2008 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2008 · Lambeau Field
Chicago Bears
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Green Bay PackersWinner
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GB -3.5 ✓U 43 ✓15 mph wind
Green Bay Packers 37–3 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · GB
23/30, 227 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
10.5 expected points added · +17.3% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
13/26, 133 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-0.6 expected points added · -11.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 13/26 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Rex Grossman | 4/7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -7.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Brown | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Dvoracek | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 23/30 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grant | 25 | 145 | 5.8 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Brandon Jackson | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| John Kuhn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Collins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Chillar | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tramon Williams | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| A.J. Hawk | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atari Bigby | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rouse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jolly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -3.5
- Closing total
- 43
- CHI moneyline
- +175
- GB moneyline
- -185
Packers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 34.
Total closed 43; the game landed 40 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 33°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · GB 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Mike McCarthy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.