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If you want to win Week 8 fantasy, attack these 10 matchups

By Connor Ulrey

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) reacts after thinking he scored a touchdown during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) reacts after thinking he scored a touchdown during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Khalil Mack #52 of the Chicago Bears encourages the crowd to cheer against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on September 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Seahawks 24-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Khalil Mack #52 of the Chicago Bears encourages the crowd to cheer against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field on September 17, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Seahawks 24-17. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

No. 8 Bears D/ST vs New York (Jets)

Let’s not go crucifying me here. Alright, elephant in the room. The Bears defense has been awful the past two weeks. They almost won both games and yet they now sit at the bottom of the NFC North at 3-3. Elephant out of the room.

This matchup is really good for the Bears and the AFC East tour continues. The Bears want nothing more than to even out a division after starting 0-2 in losses to Miami and New England.

Rookie Sam Darnold is coming off his worst outing of the year in the loss to MInnesota. Darnold finished with a QB rating of 34.4, yikes, and went 17-of-42 with one touchdown and a trio of interceptions. What’s been the killer for the Bears defensively? Short passes, screen passes and dink and dunks over the middle (We’ll mention one in a moment actually).

The Bears defense seemed to fix a few of those problems late in the loss to New England, getting stops when they needed them. That has to carry over as it’s been a deciding factor the last two weeks. YAC is a silent killer and the Bears felt that heavily in the losses to MIami and New England.

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