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TNF Week 7 Showdown: Patriots at Bears, three Captain lineups SPORTS ANALYTICS TNF Week 7 Showdown: Patriots at Bears, three Captain lineups October 22, 20...

TNF Week 7 Showdown: Patriots at Bears, three Captain lineups SPORTS ANALYTICS TNF Week 7 Showdown: Patriots at Bears, three Captain lineups October 22, 2026 Welcome to Sports Analytics. $300,000 to first $300,000 to first DraftKings' $1.25M Thursday Night Showdown: $20 to enter, up to 73,529 entries, one Captain plus five FLEX under a $50,000 cap. Patriots at Bears, Thursday 8:15 PM ET on Prime Video. DraftKings lobby, Oct 21: contest 196947072 "NFL Showdown $1.25M Thursday Night Showdown [$300K to 1st] (NE @ CHI)", $20 entry, $1,250,000 pool, max 73,529 entries (150 per user), draft group 155204. Captain scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary; at least one player from each team. Kickoff 8:15 PM ET, Soldier Field, Prime Video. No. 1 against No. 3 No. 1 against No. 3 — The 2024 draft's No. 1 and No. 3 picks meet for the second time; New England won the first, 19-3 at Soldier Field in November 2024. Both teams are 4-2 — Williams missed three games with a hamstring strain and came back with 30 of 36 for 305 yards; Maye threw 3 TD passes against the Jets Caleb Williams, Bears QB: No. 1 pick in 2024; $10,400 FLEX, $15,600 Captain Drake Maye, Patriots QB: No. 3 pick in 2024; $10,600 FLEX, $15,900 Captain Wikipedia 2024 NFL draft: 1 Chicago Bears Caleb Williams QB USC; 3 New England Patriots Drake Maye QB North Carolina. ESPN scoreboard 2024 week 10: Patriots 19, Bears 3 at Soldier Field, Nov 10 2024. Williams: Grade 2 hamstring Sep 20, missed 3 games (Fox/OutKick, News4Jax Oct 18). ESPN box Oct 18: Williams 30/36 305 1 TD at ATL (CHI 31-23); Maye 18/32 235 3 TD vs NYJ (NE 26-19). ESPN standings: both 4-2. The line: Bears by 2.5, total 49.5 The line: Bears by 2.5, total 49.5 — DraftKings Sportsbook: Bears -2.5, total 49.5; some books have Chicago -3 and the total at 50.5. The under is 4-2 in these teams’ games — Soldier Field at kickoff: about 61°F, wind 5 mph, no rain in the forecast New England Patriots: 4-2, implied 23.5 points Chicago Bears: 4-2, implied 26 points SI (Oct 19): DraftKings Bears -2.5 (-115), total 49.5; moneyline CHI -148 / NE +124; "UNDER is 4-2 in the six games for both teams". SportsLine: CHI -3, 50.5. Implied totals = arithmetic from -2.5 / 49.5: CHI 26.0, NE 23.5. NWS hourly forecast for 41.8623,-87.6167 (Oct 21): 7 PM CT 61°F, NE 5 mph, mostly clear, 0% precip. Points per game: scored and allowed Points per game: scored and allowed — Chicago: 150 scored, 119 allowed, net +5.2 a game — New England: 136 scored, 113 allowed, net +3.8 a game, on a 3-game win streak — The read: two good defenses and a close line, so captain the volume, not the long shot ESPN standings API Oct 21: CHI 4-2 PF 150 PA 119 (+31); NE 4-2 PF 136 PA 113 (+23), streak W3. Per game = totals / 6. What last week said What last week said 30 of 36 Caleb Williams in his return: 305 yards, a TD, a 31-23 win at Atlanta 3 TD Drake Maye against the Jets on 18 of 32, no interceptions 10 targets A.J. Brown in his first game back: 3 catches for 27 yards 2 TD D'Andre Swift on only 44 rushing yards: the goal-line back ESPN box scores Oct 18 (events 401872999, 401873001): Williams 30/36 305 1 TD 0 INT; Swift 16-44-2 TD; Burden 8-95 on 8 targets; Roschon Johnson 13-51-1 TD; Maye 18/32 235 3 TD 0 INT; A.J. Brown 3-27 on 10 targets; Douglas 7-86-1; Henry 4-48-1; Doubs 1-42-1 (now IR). The chalk: salaries and status The chalk: salaries and status DraftKings draft group 155204 (getavailableplayers, fetched Oct 21): FLEX salary and season DK points per game; Captain = 1.5x. Status: patriots.com Oct 21 (Doubs and Hollins on IR, Brown off the report); ESPN Oct 21 (Monangai out). Points per $1,000 of salary Points per $1,000 of salary — Kalif Raymond (2.76) is the best price on the board — Caleb Williams (2.1) beats Drake Maye (1.93) as the quarterback value — A.J. Brown is off this chart: 5.7 a game over two games, one of them cut short by injury ppg / (salary/1000) from draft group 155204; excludes OUT/IR, DSTs, players under $2,000 or under 4 ppg. Small samples are DraftKings season averages. Who is out, and what it moves Who is out, and what it moves — New England also ruled out three cornerbacks, including Carlton Davis III: a lift for Burden and Odunze — Chicago is without linebacker Jack Sanborn; T.J. Edwards is doubtful Kyle Monangai, Bears RB: OUT (toe, thumb). His carries go to Roschon Johnson and Swift Romeo Doubs, Patriots WR: injured reserve. Douglas and Brown take his targets Roschon Johnson, Bears RB, $4,400: 13 carries, 51 yards and a TD last week ESPN Oct 21: Monangai (toe, thumb) out, third straight missed game. patriots.com Oct 21: out CB Carlton Davis III (neck), G Vera-Tucker, G Ben Brown, CB Prunty, CB Canada; Doubs and Hollins on IR; A.J. Brown off the report. OnTap Sports: Bears LB Sanborn out, Edwards doubtful. Captain: top, mid and high-risk picks Captain: top, mid and high-risk picks TOP: Caleb Williams, $15,600 Captain. Home favorite; 30 of 36 for 305 in his return MID: Luther Burden III, $12,600 Captain. 8 catches on 8