Luther Burden III Wild Card Preview vs. the Packers

Luther Burden III will be up against the 11th-ranked passing defense in the league when his Chicago Bears meet the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card Round, on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

Burden has posted 47 catches for 652 yards and two TDs this season this year. He has been targeted on 60 occasions, and averages 43.5 yards receiving.

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Burden vs. the Packers

• Burden vs the Packers (since 2021): 1 GP / 67 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Green Bay has allowed four opposing receivers to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• The Packers have allowed 22 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Green Bay has allowed just two players to register at least two TD catches against it in a matchup on the season.
• Burden will square off against the NFL's 11th-ranked pass defense this week. The Packers allow 194.1 passing yards per contest.
• The Packers' defense ranks 12th in the league with 24 passing TDs conceded so far this year.

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Burden Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Burden has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 69.2% of his games (nine of 13).
• Burden has been targeted on 60 of his team's 574 passing attempts this season (10.5% target share).
• He has been targeted 60 times, averaging 10.9 yards per target (eighth in NFL).
• Burden has had a touchdown catch in two of 15 games this season. He hauled in only one TD reception in each of those games.
• He has 4.3% of his team's 47 offensive touchdowns this season (two).
• Burden has been targeted four times in the red zone (5.5% of his team's 73 red zone pass attempts).

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Burden's Recent Performance