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Patriots
4-2 · 22.7 pts/g
Preview · week 7
23–22
projected score · Fri 23 Oct 01:15 UK · 8:15 PM ET
Bears
4-2 · 25.0 pts/g
Model
NE 57%
Market
CHI 58%
Model pickNE 57%Low confidence
F&D score74out of 100
MarketCHI 58%draftkings, margin removed
vs market+15.2points, model minus market
Total44.3NE by 0.9

This looks like a close contest, but we give a slight edge to NE. NE have been hot lately, winning 4 of their last 5.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

A.J. Brown · against CHI

The shot plays are there

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
58%
Intermediate
25%
Deep (20+)
17%
Left side
47%
Middle
16%
Right side
38%

How CHI defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
14th
Intermediate
12th
Deep (20+)
29th
Left side
8th
Middle
28th
Right side
9th
Yards after catch allowed
11th
Sack rate forced
11th
The read
  1. Chicago rank 29th against deep balls, and 17% of Brown's targets travel 20+ yards (the average WR is at 17%).
  2. Work the middle: 16% of his targets go that way and Chicago rank 28th defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Rome Odunze · against NE

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
40%
Intermediate
34%
Deep (20+)
25%
Left side
26%
Middle
25%
Right side
49%

How NE defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
5th
Intermediate
17th
Deep (20+)
6th
Left side
3rd
Middle
9th
Right side
6th
Yards after catch allowed
4th
Sack rate forced
16th
The read
  1. New England rank 17th against intermediate throws, which make up 34% of Odunze's targets.
  2. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Caleb Williams · against NE

A tough day in the air

Profile

How NE defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
5th
Intermediate
17th
Deep (20+)
6th
Left side
3rd
Middle
9th
Right side
6th
Yards after catch allowed
4th
Sack rate forced
16th
The read
  1. New England rank 5th in EPA per dropback allowed over their last 17 games. Their weakest area is intermediate throws (17th).
  2. Pressure: New England are 16th at getting sacks, and Chicago are 4th at avoiding them.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 6. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Patriots have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
NE offence
CHI defence
OverallEPA per play
11th
15th
PassingEPA per dropback
7th
9th
RushingEPA per carry
25th
24th
Third downconversion rate
12th
2nd
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
9th
2nd

Biggest gap: third down, where the Bears defence has a 10-place edge.

When the Bears have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
CHI offence
NE defence
OverallEPA per play
13th
18th
PassingEPA per dropback
14th
14th
RushingEPA per carry
15th
25th
Third downconversion rate
6th
11th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
20th
15th

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Bears offence has a 10-place edge.

Form and history

Injury report

Patriotsmodel impact -2.0
Carlton Davis IIICB · NeckOut
Channing CanadaCB · HamstringOut
Alijah Vera-TuckerOL · HamstringOut
Karon PruntyDB · HamstringOut
Ben BrownOG · KneeOut
Mack HollinsWR · CalfIR
Romeo DoubsWR · ShoulderIR
Myles MontgomeryRBIR
Reggie GilliamRB · AnkleIR
Julian HillTE · KneeIR
Quintayvious HutchinsDE · KneeIR
Khalil JacobsLBIR
Bearsmodel impact -2.4
Kyle MonangaiRB · ToeOut
Jack SanbornLB · ConcussionOut
Anthony Johnson Jr.DBOut
Brittain BrownRBIR
Nikola KalinicTE · KneeIR
Hayden LargeTEIR
Dayo OdeyingboDE · QuadricepsIR
Tony Fields IILBIR
Nephi SewellLB · ConcussionIR
Braxton JonesOL · KneeIR
Coby BryantDB · KneeIR
T.J. EdwardsLB · HamstringDoubtful

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

PlayerMarketLinePriceMarket overLast 10 gamesHit rate
Caleb WilliamsCHIPassing yards246.51.8850%
30%
Drake MayeNEPassing yards247.51.8850%
20%
Caleb WilliamsCHIrole upPassing TDs1.51.6557%
40%
Drake MayeNErole upPassing TDs1.51.8152%
20%
Caleb WilliamsCHIRushing yards21.51.9050%
60%
Corey KinerNERushing yards13.51.8551%
50%
D'Andre SwiftCHIRushing yards61.51.9050%
30%
Drake MayeNERushing yards30.51.8751%
40%
Rhamondre StevensonNErole upRushing yards41.51.8850%
60%
Roschon JohnsonCHIrole upRushing yards26.51.9150%
10%
TreVeyon HendersonNERushing yards25.51.9349%
50%
A.J. BrownNErole upReceiving yards70.51.9150%
40%
Cole KmetCHIrole upReceiving yards9.51.9349%
80%
Colston LovelandCHIReceiving yards45.51.8950%
50%
D'Andre SwiftCHIrole upReceiving yards18.51.9349%
50%
DeMario DouglasNEReceiving yards38.51.8850%
40%
Efton Chism IIINEReceiving yards18.51.8751%
20%
Eli RaridonNEReceiving yards14.51.9050%
60%
Hunter HenryNErole upReceiving yards35.51.9150%
70%
Kalif RaymondCHIrole upReceiving yards25.51.9050%
50%
Kyle WilliamsNEReceiving yards19.51.8751%
30%
Luther Burden IIICHIReceiving yards58.51.9150%
0%
Rhamondre StevensonNErole upReceiving yards18.51.9349%
20%
Rome OdunzeCHIReceiving yards44.51.8850%
30%
Roschon JohnsonCHIrole upReceiving yards7.51.9249%
50%
TreVeyon HendersonNEReceiving yards3.51.8451%
100%
A.J. BrownNErole upReceptions5.52.0546%
40%
Cole KmetCHIrole upReceptions1.52.6835%
80%
Colston LovelandCHIReceptions3.51.6258%
50%
D'Andre SwiftCHIReceptions2.51.8551%
40%
DeMario DouglasNEReceptions3.52.0346%
70%
Efton Chism IIINEReceptions1.51.7355%
20%
Eli RaridonNEReceptions1.52.2043%
70%
Hunter HenryNEReceptions3.52.3440%
80%
Kalif RaymondCHIrole upReceptions2.51.8551%
40%
Kyle WilliamsNEReceptions1.52.4239%
40%
Luther Burden IIICHIReceptions4.51.7853%
0%
Rhamondre StevensonNErole upReceptions2.51.8052%
40%
Rome OdunzeCHIReceptions3.52.2342%
50%
Roschon JohnsonCHIReceptions1.52.2242%
30%

"Market over" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Green bars are games that cleared the line. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit on 2026 data, so we show the market and the history, not a tip.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

NE odds2.30
CHI odds1.65
NE fair odds2.39
CHI fair odds1.72
Model vs marketNE +15.2
Kelly stake (capped)4.0%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors NE (57%) by 0.9 points.