Luther Burden III Week 17 Preview vs. the 49ers

Chicago Bears receiver Luther Burden III has a favorable matchup in Week 17 (Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET), playing the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are giving up the ninth-most passing yards in the NFL, 229.3 per game.

Burden has hauled in 36 passes on 47 targets for 479 yards and one score, averaging 36.8 yards per game this year.

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Burden vs. the 49ers

• Burden vs the 49ers (since 2021): No games
• San Francisco has given up 100 or more receiving yards to only three opposing receivers in the 2025 season.
• The 49ers have conceded a TD pass to 25 opposing players this year.
• San Francisco has allowed only two players to grab at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• Burden will play against the NFL's 24th-ranked pass defense this week. The 49ers concede 229.3 passing yards per contest.
• The 49ers' defense ranks 21st in the league with 27 passing TDs conceded so far this year.

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Burden Receiving Insights

• In eight of 11 games this season, Burden has topped his prop for receiving yards.
• Burden has 9.4% of his team's target share (47 targets on 499 passing attempts).
• He has been targeted 47 times, averaging 10.2 yards per target (11th in NFL).
• Burden has had a touchdown catch in one of 13 games this year. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has one touchdown this season (2.4% of his team's 41 offensive TDs).
• Burden has been targeted four times in the red zone (6.3% of his team's 63 red zone pass attempts).

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Burden's Recent Performance