2015 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2015 · Soldier Field
Final
Minnesota Vikings 23 at Chicago Bears 20. Final.
Minnesota Vikings 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Minnesota Vikings
47 dressed · 7 never used
- 61Joe BergerC · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 63Brandon FuscoG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 75Matt KalilT · Every snap100%58 snaps
- —Mike HarrisG · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 5Teddy BridgewaterQB · Every snap100%58 snaps
- 68T.J. ClemmingsT · Full-time90%52 snaps
- 82Kyle RudolphTE · Full-time88%51 snaps
- 14Stefon DiggsWR · Full-time84%49 snaps
- 11Mike WallaceWR · Heavy rotation79%46 snaps
- 28Adrian PetersonRB · Heavy rotation66%38 snaps
- 83MyCole PruittTE · Rotational48%28 snaps
- 17Jarius WrightWR · Rotational41%24 snaps
- 48Zach LineFB · Situational24%14 snaps
- 44Matt AsiataRB · Situational22%13 snaps
- 84Cordarrelle PattersonWR · Situational16%9 snaps
- 31Jerick McKinnonRB · Situational12%7 snaps
- 12Charles JohnsonWR · Situational12%7 snaps
- 74Austin ShepherdG · Situational10%6 snaps
- 19Adam ThielenWR · Situational7%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Chicago Bears
41 dressed · 7 never used
- 72Charles LenoT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 65Patrick OmamehG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 75Kyle LongT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- —Vlad DucasseG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 68Matt SlausonC · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 6Jay CutlerQB · Every snap100%61 snaps
- —Alshon JefferyWR · Full-time95%58 snaps
- —Martellus BennettTE · Full-time95%58 snaps
- —Marquess WilsonWR · Heavy rotation77%47 snaps
- 80Marc MarianiWR · Heavy rotation59%36 snaps
- 33Jeremy LangfordRB · Heavy rotation54%33 snaps
- 22Matt ForteRB · Rotational48%29 snaps
- 86Zach MillerTE · Rotational34%21 snaps
- 19Eddie RoyalWR · Rotational25%15 snaps
- 11Josh BellamyWR · Situational7%4 snaps
- 82Khari LeeTE · Situational7%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
22/33, 211 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
4.6 expected points added · +6.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
17/30, 187 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.4 expected points added · -1.5% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 17/30 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.4 |
Rushing
| Player |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Vikings -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Vikings moneyline
- -117
- Bears moneyline
- +106
Vikings closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 43 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 56°F at kickoff; breezy at 11 mph out of the west; clear.
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- Vikings 7 days · Bears 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
