2015 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2015 · TCF Bank Stadium
Chicago Bears
17
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
38
MIN -4 ✓O 43.5 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 38–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
26/37, 231 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-12.1 expected points added · +6.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
17/20, 231 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
19.1 expected points added · +16.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 26/37 | 231 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Jeremy Langford | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 6 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 19% | -2.2 |
| Zach Miller | 6 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 17% | 0.0 |
| Marc Mariani | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11% | 3.1 |
| Eddie Royal | 5 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 17% | 0.4 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Jeremy Langford | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14% | 1.8 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Josh Bellamy | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea McClellin | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Timu | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Prosinski | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Houston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pernell McPhee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Sutton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Gaston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Unrein | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 17/20 | 231 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Matt Asiata | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerick McKinnon | 4 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 20% | 8.1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 3 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 20% | 4.8 |
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 15% | 1.3 |
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 15% | 3.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10% | 3.0 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -1.3 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10% | 2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Newman | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trae Waynes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrif Floyd | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -4
- Closing total
- 43.5
- CHI moneyline
- +176
- MIN moneyline
- -196
Vikings closed -4 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 55 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TCF Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Brad Allen
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · MIN 10 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Mike Zimmer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.