Final2024 Week 9

State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Chicago Bears vs Arizona Cardinals, Week 9 2024

Chicago Bears

Away

9

Arizona Cardinals

HomeWon

29

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bears09009
Cardinals7143529

CHI 9ARI 29 Final

  • Passing leader

    Caleb Williams

    CHI · QB

    9.2PPR pts

    22/41, 217 YDS

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Emari Demercado

    ARI · RB

    16.0PPR pts

    4 ATT, 59 YDS, 1 TD, 2 REC, 21 REC YDS

  • Bears leader

    Rome Odunze

    CHI · WR

    15.4PPR pts

    5 REC, 104 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Zaven Collins

    ARI

    2 SACK, 6 TKL

Cardinals 29, Bears 9: Arizona leads from start to finish

Arizona led 21–9 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and outscored Chicago 8–0 after the break to win 29–9. The Cardinals finished with a 350–241 edge in total offense and averaged 6.1 yards per play.

The Bears went 3-for-14 on third down.

Key advantages

  • +2.7 yards/play ARI 6.1 · CHI 3.4
  • +109 total yards ARI 350 · CHI 241
  • +17% third-down rate ARI 38% · CHI 21%

Game Highlights

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Why the Cardinals Won

Arizona won the efficiency and third-down battles.

Team stats comparison, Bears vs Cardinals
BearsStatCardinals
3.4Yards per play6.1
241Total yards350
21%Third-down conversion38%
Other team stats
70Plays57
0Turnovers2
31:01Time of possession28:59

Scoring Summary

The Cardinals scored three touchdowns, two field goals, and one safety; the Bears scored three field goals.

Scoring plays, Bears vs Cardinals
TimeTeamPlayCHIARI
1st quarter
0:46ARITrey McBride 2-yard TD run Takes leadChad Ryland XP07
2nd quarter
11:51CHICairo Santos 29-yard FG37
9:10CHICairo Santos 53-yard FG67
3:14ARITrey Benson 1-yard TD run Extends leadChad Ryland XP614
0:26CHICairo Santos 53-yard FG914
0:04ARIEmari Demercado 53-yard TD run Extends leadChad Ryland XP921
3rd quarter
4:53ARIChad Ryland 29-yard FG Extends lead924
4th quarter
14:02ARIChad Ryland 55-yard FG Extends lead927
7:54ARISafety Extends lead929

Fantasy Points: Bears vs Cardinals, Week 9 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. Emari DemercadoARIRB16.0 PTSRB16
  2. Rome OdunzeCHIWR15.4 PTSWR22
  3. James ConnerARIRB14.9 PTSRB17
  4. D'Andre SwiftCHIRB14.2 PTSRB19

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Caleb WilliamsCHIQB9.2QB2822/412170045068.9Start/Sit →
Kyler MurrayARIQB4.8QB3013/201540026088.3Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Emari DemercadoARIRB16.0RB16RB459122210Start/Sit →
Rome OdunzeCHIWR15.4WR22WR———751040Start/Sit →
James ConnerARIRB14.9RB17RB18107033120
D'Andre SwiftCHIRB14.2RB19RB1651066310Start/Sit →
Trey McBrideARITE12.7TE9TE12143350Start/Sit →
Trey BensonARIRB12.5RB25RB837111180
Keenan AllenCHIWR7.6WR47WR———104360Start/Sit →
DJ MooreCHIWR7.3WR49WR———94330Start/Sit →
Elijah HigginsARITE5.4TE28TE———22340Start/Sit →
Roschon JohnsonCHIRB4.1RB48RB31303280Start/Sit →
Marvin HarrisonARIWR3.4WR77WR———52340
Gerald EverettCHITE1.5TE45TE———1150
DeeJay DallasARIRB0.2RB71RB120————Start/Sit →
Greg DortchARIWR0.0—WR———1000Start/Sit →
Michael WilsonARIWR0.0—WR———1000Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Chicago Bears

Snap Share

  1. DJ MooreWR73 snaps99%
  2. Keenan AllenWR69 snaps93%
  3. Rome OdunzeWR65 snaps88%
  4. Cole KmetTE63 snaps85%
  5. D'Andre SwiftRB46 snaps62%

Target Share36 targets

  1. Keenan Allen28%, 10 targets
  2. DJ Moore25%, 9 targets
  3. Rome Odunze19%, 7 targets
  4. D'Andre Swift17%, 6 targets
  5. Roschon Johnson8%, 3 targets
  6. Other3%, 1 targets

Carry Share23 carries

  1. D'Andre Swift70%, 16 carries
  2. Caleb Williams17%, 4 carries
  3. Roschon Johnson13%, 3 carries

Arizona Cardinals

Snap Share

  1. Trey McBrideTE52 snaps90%
  2. Marvin HarrisonWR43 snaps74%
  3. Michael WilsonWR41 snaps71%
  4. Tip ReimanTE29 snaps50%
  5. James ConnerRB28 snaps48%

Target Share19 targets

  1. Marvin Harrison26%, 5 targets
  2. Trey McBride21%, 4 targets
  3. James Conner16%, 3 targets
  4. Elijah Higgins11%, 2 targets
  5. Emari Demercado11%, 2 targets
  6. Other16%, 3 targets

