2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Chicago BearsWinner
29
at
Indianapolis Colts
13
IND -10 upsetU 44 ✓
Chicago Bears 29–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
30/49, 257 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-0.6 expected points added · -5.5% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
13/21, 150 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
4.1 expected points added · +3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 13/21 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 23 | 123 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Kevin Jones | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jason McKie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McGowan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dusty Dvoracek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trumaine McBride | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 30/49 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Mike Hart | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sanders | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Keiaho | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Session | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -10
- Closing total
- 44
- CHI moneyline
- —
- IND moneyline
- —
Colts closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 42 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Tony Dungy