2005 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2005 · Soldier Field
Minnesota Vikings
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Chicago BearsWinner
28
CHI -2 ✓U 37.5 ✓
Chicago Bears 28–3 — 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
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 26/48 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -17.3 |
| Brad Johnson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Cowart | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raonall Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Fowler | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 16/25 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 2 | -3.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Cedric Benson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel Idonije | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2
- Closing total
- 37.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bears closed -2 and covered, winning by 25.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 31 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- MIN 14 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.