2007 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2007 · Soldier Field
Denver Broncos
34
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Chicago BearsWinner
37
CHI -1 ✓O 42.5 ✓
Chicago Bears 37–34 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DEN
17/31, 302 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
9.6 expected points added · +0.7% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
17/33, 193 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-7.8 expected points added · -10.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 17/31 | 302 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hall | 26 | 98 | 3.8 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Mike Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.J. Williams | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamza Abdullah | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Gold | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Peterson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 17/33 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Adrian Peterson | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Rex Grossman | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -5.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Adams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Archuleta | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lance Briggs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -1
- Closing total
- 42.5
- DEN moneyline
- +100
- CHI moneyline
- -110
Bears closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 71 — over by 28.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 39°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- DEN 6 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Lovie Smith