 games and he doesn't have a defensive coordinator.
03:00 Add all of those up and the Bears really have only one edge and they look to be home field
03:05 losers to the Broncos by a 24-20 count.
03:08 The losing continues in Chicago and then they get to come right back and play a road game
03:12 in four days.
03:13 (electronic music)