2015 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · Raymond James Stadium
Final
Chicago Bears 26 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21. Final.
Chicago Bears 26–21.
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.
Chicago Bears
48 dressed · 7 never used
- 68Matt SlausonC · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 72Charles LenoT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 75Kyle LongT · Every snap100%71 snaps
- —Vlad DucasseG · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 6Jay CutlerQB · Every snap100%71 snaps
- 86Zach MillerTE · Full-time93%66 snaps
- 11Josh BellamyWR · Full-time90%64 snaps
- 55Hroniss GrasuC · Full-time86%61 snaps
- 80Marc MarianiWR · Full-time83%59 snaps
- 19Eddie RoyalWR · Heavy rotation66%47 snaps
- 33Jeremy LangfordRB · Heavy rotation54%38 snaps
- 22Matt ForteRB · Rotational39%28 snaps
- 14Deonte ThompsonWR · Rotational30%21 snaps
- 25Ka'Deem CareyRB · Situational14%10 snaps
- 65Patrick OmamehG · Situational14%10 snaps
- 74Jermon BushrodT · Situational13%9 snaps
- 82Khari LeeTE · Situational11%8 snaps
- —Rob HouslerTE · Situational7%5 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
49 dressed · 8 never used
- 69Demar DotsonT · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 74Ali MarpetG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 70Logan MankinsG · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 76Donovan SmithT · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 3Jameis WinstonQB · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 68Joe HawleyC · Every snap100%56 snaps
- 13Mike EvansWR · Full-time91%51 snaps
- 11Adam HumphriesWR · Heavy rotation68%38 snaps
- 17Donteea DyeWR · Heavy rotation64%36 snaps
- 22Doug MartinRB · Heavy rotation57%32 snaps
- 88Luke StockerTE · Heavy rotation55%31 snaps
- 34Charles SimsRB · Rotational43%24 snaps
- 89Russell ShepardWR · Rotational39%22 snaps
- 84Cameron BrateTE · Rotational34%19 snaps
- 87Austin Seferian-JenkinsTE · Rotational29%16 snaps
- 64Kevin PamphileT · Situational12%7 snaps
- 46Jorvorskie LaneFB · Situational7%4 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TB
15/29, 295 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
11.7 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
20/27, 156 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.2 expected points added · +4.9% 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
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 | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley McDougald | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Tandy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Carter | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lavonte David | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gholston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McCoy | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Moore | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Melton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnthan Banks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Buccaneers -3
- Closing total
- 44
- Bears moneyline
- +161
- Buccaneers 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
- Warm, 82°F at kickoff; breezy at 12 mph out of the south-east; partly cloudy.
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- Bears 7 days · Buccaneers 10 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Lovie Smith