CHICAGO BEARS (8-3) at NEW YORK GIANTS (3-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Bears by 4 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Bears 8-3, Giants 6-5
SERIES RECORD - Bears lead 33-23-2
LAST MEETING - Giants beat Bears 22-16, Nov. 20, 2016
LAST WEEK - Bears beat Lions 23-16; Giants lost to Eagles 25-22
AP PRO32 RANKING - Bears No. 5; Giants No. 27
BEARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (15), PASS (20)
BEARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (10)
GIANTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (29), PASS (12)
GIANTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (26), PASS (18)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - NFC North-leading Bears aim for sixth straight win. 8-3 record is best since 2012, also 8-3. … Winning streak, which included three Ws in 12 days, is longest since six in ’12. … Bears have QB question with Mitchell Trubisky nursing shoulder injury. Chase Daniel started against Lions, going 27 for 37 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. … Bears lead NFL with fewest first-half points allowed (64). … WR Allen Robinson has four TD catches in last six games. … Team leads NFL in 20 interceptions and tied for lead with 16 forced fumbles. Fourth in sacks with 34. … LB Khalil Mach had sack, forced fumble and recovery against Giants last season, playing for Oakland. In his last four on road, he has three sacks, two forced fumbles and 27-yard interception return for touchdown. … S Eddie Jackson has three touchdowns in last four outings, including interception returns in last two. … Giants have won three of last four against Bears. … QB Eli Manning is 62 of 86 for 716 yards, six TDs, one interception in last three games. … RB Saquon Barkley is one of four rookies in NFL history with touchdowns rushing and receiving in consecutive games. He has 100-plus yards from scrimmage in 10 of 11 games. Barkley ranks third in NFL with 1,410 yards from scrimmage. … WR Odell Beckham Jr. leads team with 74 catches for 1,017 yards, 13.7 yard average. Barkley is second with 71 catches. … Landon Collins leads NFL safeties with 91 tackles. … Offense has allowed 38 sacks and defense has 14 sacks. Sacks allowed tied for second worst and sacks for is second worst. … Fantasy tip: With Giants’ run defense struggling, Bears RB Jordan Howard has three TDs rushing in last four on road. Since 2016, he ranks third in NFL with 2,971 yards rushing.
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