2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Soldier Field
Detroit Lions
7
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Chicago BearsWinner
34
CHI -7 ✓O 32 ✓
Chicago Bears 34–7 — 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
20/27, 289 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
23.5 expected points added · +11.8% completion over expected
Passing · DET
23/30, 230 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.1 expected points added · +18.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 23/30 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Jones | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Holt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cody | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeVar Woods | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Curry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 20/27 | 289 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Brian Griese | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Cedric Benson | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Rex Grossman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Harris | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -7
- Closing total
- 32
- DET moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bears closed -7 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 32; the game landed 41 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 68°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- DET 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.