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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 13 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Soldier Field

JAXvsCHI

Jaguars offensevsBears defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Jaguars, 7 for Bears. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

JAX offenseCHI offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Jaguars score a touchdown on 68% of red zone trips (7th). Bears allow 69% (25th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Bears are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.50 EPA per attempt. Jaguars send 11% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Bears give up 6.6 targets a game to tight ends (7th), against a league average of 7.6. Jaguars' tight ends produce 6.7 (23rd).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Jaguars succeed on 48% of plays (7th) against a defense that allows 41% (7th).

Players to watch

JAX Jaguars

16Trevor LawrenceQB · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.28 · 4th33Bhayshul TutenRB · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 6th11Parker WashingtonWR · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 26th85Brenton StrangeTE · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.40 · 12th12Travis HunterLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL23Foyesade OluokunWeakside Linebacker · 49 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 2 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

CHI Bears

18Caleb WilliamsQB · 88/124 · 1020 yds · 5 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.31 · 2nd4D'Andre SwiftRB · 116 car · 476 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch -0.02 · 24th10Luther Burden IIIWR · 35 rec · 491 yds · 2 TD · 47 tgtEPA per target +0.3184Colston LovelandTE · 26 rec · 244 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target -0.0499Jeffery SimmonsRight Defensive Tackle · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL31Dillon ThienemanStrong Safety · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT
The series · Jaguars and Bears since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Bears lead the series 5–2 since 1999 (they first met in 2001). They have won the last 2. Oct 13, 2024, at Tottenham Stadium: the Bears won 35–16. Caleb Williams started at quarterback for the Bears and Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars; Matt Eberflus and Doug Pederson coached.

Jaguars at home1–2the Jaguars' record
In Chicago1–2the Jaguars' record
Most pointsJaguars 22 · Bears 412004 · 2012
Biggest winJaguars by 19 · Bears by 382004 · 2012

The last 5

2024 · Wk 6JAX 16 at CHI 35
2020 · Wk 16CHI 41 at JAX 17
2016 · Wk 6JAX 17 at CHI 16
2012 · Wk 5CHI 41 at JAX 3
2008 · Wk 14JAX 10 at CHI 23

2026 records

JaguarsBears
Overall5–25–2
Division1–10–2
Conference4–23–2
Other conference1–02–0
Home4–13–1
Away1–12–1
Last 5WWWLWWWLWW
StreakWon 1Won 2
Points a game28.0 – 15.925.7 – 20.4

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Jaguars' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jaguars offense against the Bears defenseDepth charts
Bears defense · 4-3 DJaguars offense · 3WR 1TE72Little75Pregnon73Hainsey76Cleveland70Lanen85Strange16Lawrence33Tuten11Washington19Cameron3Meyers97Lynch99Simmons50Jarrett98Sweat12Bush53Edwards48Jackson29Stevenson1Johnson6Gordon31Thieneman21Lewis

Jaguars offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTrevor Lawrence#16 · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INT
  • RBBhayshul Tuten#33 · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 rec
  • WRParker Washington#11 · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRJakobi Meyers#3 · 22 rec · 309 yds · 2 TD · 31 tgt
  • WRJosh Cameron#19 · 8 rec · 117 yds · 2 TD · 13 tgt
  • TEBrenton Strange#85 · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgt
  • LTWalker Little#72
  • LGEmmanuel Pregnon#75
  • CRobert Hainsey#73
  • RGEzra Cleveland#76
  • RTCole Van Lanen#70

Bears defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEJames Lynch#97 · 16 tackles · 1 PD
  • RDTJeffery Simmons#99 · 38 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD
  • LDTGrady Jarrett#50 · 12 tackles
  • LDEMontez Sweat#98 · 7 tackles · 2 sacks
  • WLBDevin Bush#12 · 38 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • MLBT.J. Edwards#53 · 15 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • SLBD'Marco Jackson#48 · 21 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBTyrique Stevenson#29 · 23 tackles · 3 PD
  • LCBJaylon Johnson#1 · 19 tackles · 2 PD
  • NBKyler Gordon#6 · 7 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SSDillon Thieneman#31 · 46 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • FSCam Lewis#21 · 27 tackles

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · JAX offense against CHI defense
StatJAX JAX offFavors JAX · Favors CHICHI CHI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.16#3
-0.01#15+0.00
Success rate
48%#7
41%#744%
Yards per play
6.0#5
6.3#325.4
Explosive play rate
11%#4
11%#269%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.28#1
+0.01#15+0.03
Sack rate
6%#15
9%#27%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.03#3
-0.08#15-0.08
Yards per carry
4.4#10
4.2#194.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
49%#4
26%#141%
Red zone TD rate
68%#7
69%#2561%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
150#14
149#19147
TE yards per game
62#11
57#2155
TE targets per game
6.7#23
6.6#77.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#16
35#2132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jaguars: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.8311% of throws
+1.233% of throws
+1.045% of throws
Short
+0.1934% of throws
+0.5419% of throws
+0.2930% of throws

Bears: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5016 throws
+1.408 throws
+0.4815 throws
Short
-0.0958 throws
+0.2333 throws
+0.0863 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.