Game Overview

Date: Thursday, 2026-10-22 at 20:15 ET
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New England Patriots (Away)

Record: 4-2
Power Ranking: #8
Moneyline: 124

Head Coach: Mike Vrabel
Offensive Coordinator: Josh McDaniels
Defensive Coordinator: Zak Kuhr

Outlook: Consensus average: 8.50. Drake Maye has given New England a more convincing offensive identity, but the short trip to Chicago is a different test from celebrating recent production. The Patriots must maintain timing if receiver availability changes. We like the direction of the passing game while allowing for a tighter contest against another improving quarterback. CBS lists A.J. Brown (Ankle, Questionable); Alijah Vera-Tucker (Hamstring, Questionable). These are dated listing labels, not final Week 7 rulings.

Changes This Year: The Patriots enter the 2025 season with head coach Mike Vrabel leading a roster featuring new additions like running back TreVeyon Henderson, their 2025 second-round draft pick. The team saw notable roster turnover with several cuts and signings, especially on the offensive line and defensive front. With a mix of veteran leaders and young talent, the Patriots aim to build depth and improve on last season's performance while adapting their defense and offense schemes.

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    Chicago Bears (Home)

    Record: 4-2
    Power Ranking: #12
    Moneyline: -148

    Head Coach: Ben Johnson
    Offensive Coordinator: Press Taylor
    Defensive Coordinator: Dennis Allen

    Outlook: Consensus average: 11.50. Chicago regained momentum in Atlanta and now has a chance to show that its offense can sustain that response. New England puts another developing quarterback on the other sideline, raising the value of protecting possessions. Caleb Williams can drive the ceiling, but the Bears still need manageable downs and dependable supporting roles. CBS lists Anthony Johnson (Undisclosed, Injured reserve); Braxton Jones (Knee, Injured reserve). These are dated listing labels, not final Week 7 rulings.

    Changes This Year: The Bears overhauled their roster this offseason, hiring Ben Johnson—formerly the Lions' offensive coordinator—as head coach to energize the offense. They rebuilt the offensive line by adding Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson, and Drew Dalman, and brought in Grady Jarrett to bolster the defensive front. With Caleb Williams as the franchise quarterback and several key signings, Chicago is aiming for a major turnaround in 2025.

