2010 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2010 · Soldier Field
Final
Detroit Lions 14 at Chicago Bears 19. Final.
Chicago Bears 19–14.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Detroit Lions
40 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Chicago Bears
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
23/35, 372 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.2 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Passing · DET
9/19, 88 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.8 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
5/10 for 71 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · -1.5 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Hill | 9/19 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7.8 |
| Matthew Stafford | 11/15 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahvid Best | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 2 | −1.8 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Shaun Hill | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | −6.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 30% | −3.7 |
| Tony Scheffler | 6 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 21% | +2.9 |
| Bryant Johnson | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 12% | −1.4 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +1.4 |
| Jahvid Best | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 18% | −2.6 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | +2.0 |
| Jerome Felton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.C. Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Ekejiuba | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Berry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Landon Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Fluellen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 23/35 | 372 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 0 | −7.8 |
| Chester Taylor | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | +3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 7 | 7 | 151 | 2 | 20% | +7.2 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 5 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 29% | −1.5 |
| Johnny Knox | 3 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 20% | −2.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 11% | +0.9 |
| Greg Olsen | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 17% | −2.8 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Bowman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pisa Tinoisamoa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Bears -6.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- Lions moneyline
- +248
- Bears moneyline
- -280
Bears closed -6.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 33 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 72°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 7 mph out of the south-west; clear.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Lions 7 days · Bears 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Lovie Smith
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.