Bears and Chiefs Game Day at a Glance

Chicago Bears (0-2) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-1)

When: 3:25 p.m. Sunday

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.

TV: Fox (Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi)

Radio: ESPN AM-1000 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Jason McKie)

Spanish Radio: Latino Mix 93.5 (Omar Ramos, Miguel Esparza)

National Radio: Sports USA (Joshua Appel, Brandon Noble)

Digital Radio: SiriusXM (Channel 135, 385 or Sirius XM App 805)

Streaming: fuboTV (free trial)

The Line: Chiefs by 12 1/2 (over/under 48)

The Series: The 14th meeting. Bears lead 7-6. Kansas City won the last game 26-3 at Soldier Field in 2019. The Bears last won at KC 18-17 in 2005.

The Coaches: Matt Eberflus is 3-16 in his second season and has never faced the Chiefs. Kansas City coach Andy Reid is 248-139 in his 25th season overall and 118-46 at Kansas City. He is 3-3 against the Bears.

The Setting: After a week when the Bears had defensive coordinator Alan Williams resign, Justin Fields said he feels too restricted by what coaches are doing with him in the offense, and left tackle Braxton Jones went on IR, they come into a game with the defending Super Bowl champions hoping to break a 12-game losing streak. They face Patrick Mahones and Travis Kelce as well former Bears coach Matt Nagy, who is the Chiefs offensive coordinator.

Last Week: The Bears fell to 0-2 with a 27-17 in Tampa. The Bears were held to 67 yards rushing on only 16 attempts and Justin Fields was 16 of 29 for 211 yards with a TD of 20 yards to Chase Claypool and two interceptions.

Kansas City bounced back from an opening 21-20 loss to Detroit at home to win at Jacksonville 17-9. A 9-yard Patrick Mahomes-to-Travis Kelce TD pass and 38-yard Harrison Butker field goal in the second half beat Jacksonville. The Chiefs defense held Jacksonville to 271 yards of offense.

Team Leaders: Fields is 40 of 66 (60.6%) for 427 yards with two TDs, three interceptions and a passer rating of 70.7. He and Khalil Herbert are tied for the team rushing lead with 62 yards each. Cole Kmet leads the Bears in receptions with nine, while DJ Moore leads in receiving yards with 129 on eight catches. The Bears defense has one sack on the season from Yannick Ngakoue and has not taken the ball away. T.J. Edwards leads the team with 26 tackles.

Mahomes is 50 of 80 (62.5%) for 531 yards with four TD passes, two interceptions and a passer rating of 88.1. Isiah Pacheco leads KC in rushing with 93 yards on 20 carries. WR Kadarius Toney and TE Noah Gray lead in receptions with six and WR Justin Watson with 107 receiving yards. Nick Bolton leads KC in tackles with 15 while Chris Jones, Michael Danna and George Karlaftis III have 1 1/2 sacks each.

Matching Up:

The Bears are 26th on offense, 21st in rushing and 24th passing. They are 22nd in scoring. Chicago is 29th on defense, 27th against the pass, 16th against the run and is 31st in scoring defense.

The Chiefs are ninth on offense, 19th rushing and sixth passing. They are 22nd in scoring offense. Kansas City is 13th on defense, 12th against the run and 19th against the pass. They are fourth in scoring defense.

Injury Report:

For the Bears, S Eddie Jackson (foot) is out, G Nate Davis is questionable (personal). DL Khalid Kareem has been put on injured reserve (hip).

For the Chiefs, WR/Returner Richie James (knee) and LB Nick Bolton (ankle) are out. RB Isiah Pacheco (knee), WR Kadarius Toney (toe) and LB Willie Gay (quad) are questionable.

