2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome
Chicago BearsWinner
24
at
Detroit Lions
0
CHI -5.5 ✓U 38.5 ✓Dome
Chicago Bears 24–0 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 17/30 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 25 | 76 | 3.0 | 0 | -6.7 |
| James Allen | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jim Miller | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 9 | 11 | 115 | 0 | 37% | 6.6 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 4 | 6 | 107 | 1 | 20% | 9.0 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 7% | 3.4 |
| Fred Baxter | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13% | -1.8 |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Daimon Shelton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Ahmad Merritt | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13% | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.W. McQuarters | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alfonso Boone | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 31/51 | 303 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -18.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Warren | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Ty Detmer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Desmond Howard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 7 | 12 | 95 | 0 | 24% | 4.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 11 | 14 | 67 | 0 | 27% | -7.6 |
| David Sloan | 6 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 16% | 3.4 |
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12% | -7.1 |
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 6% | 1.4 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -11.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Williams | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Backus | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -5.5
- Closing total
- 38.5
- CHI moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Bears closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 24 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Marty Mornhinweg
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.