Bears (

15.5) at
Packers (

25)

GAME Overview ::

By HILOW >>

• Packers WR Christian Watson is listed as questionable for Week 18 after managing just one limited session this week with his knee injury. Even if he suits up, I don’t expect him to play a ton of snaps here.
• The Packers present one of the most interesting case studies for how a team handles a late-season game before the playoffs. More on this in their portion of the game write-up below.
• The Bears are an absolute disaster. Yea, that’s the note.

HOW CHICAGO WILL TRY TO WIN ::

The Bears have lost 10 games in a row, fired their offensive coordinator, fired their head coach, promoted a coach to two different interim positions, and still only have the ninth overall pick in the coming draft. Talk about an utter disaster of a season in Chicago. During that 10-game losing streak, they have scored more than 20 points just once and more than 15 points just four times. Interim head coach Thomas Brown indicated earlier this week that all healthy starters would play this week, which makes sense considering he is auditioning for an interview, but it doesn’t necessarily mean this team carries any significant upside given the current state of their franchise.

D’Andre Swift has operated as a borderline workhorse back for the previous five weeks, but the return of short-yardage and change-of-pace back Roschon Johnson has taken away premium touches the previous two games. The Packers are a much different defense than the one we attacked relentlessly on the ground in recent history, now allowing just 1.73 yards before contact per attempt (eighth fewest), 4.0 yards per carry (fifth), and 20.1 fantasy points per game to opposing backfields. Swift has seen 20 opportunities or more just twice during this 10-game losing streak, something that is unlikely to change in Week 18.

Keenan Allen has four games of 20 DK points or more during the 10-game losing streak, DJ Moore has two such games, and Rome Odunze has one such game. Tight end Cole Kmet has seen more than four targets just once in the past 10 games. This is not an offense we typically target on a standard week, and this is not an offense I’ll be looking to target in Week 18.

How GREEN BAY Will Try To Win ::