The Chicago Bears may take to the air less in this contest (and call more carries) as a result of being be rolling with backup quarterback Tyson Bagent.The Bears are a heavy 8.5-point underdog in this game, which points towards an extreme passing game script.Opposing teams have averaged 39.8 pass attempts per game versus the Chargers defense this year: 5th-most in football.The leading projections forecast Cole Kmet to total 5.3 targets in this game, on average, ranking him in the 85th percentile when it comes to tight ends.Cole Kmet's 4.1 adjusted catches per game this season illustrates an impressive boost in his pass-catching talent over last season's 3.0 rate.
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