2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Soldier Field
Detroit LionsWinner
24
Chicago Bears
20
Detroit Lions 24–20. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
28/39, 298 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.3 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
17/23, 245 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
0.6 expected points added · +16.4% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
10/15 for 137 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/39 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Joique Bell | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 10 | 15 | 137 | 1 | 38% | 4.0 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 5% | 3.8 |
| Golden Tate | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 15% | 1.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 13% | 0.6 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 18% | 0.8 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3% | 1.9 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| T.J. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Taylor | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caraun Reid | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Tapp | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Carey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermelle Cudjo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 17/23 | 245 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 17 | 76 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Jeremy Langford | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Jay Cutler | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Mariani | 6 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 35% | 2.0 |
| Josh Bellamy | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 17% | 2.2 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Matt Forte | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 13% | 3.2 |
| Cameron Meredith | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17% | -4.2 |
| Rob Housler | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9% | 2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Timu | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Jones-Quartey | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Houston | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Scruggs | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Callahan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Prosinski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -2.5
- Closing total
- 45
- DET moneyline
- -124
- CHI moneyline
- +112
Lions closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 4.
Total closed 45; the game landed 44 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- DET 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs John Fox
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.