2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Soldier Field

St. Louis Rams

Chicago BearsWinner

CHI -7 ✓U 41.5 ✓Bears closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.

Chicago Bears 23–6 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · CHI

17/31, 183 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-6.2 expected points added · -8.7% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

18 att, 55 yds, 1 TD

-0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

10 att, 20 yds, 0 TD

-3.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

5/11 for 71 yds, 0 TD

35% of team targets · -5.8 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

5/7 for 45 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jay Cutler	17/31	183	0	1	2	-6.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Michael Bush	18	55	3.1	1	-0.3
Kahlil Bell	10	20	2.0	0	-3.8
Jay Cutler	4	18	4.5	0	1.9
Devin Hester	1	8	8.0	0	0.5
Armando Allen	1	2	2.0	0	-0.1

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Brandon Marshall	5	11	71	35%	-5.8
Alshon Jeffery	5	7	45	23%	2.1
Kellen Davis	2	3	20	10%	1.5
Michael Bush	2	2	18	6%	2.2
Kahlil Bell	1	1	11	3%	0.9
Earl Bennett	1	4	11	13%	-3.0
Kyle Adams	1	1	7	3%	0.4
Devin Hester	0	2	0	6%	-1.5

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Lance Briggs	7	0	0.0	2
Israel Idonije	4	1	2.5	0
D.J. Moore	4	0	0.0	0
Brian Urlacher	3	1	0.0	1
Charles Tillman	4	0	0.0	0
Chris Conte	3	0	0.0	0
Julius Peppers	2	1	0.5	0
Amobi Okoye	3	0	1.0	0
Craig Steltz	1	1	0.0	0
Henry Melton	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Bears closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 41.5; the game landed 29 — under by 12.5.

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