Carry Share34 carries

  1. James Conner53%, 18 carries
  2. Trey Benson24%, 8 carries
  3. Emari Demercado12%, 4 carries
  4. Kyler Murray6%, 2 carries
  5. DeeJay Dallas3%, 1 carries
  6. Other3%, 1 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
DJ MooreCHIWR7399%925%0
Keenan AllenCHIWR6993%1028%0
Trey McBrideARITE5290%421%1
Rome OdunzeCHIWR6588%719%0
Cole KmetCHITE6385%00%0
Marvin HarrisonARIWR4374%526%0
Michael WilsonARIWR4171%15%0
D'Andre SwiftCHIRB4662%617%16
Tip ReimanARITE2950%00%0
James ConnerARIRB2848%316%18
Elijah HigginsARITE2543%211%0
Greg DortchARIWR2238%15%0
Roschon JohnsonCHIRB2838%38%3
Trey BensonARIRB1628%15%8
Emari DemercadoARIRB1424%211%4
Gerald EverettCHITE1520%13%0
Zay JonesARIWR1119%00%0
Marcedes LewisCHITE1014%00%0
Zach PascalARIWR35%00%0
DeeJay DallasARIRB12%00%1
Tyler ScottCHIWR11%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Caleb WilliamsCHI · QB9.220.8−11.6100%41 att—41417%00%
D'Andre SwiftCHI · RB14.220.7−6.562%70% car—01670%617%
Keenan AllenCHI · WR7.617.1−9.593%28% tgt—000%1028%
James ConnerARI · RB14.916.9−2.048%53% car—01853%316%
DJ MooreCHI · WR7.315.4−8.199%25% tgt—000%925%
Rome OdunzeCHI · WR15.412.0+3.488%19% tgt—000%719%
Kyler MurrayARI · QB4.810.2−5.495%20 att—2026%00%
Marvin Harrison Jr.ARI · WR3.48.6−5.274%26% tgt—000%526%
Trey McBrideARI · TE12.77.5+5.290%21% tgt—013%421%
Roschon JohnsonCHI · RB4.17.1−3.038%13% car—0313%38%
Trey BensonARI · RB12.56.9+5.628%24% car—0824%15%
Emari DemercadoARI · RB16.06.0+10.024%12% car—0412%211%
Elijah HigginsARI · TE5.43.4+2.043%11% tgt—000%211%
Gerald EverettCHI · TE1.51.7−0.220%3% tgt—000%13%
Greg DortchARI · WR0.01.7−1.738%5% tgt—000%15%
Michael WilsonARI · WR0.01.7−1.771%5% tgt—000%15%
DeeJay DallasARI · RB0.20.7−0.52%3% car—013%00%

Team totals: Bears 36 targets and 23 carries; Cardinals 19 targets and 34 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Caleb Williams Unlucky

CHI · QB · 9.2 pts on 20.8 expected

22 of 41 passing for 217 yards; 4 carries for 5 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 20.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Caleb Williams →

Kyler Murray Unlucky

ARI · QB · 4.8 pts on 10.2 expected

13 of 20 passing for 154 yards; 2 carries for 6 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.2 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Kyler Murray →

D'Andre Swift Volume, no payoff

CHI · RB · 14.2 pts on 20.7 expected

6 targets (17% of the team's), 6 catches for 31 yards; 16 carries (70% of the team's) for 51 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 20.7 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: D'Andre Swift →

Keenan Allen Unlucky

CHI · WR · 7.6 pts on 17.1 expected

10 targets (28% of the team's), 4 catches for 36 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 17.1 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Keenan Allen →

James Conner

ARI · RB · 14.9 pts on 16.9 expected

3 targets (16% of the team's), 3 catches for 12 yards; 18 carries (53% of the team's) for 107 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 16.9 expected.

Marvin Harrison Jr. Unlucky

ARI · WR · 3.4 pts on 8.6 expected

5 targets (26% of the team's), 2 catches for 34 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 8.6 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

DJ Moore Unlucky

CHI · WR · 7.3 pts on 15.4 expected

9 targets (25% of the team's), 4 catches for 33 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 15.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: DJ Moore →

Trey McBride Ran hot

ARI · TE · 12.7 pts on 7.5 expected

4 targets (21% of the team's), 3 catches for 35 yards; 1 carry (3% of the team's) for 2 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 7.5 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Trey McBride →

Stock Up, Stock Down

Chicago Bears

  • Stock down: Gerald Everett played 20% of the snaps, down from a 36% season average.

Arizona Cardinals

  • Stock down: James Conner played 48% of the snaps, down from a 67% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Bears defense and Cardinals defense
Points allowed toBears DCardinals D
QBs13.816.9
RBs25.223.6
WRs28.932.4
TEs12.39.7

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Arizona opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in the third quarter on the way to the win.

