WEEK 8
CHICAGO BEARS (3-4) @ DALLAS COWBOYS (5-2)
DATE: Sunday (10/30/22)
STADIUM: AT&T Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Brad Rogers
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cowboys lead all-time series, 13-12
STREAKS Cowboys have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 12/5/19: Cowboys 24 at Bears 31
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/25/16: Cowboys 31, Bears 17
CHICAGO BEARS
LAST WEEK: W 33-14 at New England (Mon.)
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Eberflus: 0-0
PTS. FOR 18.0
OFFENSE 307.3
PASSING Justin Fields: 76-136-1,048-5-6-74.6
RUSHING Khalil Herbert: 75-464-6.2-3
RECEIVING Darnell Mooney: 20-294-14.7-0
PTS. AGAINST 18.9
DEFENSE 330.0
SACKS Roquan Smith: 2.5
INTs Eddie Jackson: 3
TAKE/GIVE +1 (12/11)
PUNTING (NET) Trenton Gill (R): 48.1 (42.0)
KICKING Cairo Santos: 42 (9/11 PAT; 11/11 FG)
BEARS NOTES
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS totaled 261 yards (179 pass, 82 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 85.2 rating last week. Is 1 of 2 QBs (Lamar Jackson) with 2 games of 80+ rush yards in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row with 80+ rush yards & 6th in row with 45+ rush yards. Since 2021, ranks 4th among QBs with 784 rush yards.
• RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 62 yards & had 23rd-career rush TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with rush TD & 14th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 86 yards in last meeting.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT had 87 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 25 rec.) & 1st-career TD catch in Week 7. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Herbert (526 scrimmage yards) & Montgomery (421) are 1 of 2 RB duos (Ezekiel Elliott & Tony Pollard) each with 400+ scrimmage yards in 2022.
• WR DARNELL MOONEY led team with 53 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road & 5th in row overall with 50+ rec. yards.
• LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 12 tackles & had sack & INT in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles & sack. Leads NFL with 78 tackles & has 8+ tackles in each of 1st 7 games in 2022.
• LB ROBERT QUINN had 2nd TFL of season last week. Had 11.5 sacks & 14 TFL in 14 games with Dal. in 2019.
• DB EDDIE JACKSON had sack in last meeting. Has 5+ tackles in 6 of his past 7 on road.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER (rookie) had 7 tackles & 1st-career INT in Week 7. Ranks tied3rd among rookies with 42 tackles & aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles.
• DB KYLER GORDON (rookie) had 1st-career INT last week.
DALLAS COWBOYS
LAST WEEK W 24-6 vs. Detroit
COACH VS. OPP. Mike McCarthy: 18-7
PTS. FOR 19.1
OFFENSE 305.0
PASSING Dak Prescott: 33-54-341-1-1-77.8
RUSHING Ezekiel Elliott: 109-443-4.1-4
RECEIVING CeeDee Lamb: 37-479-12.9-2
PTS. AGAINST 14.9
DEFENSE 305.3
SACKS Micah Parsons: 7
INTs Trevon Diggs: 3
TAKE/GIVE +6 (12/6)
PUNTING (NET) Bryan Anger: 47.1 (41.6)
KICKING Brett Maher: 56 (11/12 PAT; 15/17 FG)
COWBOYS NOTES
• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 19 of 25 atts. (76 pct.) for 207 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 113.3 rating in Week 7. Since 2020, has 3,646 pass yards (280.5 per game) & 33 TDs (29 pass, 4 rush) vs. 5 INTs for 108.4 rating in 13 home starts. Has 100+ rating in 5 of his past 6 home starts. Passed for 334 yards & TD in last meeting.
• RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 2 rush TDs in Week 7, his 13th career game with 2+ rush TDs last week, 3rd-most in NFL since 2016. Rushed for 81 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Had 160 scrimmage yards (140 rush, 20 rec.) in last home meeting.
• RB TONY POLLARD led team with season-high 109 scrimmage yards (83 rush, 26 rec.) last week, his 7th career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6.
• WR CEEDEE LAMB led team with 70 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 7th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6.
• LB MICAH PARSONS had 20th sack in 23rd career game in Week 7, tied-3rd fewest games to 20 sacks since 1982. Is 1 of 2 (Nick Bosa) with 25+ TFL (28) & 20+ sacks since 2021.
• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 3rd-career FR last week. Armstrong & Parsons are only pair of NFC teammates each with 5+ sacks in 2022.
• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had 1st FF & 2nd FR of season last week.
• DE SAM WILLIAMS (rookie) had 1st 2 career sacks, 1st FF & 2nd-career FR last week.
• CB TREVON DIGGS had 17th-career INT last week, tied with Dwight Hicks for 2ndmost INTs by player in 1st 35 games since 1970.
• S DONOVAN WILSON aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
