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2012 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2012 · Soldier Field
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Chicago Bears 41–21 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CHI
21/35, 333 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.4 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · IND
23/45, 309 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-7.4 expected points added · -8.1% completion over expected
0.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
9/15 for 119 yds, 1 TD
43% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 23/45 | 309 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Brown | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Andrew Luck | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Vick Ballard | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Wayne | 9 | 18 | 135 | 0 | 40% | -1.4 |
| Coby Fleener | 6 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 22% | 1.5 |
| Donnie Avery | 3 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 18% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Bethea | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerraud Powers | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kavell Conner | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 21/35 | 333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Bears closed -10 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 62 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
| -0.3 |
| Kris Adams | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 1.1 |
| LaVon Brazill | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Dominique Jones | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Donald Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.2 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jerrell Freeman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vontae Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Zbikowski | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Harvey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moise Fokou | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Castonzo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.0 |
| Michael Bush | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 9 | 15 | 119 | 1 | 43% | 5.4 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 3 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 14% | 5.7 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 11% | 4.9 |
| Matt Forte | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 17% | -5.0 |
| Devin Hester | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 6% | 1.4 |
| Kyle Adams | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Kellen Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Evan Rodriguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Wright | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Melton | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Conte | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| D.J. Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Roach | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Costanzo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Toeaina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
