2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Soldier Field
Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
27
at
Chicago Bears
24
CHI -3 upsetO 35 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27–24 — 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 · TB
38/67, 407 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
8.4 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
22/34, 268 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-6.3 expected points added · +7.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 38/67 | 407 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Earnest Graham | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 | -8.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerramy Stevens | 5 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 100% | 9.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Ruud | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jovan Haye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Geno Hayes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Stovall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabby Piscitelli | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanard Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 22/34 | 268 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 27 | 89 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Kyle Orton | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Jones | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tillman | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Corey Graham | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Vasher | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Danieal Manning | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Payne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -3
- Closing total
- 35
- TB moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bears closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35; the game landed 51 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- TB 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Lovie Smith