After four touchdowns in the first three games, Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett was held out of the end zone Sunday. And his fantasy owners likely didn't care, since Bennett had his first career 100-yard game in the Bears' 38-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Martellus Bennett offers huge yardage for Bears, fantasy owners
The Chicago tight end didn’t score, but with his huge yardage it didn’t really matter. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Bennett caught nine passes Sunday for 134 yards. His previous career high in yardage came in a 90-yard game in Week 4 of last season. The nine catches also set a new career high.
Fantasy impact: Bennett has established himself as a top-flight tight end through four weeks, and if that continues, he's second only to Jimmy Graham at the position. That said, Bennett had a great start to the season last year, too (225 yards and three touchdowns through four games), before going much quieter the rest of the way. He's ahead of both paces this year (195 yards, four scores), but it remains to be seen if he can continue that production for a full year.
