2017 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2017 · Soldier Field
Cleveland Browns
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Chicago BearsWinner
20
CHI -5.5 ✓U 37 ✓24°F
Chicago Bears 20–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
14/23, 193 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-2.6 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
18/36, 182 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-10.7 expected points added · -10.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShone Kizer | 18/36 | 182 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Duke Johnson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| DeShone Kizer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Matt Dayes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Johnson | 7 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 19% | 7.7 |
| Ricardo Louis | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Rashard Higgins | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | -8.3 |
| Josh Gordon | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 22% | -8.1 |
| David Njoku | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
| Seth DeValve | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
| Corey Coleman | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17% | -4.4 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 11% | -2.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Burgess | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schobert | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Ogunjobi | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamar Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Currie | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Louis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 14/23 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Jordan Howard | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 2 | -1.7 |
| Tarik Cohen | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 9% | 5.5 |
| Josh Bellamy | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 17% | 1.5 |
| Kendall Wright | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 26% | 0.6 |
| Dion Sims | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13% | -0.7 |
| Dontrelle Inman | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17% | -0.4 |
| Tarik Cohen | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -0.0 |
| Michael Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Daniel Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kwiatkoski | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Trevathan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Goldman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Acho | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Callahan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Akiem Hicks | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Amos | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -5.5
- Closing total
- 37
- CLE moneyline
- +205
- CHI moneyline
- -230
Bears closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 37; the game landed 23 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 24°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CHI 8 days
- Coaches
- Hue Jackson vs John Fox