Carson Wentz Week 2 Preview vs. the Bears

Carson Wentz will be up against the second-worst passing defense in the NFL when his Minnesota Vikings meet the Chicago Bears in Week 2, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Wentz averaged 243.2 yards passing per game and threw for six TDs last year. Wentz tacked on 57 yards rushing on 11 attempts, averaging 11.4 yards per game.

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Wentz vs. the Bears

• Wentz vs the Bears (since 2021): 3 GP / 218.7 PASS YPG / 5 PASS TD
• Last season, Chicago allowed four quarterbacks to rack up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 15 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Bears last year.
• In the passing game, Chicago allowed nine players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• In the passing game, the Bears surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to five opposing quarterbacks last year.
• The Bears gave up 227.2 passing yards per game to be the NFL's 22nd-ranked defense against the pass last year.
• The Bears allowed 32 TDs in the passing game last year (1.9 per game) to rank 28th among NFL defenses.

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Wentz Passing Insights

• Wentz hit the over on passing yards prop bets in three of five opportunities last season (60.0%).
• The Vikings, who ranked 26th in the NFL in points scored last season, dropped back to pass 54.1% of the time while opting for the ground attack 45.9% of the time.
• Wentz threw for 1,216 yards on 169 attempts last season, averaging 7.2 yards per attempt.
• Wentz had a passing touchdown in four of five games last year, with multiple passing TDs in two of them.

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Wentz's Last Season Performance