2010 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2010 · Soldier Field
New England PatriotsWinner
36
at
Chicago Bears
7
NE -3 ✓O 37.5 ✓26°F · 30 mph
New England Patriots 36–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 30 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
27/40, 369 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
17.0 expected points added · +4.5% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
12/26, 152 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-11.9 expected points added · -11.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/40 | 369 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Danny Woodhead | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Fred Taylor | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Branch | 8 | 10 | 151 | 1 | 25% | 13.9 |
| Wes Welker | 8 | 13 | 115 | 0 | 33% | 5.9 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 5 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 15% | 4.4 |
| Brandon Tate | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 8% | 3.5 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | -1.9 |
| Danny Woodhead | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8% | -2.6 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Arrington | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerod Mayo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Moore | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracy White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Meriweather | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 12/26 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 27% | -3.1 |
| Matt Forte | 2 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 23% | -3.1 |
| Devin Hester | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15% | 0.2 |
| Johnny Knox | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 15% | -8.2 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4% | 0.9 |
| Chester Taylor | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Greg Olsen | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danieal Manning | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major Wright | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Briggs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Israel Idonije | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Adams | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- NE moneyline
- -145
- CHI moneyline
- +131
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 43 — over by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 26°F, wind 30 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NE 6 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Lovie Smith
Wind at 30 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.