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2010 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 20, 2010 · TCF Bank Stadium

Chicago BearsWinner

40

Minnesota Vikings

14

CHI -5.5 ✓O 34 ✓23°F · 17 mph

Chicago Bears 40–14 — never really in doubt late. Played in 17 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 · CHI

Jay CutlerQB

14/24, 194 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

6.2 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Joe WebbQB

15/26, 129 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-15.0 expected points added · -9.0% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

Matt ForteRB

17 att, 92 yds, 0 TD

4.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Toby GerhartRB

16 att, 77 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Johnny KnoxWR

2/7 for 78 yds, 1 TD

32% of team targets · 0.3 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Percy HarvinWR

5/7 for 72 yds, 1 TD

21% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Chicago Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jay Cutler14/241943116.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Matt Forte17925.404.1
Garrett Wolfe482.00-3.8
Chester Taylor1150.50-6.7
Jay Cutler1-1-1.00-2.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Johnny Knox2778132%0.3
Earl Bennett3437018%1.4
Greg Olsen4428018%2.7
Devin Hester2323114%1.6
Devin Aromashodu111305%1.7
Rashied Davis12919%1.6
Matt Forte11605%0.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Brian Urlacher710.000
Lance Briggs341.001
Chris Harris330.011
Brian Iwuh500.000
Nick Roach310.000
Julius Peppers220.012
Charles Tillman400.011
Major Wright300.000
Israel Idonije301.000
Danieal Manning110.000

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Joe Webb15/26129023-15.0
Brett Favre5/763111-2.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Toby Gerhart16774.80-2.2
Joe Webb6386.313.4
Brett Favre100.00-3.0
Percy Harvin1-1-1.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Percy Harvin5772121%4.9
Visanthe Shiancoe6941027%-1.1
Sidney Rice2523015%0.6
Toby Gerhart3418012%-7.7
Greg Camarillo121806%1.9
Lorenzo Booker221406%-2.0
Jimmy Kleinsasser11603%0.3
Bernard Berrian02006%-6.7
Hank Baskett01003%-7.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
E.J. Henderson530.000
Chad Greenway520.000
Eric Frampton320.000
Husain Abdullah410.000
Madieu Williams310.000
Pat Williams130.000
Kevin Williams210.001
Jared Allen300.000
Ray Edwards121.000
Asher Allen210.011

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CHI -5.5
Closing total
34
CHI moneyline
-225
MIN moneyline
+201

Bears closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 26.

Total closed 34; the game landed 54 — over by 20.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
TCF Bank Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
23°F, wind 17 mph
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Rest
CHI 8 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches
Lovie Smith vs Leslie Frazier

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.