2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Lambeau Field
Chicago BearsWinner
26
at
Green Bay Packers
0
CHI -3.5 ✓U 35 ✓
Chicago Bears 26–0 — 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
18/26, 262 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
11.8 expected points added · +16.3% completion over expected
Passing · GB
15/29, 170 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-9.7 expected points added · -6.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 18/26 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 |
| Thomas Jones | 1/1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Cedric Benson | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Jason McKie | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Urlacher | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 15/29 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9.7 |
| Jon Ryan | 1/1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 20 | 110 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Samkon Gado | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 0 | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Kampman | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Poppinga | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hawk | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Carroll | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -3.5
- Closing total
- 35
- CHI moneyline
- —
- GB moneyline
- —
Bears closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 26.
Total closed 35; the game landed 26 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · GB 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Mike McCarthy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.