    Recent Games

      Away Players

      mft_nfl_idfull_namepositionstatusjersey_numberlast_collegefirst_yearyears_experienceyears_on_teamcontractff_adppreseason_position_rankingposition_rankingprevious_teams
      32102Behren MortonQBACT15Texas Tech202601617QB#85
      30708Drake MayeQBACT10North Carolina2024234 yr / $36.6M ($9.2M APY)58QB#42026 PPR #8
      29517Tommy DeVitoQBACT16Illinois; Syracuse2023312 yr / $4.4M ($2.2M APY)340QB#462026 PPR #48NYG
      31172Corey KinerRBACT9Cincinnati; LSU2025111 yr / $1.8M ($1.8M APY)594RB#1292026 PPR #68SF
      28691Rhamondre StevensonRBACT38Oklahoma; Cerritos College2021564 yr / $36.0M ($9.0M APY)63RB#262026 PPR #18
      31582TreVeyon HendersonRBACT32Ohio State2025124 yr / $11.1M ($2.8M APY)59RB#252026 PPR #48
      27678A.J. BrownWRACT1Mississippi2019713 yr / $96.0M ($32.0M APY)19WR#82026 PPR #120TEN, PHI
      29635DeMario DouglasWRACT3Liberty2023344 yr / $4.0M ($993K APY)233WR#892026 PPR #36
      31175Efton Chism IIIWRACT86Eastern Washington2025123 yr / $3.0M ($997K APY)448WR#1522026 PPR #90
      30929Kyle WilliamsWRACT18Washington State2025124 yr / $6.7M ($1.7M APY)370WR#1062026 PPR #85
      29578Cameron LatuTEACT36Alabama2023312 yr / $1.8M ($922K APY)871TE#1762026 PPR #106SF, PHI
      32359Eli RaridonTEACT82Notre Dame202601333TE#492026 PPR #38
      25830Hunter HenryTEACT85Arkansas20161062 yr / $16.0M ($8.0M APY)150TE#172026 PPR #16LAC
      32283Tanner ArkinTEACT84Illinois; Colorado State2026012026 PPR #114
      28789Alijah Vera-TuckerOLACT75USC2021513 yr / $42.0M ($14.0M APY)NYJ
      29113Ben BrownOLACT77Mississippi2022432 yr / $3.8M ($1.9M APY)CIN, ARI
      32498Caleb LomuOLACT74Utah202601
      32082Dametrious CrownoverOLACT68Texas A&M202601
      30945Jared WilsonOLACT55Georgia2025124 yr / $6.2M ($1.6M APY)
      26796Matt PryorOLACT65TCU201881PHI, IND, SF, CHI, ARI
      24617Morgan MosesOLACT76Virginia20141223 yr / $24.0M ($8.0M APY)WAS, NYJ, BAL
      30686Walter RouseOLACT72Oklahoma; Stanford2024214 yr / $4.2M ($1.1M APY)MIN
      31550Will CampbellOLACT66LSU2025124 yr / $43.7M ($10.9M APY)
      28791Christian BarmoreDLACT90Alabama2021564 yr / $84.0M ($21.0M APY)
      29665Cory DurdenDLACT94N.C. State; Florida State2023312 yr / $2.2M ($1.1M APY)LA, NYG
      24465DaQuan JonesDLACT99Penn State2014121TEN, CAR, BUF
      30969Joshua FarmerDLACT92Florida State2025124 yr / $4.9M ($1.2M APY)
      30831Leonard Taylor IIIDLACT93Miami2024211 yr / $1.1M ($1.1M APY)NYJ
      28730Milton WilliamsDLACT97Louisiana Tech2021524 yr / $104.0M ($26.0M APY)PHI
      28642Christian EllissLBACT53Idaho2021542 yr / $13.5M ($6.8M APY)PHI
      30687Darius MuasauLBACT54UCLA; Hawaii2024214 yr / $4.2M ($1.1M APY)NYG
      27680Dre'Mont JonesLBACT5Ohio State2019713 yr / $36.5M ($12.2M APY)DEN, SEA, TEN
      31183Elijah PonderLBACT91Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)2025123 yr / $3.0M ($993K APY)
      32418Erick HunterLBACT49Morgan State202601
      32508Gabe JacasLBACT50Illinois202601
      32088Namdi ObiazorLBACT48TCU; Iowa Western CC202601
      26983Robert SpillaneLBACT14Western Michigan2018823 yr / $33.0M ($11.0M APY)TEN, PIT, LV
      28952Brenden SchoolerDBACT41Texas; Arizona; Oregon2022453 yr / $9.0M ($3.0M APY)
      27025Carlton Davis IIIDBACT7Auburn2018823 yr / $54.0M ($18.0M APY)TB, DET
      32285Channing CanadaDBACT29TCU; Trinity Valley CC202601
      30632Charles WoodsDBACT22SMU; West Virginia; Illinois State2024212 yr / $2.0M ($1.0M APY)LA
      29949Christian GonzalezDBACT0Oregon2023344 yr / $135.0M ($33.8M APY)
      31564Craig WoodsonDBACT4California2025124 yr / $5.3M ($1.3M APY)
      31159Elliott DavisonDBACT27Texas-San Antonio202511NO
      31342Jaylen ReedDBACT23Penn State2025114 yr / $4.4M ($1.1M APY)HOU
      32067Karon PruntyDBACT21Wake Forest202601
      25864Kevin ByardDBACT31Middle Tennessee State20161011 yr / $7.0M ($7.0M APY)TEN, PHI, CHI
      28221Kindle VildorDBACT28Georgia Southern2020611 yr / $411K ($411K APY)CHI, DET, TB
      28986Marcus JonesDBACT25Houston; Troy2022453 yr / $36.0M ($12.0M APY)
      29161Mike BrownDBACT33Miami (Ohio)2022411 yr / $330K ($330K APY)TEN
      30995Andy BorregalesKACT8Miami2025124 yr / $4.5M ($1.1M APY)351K#25
      27147Mitch WishnowskyPACT19Utah; Santa Barbara2019711 yr / $384K ($384K APY)SF
      31035Julian AshbyLSACT47Vanderbilt; Furman2025124 yr / $4.3M ($1.1M APY)

