WEEK 3
HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1-1) @ CHICAGO BEARS (1-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: Soldier Field
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Clete Blakeman
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Texans lead all-time series, 4-1
STREAKS Texans have won 4 of last 5
LAST GAME 12/13/20: Texans 7 at Bears 36
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/20
HOUSTON TEXANS
LAST WEEK L 16-9 at Denver
COACH VS. OPP. Lovie Smith: 0-2
PTS. FOR 14.5
OFFENSE 266.5
PASSING Davis Mills: 42-75-417-2-0-80.8
RUSHING Dameon Pierce (R): 26-102-3.9-0
RECEIVING Brandin Cooks: 11-136-12.4-0
PTS. AGAINST 18.0
DEFENSE 433.5
SACKS Jerry Hughes: 2
INTs Jerry Hughes, Christian Kirksey: 1
TAKE/GIVE +2 (3/1)
PUNTING (NET) Cameron Johnston: 48.8 (41.1)
KICKING Ka’imi Fairbairn: 17 (2/2 PAT; 5/5 FG)
TEXANS NOTES
• QB DAVIS MILLS aims for his 4th start in row with 0 INTs. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 2 of his past 3 starts. Has 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 90.7 rating in 5 career starts vs. NFC.
• RB DAMEON PIERCE (rookie) led team with 77 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 8 rec.) last week, most by Hou. rookie RB in single game since 2017 (D’Onta Foreman). Leads rookies with 102 rush yards this season.
• RB REX BURKHEAD aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC with 65+ scrimmage yards.
• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC North with 5+ catches. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR NICO COLLINS led team with 58 rec. yards in Week 2. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3.
• TE O.J. HOWARD is only TE in NFL with 2 rec. TDs this season.
• LB KAMU GRUGIER-HILL aims for 13th in row with 5+ tackles. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 23 tackles this season.
• LB CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY had half sack & INT week. Aims for his 5th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 6 tackles & sack in his last game vs. Chi. (1/3/21 w/ GB).
• DE RASHEEM GREEN led team with 1.5 sacks in Week 2. Had career-high 2 sacks in his last game vs. Chi. (12/26/21 w/ Sea.). Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC North.
• DE JONATHAN GREENARD had sack last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
• S JONATHAN OWENS had team-high 10 tackles last week & leads NFL with 25 tackles in 2022. Has 8+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• CB DEREK STINGLEY JR. (rookie) had 8 tackles & 2 PD in Week 2.
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK L 27-10 at Green Bay
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 14.5
OFFENSE 216.0
PASSING Justin Fields: 15-28-191-2-2-69.2
RUSHING David Montgomery: 32-148-4.6-0
RECEIVING Equanimeous St. Brown: 3-57-19.0-1
PTS. AGAINST 18.5
DEFENSE 372.5
SACKS Trevis Gipson: 2
INTs Eddie Jackson: 1
TAKE/GIVE +1 (3/2)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 47.5 (41.2)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 5 (2/4 PAT; 1/1 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS had 3rd-career rush TD in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd start in row at home with TD pass & 85+ rating.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 136 scrimmage yards (122 rush, 14 rec.) in Week 2, his 15th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 21 straight games, 3rd-longest active streak in NFL. Had 155 scrimmage yards (113 rush, 42 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY has 5+ catches in 9 of his past 10 at home & 60+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• DL ROBERT QUINN had 1st sack of season last week. Ranks 2nd among active players with 31 FFs & 6th among active players with 102 career sacks. Has 11.5 sacks & 12 TFL in his past 9 at home.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH had 11 tackles last week. Has 27 games with 10+ tackles since 2018, 2nd-most in NFL. Aims for his 9th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 12 tackles & 2 sacks in last meeting.
• DL TREVIS GIPSON had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks last week.
• DL JUSTIN JONES tied his career highs with 8 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 2.
• LB NICHOLAS MORROW had career-high 11 tackles & TFL last week, his 4th-career game with 10+ tackles. Has 6 TFL in his past 6.
• DB EDDIE JACKSON had 9 tackles & TFL last week. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 at home.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) had 10 tackles last week & is 1 of 4 rookies (Devin Lloyd, Roger McCreary & Jalen Pitre) with 10+ tackles in single game this season.
