Kenneth Gainwell Fantasy Football Week 12: Stats and Projections vs. Bears

Kenneth Gainwell and the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Chicago Bears and their 25th-ranked rushing defense (133.3 yards allowed per game) in Week 12, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Is Gainwell a DFS option for you this week, as he faces the Bears? More stats and info can be found below, so check it out.

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Kenneth Gainwell Week 12 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears
• Game Date: November 23, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.0
• Projected Rushing Yards: 21.54
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.21
• Projected Receiving Yards: 17.46
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.09

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Gainwell Fantasy Performance

• At the RB position, Gainwell is currently the 33rd-ranked fantasy player (124th overall), tallying 72.8 total fantasy points (7.3 per game).
• Looking at his last three games, Gainwell has generated 26.3 fantasy points (8.8 per game) as he's run for 23 yards and scored zero touchdowns on 12 carries. As a receiver, he's chipped in with 120 yards on 13 grabs (16 targets) with two TDs.
• Gainwell has put up 29.3 fantasy points (5.9 per game) over his last five games, running for 68 yards with zero touchdowns on 20 carries. He has also contributed 125 yards on 17 catches (20 targets) with two TDs as a pass-catcher.
• The high point of Gainwell's fantasy season so far was Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings, when he caught six balls on six targets for 35 yards, good for 25.4 fantasy points.
• From a fantasy perspective, Kenneth Gainwell stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers, running zero times for zero yards, with two receptions for four yards as a receiver (0.4 fantasy points).

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Two players have registered over 300 yards passing in a game against Chicago this season.
• The Bears have given up at least one passing TD to nine opposing QBs this year.
• Chicago has allowed six players to pass for at least two TDs in a game this season.
• The Bears have allowed three or more passing TDs to three opposing QBs this season.
• Chicago has allowed four players to pick up over 100 yards receiving in a game this year.
• The Bears have allowed a touchdown catch by 16 players this year.
• Chicago has allowed two or more receiving TDs to four players this year.
• One player has racked up more than 100 yards rushing in a game versus the Bears this season.
• A total of seven players have run for at least one TD against Chicago this season.
• The Bears have allowed at least two rushing TDs to just two players this season.

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