Bears and Raiders Capsule Analysis

Las Vegas Raiders (3-3) at Chicago Bears (1-5)

When: Noon, Sunday

Where: Soldier Field, Chicago

TV: Fox (Kevin Kugler, Mark Sancehz, Laura Okmin)

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

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

Digital Radio: SiriusXM (Channel 85 or 225)

Streaming: fuboTV (free trial)

The Line: Raiders by 3 (over/under 37 1/2)

BearDigest Pick: Raiders 17, Bears 10

The Matchup: Undrafted rookie QB Tyson Bagent from Division II Shepherd makes his first start after relieving Justin Fields last week due to a dislocated thumb. The Raiders have QB injury problems of their own as Jimmy Garoppolo has a back injury and they've decided to start former Bears and Patriots backup Brian Hoyer.

The Series: The 17th meeting. It's tied 8-8 in the series and the Bears own a 4-3 lead at Soldier Field. They have won the last three games on their home field against the Raiders.

The Coaches: Matt Eberflus is 4-19 in his second season but hasn't faced the Raiders as the last matchup was a 20-9 Bears road win in 2021 under Matt Nagy. Raiders coach Josh McDaniels is 9-14 in his second season with Las Vegas and 20-31 overall as an NFL head coach. He has never faced the Bears.

Last Week: Max Crosby and former Bear Bilal Nichols combined on a key sack while Daniel Carlson kicked four field goals and Garoppolo threw a 12-yard TD pass as the Raiders held off New England 21-17. The Bears attempted to establish their first winning streak since 2021 but came up short 19-13 as Bagent threw an interception in the closing two minutes to seal the defeat. He had thrown a TD pass but also turned one over on a fumble that went for a scoop-and-score by Jordan Hicks.

Stat Leaders: For the Raiders, QB Brian Hoyer has thrown 10 passes, completing six this season with no TDs or interceptions. The Raiders gained 102 yards on his six completions. ... RB Josh Jacobs leads the Raiders in rushing with 312 yards on 107 attempts and two TDs. ... WR Davante Adams leads the Raiders in targets with 59, receptions with 39 and receiving yards with 471. ... Jakobi Meyers leads in TD catches with four. ... LB Robert Spillane leads the Raiders in tackles with 49. ... DE Maxx Crosby leads in sacks with 5 1/2 and tackles for loss with eight. ... Spillane and Tre'von Moehrig lead interceptions with two each.

For the Bears, QB Tyson Bagent has thrown 14 NFL passes, completing 10, for 83 yards with an interception. ... WR DJ Moore leads the Bears with 42 targets, 32 catches, 582 yards and 5 TD passes. ... RB D'Onta Foreman has the most rushing yards of Bears who are active on Sunday with 81 yards on 20 carries. ... LB T.J. Edwards leads the Bears in tackles with 70 and is tied for the sacks lead with Yannick Ngakoue at 2.0. DT Justin Jones leads in tackles for loss with six. ... Jack Sanborn, Quindell Johnson and Greg Stroman Jr have the Bears interceptions.

Matching Up: The Raiders came into this week 24th on offense, 31st at running the ball and 14th passing. They are tied for 27th in scoring. Las Vegas entered the week 11th on defense, 21st against the run and eighth against the pass. The Raiders are 19th in scoring defense.

The Bears came into this week 18th on offense, seventh in rushing and 26th in passing. They scored the 19th most points.

Chicago is 25th on total defense, eighth against the run and 29th against the pass. They are 29th in scoring defense.

Injury Report: For the Raiders, QB Jimmy Garaoppolo (back), DB Jakorvian Bennett (shoulder) and CB Nate Hobbs (ankle) are out. For the Bears, G Nate Davis (ankle), QB Justin Fields (thumb), S Eddie Jackson (foot), RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) and CB Terell Smith (illness) are out. S Jaquan Brisker (groin), G Dan Feeney (knee) and T Darnell Wright (shoulder) are questionable.

