2009 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 28, 2009 · Soldier Field
Minnesota Vikings
30
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Chicago BearsWinner
36
MIN -9 upsetO 41 ✓26°F
Chicago Bears 36–30.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
26/40, 321 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.0 expected points added · +8.9% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
20/35, 273 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
6.8 expected points added · +0.6% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
7/9 for 150 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 12.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 26/40 | 321 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 24 | 94 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Chester Taylor | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Berrian | 3 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 13% | 0.9 |
| Sidney Rice | 6 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 9.5 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 15% | -2.4 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 10% | 5.5 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 21% | 0.0 |
| Greg Lewis | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3% | 1.8 |
| Chester Taylor | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 5% | 2.8 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heath Farwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 20/35 | 273 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Kahlil Bell | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Aromashodu | 7 | 9 | 150 | 1 | 26% | 12.5 |
| Greg Olsen | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 17% | 1.1 |
| Desmond Clark | 5 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 20% | 1.9 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 20% | -1.9 |
| Rashied Davis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Jason McKie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Johnny Knox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -2.3 |
| Matt Forte | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Adams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Bowman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Steltz | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -9
- Closing total
- 41
- MIN moneyline
- -380
- CHI moneyline
- +330
Vikings closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 66 — over by 25.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 26°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- MIN 8 days · CHI 8 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.