With an exceptional 95.3% Route Participation Rate (96th percentile) this year, D.J. Moore places among the wideouts with the biggest workloads in the league.
In this game, D.J. Moore is expected by the projections to position himself in the 81st percentile among WRs with 7.1 targets.
D.J. Moore has posted a monstrous 91.0 air yards per game this year: 87th percentile when it comes to WRs.
D.J. Moore has posted a lot more adjusted receiving yards per game (78.0) this season than he did last season (49.0).
D.J. Moore’s possession skills have gotten a boost this year, with his Adjusted Catch% jumping from 57.7% to 77.1%.
Cons
The Bears are a 3-point favorite in this game, likely leading to a rushing game script.
The predictive model expects the Chicago Bears as the least pass-heavy team among all teams this week with a 47.3% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
The leading projections forecast this game to see the 3rd-lowest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 125.5 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
Opposing quarterbacks teams have been reluctant to rely on the passing game too much against the Carolina Panthers, totaling the 3rd-fewest attempts in football (a mere 29.4 per game) this year.
The Chicago Bears offensive line grades out as the 7th-worst in the NFL this year in protecting the passer, which has a negative impact on all passing attack metrics across the board.