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2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Soldier Field

Green Bay PackersWinner

31

Chicago Bears

14

CHI -3 upsetO 34 ✓

Green Bay Packers 31–14 — 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

Passing · CHI

Chad HutchinsonQB

20/29, 196 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-15.8 expected points added

Passing · GB

Brett FavreQB

9/13, 196 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

13.8 expected points added

Rushing · CHI

Thomas JonesRB

26 att, 108 yds, 2 TD

-0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · GB

Tony FisherRB

19 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

-3.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Green Bay Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brett Favre9/1319620013.8
Craig Nall7/131311008.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Tony Fisher19422.20-3.6
Ahman Green4133.30-0.9
Craig Nall199.00-0.1
Nicolas Luchey372.30-1.1
J.T. O'Sullivan2-2-1.00-2.4
Donald Driver1-9-9.00-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Nick Barnett920.000
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila514.000
Darren Sharper410.011
Steve Josue400.000
Corey Williams311.000
Al Harris310.000
Na'il Diggs400.000
Michael Hawthorne300.001
Mark Roman301.000
Ahmad Carroll300.000

Chicago Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Chad Hutchinson20/29196019-15.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Thomas Jones261084.22-0.5
Bernard Berrian122.00-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Todd Johnson510.000
Hunter Hillenmeyer230.000
Jerry Azumah400.000
Michael Green210.000
Michael Haynes210.000
Charles Tillman300.001
Lance Briggs210.001
Nathan Vasher300.001
Bobby Gray300.000
Israel Idonije210.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CHI -3
Closing total
34
GB moneyline
CHI moneyline

Bears closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 34; the game landed 45 — over by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Soldier Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
44°F, wind 12 mph
Referee
Ron Winter
Rest
GB 9 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches
Mike Sherman vs Lovie Smith

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.