2007 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2007 · Soldier Field
New Orleans Saints
25
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Chicago BearsWinner
33
CHI -1 ✓O 42 ✓30°F
Chicago Bears 33–25.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
35/60, 320 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-12.3 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
12/27, 190 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.9 expected points added · -12.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 35/60 | 320 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 0 | 5.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Shanle | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fujita | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Grant | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Bullocks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 12/27 | 190 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1/1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Kyle Orton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danieal Manning | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Manning | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trumaine McBride | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Harris | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashied Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -1
- Closing total
- 42
- NO moneyline
- +104
- CHI moneyline
- -114
Bears closed -1 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 42; the game landed 58 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- NO 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Lovie Smith