2014 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2014 · Soldier Field
Minnesota Vikings
13
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Chicago BearsWinner
21
CHI -2.5 ✓U 46.5 ✓31°F
Chicago Bears 21–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
31/43, 330 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
11.5 expected points added · +10.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
18/28, 158 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-4.3 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
11/17 for 135 yds, 1 TD
40% of team targets · 6.3 expected points added
Receiving · CHI
7/10 for 90 yds, 2 TD
23% of team targets · 0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 18/28 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sendejo | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles D. Johnson | 6 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 25% | 5.6 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 25% | -2.9 |
| Matt Asiata | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 18% | -3.5 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4% | 1.6 |
| Chase Ford | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -2.6 |
| Greg Jennings | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Jarius Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Blanton | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrif Floyd | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Barr | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 31/43 | 330 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 26 | 117 | 4.5 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jay Cutler | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshon Jeffery | 11 | 17 | 135 | 1 | 40% | 6.3 |
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 10 | 90 | 2 | 23% | 0.5 |
| Matt Forte | 6 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 14% | 3.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 9% | 0.4 |
| Marquess Wilson | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9% | -0.1 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Allen | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demontre Hurst | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conte | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea McClellin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermon Bushrod | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- MIN moneyline
- +116
- CHI moneyline
- -128
Bears closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 34 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Ronald Torbert
- Rest
- MIN 14 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Marc Trestman
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.