2008 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2008 · Ford Field
Chicago BearsWinner
34
at
Detroit Lions
7
CHI -3.5 ✓U 45.5 ✓Dome
Chicago Bears 34–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
24/34, 334 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.6 expected points added · +9.9% completion over expected
Passing · DET
13/23, 97 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.4 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 24/34 | 334 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 1 | -5.5 |
| Kevin Jones | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Danieal Manning | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Orlovsky | 13/23 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -14.4 |
| Jon Kitna | 8/16 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Rudi Johnson | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Sims | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Lenon | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Fisher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Lewis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chartric Darby | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon Dizon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -3.5
- Closing total
- 45.5
- CHI moneyline
- -167
- DET moneyline
- +157
Bears closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 41 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · DET 14 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Rod Marinelli
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.