2014 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 15, 2014 · Soldier Field
New Orleans SaintsWinner
31
at
Chicago Bears
15
NO -3 ✓U 53.5 ✓
New Orleans Saints 31–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NO
29/36, 375 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
24.1 expected points added · +17.9% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
17/31, 194 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-15.9 expected points added · -9.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 29/36 | 375 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 1 | -1.7 |
| Pierre Thomas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Khiry Robinson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Drew Brees | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Erik Lorig | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham | 5 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 19% | 5.4 |
| Pierre Thomas | 5 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 14% | 4.8 |
| Kenny Stills | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 19% | 5.5 |
| Marques Colston | 5 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 19% | 4.8 |
| Nick Toon | 4 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
| Josh Hill | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6% | 3.6 |
| Khiry Robinson | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
| Robert Meachem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jenkins | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hawthorne | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Frederick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Lofton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Ball | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hill | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasim Edebali | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 17/31 | 194 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -15.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Morgan | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Danny McCray | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alshon Jeffery | 4 | 9 | 78 | 1 | 29% | -1.4 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 10% | 2.8 |
| Martellus Bennett | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 19% | -2.9 |
| Matt Forte | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 16% | -0.8 |
| Marquess Wilson | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 16% | 0.4 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
| Josh Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Jones | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Bostic | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brock Vereen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shea McClellin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Ratliff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -3
- Closing total
- 53.5
- NO moneyline
- -177
- CHI moneyline
- +159
Saints closed -3 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 53.5; the game landed 46 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- NO 8 days · CHI 11 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Marc Trestman