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Gordon tweaked his hamstring before the Bears bye in their Week 6 win over the Jaguars. He underwent an MRI after the game. Head coach Matt Eberflus told reporters today that Gordon is “day to day.” It doesn’t sound like a long-term issue, though hamstring injuries are tricky. Gordon has one pace breakup and two fumble recoveries this year.

It’s an admission that normal snapper of snaps that are longer than usual Scott Daly may need some time off after suffering a knee injury in London. McQuaide will kill Cole Kmet’s value in points per long snap leagues.

“But we’re hopeful. We’re fortunate that the bye week is here and we have some extra time,” Eberflus added. It sounds like Gordon is week-to-week after leaving Week 6’s game against the Jaguars with the hamstring injury. Josh Blackwell played in Gordon’s absence.

The good news is that the Bears’ offense ragdolled the Jaguars, putting up 35 points in a blowout win. The bad news for fantasy managers is that Odunze has 90 yards over the past three weeks. He is averaging 25 yards per game in his four contests with Keenan Allen active. Odunze is a weekly big-play threat but is getting lost in the shuffle of Chicago’s elite receiver room. He will sit in the WR4 ranks following Chicago’s upcoming bye week.

Allen entered this week with season-highs of four receptions and 33 yards. He was still in search of his first touchdown as a Bear. He set new high-water marks across the board while finding the end zone twice, both of which came on short red zone strikes from Caleb Williams, who tallied four touchdowns on the day. Allen has had a slow start to his tenure in Chicago but is coming off his best game entering the Bears’ Week 7 bye. He will look to ride the momentum into his Week 8 game versus the Commanders.

D’Andre Swift dominated the touches this week, rushing 17 times and catching four passes. He also scored the Bears’ lone rushing touchdown on a one-yard plunge. That left little work for Johnson, who was the only other Chicago back to touch the ball in this game. Khalil Herbert has been nowhere to be found this year, but Johnson is nothing more than a backup. Johnson will rank as a touchdown-or-bust RB4 when he returns from his Week 7 bye.

Moore got shaken up late in the third quarter and missed a few plays while in the medical tent but was never given an injury designation and returned a few plays later. He caught a short pass on his second play back and stumbled into the end zone for a touchdown. Replay officials ruled him down at the one-yard line after seeing his elbow hit the ground upon review. The touchdown would have saved an otherwise quiet day for the veteran receiver. Better days are ahead for Moore as he gets a weak Commanders secondary following Chicago’s upcoming bye week.

Kmet was left wide open in the middle of the field on a double play-fake early in the game. He reeled in a dart from Caleb Williams and rolled through a Jaguars defender en route to the first of his two touchdowns on the day. He was lost in the shuffle and caught a short red zone toss later in the game. Kmet even took over long snapping duties after Scott Daly got hurt early in the game and performed admirably as the emergency option. He began the year bogged down in a tight-end-by committee with Gerald Everett. That only lasted a few weeks and he is now the starting tight end for an ascending rookie quarterback. Kmet will push for a TE1 ranking when he faces the Commanders after Chicago’s Week 7 bye.

Swift’s strong run continued in a dominant win over the Jags. He has now touched the ball over 20 times in three consecutive games and has turned his high-volume role into 404 yards over his past three appearances. He also has three scores during that stretch. Swift’s dramatic turnaround has been spurred on by Caleb Williams turning the corner and that change is here to stay. He has earned his spot in the RB2 ranks after the Bears’ Week 7 bye.

Williams looked jetlagged from the flight to London in the first 20 minutes of this game. The Bears opened the contest with a pair of three-and-outs. Williams tossed his first touchdown in their third drive but was intercepted on the fourth. As has been the case in previous weeks, Williams settled in following a bumpy start and looked the part of the No. 1 overall pick and then some. The Bears scored on their final possession of the first half and rattled off three touchdowns on their first three drives of the second half. Williams nearly had his fifth touchdown of the day on a throw to DJ Moore, but Moore’s arm hit the ground inches before the ball crossed the plane. D’Andre Swift punched in a short score on the next play. The lows are becoming less pronounced and less frequent for Williams while the highs are trending up fpr Williams. He will flirt with a QB1 ranking when the Bears come back from their Week 7 bye to face the Commanders.