2005 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 25, 2005 · Lambeau Field
Chicago BearsWinner
24
at
Green Bay Packers
17
CHI -7 pushO 31 ✓
Chicago Bears 24–17.
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
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 11/23 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McGowan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Joe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Boone | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 30/51 | 317 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Herron | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Tony Fisher | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Antonio Chatman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Harris | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kampman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paris Lenon | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Na'il Diggs | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrae Thurman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -7
- Closing total
- 31
- CHI moneyline
- —
- GB moneyline
- —
Bears closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 31; the game landed 41 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · GB 6 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Mike Sherman
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.