2015 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · Raymond James Stadium

Chicago BearsWinner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TB -3 upsetO 44 ✓Buccaneers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Chicago Bears 26–21.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TB

Jameis WinstonQB

15/29, 295 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

11.7 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected

Passing · CHI

Jay CutlerQB

20/27, 156 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

1.2 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

Jeremy LangfordRB

19 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

Matt ForteRB

11 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Charles SimsRB

3/5 for 72 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · -0.1 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

Zach MillerTE

7/8 for 69 yds, 0 TD

30% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jay Cutler	20/27	156	1	0	1	1.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jeremy Langford	19	83	4.4	0	0.7
Matt Forte	11	54	4.9	0	1.3
Jay Cutler	2	21	10.5	0	2.4
Ka'Deem Carey	7	16	2.3	1	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Zach Miller	7	8	69	0	30%	4.8
Marc Mariani	2	3	32	0	11%	2.0
Matt Forte	3	4	23	0	15%	-1.2
Eddie Royal	5	6	21	0	22%	-1.7
Josh Bellamy	2	3	10	0	11%	-0.9
Ka'Deem Carey	1	1	1	1	4%	0.7
Jeremy Langford	0	2	0	0	7%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kyle Fuller	2	2	0.0	0	1
Pernell McPhee	4	0	1.0	0	0
Adrian Amos	2	2	0.0	0	1
John Timu	2	2	0.0	0	0
Harold Jones-Quartey	3	1	0.0	1	2
Demontre Hurst	2	1	0.0	0	0
Lamarr Houston	2	1	0.0	0	0
Christian Jones	1	2	0.0	0	1
Sam Acho	1	1	0.0	0	0
LaRoy Reynolds	2	0	0.0	0	0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jameis Winston	15/29	295	2	1	1	11.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Doug Martin	17	49	2.9	1	-6.1
Charles Sims	4	45	11.3	0	2.0
Jameis Winston	4	10	2.5	0	-2.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Charles Sims	3	5	72	1	18%	-0.1
Mike Evans	4	8	61	0	29%	5.0
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	4	60	1	14%	6.9
Cameron Brate	1	1	46	0	4%	2.6
Russell Shepard	1	1	18	0	4%	1.6
Donteea Dye	1	3	15	0	11%	-2.1
Adam Humphries	1	2	10	0	7%	0.1
Luke Stocker	1	1	7	0	4%	0.6
Doug Martin	1	3	6	0	11%	-5.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Bradley McDougald	7	2	0.0	0
Keith Tandy	5	3	0.0	0
Bruce Carter	3	4	0.0	1
Lavonte David	6	1	0.0	1
William Gholston	3	2	0.0	0
Gerald McCoy	4	0	1.0	0
Sterling Moore	3	1	0.0	0
Henry Melton	1	2	0.0	0
Johnthan Banks	3	0	0.0	0
Mike Evans	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TB -3
Closing total: 44
CHI moneyline: +161
TB moneyline: -179

Buccaneers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44; the game landed 47 — over by 3.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 83°F, wind 13 mph
Referee: Peter Morelli
Rest: CHI 7 days · TB 10 days
Coaches: John Fox vs Lovie Smith