Five matchups Chicago Bears must win vs. Rams

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Taylor Gabriel #18 of the Chicago Bears runs the football in for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Taylor Gabriel #18 of the Chicago Bears runs the football in for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: Taylor Gabriel #18 of the Chicago Bears runs the football in for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 30: Taylor Gabriel #18 of the Chicago Bears runs the football in for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter at Soldier Field on September 30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

2. Taylor Gabriel vs. Marcus Peters

On paper, this looks like a bad matchup for Gabriel. However, Marcus Peters has struggled this season. One reason has been that he has been asked to line up against star receivers with Aqib Talib injured.

However, with Talib back, he will likely draw Allen Robinson on Sunday. That means that Gabriel will draw Peters, and could expose him.

The issues with Peters were exposed by the Seattle Seahawks first. They beat him with Tyler Lockett and with David Moore as you can see in the plays here, and here.

These are two burners, two deep threats who can use double moves and create separation. Marcus Peters is a gambler. He can jump on stuff like that. This can get Gabriel space down the field to change the game.

The Bears defense can only do so much. They have to be dynamic on offense to win this game. This can start with burning Marcus Peters with their version of Tyler Lockett in Taylor Gabriel.

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