2017 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 19, 2017 · Soldier Field
Detroit LionsWinner
27
Chicago Bears
24
Detroit Lions 27–24 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
21/31, 299 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
11.3 expected points added · +11.3% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
18/30, 179 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.9 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 21/31 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Riddick | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jamal Agnew | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 23% | 5.7 |
| T.J. Jones | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 16% | 4.8 |
| Kenny Golladay | 2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 10% | 2.9 |
| Eric Ebron | 4 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 23% | 0.6 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 2.3 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6% | 2.4 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Whitehead | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nevin Lawson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Longa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 18/30 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Howard | 15 | 125 | 8.3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Tarik Cohen | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dontrelle Inman | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 17% | 3.0 |
| Adam Shaheen | 4 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 13% | 3.7 |
| Kendall Wright | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Daniel Brown | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 17% | 0.3 |
| Benny Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Tarik Cohen | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 20% | -2.1 |
| Tre McBride | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Markus Wheaton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Jones | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Unrein | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Fuller | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cre'von LeBlanc | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaiah Irving | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrick McManis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3
- Closing total
- 41
- DET moneyline
- -155
- CHI moneyline
- +140
Lions closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 41; the game landed 51 — over by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 33°F, wind 16 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- 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 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.