2008 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2008 · Reliant Stadium
Chicago Bears
24
at
Houston TexansWinner
31
HOU -3 ✓O 46 ✓
Houston Texans 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
27/36, 328 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
15.8 expected points added · +9.9% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
22/37, 244 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.0 expected points added · -3.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 22/37 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kyle Orton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tillman | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rashied Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 27/36 | 328 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Ryan Moats | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugene Wilson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -3
- Closing total
- 46
- CHI moneyline
- +148
- HOU moneyline
- -158
Texans closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46; the game landed 55 — over by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- CHI 6 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Gary Kubiak