2003 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 14, 2003 · Soldier Field
Minnesota Vikings
10
at
Chicago BearsWinner
13
MIN -3 upsetU 39.5 ✓
Chicago Bears 13–10 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 24/34 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onterrio Smith | 27 | 148 | 5.5 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Mixon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushen Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nattiel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 13/30 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Thomas | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Bobby Wade | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Rex Grossman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Azumah | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Brown | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gray | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 39.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 23 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 33°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- 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.