2008 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 12, 2008 · Georgia Dome
Chicago Bears
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
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CHI -3 upsetU 43 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 22–20 — 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 · ATL
22/30, 301 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
19.1 expected points added · +11.2% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
26/43, 286 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.3 expected points added · +1.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 26/43 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Kevin Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Graham | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Dvoracek | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Payne | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 22/30 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 0 | -9.2 |
| Jerious Norwood | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Harry Douglas | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Boley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -3
- Closing total
- 43
- CHI moneyline
- -130
- ATL moneyline
- +120
Bears closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 42 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Mike Smith