Notable: On third down and fourth down, QBs are 20 of 23 for 282 yards and three TDs against the Bears defense. ... Reid can break a tie with Tom Landry for fourth on the career wins list with his 271st by winning today. ... Mahomes needs 51 yards rushing to pass Alex Smith (1,672) for most among Chiefs QBs. ... Mahomes needs 228 yards passing to eclipse 25,000. He would do it in 83 games, faster than any player in NFL history. ... Kelce has the second-longest active streak with a reception at 144 games (DeAndre Hopkins, Tennessee, 147). ... Kelce needs four TD catches to pass Tony Gonzalez (76) for second in franchise history. ... Mahomes just signed a contract restructuring that gives him $13.9 million more this year, $20.45 million more in 2024, $31 million more in 2026 and $43.3 million more in 2027. ... Bears GM Ryan Poles, a former Chiefs personnel executive, has revamped the roster. There are 10 different starters than last year and 11 players remaining on the 53-man roster from the previous regime. ... Bears kicker Cairo Santos has made 18 straight field goals.

Betting Trends

KC was 6-11 against the spread last year.

KC hit the over eight out of 17 times last year.

The Bears are 5-14 against the point spread under Matt Eberflus.
The Bears failed to cover in five of their last six road games and eight of their last 10 overall.

It's been over the total in 12 of the Bears' 19 games under Eberflus.

Key Individual Matchups

Bears RB Khalil Herbert vs. Chiefs LB Leo Chenal

The Chiefs will be hurt by not having their best linebacker for tackles, Bolton. Chenal is a former Wisconsin player and teammate of Jack Sanborn who was a third-round pick but is still working for a breakout year. Herbert hasn't been used enough by the Bears, just 16 rushes so far and is averaging 3.9 yards a carry as the No. 1 back. It's possible the Bears could get more carries to Roschon Johnson as the rookie's stock continues to rise. Chenal is an above-average pass defender.

Bears WR DJ Moore vs. Chiefs CB L'Jarius Sneed

Sneed has been limited in practice with knee soreness and hasn't had the best season so far as Pro Football Focus grades him 82nd overall out of 98 cornerbacks and 79th in coverage. Moore had his first strong game for Chicago last week with six receptions for 94 yards.

Bears DE DeMarcus Walker vs. Chiefs RT Jawaan Taylor

Walker picked up the pace as a pass rusher last week with more consistent pressure and has three sacks and five QB hurries in the past against the Chiefs. His strength is being stout on the edge and that should play well against the Chiefs when Mahomes is trying to get outside to throw. Taylor has been nursing a shoulder injury but was removed from the injury report. He hasn't had a strong start to his Chiefs career after coming over in free agency. He is tied with Bears tackle Jones for the league lead in penalties with six.

Bears DE Yannick Ngakoue vs. Chiefs T Donovan Smith

Ngakoue has had good history going against Mahomes with three sacks and nine QB hits. He is playing against a veteran tackle new to the Chiefs, too, former Buccaneers tackle Donovan Smith. While Smith has been solid in the past, PFF grades his effectiveness as lower than both Bears tackles Darnell Wright and Jones so far, at 53rd out of 71 tackles graded.

S Elijah Hicks vs. Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

No doubt Mahomes will try to challenge inexperienced Hicks with Valdes-Scantling's 4.37-second speed on a deep ball or two. Hicks is starting for the third time as a replacement for injured Jackson (foot). Valdes-Scantling's hands have been issues at times, and he has one TD catch against the Bears.

Bears LB Tremaine Edmunds vs. Chiefs TE Travis Kelce

Kelce will be 34 years old in a few weeks but it doesn't seem to be an issue, although he missed the opener with an injury. He's catching passes in the seam and should be able to challenge Edmunds in the Tampa-2 zone. Edmunds is second on the Bears in tackles (23) and already is ascending in pass coverage with a low 79.7 passer rating against when targeted, according to Sportradar.

Bears T Darnell Wright vs. Chiefs DL Chris Jones

The Chiefs have moved Jones around to different points on the line of scrimmage. The 6-6, 298-pounder is more than a match for any Bears blocker and he could line up at guard across from Cody Whitehair, as well. Wright has given up one sack so far in his rookie year but overall has been the best blocker for the number of snaps.

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