Raiders vs Bears: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Bears run game (6th) against the Raiders run defense (20th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

pairings with the edge

Bears

pairings with the edge

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On paper, the Bears hold the edge across the position groups.

Bears big edge
Bears run game (6th) against the Raiders run defense (20th)
Bears big edge
Bears pass rush (3rd) against the Raiders pass protection (16th)
Raiders edge
Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Bears pass protection (8th)
Raiders edge
Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Bears receiving corps (9th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Bears defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Bears big edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Bears pass rush ranks 3rd.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
- Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Bears pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.8% (4th)
- Pressure per dropback35% (3rd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback17.5% (9th)
- Dayo Odeyingbo (DL) 9 pressures, 3 sacks
- Montez Sweat (DL) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Austin Booker (DL) 6 pressures, 2 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Even
WeakestBest
The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Bears run defense ranks 26th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders run game
- Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
- Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
- Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Bears run defense
- Points allowed per run+0.01 (27th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line15% (25th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed10.7% (23rd)
- Missed tackles8.2% (18th)
- Devin Bush Jr. (LB) 19 tackles
- T.J. Edwards (LB) 12 tackles, 5 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Bears edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Bears pass coverage ranks 4th.
Bears report: Cam Lewis (S, doubtful, hip)
The numbers and the players
Raiders quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
- Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
- Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148
Bears pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (4th)
- Completions allowed above expected−3.4 (6th)
- Interceptions per throw2.8% (9th)
- Jaylon Johnson (DB) 118.8 passer rating allowed on 18 targets
- Malik Muhammad (DB) 43.5 passer rating allowed on 18 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Bears edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Bears pass coverage ranks 5th.
Bears report: Cam Lewis (S, doubtful, hip)
The numbers and the players
Raiders receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
- Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
- Drops per target2.2% (7th)
- Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
- Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
- Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24
Bears pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed7.0% (11th)
- Passer rating allowed87.1 (9th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.14 (4th)
- Jaylon Johnson (DB) 118.8 passer rating allowed on 18 targets
- Malik Muhammad (DB) 43.5 passer rating allowed on 18 targets

Bears offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Bears pass protection ranks 8th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.
Bears report: Braxton Jones (T, out, knee)
The numbers and the players
Bears pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback4.8% (12th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback22% (10th)
- Garrett Bradbury (OL) 100% of snaps
- Joe Thuney (OL) 100% of snaps
- Jonah Jackson (OL) 100% of snaps
- Darnell Wright (OL) 100% of snaps
- Theo Benedet (OL) 51% of snaps
Raiders pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
- Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
- Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
- Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Bears big edge
WeakestBest
The Bears run game ranks 6th. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.
Bears report: Braxton Jones (T, out, knee)
The numbers and the players
Bears run game
- Points added per run−0.02 (9th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track45% (11th)
- Rushing yards after contact2.0 (8th)
- Runs of 10+ yards10.9% (9th)
- Rushing yards before contact3.0 (4th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line15% (8th)
- D'Andre Swift (RB) −0.11 per run on 67
- Kyle Monangai (RB) +0.08 per run on 57
- Garrett Bradbury (OL) 100% of snaps
- Joe Thuney (OL) 100% of snaps
- Jonah Jackson (OL) 100% of snaps
- Darnell Wright (OL) 100% of snaps
- Theo Benedet (OL) 51% of snaps
Raiders run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
- Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
- Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
- Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Even
WeakestBest
The Bears quarterback play ranks 3rd. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.
Bears report: Caleb Williams (QB, out, hamstring)
The numbers and the players
Bears quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.21 (6th)
- Completions above expected+5.6 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw1.5% (10th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback9.5% (7th)
- Caleb Williams (QB) +0.21 per dropback on 58
Raiders pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Bears receiving corps ranks 9th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.
The numbers and the players
Bears receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.30 (10th)
- Yards after the catch5.1 (13th)
- Drops per target5.0% (21st)
- Tackles broken per catch11.4% (1st)
- Luther Burden III (WR) +0.01 per target on 29
- Kalif Raymond (WR) +0.75 per target on 22
- Rome Odunze (WR) +0.55 per target on 20
Raiders pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersBears

14th
QuarterbackOffense
3rd
29th
Offensive lineOffense
4th
13th
ReceiversOffense
9th
24th
Run gameOffense
8th
2nd
Pass rushDefense
3rd
20th
Run defenseDefense
26th
4th
Pass coverageDefense
5th

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Bears run defense is 26th. Its stats rank 27th (points allowed per run), 25th (runs stopped at or behind the line), 23rd (runs of 10+ yards allowed), and 18th (missed tackles). Averaged, that is a grade of 28 out of 100, which is 26th among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Raiders	Bears
Head coach	Klint Kubiak	Ben Johnson
Record as a head coach	3-1 in 4 games (first year)	14-7 in 21 games
With this team	3-1 since 2026	14-7 since 2025
Against the spread, this season	4-0	3-1
Against the spread, career	4-0	12-8-1
Against the spread as an underdog	3-0	6-5
Against the spread as a favorite	1-0	6-3-1
Coming off a bye	none yet	1-0
Head coach against head coach	Have not met	Have not met
Team against team since 1999	3-6	6-3

Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 24-25 (2025 Wk 4) · Raiders 12-30 (2023 Wk 7) · Raiders 9-20 (2021 Wk 5) · Raiders 24-21 (2019 Wk 5) · Raiders 20-22 (2015 Wk 4)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)
Bears −3.0 pts (20th highest)
Play-action share of dropbacks
Raiders 25% (13th highest)
Bears 33% (3rd highest) — leans on play-action
Plays with pre-snap motion
Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap
Bears 46% (32nd highest) — keeps its formations still
No-huddle plays
Raiders 4% (22nd highest)
Bears 6% (17th highest)
Plays from the shotgun
Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center
Bears 50% (27th highest) — stays under center

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Raiders 25% (23rd highest)
Bears 39% (5th highest) — sends extra rushers often
Pass rushers sent
Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)
Bears 4.6 (2nd highest) — sends the most rushers
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Raiders 9% (15th highest)
Bears 22% (2nd highest) — stacks the box against the run

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Bears

Braxton Jones TStarterOut · knee · offensive line
Caleb Williams QBStarterOut · hamstring · quarterback
Kyler Gordon CBOut · calf · pass coverage
Noah Sewell LBOut · achilles · run defense
Shemar Turner DEOut · knee · pass rush
Cam Lewis SStarterDoubtful · hip · pass coverage

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

Raiders vs Bears: position-group matchup

On paper

Bears run game (6th) against the Raiders run defense (20th)

Bears pass rush (3rd) against the Raiders pass protection (16th)

Raiders pass rush (2nd) against the Bears pass protection (8th)

Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Bears receiving corps (9th)

Position group by position group

Raiders offense vs Bears defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Bears offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Raiders

Bears