2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Lambeau Field
Chicago Bears
15
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Green Bay PackersWinner
21
GB -5 ✓U 47 ✓
Green Bay Packers 21–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
17/36, 277 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-13.5 expected points added · -10.8% completion over expected
Passing · GB
17/28, 184 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 17/36 | 277 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -13.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 25 | 55 | 2.2 | 0 | -6.5 |
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Hester | 4 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 11% | 8.1 |
| Johnny Knox | 2 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 11% | -6.3 |
| Earl Bennett | 7 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 37% | -0.5 |
| Desmond Clark | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | -4.8 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17% | -3.6 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Matt Forte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -4.0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danieal Manning | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Afalava | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Adams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 17/28 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Grant | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | -1.9 |
| DeShawn Wynn | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 6 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 29% | 9.8 |
| Donald Driver | 4 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 25% | -0.2 |
| Korey Hall | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.7 |
| DeShawn Wynn | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -3.4 |
| Donald Lee | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -2.0 |
| Ryan Grant | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| Jermichael Finley | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| James Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Jordy Nelson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Harris | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Chillar | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jolly | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Kampman | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atari Bigby | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Jenkins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Hawk | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rouse | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Barnett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -5
- Closing total
- 47
- CHI moneyline
- —
- GB moneyline
- —
Packers closed -5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 47; the game landed 36 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lambeau Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- 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.