We break down the Week 7 matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears.
The Week 7 matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Chicago Bears features two teams trending in opposite directions. We've got the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins had a victory snatched out of their hands against the Green Bay Packers in Week 6 thanks to a last-second drive by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Ryan Tannehill did a decent job keeping up against Rodgers, except for throwing a pair of interceptions in the game. He'll need to be better against the Bears, but given that he'll likely keep be playing from behind and forced to throw a lot, Tannehill could be in for a surprisingly good fantasy day. Owners in deeper leagues will want to consider taking a chance on him this week if need be.
When Tannehill does air it out, he'll be looking for his No. 1 target, wide receiver Mike Wallace. Wallace isn't necessarily going to get owners a lot of points based on receptions, but he has been an explosive player down the field and there's always a possibility you could go off for 100 yards and a touchdown on any given Sunday. Wallace has touchdown catches in back-to-back games and he could make it three in a row against the Bears in Week 7.
Chicago Bears
Quarterback Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears walked into the Georgia Dome in Atlanta last week and pretty much dominated the Atlanta Falcons. He only threw one touchdown pass, but managed to rack up 381 passing years. The Dolphins give up an average of more than two touchdowns per game to quarterbacks, so if Cutler can sprinkle in a few more touchdown passes with all of those yards through last week, he could end up being the top fantasy quarterback in Week 7.
His performance last week led to wide receiver Brandon Marshall's best game of the season so far. Marshall finally looks to be over an ankle injury that has plagued him since he hurt himself way back in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills. Marshall was targeted nine times against the Falcons and caught six of those passes for 113 yards, marking his first 100-yard receiving game of the season. While the Dolphins are fairly good against receivers, they did give up over 100 yards and a touchdown to the Packers' Jordy Nelson in Week 6. Marshall should definitely be in the starting lineup of his fantasy owners.