NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 7 · Thursday, Oct 22 · 8:15 pm ET · Soldier Field

TBD referee · 4 rest days (NE) / 4 (CHI)

Model

33%NE67%CHI

Projected NE 24.3 – CHI 30.2
margin +5.9 · total 54.5

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

NECHI
−1.5 22ndPower rating8th +2.9
−1.2 22ndOffense rating2nd +4.5
−0.3 18thDefense rating24th −1.6
−0.092 22ndOffense EPA/play2nd +0.361
+0.029 18thDefense EPA/play allowed24th +0.130
40.9% 23rdOffense success rate4th 53.3%
38.8% 8thDefense success rate allowed22nd 47.1%
+0.127 15thPass EPA/dropback4th +0.551
+0.196 21stPass EPA/dropback allowed24th +0.242
−0.451 32ndRush EPA/carry2nd +0.143
−0.195 8thRush EPA/carry allowed14th −0.106
1.4% 31stExplosive play rate5th 12.0%
10.2% 21stExplosive rate allowed27th 11.8%
31.3% 21st3rd-down conversion3rd 71.4%
18.2% 4th3rd-down conversion allowed21st 44.4%
50.0% 20thRed-zone TD rate1st 100.0%
0.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
14.3% 14thPressure rate allowed5th 7.9%
22.2% 6thPressure rate23rd 11.6%
33.3% 31stTurnover rate10th 7.1%
0.0% 25thTakeaway rate13th 15.4%
10.0 28thPoints per game1st 59.0
13.0 6thPoints allowed per game29th 37.0
−3.5% Pass rate over expected −1.7%
31.9 24thNeutral pace (sec/play)12th 28.6
−0.092 Off epa last3 +0.361
+0.029 Def epa last3 +0.130
+1.0 18thSpecial teams EPA1st +6.4

NE offense vs CHI defense

Offense percentiles for NE against the matching defensive percentiles for CHI. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NECHI D

CHI offense vs NE defense

Offense percentiles for CHI against the matching defensive percentiles for NE. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CHINE D