Jay Cutler -- your starting fantasy quarterback in championship week? I wouldn't go as far as saying that we'd see him in our lineups in an ideal world, but with a nice matchup against Tampa Bay, he deserves consideration.

Relegated to more of a game-manager role through much of the second half of the season, Cutler will likely be forced to air it out this week against the Buccaneers. This defense as a whole is not elite, but they are the eighth best team against the run this year in terms of our schedule-adjusted Defensive Rushing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play metric.

This should force Cutler and the Bears' passing game to see a lot of action against the Buccaneers' 29th ranked pass defense. This leaky unit has allowed an average of 283 passing yards and 1.75 passing touchdowns over the previous month.

Cutler and the Bears will travel to Tampa Bay for this matchup, a scenario that has worked in his favor this season. He is averaging 262 passing yards and 1.86 touchdowns on the road compared to only 244 passing yards and 1.43 touchdowns at home.