2017 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 16, 2017 · Ford Field
Chicago Bears
10
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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
31/46, 314 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-2.7 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
25/33, 237 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.1 expected points added · +3.9% completion over expected
Receiving · CHI
7/13 for 81 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · -4.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 31/46 | 314 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Howard | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Tarik Cohen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Wright | 7 | 13 | 81 | 0 | 28% | -4.1 |
| Josh Bellamy | 5 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 15% | 3.8 |
| Markus Wheaton | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 9% | 5.1 |
| Benny Cunningham | 4 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Daniel Brown | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
| Jordan Howard | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Tarik Cohen | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 13% | -1.1 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Dontrelle Inman | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -6.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kwiatkoski | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Amukamara | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Acho | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akiem Hicks | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deon Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamarr Houston | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Callahan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 25/33 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Tion Green | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 15% | 4.4 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 15% | 0.4 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 21% | 2.0 |
| Kenny Golladay | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 15% | -0.1 |
| T.J. Jones | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 9% | 2.2 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 12% | -0.3 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 |
| Jamal Agnew | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Whitehead | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D.J. Hayden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Slay | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Teez Tabor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akeem Spence | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
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.