2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Ford Field
Chicago BearsWinner
37
at
Detroit Lions
23
CHI -4 ✓O 44 ✓Dome
Chicago Bears 37–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
22/36, 276 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
13.5 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Passing · DET
23/34, 262 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
2.0 expected points added · +9.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 22/36 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Kahlil Bell | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 22% | 8.8 |
| Devin Hester | 3 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 11% | 5.9 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 5 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 22% | 5.5 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 17% | -1.6 |
| Matt Forte | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 19% | -2.9 |
| Desmond Clark | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bullocks | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Shaw | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bowman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Brown | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/34 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Morris | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Brown | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 6 | 10 | 86 | 1 | 30% | 5.4 |
| Bryant Johnson | 4 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 18% | 1.2 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 6% | 2.3 |
| Will Heller | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 9% | -3.2 |
| Aaron Brown | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | -1.1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William James | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marvin White | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Cohen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -4
- Closing total
- 44
- CHI moneyline
- -215
- DET moneyline
- +189
Bears closed -4 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 44; the game landed 60 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- CHI 6 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Jim Schwartz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.