2007 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 30, 2007 · Ford Field
Chicago Bears
27
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Detroit LionsWinner
37
CHI -2.5 upsetO 46 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 37–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
34/52, 286 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-15.4 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected
Passing · DET
20/24, 247 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.6 expected points added · +17.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 34/52 | 286 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -15.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Brian Griese | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon McGowan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine McBride | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Berrian | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 20/24 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatum Bell | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Kevin Jones | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Shaun McDonald | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jon Bradley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Sims | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paris Lenon | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stanley Wilson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Fisher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boss Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 46
- CHI moneyline
- -125
- DET moneyline
- +115
Bears closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 64 — over by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Rod Marinelli
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.