Cardinals win probability

Cardinals win probability by game minuteCardinals started at 50%, stood at 90% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 9 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +22McBride 2-yd TD run50% → 72%Q1 0:46
  2. −11Santos 53-yd FG64% → 54%Q2 9:10
  3. +25Benson 1-yd TD run54% → 79%Q2 3:14
  4. −10Santos 53-yd FG80% → 70%Q2 0:26
  5. +20Demercado 53-yd TD run70% → 90%Q2 0:04

Swing in Cardinals win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Bears vs Cardinals
Chicago BearsMeasureArizona Cardinals
70Plays57
67%Pass rate40%
3.7Yds / dropback6.0
3.0Yds / carry6.3
3/14Third downs5/13

Efficiency edge Arizona ran 13 fewer plays but gained 2.3 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • CHI Allen 28% · Moore 25% · Odunze 19%
  • ARI Harrison 26% · McBride 21% · Conner 16%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Bears vs Cardinals
ResultCHIARI
Touchdowns03
Field goals32
Punts44
Turnovers02
Turnovers on downs20
Safeties10

CHI turnover edge: +2

  • The Cardinals opened the scoring on their third possession, a 5-play, 41-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
All 23 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
ARIQ1 15:00341:30Punt
CHIQ1 13:3010306:21Punt
ARIQ1 7:094192:45Punt
CHIQ1 4:24321:01Punt
ARIQ1 3:235412:37Touchdown
CHIQ1 0:4611693:55Field goal
ARIQ2 11:512230:49Fumble
CHIQ2 11:026111:52Field goal
ARIQ2 9:1012705:56Touchdown
CHIQ2 3:1410352:48Field goal
ARIQ2 0:264700:22Touchdown
CHIQ2 0:041-10:04End of half
CHIQ3 15:00352:13Punt
ARIQ3 12:4713697:54Field goal
CHIQ3 4:5310104:58Downs
ARIQ4 14:55430:53Field goal
CHIQ4 14:023-32:11Punt
ARIQ4 11:515343:30Punt
CHIQ4 8:211-10:27Safety
ARIQ4 7:54490:23Fumble
CHIQ4 7:319342:56Downs
ARIQ4 4:35352:20Punt
CHIQ4 2:156292:15End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Bears vs Cardinals Head-to-Head

The Bears and Cardinals first met in 1920 and have played 94 times since.

All-time series
58–30–6Bears lead, 94 meetings since 1920
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Bears win
53–71941
Largest Cardinals win
53–141955

Since 2021

2–1 Cardinals lead

3 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. C = Cardinals win, B = Bears win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Bears vs Cardinals
BearsStatCardinals
5-12Record8-9
18.2Points per game23.5
283.5Yards per game358.2
4.5Yards per play5.9
21.8Points allowed per game22.3
354.2Yards allowed per game342.5

Bears and Cardinals in Fantasy

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Bears vs Cardinals Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Bears vs Cardinals Week 9 game?

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Chicago Bears 29–9 in Week 9 of the 2024 season. The game was played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, on November 3, 2024. See the Cardinals' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Bears vs Cardinals?

The final score was Cardinals 29, Bears 9. The Cardinals led 21–9 at halftime, and the second half went Bears 0, Cardinals 8.

What happened in the Bears vs Cardinals game?

Arizona led 21–9 at halftime after a 14-point second quarter and outscored Chicago 8–0 after the break to win 29–9. The Cardinals finished with a 350–241 edge in total offense and averaged 6.1 yards per play. Emari Demercado led all players with 2 catches for 21 yards, plus 4 carries for 59 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals committed 2 turnovers, the Bears none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Bears vs Cardinals?

Emari Demercado led the game with 16.0 PPR fantasy points, the RB16 of Week 9, on 2 catches for 21 yards, plus 4 carries for 59 rushing yards and a touchdown. Rome Odunze was next with 15.4 (WR22). See Emari Demercado's 2024 game log.

Who led Bears vs Cardinals in passing, rushing and receiving?

Caleb Williams (CHI) led all passers with 22 of 41 for 217 yards. James Conner (ARI) led in rushing with 18 carries for 107 yards. Rome Odunze (CHI) led in receiving with 5 catches for 104 yards.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Bears vs Cardinals?

Emari Demercado outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 16.0 PPR points on 6.0 xFP (+10.0). Caleb Williams fell furthest short, with 9.2 points on 20.8 xFP (−11.6). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Bears vs Cardinals?

Caleb Williams had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 20.8 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 9.2. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Cardinals beat the Bears?

The Cardinals beat the Bears 29–9 because they averaged 6.1 yards per play to 3.4 and outgained them 350–241.

Which team won the turnover battle in Bears vs Cardinals?

The Bears won the turnover battle 2–0: the Cardinals gave the ball away 2 times and the Bears not at all. The Cardinals won the game anyway.

What is the all-time Bears vs Cardinals record?

The Bears lead the all-time series 58–30–6 across 94 meetings since 1920.

When did the Bears and Cardinals last play before this game?

Before Week 9 of 2024, they last met in the 2023 season on December 24, 2023, when the Bears beat the Cardinals 27–16.

What is the Bears vs Cardinals record since 2021?

The Cardinals lead 2–1 across 3 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.