The Chicago Bears will battle the Cleveland Browns in Week 15, where Chicago is looking to bounce back after a rough loss and keep up in the NFC playoffs race.
The Bears are coming off a close 28-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers, which marked their first defeat in the last six games. Chicago got off to a rough start in the first half, trailing 14-3, before mounting an impressive second-half comeback. Quarterback Caleb Williams led three consecutive scoring drives, including the game-tying touchdown in the final minutes. After the defense allowed a Packers touchdown, Williams appeared poised for another comeback drive. Unfortunately, it ended in an interception in the end zone.
Now, Chicago will look to get back on track in a very winnable game against a three-win Cleveland team ahead of a rematch against the Packers next week. But the Bears need to avoid a potential trap game and focus on the Browns rather than that Green Bay rematch. Here’s how Chicago and Cleveland stack up statistically ahead of Sunday’s matchup.
Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database, ESPN and PickWatch.
Scoring Offense
Bears: 25.7 PPG (8th)
Browns: 17.2 PPG (29th)
Passing Offense
Bears: 217.1 YPG (14th)
Browns: 174.2 YPG (29th)
Rushing Offense
Bears: 152.6 YPG (2nd)
Browns: 95.6 YPG (27th)
Total Offense
Bears: 369.7 YPG (5th)
Browns: 269.8 YPG (30th)
Penalties
Bears: 59.7 penalty YPG (27th)
Browns: 53.1 penalty YPG (17th)
Sacks Allowed
Bears: 20 (T-5th)
Browns: 35 (T-22nd)
Turnover Margin
Bears: +17 (1st)
Browns: -1 (T-16th)
Scoring Defense
Bears: 25.8 PPG (25th)
Browns: 23.2 PPG (17th)
Passing Defense
Bears: 224.8 YPG (21st)
Browns: 165.2 YPG (1st)
Rushing Defense
Bears: 132.5 YPG (27th)
Browns: 107.7 YPG (13th)
Total Defense
Bears: 357.3 YPG (27th)
Browns: 272.8 YPG (2nd)
Sacks
Bears: 24 (T-26th)
Browns: 44 (2nd)
This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Browns stack up before Week 15
Reporting by Alyssa Barbieri, Bears Wire / Bears Wire
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