The Chicago Bears are coming off of a loss to the Green Bay Packer Sunday, but the team had Alshon Jeffery healthy after dealing with a calf injury and he should be a full go in Week 2. Eddie Royal is a sleeper fantasy football option and players like Cutler, Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett are solid fantasy starters for this weekend.
The Bears have not had much success in the Jay Cutler era against the Packers, as the team has lost all but one game in which he has started against Green Bay. The Bears lost again on Sunday, falling 31-23 in a game that went back and forth a bit before Chicago faltered at the end with an interception from Cutler. John Fox praised his team and Cutler after the loss, saying that the quarterback did a "tremendous job" at handing the offense and that his "pocket awareness" was very good.
Curler had a solid game with 225 yards, one touchdown and one interception, but his completion percentage was not all that great, completing 18-of-36 passes. Cutler needs to have a bounce back season after how things went last year for the Bears and having his wideouts healthy will be a big help for that. Leading into Week 1 against the Packers, the Bears had Jeffery, Eddie Royal and Marquess Wilson all questionable on the injury report, but they were all able to play in the game on Sunday.
Jeffery has been dealing with a calf injury and he was able to play in Week 1 and put up some solid numbers with five catches for 78 yards. Jeffery was targeted 11 times and he is now firmly the number one receiver with Brandon Marshall gone. Jeffery was limited in practice last week and he likely will have the same status this week as he prepares for the Cardinals. Jeffery had 85 catches last season for 1133 yards and a career best 10 TDs and he is looking to have another big season.
Matt Forte remains one of the best fantasy players in the league and he put up some strong numbers on Sunday against the Packers. Forte had 141 yards on 24 carries with a touchdown and he also added five catches for 25 yards. Forte is a great option in PPR leagues and he is likely going to be a rock for Cutler this season if the passing game does not end up being as consistent as Adam Gase would like. Forte is going to be in the mix for the Bears each week and he is always a strong starter option for fantasy teams.
Eddie Royal did not have a great game stats wise against the Packers, but he could be a sleeper moving forward alongside Jeffery on offense. Royal was targeted five times and had one catch in the game for eight yards, but he is coming in after scoring 15 touchdowns over the past two seasons for the Chargers. Royal has a nose for the endzone and he could be a good target moving forward for Cutler. Bennett had another solid game, putting up five catches for 55 yards and he is a great fantasy TE option for Week 2.
