2002 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 15, 2002 · Georgia Dome
Final
Chicago Bears 14 at Atlanta Falcons 13. Final.
Chicago Bears 14–13 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Chicago Bears
40 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Atlanta Falcons
46 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 12/24 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 1 | −6.3 |
| Dez White | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Leon Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Jim Miller | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Booker | 5 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 39% | +0.1 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 4% | +2.7 |
| Anthony Thomas | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 9% | +1.9 |
| David Terrell | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4% | +3.3 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +1.7 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| Dez White | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26% | −4.7 |
| Marcus Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd McMillon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Austin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 17/28 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Vick | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | −9.6 |
| T.J. Duckett | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | +1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Finneran | 6 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 32% | +2.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 4 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 18% | +3.0 |
| Alge Crumpler | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 14% | +1.1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 21% | −3.2 |
| Reggie Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johndale Carty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Draft | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juran Bolden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -2.5
- Closing total
- 45
- Bears moneyline
- —
- Falcons moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 27 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- Bears 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Dan Reeves