Both were dogs only 3 times this season. Indy was undefeated as an underdog (at Denver, at New England, at Baltimore). Chicago beat Seahawks at home, won at NYG but lost at New England. The Bears did cover the spread at New England, so both were perfect at covering as a dog.
They both beat the Bills at home and were double-digit faves. The Bears shellacked the Bills (40-7), the Colts won (17-16) but came nowhere close to covering the 12.5 spread.
They both played the Dolphins (but neither in Miami) with mixed results. The Colts won (27-22, no line), while the Bears struggled (13-31) and took their first loss of the season on home field to the Dolphins.
They both played at New England with mixed results. They both covered the spread as a dog but the Colts were able to win handily (27-20) while the Bears came up short (13-17).
They were both 2-0 in Giants Stadium. They each beat the Jets and the Giants on the road and while the Bears and Colts were favored in all 4 games, the Colts were unable to cover against the Jets. Both covered easily against the Giants.
Indy was 4-0 against AFC East teams (only 1-2 against the spread with 1 NL), but the Bears suffered 2 of their 3 losses to the Dolphins and the Pats (3-1 against the spread).
They both pushed in the week 3: Chicago 19, Vikings 16 & Colts 21, Jags 14. Colts at home, Bears on the road.
When was the last time a Super Bowl Champ suffered a 27-point loss during the season as the Colts did? Or losses of 18 & 19 in the same season as the Bears did?
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