Rome Odunze hauled in four of 7 targets for 60 yards and a TD in the Bears' win over the Buccaneers. He came away with a season-high 16.0 PPR points to finish as the WR15 in Week 9 pending Monday Night Football. It’s the first game he’s finished with at least 16 PPR points since Week 10 of last season.
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Odunze accounted for all of his production in the first half, failing to produce even a target in the second half. His last reception came with 11 minutes and 15 seconds left in the second quarter.
While he nearly missed a TD on the Bears' opening drive, he still ended up scoring a TD on the original drive just a few plays later.
Odunze has benefited from QB Caleb Williams returning from a hamstring injury in Week 6. He ranked WR45 with 9.3 PPR points per game while catching passes from QBs Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent, but he’s the WR30 with 11.6 PPR points per game since Williams returned.
The Bears lost their top-scoring WR Luther Burden at the end of the fourth quarter to a concussion, and while the Bears have a Week 10 bye, if Burden is unable to go in Week 11, Odunze slots in as the Bears WR1 in a matchup against a Saints defense that boosts points to WRs by 4.8%.
