Predict the Score Contest, Week 8 CHI @ NE

Post your predictions here for Week 8, Chicago Bears at New England Patriots.

This contest is open to everyone, it's both a weekly and a season-long contest. Stakes are bragging rights.

Each week I will tabulate and post the scores for the previous week's contest, as well as the cumulative season standings for those who have played every week. As a one-time allowance for computer problems, forgetfulness, or whatever, one week can be missed and will be assigned that week's average score.

Scoring:
Your score is the COMBINED deviation of your predicted score for the Pats and opponents REGARDLESS OF DIRECTION. For example, if you predict Patriots 31 Bears 27 your score is how many points off of 31 the Pats are (over or under does not matter) PLUS how many points off of 27 the Bears are (over or under again does not matter). Game winner does not matter. Lowest score wins.

You may change your prediction at any time before kickoff, either by editing your original post or by adding a new one. Predictions made in other threads don't count unless they were clearly meant for this contest but were posted elsewhere by mistake. Please keep this thread to predictions only, no back-and-forth discussion of the game. A short comment explaining your pick is OK.

Good luck!

Weekly winners: (click week to see full results)
Week 7 NYJ: Two Eight
Week 6 @BUF: QB12
Week 5 CIN: Horace's Ivories
Week 4 @KC: KennyB
Week 3 OAK: PatriotsinGA and Poker
Week 2 @MIN: jays52
Week 1 @MIA: Jimke

Patriots 46, Bears 10

This is a hard game to decide because it mostly depends on which Jay Cutler shows up. The 2-3 turnover one where the pats win a blow out? Or the 3-4 td one where the pats win a squeaker? I think there is a fair bit of pride in that bears locker room and they will play one of their best games but giving the pats 10 days of rest is too much in the end

Pats 31
Da bears 27

Pats - 37
Bears - 17

Pats 31

Da bears 24

Pats 28
Bears 17

27 patriots
20 bears

pats - 38
bears - 23

Pats 34-20

Cutler loves to throw INTs at the worst times. I think that'll keep the Bears from getting too many points.

Greetings,
Patriots 42
Bears 24
Shalom,
Celticboy04

Patriots 34
Bears 24

Patriots 33
Bears 22

Patriots 30
Bears 17

As tempted as I am to say the Pats win 34-13, my official prediction is:

27-23, Bears.

Patriots 34
Bears 27

Bears- 28
Pats-24

Best LB and pass rusher out. Revis disillusioned, no running game, no run defense, can't rush the passer, can't stop TEs, Bears coming to a prove a point. It's just gone all to hell for the Pats.
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Patriots 38
Bears 27

Patriots: 31

Bears: 23

pats 27
Bears 24

Pats 21
Bears 19