2016 Week 8 · Mon, Oct 31, 2016 · Soldier Field

Minnesota Vikings

Chicago BearsWinner

MIN -5.5 upsetU 39.5 ✓Vikings closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Chicago Bears 20–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CHI

Jay CutlerQB

20/31, 252 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

8.5 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Sam BradfordQB

23/37, 228 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

0.8 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

Jordan HowardRB

26 att, 153 yds, 1 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Matt AsiataRB

14 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Zach MillerTE

7/10 for 88 yds, 0 TD

32% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Stefon DiggsWR

8/13 for 76 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Sam Bradford	23/37	228	1	0	5	0.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Matt Asiata	14	42	3.0	0	-2.9
Ronnie Hillman	4	15	3.8	0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Stefon Diggs	8	13	76	1	35%	5.2
Adam Thielen	3	5	40	0	14%	0.7
Matt Asiata	2	5	36	0	14%	-0.2
Cordarrelle Patterson	3	3	36	0	8%	0.5
Kyle Rudolph	5	6	31	0	16%	1.9
Ronnie Hillman	2	5	9	0	14%	-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Eric Kendricks	7	2	0.0	0
Harrison Smith	4	2	0.0	0
Linval Joseph	5	1	0.0	0
Xavier Rhodes	4	1	0.0	3
Everson Griffen	5	0	1.0	0
Anthony Barr	3	1	0.0	0
Anthony Harris	2	2	0.0	0
Brian Robison	3	1	0.0	0
Shamar Stephen	1	1	0.0	0
Trae Waynes	2	0	0.0	0

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jay Cutler	20/31	252	1	0	1	8.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jordan Howard	26	153	5.9	1	0.3
Ka'Deem Carey	2	3	1.5	0	-0.9
Jay Cutler	1	2	2.0	0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Zach Miller	7	10	88	0	32%	2.4
Alshon Jeffery	4	8	63	1	26%	2.1
Jordan Howard	4	4	49	0	13%	3.5
Cameron Meredith	1	2	24	0	6%	1.1
Jeremy Langford	1	1	11	0	3%	1.6
Ben Braunecker	1	1	8	0	3%	0.8
Logan Paulsen	1	2	5	0	6%	-0.3
Josh Bellamy	1	2	4	0	6%	-0.7
Deonte Thompson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jerrell Freeman	5	2	0.0	0
Danny Trevathan	3	3	0.0	2
Adrian Amos	6	0	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	6	0	0.0	0
Harold Jones-Quartey	4	1	0.0	0
Akiem Hicks	3	1	2.0	1
De'Vante Bausby	4	0	0.0	0
Cre'von LeBlanc	3	0	0.0	0
Nick Kwiatkoski	2	0	0.0	0
Leonard Floyd	2	0	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -5.5
Closing total: 39.5
MIN moneyline: -230
CHI moneyline: +205

Vikings closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 30 — under by 9.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Soldier Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 58°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Gene Steratore
Rest: MIN 8 days · CHI 11 days
Coaches: Mike Zimmer vs John Fox

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.