      Home Players

      mft_nfl_idfull_namepositionstatusjersey_numberlast_collegefirst_yearyears_experienceyears_on_teamcontractff_adppreseason_position_rankingposition_rankingprevious_teams
      30772Caleb WilliamsQBACT18USC; Oklahoma2024234 yr / $39.5M ($9.9M APY)89QB#102026 PPR #26
      23842Case KeenumQBACT11Houston20121422 yr / $5.5M ($2.8M APY)519QB#712026 PPR #39DEN, WAS, CLE, BUF, HOU
      29490Tyson BagentQBACT17Shepherd2023342 yr / $10.0M ($5.0M APY)342QB#482026 PPR #42
      28189D'Andre SwiftRBACT4Georgia2020633 yr / $24.0M ($8.0M APY)46RB#202026 PPR #10DET, PHI
      31347Kyle MonangaiRBACT25Rutgers2025124 yr / $4.3M ($1.1M APY)103RB#382026 PPR #19
      29892Roschon JohnsonRBACT23Texas2023344 yr / $4.6M ($1.2M APY)547RB#1202026 PPR #53
      31365Jahdae WalkerWRACT9Texas A&M; Grand Valley2025123 yr / $3.0M ($995K APY)468WR#1552026 PPR #135
      25429Kalif RaymondWRACT14Holy Cross20161011 yr / $3.5M ($3.5M APY)375WR#1112026 PPR #40DEN, NYG, TEN, DET
      31583Luther Burden IIIWRACT10Missouri2025124 yr / $11.0M ($2.7M APY)60WR#272026 PPR #21
      30773Rome OdunzeWRACT15Washington2024234 yr / $22.7M ($5.7M APY)56WR#262026 PPR #49
      32030Zavion ThomasWRACT13LSU; Mississippi State202601390WR#1192026 PPR #127
      28204Cole KmetTEACT85Notre Dame2020674 yr / $50.0M ($12.5M APY)327TE#432026 PPR #44
      30924Colston LovelandTEACT84Michigan2025124 yr / $26.6M ($6.7M APY)42TE#32026 PPR #25
      32513Sam RoushTEACT87Stanford202601467TE#872026 PPR #74
      29834Darnell WrightOLACT58Tennessee2023344 yr / $116.0M ($29.0M APY)
      27607Garrett BradburyOLACT67N.C. State2019711 yr / $4.7M ($4.7M APY)MIN, NE
      25361Joe ThuneyOLACT62N.C. State20161022 yr / $35.0M ($17.5M APY)NE, KC
      28172Jonah JacksonOLACT73Ohio State; Rutgers2020623 yr / $44.5M ($14.8M APY)DET, LA
      29609Jordan McFaddenOLACT74Clemson2023321 yr / $1.3M ($1.3M APY)LAC
      32496Logan JonesOLACT54Iowa202601
      31004Luke NewmanOLACT65Michigan State; Holy Cross2025124 yr / $4.4M ($1.1M APY)
      31588Ozzy TrapiloOLACT75Boston College2025124 yr / $7.7M ($1.9M APY)
      30344Theo BenedetOLACT79University of British Columbia2024231 yr / $1.0M ($1.0M APY)
      30698Austin BookerDLACT94Kansas; Minnesota2024234 yr / $4.4M ($1.1M APY)
      29335Daniel HardyDLACT92Montana State2022442 yr / $5.0M ($2.5M APY)LA
      24812Grady JarrettDLACT50Clemson20151123 yr / $43.5M ($14.5M APY)ATL
      28251James LynchDLACT97Baylor2020611 yr / $1.2M ($1.2M APY)MIN, TEN
      30346Jamree KromahDLACT59James Madison; Rutgers2024231 yr / $1.0M ($1.0M APY)
      32150Jayden LovingDLACT91Wake Forest202601
      32089Jordan van den BergDLACT96Georgia Tech; Penn State; Iowa Western CC202601
      26704Kentavius StreetDLACT93N.C. State2018811 yr / $1.5M ($1.5M APY)SF, NO, ATL
      26723Marcus DavenportDLACT52Texas-San Antonio2018811 yr / $411K ($411K APY)NO, MIN, DET
      28280Neville GallimoreDLACT90Oklahoma2020612 yr / $10.0M ($5.0M APY)DAL, LA, IND
      31589Shemar TurnerDLACT95Texas A&M2025124 yr / $7.2M ($1.8M APY)
      29004D'Marco JacksonLBACT48Appalachian State2022412 yr / $7.5M ($3.8M APY)NO
      27571Devin BushLBACT12Michigan2019713 yr / $30.0M ($10.0M APY)PIT, SEA, CLE
      28895Jack SanbornLBACT57Wisconsin2022411 yr / $1.2M ($1.2M APY)DAL
      32064Keyshaun ElliottLBACT49Arizona State; New Mexico State202601
      29465Noah SewellLBACT44Oregon2023344 yr / $4.2M ($1.0M APY)
      27479T.J. EdwardsLBACT53Wisconsin2019742 yr / $20.0M ($10.0M APY)PHI
      27461Cam LewisDBACT21Buffalo2019712 yr / $6.0M ($3.0M APY)BUF
      29582Clark Phillips IIIDBACT20Utah2023311 yr / $2.2M ($2.2M APY)ATL
      32495Dillon ThienemanDBACT31Oregon; Purdue202601
      28889Elijah HicksDBACT22California2022451 yr / $2.6M ($2.6M APY)
      28206Jaylon JohnsonDBACT1Utah2020674 yr / $76.0M ($19.0M APY)
      28903Josh BlackwellDBACT39Duke2022452 yr / $5.0M ($2.5M APY)
      29367Kyler GordonDBACT6Washington2022453 yr / $40.0M ($13.3M APY)
      32039Malik MuhammadDBACT24Texas202601
      28482Nick McCloudDBACT26Notre Dame202152BUF, NYG, SF
      32154Skyler ThomasDBACT38Oregon State202601
      29923Tyrique StevensonDBACT29Miami; Georgia2023344 yr / $6.4M ($1.6M APY)
      24539Cairo SantosKACT8Tulane20141274 yr / $15.6M ($3.9M APY)195K#11KC, TB, TEN
      30608Tory TaylorPACT19Iowa2024234 yr / $4.8M ($1.2M APY)
      28373Scott DalyLSACT46Notre Dame201883DET, GB, NO