Chicago Bears: 3 Key matchups in Week 1 vs Lions

Marvin Jones vs. Kyle Fuller

Marvin Jones has found his fair share of success against Chicago but didn’t pop out on the stat sheet in 2019. In two games, he posted 117 yards and a touchdown, numbers that would not be enough against this stout Chicago defense.

In a breakout 2018 season where he led the league with 7 interceptions, Kyle Fuller struggled against the Detroit Lions this past season. This would be a sign of worse things throughout the entire season. In the 2-game series in 2018, Fuller had one poor performance and one strong performance. In the latter, he allowed just a 41.2 passer rating when targeted and snagged an interception.

The Detroit Lions offense will struggle if Matthew Stafford cannot connect with his number one receiver in Jones. This is becoming one of the most exciting duels to watch twice a year in the league and Fuller will be looking to get his team off on the right foot in 2020 by replicating his second performance from 2018, a season where Chicago won the division for the first time in a while.