2007 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2007 · Soldier Field
Green Bay Packers
7
Chicago BearsWinner
35
Chicago Bears 35–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 22 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · GB
17/32, 153 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-15.7 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
8/14, 101 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.4 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 17/32 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -15.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grant | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Brandon Jackson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Jon Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hawk | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Poppinga | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Montgomery | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Harrell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atari Bigby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 8/14 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Jason McKie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Bernard Berrian | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamar Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel Idonije | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashied Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -9
- Closing total
- 32
- GB moneyline
- -325
- CHI moneyline
- +295
Packers closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 32; the game landed 42 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 16°F, wind 22 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- GB 7 days · CHI 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike McCarthy vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 22 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.