Notable: Jacobs has gone 11 straight games without 100 yards rushing, his last 100-yard game coming Dec. 4 against the Chargers. ... Safety Tre'von Moehrig has two interceptions in the last three games. ... The Raiders defense is tied with the Chiefs and 49edrs for fewest plays allowed of 20 yards or more with 14. ... The Bears have given up 25 sacks, third most in the league (Giants 33, Commanders 34). ... The Raiders lead the NFL in turnovers inside the red zone (4). ... Bears receiver DJ Moore has caught 76.2% of his targets. His career high is 67.1% as a rookie in 2018. ... TE Cole Kmet has 10 TD receptions in his last 16 games. ... Edwards' 70 tackles are second most in the league and seven behind Colts LB Zaire Franklin.

Key Individual Matchups

Bears CB Jaylon Johnson vs. Raiders WR Davante Adams

They didnt face each other last year but when Adams was in Green Bay there was no doubt he ruled no matter who the Bears put on him. Adams has 81 catches for 1,024 yards and 10 TDs against the Bears and with Johnson on him all over the field in 2021 he had 14 receptions for 210 yards and two TDs. Adams is 6-1, 215 and Johnson 6-foot, 196. Johnson has one career interception.

Bears RT Darnell Wright vs. Raiders DE Maxx Crosby

Crosby, the fourth-round pick from Eastern Michigan, has 5 1/2 sacks and eight tackles for loss this season. he also has eight QB hits and a tipped pass. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound edge rusher has one sack and one tackle for loss in two games against the Bears, both of those plays coming in London in 2019. Wright has allowed four sacks and committed three penalties on 379 snaps this season. Pro Football Focus grades him the best Bears offensive lineman this season and 29th among 73 offensive tackles graded in the league. Wright has a shoulder injury he is nursing while Crosby was on the injury report this week with a knee issue but was taken off the injury report at week's end.

Bears NT Andrew Billings vs. Raiders RG Greg Van Roten

Van Roten, who is 6-3, 305, is a former Buffalo Bills and Packers lineman who has allowed a sack but hasn't committed a penalty this year. He is graded as the 10th best guard overall and fourth best blocking the pass by PFF. Billings is a former Raiders defensive lineman who is graded 30th overall of 123 interior defensive linemen. The 6-1,311-pounder has 11 tackles, two for loss and has been a key in the Bears run defense ranking eighth overall.

Bears CB Tyrique Stevenson vs Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers

If Jaylon Johnson is to follow Davante Adams all over the field, it's going to leave Stevenson covering Meyers, the former Patriots big-play receiver who has a knack for getting wide open but sometimes hasn't had the greatest hands. Stevenson has given up four TD passes in his rookie season and has a 140.7 passer rating against when targeted, with 69.7% completions allowed (23 of33) when targeted. He's giving up 14.1 yards per completion, as well. Stevenson can make big pass breakups on occasion but has struggled. The 6-2, 200-pound Meyers has been targeted 43 times with 30 catches and 335 yards and four TDs. Stevenson must stop Meyers himself if the Bears are going to devote special attention to the other wide receiver.

Bears WR DJ Moore vs. Raiders CB Marcus Peters

Marcus Peters has a 102.3 passer rating against with one TD allowed and 25 of 39 completions (64.1%). He had two strong seasons but has been so-so in coverage the last two years and last year allowed seven TD passes. Peters is a better size matchup for Moore at 6-foot, 197, because the hot Raiders cornerback is Amik Robertson, but at 5-8, the Raiders are unlikely to want that matchup, and CB Nate Hobbs is out, injured. Moore had a down game last week with five catches but lit it up for two straight weeks with 361 yards receiving on 16 catches and four TDs.

Bears TE Cole Kmet vs. Raiders LB Robert Spillane

When he's working over the middle, Kmet will meet up with Spillane and enjoys about a 5-inch height advantage and 31 pounds edge. Spillane, from Oak Park and Fenwick High, leads the Raiders in tackles with 49 and has been solid against the pass with an excellent 50.2 passer rating against. He's giving up catches, 14 out of 20 targets so far. Kmet is coming off a two-catch game for 9 yards and the Bears are looking for him to bounce back. He has averagged only 4.5 and 8.4 yards on catches the last two weeks.

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