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2017 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 16, 2017 · Ford Field

Chicago Bears

10

Detroit LionsWinner

20

DET -5 ✓U 43.5 ✓Dome

Detroit Lions 20–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CHI

Mitchell TrubiskyQB

31/46, 314 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-2.7 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

25/33, 237 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

1.1 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected

Rushing · DET

Theo RiddickRB

8 att, 49 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

Jordan HowardRB

10 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Marvin JonesWR

3/5 for 85 yds, 0 TD

15% of team targets · 4.4 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

Kendall WrightWR

7/13 for 81 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · -4.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Chicago Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mitchell Trubisky31/46314132-2.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jordan Howard10373.70-1.6
Mitchell Trubisky231.501.9
Michael Burton122.000.4
Tarik Cohen210.50-1.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Kendall Wright71381028%-4.1
Josh Bellamy5770015%3.8
Markus Wheaton244209%5.1
Benny Cunningham4533111%1.9
Daniel Brown343209%-0.4
Jordan Howard442609%0.6
Tarik Cohen4616013%-1.1
Dion Sims11902%0.5
Dontrelle Inman12504%-6.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Nick Kwiatkoski620.000
Eddie Jackson710.000
Prince Amukamara510.001
Sam Acho311.000
Danny Trevathan220.000
Akiem Hicks311.000
Deon Bush210.000
Lamarr Houston302.000
Howard Jones110.000
Bryce Callahan200.000

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford25/332372041.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Theo Riddick8496.10-2.2
Tion Green10353.50-0.9
Ameer Abdullah188.000.6
Matthew Stafford1-1-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Marvin Jones3585015%4.4
Golden Tate3533015%0.4
Eric Ebron5733121%2.0
Kenny Golladay4529015%-0.1
T.J. Jones332619%2.2
Ameer Abdullah3413012%-0.3
Theo Riddick331209%-1.2
Jamal Agnew11603%0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Tahir Whitehead530.000
Jarrad Davis510.000
Nevin Lawson320.001
D.J. Hayden500.001
Darius Slay500.023
Teez Tabor400.000
Glover Quin220.001
Quandre Diggs301.012
Jalen Reeves-Maybin300.001
Akeem Spence201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
DET -5
Closing total
43.5
CHI moneyline
+211
DET moneyline
-236

Lions closed -5 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 30 — under by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Ford Field
Roof / surface
dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
CHI 6 days · DET 6 days
Coaches
John Fox vs Jim Caldwell

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