Snap counts, stats and more: Chicago Bears vs Cleveland Browns

All statistics and snap counts are taken directly from the NFL's Game Statistic and Information System.

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The Chicago Bears had the chance to play in some honest to goodness Bear weather and they came out on top against an awful Cleveland Browns team. But a win is a win, and that’s all that matters with this young Bears team.

The Bears had more first downs (16 to 12), more yards (258 to 253), more on the time of possession (33:14 to 26:46), and they even had fewer penalties (4 for 25 yards to 8 for 60 yards).

Now on to the snap counts and some other stats for the Bears

All snap counts will be in the following format:
Player - Total O or D snaps (%) - Total ST snaps (%)

QB

M Trubisky - 64 (100%)

Mitchell Trubisky has now passed for the most yards as a rookie in the history of the Bears franchise (2,015).

On Sunday he threw for 193 yards on 14 of 23 passing, for a passer rating of 87.8. HE also ran for 44 yards on 7 runs, including a TD.

The blitzes seemed to bother him, but I also didn’t see the play calling helping him out with any quick hot reads. According to Pro Football Focus, “he was blitzed on 18 of his 32 total drop backs, going just 5-of-13 for 97 yards with one scramble and four sacks for a passer rating of just 65.2. When Cleveland didn't bring the heat, Trubisky went 9-of-10 for 97 yards, good for a 107.1 passer rating.”

The Bears started to incorporate some screens in the second half which caught the Browns blitzing.

OL

B Sowell - 64 (100%) - 3 (11%)

C Leno - 64 (100%) - 3 (11%)

C Whitehair - 64 (100%) - 3 (11%)

H Grasu - 64 (100%) - 1 (4%)

B Massie - 43 (67%) - 2 (7%)

C Lee - 21 (33%) - 3 (11%)

Not all 5 sacks were on the o-line, but I’ll get into that more in my Sackwatch later this week. The reshuffled Bears o-line did struggle against a stout Cleveland front and the running backs only averaged 2.3 yards per carry.

RB

J Howard - 45 (70%)

M Burton - 19 (30%) - 2 (7%)

T Cohen - 18 (28%) - 10 (37%)

B Cunningham - 13 (20%) - 23 (85%)

Jordan Howard had 44 yards on 22 carries for 2 TDs.

Tarik Cohen had 2 runs for 9 yards and 2 receptions for 12.

Benny Cunningham had 2 catches for 62 yards.

WR

D Inman - 61 (95%)

J Bellamy - 41 (64%)

K Wright - 32 (50%)

M Wheaton - 4 (6%)

Kendall Wright was targeted 6 times, and he caught 4 for 27 yards. Josh Bellamy has quietly come on in the last few weeks. On Sunday he had 3 receptions for 49 yards.

Dontrelle Inman had 2 for 19 yards.

TE

D Sims - 46 (72%) - 3 (11%)

D Brown - 39 (61%) - 9 (33%)

B Braunecker - 2 (3%) - 23 (85%)

Dion Sims caught one for 24 yards.

ST

These players only appeared in the 3rd phase

S McManis - 24 (89%)

D Houston-Carson - 23 (85%)

J Anderson - 23 (85%)

D Bush - 13 (48%)

A DePaola - 12 (44%)

P O'Donnell - 12 (44%)

M Nugent - 7 (26%)

Kicker Mike Nugent made 2 of 3 extra points, with his miss being blocked. Pat O’Donnell had a 45.1 yard average on 8 punts.

DeAndre Houston-Carson had a tackle and a forced fumble in the 3rd phase.

CB

K Fuller - 59 (100%) - 4 (15%)

P Amukamara - 59 (100%)

B Callahan - 50 (85%

M Cooper - 1 (2%) - 13 (48%)

Kyle Fuller had a tackle, an interception and 6 passes defended.

Bryce Callahan had the other Bears interception, and he also had 3 tackles. Prince Amukamara had 2 tackles and a fumble recovery

S

E Jackson - 59 (100%) - 5 (19%)

A Amos - 59 (100%)

Eddie Jackson had 4 tackles and Adrian Amos had 2.

LB

D Trevathan - 54 (92%)

S Acho - 51 (86%) - 3 (11%)

N Kwiatkoski - 49 (83%) - 9 (33%)

L Houston - 40 (68%)

C Jones - 22 (37%) - 24 (89%)

J Timu - 5 (8%) - 20 (74%)

H Jones - 5 (8%)

Seven tackles apiece for Nick Kwiatkoski and Danny Trevathan. Kwiatkoski added a QBH and Trevathan had a PD and a forced fumble.

Sam Acho had a half a sack, 3 tackles and 5 QBH. Lamarr Houston had a tackle and a QBH.

DL

A Hicks - 48 (81%) - 1 (4%)

E Goldman - 29 (49%)

J Bullard - 25 (42%) - 1 (4%)

R Robertson-Harris - 22 (37%) - 14 (52%)

J Jenkins - 12 (20%) - 4 (15%)

Eddie Goldman had 4 tackles and Akiem Hicks had 3. Hicks also split the sack with Acho, while getting 2 QBH.

Jonathan Bullard had 2 tackles, and Roy Robertson-Harris had 1, a QBH and a 7 yard kickoff return.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was content to onlyt rush four on most plays, and PFF had them down for only 9 blitzes.

Also from PFF. “the Bears' pass-rush got after Browns quarterback DeShone Kizer. He was under pressure on 18 of his 40 drop backs, going 5-of-15 for 105 yards and two interceptions - a passer rating of just 19.4.”

For more numbers, the ESPN box score and team stats are both pretty good ones to check out for all of the game’s statistics.

Did any of these numbers stand out to you guys?