2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Soldier Field
Green Bay PackersWinner
26
at
Chicago Bears
7
CHI -2.5 upsetU 37 ✓
Green Bay Packers 26–7 — 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 · GB
21/42, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
5.3 expected points added · -8.5% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
5/15, 124 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-4.8 expected points added · -25.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 21/42 | 285 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahman Green | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Vernand Morency | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Ingle Martin | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Donald Driver | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Kampman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Dendy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Hawk | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernand Morency | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruvell Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 5/15 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4.8 |
| Brad Maynard | 1/1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Rex Grossman | 2/12 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -26.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 13 | 109 | 8.4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Thomas Jones | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Rex Grossman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Worrell | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Joe | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashied Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 37
- GB moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bears closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 33 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- GB 10 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.