2008 Week 15 · Thu, Dec 11, 2008 · Soldier Field
New Orleans Saints
24
at
Chicago BearsWinner
27
CHI -3 pushO 45.5 ✓28°F
Chicago Bears 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 · NO
24/43, 232 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
1.4 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
24/40, 172 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-13.2 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 24/43 | 232 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Thomas | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 1 | -4.0 |
| Reggie Bush | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Drew Brees | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Mike Karney | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Fujita | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roman Harper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randall Gay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason David | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 24/40 | 172 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -13.2 |
| Brad Maynard | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Adrian Peterson | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Kyle Orton | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | -3.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 100% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Roach | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Payne | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -3
- Closing total
- 45.5
- NO moneyline
- +129
- CHI moneyline
- -139
Bears closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 51 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NO 4 days · CHI 4 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Lovie Smith