2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Bank of America Stadium
Chicago Bears
17
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Carolina PanthersWinner
20
CAR -3 pushU 37.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 20–17 — 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 · CHI
19/32, 149 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.4 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Passing · CAR
12/21, 128 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-10.5 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 19/32 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Jason McKie | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Dvoracek | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Vasher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 12/21 | 128 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 2 | 2.8 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | -3.0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Jake Delhomme | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Nick Goings | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Beason | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gamble | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Davis | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Lucas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CHI moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 37 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs John Fox