lunedì 15 dicembre 2014

NFL Monday Night: Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints matchup analysis

Both teams are 5-8 but just the Saints have a chance for a post-season's spot due to being part of the weakest division in the NFL. This will be an high scoring game due to the good passing offenses and the bad secondaries and also the running game should produce interesting number because in that department the defenses are decent but the continuity has been a problem for them. The keys for the Saints to attack the Bears defense are target more Graham that they did in last games, play no huddle offense keeping a very high pace to tire them out and doing that will need to play lighter formations and then they could run or play screens to Ingram that is so physical to have big plays if is not a LB o a DL man to tackle him; on defense the Saints need to focus to stop Matt Forte who is the key guy for them Bears and with the absence of Marshall his role will be bigger along with Jeffery who will need a double coverage because he will be the Cutler go to guy. For the Bears the keys will be play safe on offense and don't let Cutler to force too much; on defense they must avoid Brees to pass the ball down field for big plays especially for Stills, to avoid that theymust put pressure and the best candidates are DEs Willie Young and Jared Allen.
Now I'll analyze who have the matchup edges role by role:

QB: NO, Brees is a way better then Cutler
RBs: CHI, Forte can do everything on the field and he is more complete than Ingram
WRs: NO, i would give the edge to Chicago but the absence of Marshall is huge for them
TEs: NO
O-Line: NO
D-Line: CHI, Allen and Young are better pass rushers than Hicks and Jordan
LBs: NO, Gallette is the difference maker in favour of NO
CBs: TIE
FSs: NO, Byrd and Vaccaro when healty they are a top duo in the NFL

My prediction for the final result is: Bears 34 Saints 42 with Brees MVP and Willie Young as the X factor who could change the game with his pressure to make the Saints pocket collapse and avoid to give Brees the necessary time to pass the ball deep down field.


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