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It’s either the biased stance of a former Green Bay Packer or an actual prediction, but NFL Network analyst James Jones believes the Atlanta Falcons are going to destroy the Chicago Bears 40-17 on Sunday.
Former NFL WR James Jones said on NFL Network that he's predicting that the Chicago Bears are going to lose 40-17 on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.😳
— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) September 26, 2020
The Falcons offense has shown to move the ball and put up points as they’re ranked fourth in yards per game (443.0) and fifth in points per game (32.0). The Falcons have done that against quality teams like the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys.
The issue for the Falcons is that their defense is atrocious. The Falcons have given up the second-most yards allowed per game in the NFL (476.5) and the most points allowed per game (39.0).
For the Bears, they are going to have to keep the Falcons offense in check, which no team has done for the first two weeks. The Bears might get a break too with receiver Julio Jones listed as a game-time decision.
The offense has shown flashes of having a quality unit but hasn’t put it together for a full game, and the same could go for the defense. The Bears defense is going to have to play a perfect game or the offense is going to have to keep up with the high-powered Falcons offense.
Nonetheless, if Jones predicted the Bears defense to have a good day and the offense to have a bad dag or vice versa, that’s understandable. But, to have both units struggle against the Falcons seems a bit much.