2002 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2002 · Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
Minnesota Vikings
23
at
Chicago BearsWinner
27
CHI -4.5 no coverO 41 ✓
Chicago Bears 27–23.
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Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -4.5
- Closing total
- 41
- MIN moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bears closed -4.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 50 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 85°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Dick Jauron
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.