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Gavino Borquez

Statistical Breakdown: How the Chargers and Bears stack up before Week 8 game

The Chargers and Bears are set to square off on Sunday in a primetime showdown.

Here’s how Los Angeles and Chicago stack up statistically ahead of the Week 8 matchup:

Offense

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Category Chargers Bears
Points per game 24.0 (11th) 22.6 (13th)
Passing offense 252.3 (8th) 183.0 (27th)
Rushing offense 111.8 (16th) 141.3 (5th)
Total offense 364.2 (8th) 324.3 (18th)
3rd down conversions 39.02% (19th) 43.48% (9th)
Red zone scoring 63.64% (6th) 63.16% (8th)
Sacks allowed per game 2.5 (T-18th) 3.9 (30th)
Turnovers 5 (T-2nd) 11 (T-8th)

Defense

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Category Chargers Bears
Points allowed 24.8 (23rd) 26.9 (28th)
Passing defense 310.0 (32nd) 257.1 (29th)
Rushing defense 96.8 (11th) 82.3 (5th)
Total defense 406.8 (31st) 339.4 (18th)
3rd down conversions 36.62% (10th) 47.78% (31st)
Red zone defense 53.85% (17th) 76.19% (31st)
Sacks  22 (T-5th) 10 (31st)
Takeaways 10 (T-6th) 8 (8th)
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