Statistical Breakdown: How the Bears and Texans stack up before Week 2 game
The Chicago Bears (1-0) will face the Houston Texans (1-0) on Sunday Night Football, where Chicago is looking to build off its Week 1 win and dominant defensive showing. But they'll also be looking to make strides on offense.
The Bears offense stumbled in its season debut, not even hitting the 150-yard mark, while the defense and special teams stepped up in a 24-17 comeback win over the Tennessee Titans (0-1). Now, Chicago will have to contend with one of the NFL's best offenses through Week 1 in the Texans, who were able to move the ball through the air and on the ground. Can the Bears defense once again rise to the occasion? And will Chicago's offense do its part in prime time?
Here’s how the Bears and Texans stack up statistically ahead of Sunday night's matchup.
Stats courtesy of Team Rankings, The Football Database, ESPN and Stat Muse
Scoring Offense
Bears: 24.0 PPG (15th)
Texans: 29.0 PPG (7th)
Passing Offense
Bears: 64.0 YPG (32nd)
Texans: 204.0 YPG (11th)
Rushing Offense
Bears: 84.0 YPG (24th)
Texans: 213.0 YPG (1st)
Total Offense
Bears: 148.0 YPG (32nd)
Texans: 417.0 YPG (2nd)
First Downs
Bears: 11 (24th)
Texans: 26 (1st)
Penalties
Bears: 55.0 penalty YPG (17th)
Texans: 30.0 penalty YPG (5th)
Sacks Allowed
Bears: 2 (10th)
Texans: 4 (3rd)
Turnover Margin
Bears: +2 (3rd)
Texans: +1 (9th)
Scoring Defense
Bears: 17.0 PPG (7th)
Texans: 27.0 PPG (21st)
Passing Defense
Bears: 104.0 YPG (2nd)
Texans: 199.0 YPG (18th)
Rushing Defense
Bears: 140.0 YPG (22nd)
Texans: 104.0 YPG (14th)
Total Defense
Bears: 244.0 YPG (8th)
Texans: 303.0 YPG (17th)
Sacks
Bears: 3 (7th)
Texans: 2 (13th)
This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Statistical Breakdown: How Bears and Texans stack up before Week 2