Bengals host Bears with both teams looking to bounce back after tough losses last week

Chicago - at Cincinnati - Sunday p m EST CBS BetMGM line Bears by Against the spread Bears - Bengals - Series record Tied - Last meeting Bears won - in Chicago on Sept Last week Bears lost at Ravens - Bengals lost to Jets - Bears offense overall rush pass scoring Bears defense overall rush pass scoring Bengals offense overall rush pass scoring t Bengals defense overall rush pass scoring Turnover differential Bears plus- Bengals minus- Bears athlete to watch QB Caleb Williams has struggled once he gets the offense into the red zone The Bears have kicked field goals in the past four games and their rate scoring touchdowns inside the opponents -yard line is th in the league Williams will face a Bengals defense that has allowed a TD of the time in the red zone the third-highest rate Bengals competitor to watch WR Ja Marr Chase leads the league with receptions including in the past three games He is looking to join Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson as the only players in league history with double-digit catches in four straight games Johnson accomplished the mark in with Detroit in Weeks - Key matchup Chicago RB D Andre Swift versus Bengals defense Swift is averaging yards before contact the ninth-highest average among running backs with at least carries Swift has been been contacted behind the scrimmage on only of his carries the sixth-lowest mark in the league The Bengals hit rate behind the scrimmage is a league-low while opposing backs have averaged yards before contact per carry sixth highest Key injuries Bears Wide receivers Rome Odunze heel DJ Moore hip groin Olamide Zaccheaus knee and Luther Burden III concussion as well as RB D Andre Swift groin did not participate TE Cole Kmet back and CB Tyrique Stevenson shoulder were limited participants after missing last Sunday s meeting Bengals QB Joe Flacco shoulder did not practice on Wednesday and could be a game-time decision All-Pro DE Trey Hendrickson hip Guard Dalton Risner illness LB Logan Wilson calf and CB Marco Wilson hamstring did not participate Series notes Chicago has won the past three meetings in the series The Bears are - in games played in Cincinnati and - in the Bengals current home Stats and stuff Chicago leads the NFL with takeaways and interceptions QB Caleb Williams will make his th NFL start He has completions of -plus yards this season tied for the second bulk in the league WR DJ Moore demands receiving yards to reach The Bears defense has held opponents to a third down conversion rate second best in the league LB Tremaine Edmunds has an NFL-best interceptions since LB T J Edwards will appear in his th championship DL Dayo Odeyingbo had a career-high eight tackles last week K Cairo Santos reached made field goals in his career last week Cincinnati is - against the NFC North this season The Bengals -point lead going into the fourth quarter last week against the Jets was the biggest squandered in franchise history in the final minutes QB Joe Flacco has thrown for seven touchdowns and has no interceptions in his three starts with the Bengals RB Chase Brown had a season-high scrimmage yards last week including rushing RB Samaje Perine had rushing yards last week DE Trey Hendrickson has sacks in three games against Chicago LB Demetrius Knight leads NFL rookies with tackles CB D J Turner leads the league with a career-high passes defensed Safeties Jordan Battles tackles and Geno Stone are one of two sets of defensive back teammates with at least tackles The others are Denver s Talanoa Hufanga Brandon Jones each with or more tackles this season Fantasy tip Bengals WR Tee Higgins has caught a touchdown in eight consecutive home games and has in that span He can become the third player in league history with a TD reception in nine straight at home joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Cris Carter with Minnesota from - and Jerry Rice nine with San Francisco in - AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source