2001 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 23, 2001 · FedExField
Chicago BearsWinner
20
at
Washington Commanders
15
WAS -1 upsetO 33 ✓
Chicago Bears 20–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · WAS
7/9 for 66 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · 5.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 13/26 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Brad Maynard | 1/1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Leon Johnson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| James Allen | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jim Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Brad Maynard | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 7 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 52% | 1.4 |
| Brian Urlacher | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 4% | 5.4 |
| Daimon Shelton | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Dez White | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12% | -2.7 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12% | -1.7 |
| James Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| John Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
| Anthony Thomas | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 23/43 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Tony Banks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 7 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 22% | 5.0 |
| Rod Gardner | 6 | 10 | 63 | 0 | 24% | 2.3 |
| Zeron Flemister | 2 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 12% | 1.8 |
| Bryan Johnson | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Kevin Lockett | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaVar Arrington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Pierce | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -1
- Closing total
- 33
- CHI moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33; the game landed 35 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Marty Schottenheimer