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2018 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2018 · Soldier Field

Green Bay Packers

17

Chicago BearsWinner

24

CHI -6 ✓U 46.5 ✓

Chicago Bears 24–17. Biggest swing: Q4 14:23, GB +15% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

0255075100End Q1End Q2End Q3CHIGB
Q4 · 14:23GB CHI CHI ball · 3rd & 1CHI 72%

(14:23) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 29-T.Cohen. 29-T.Cohen FUMBLES (Aborted) at GB 26, RECOVERED by GB-94-D.Lowry at GB 26. 94-D.Lowry to GB 26 for no gain (72-C.Leno Jr).

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

  1. Q4 · 14:23GB +15% win prob(14:23) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 29-T.Cohen. 29-T.Cohen FUMBLES (Aborted) at GB 26, RECOVERED by GB-94-D.Lowry at GB 26. 94-D.Lowry to GB 26 for no gain (72-C.Leno Jr).
  2. Q4 · 10:21CHI +14% win prob(10:21) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass short left to 80-T.Burton for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  3. Q3 · 4:15CHI +11% win prob(4:15) 30-J.Williams right end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  4. Q4 · 3:14GB +8% win prob(3:14) (Shotgun) 12-A.Rodgers pass short middle intended for 80-J.Graham INTERCEPTED by 39-E.Jackson (58-R.Smith) at CHI -5. 39-E.Jackson to CHI 8 for 13 yards (65-L.Taylor). CHI-39-E.Jackson was injured during the play.

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

MetricPackersBears
Offensive plays6757
Total yards325333 (edge)
Yards per play4.95.8 (edge)
Expected points added / play-0.040.03 (edge)
Success rate42%47% (edge)
Dropback rate76%54%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)-0.000.47 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)-0.17 (edge)-0.50
Third downs5/14 (edge)3/10
Red-zone trips → TDs0 → 00 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)7 (edge)4
First downs gained on snaps20 (edge)17
Sacks taken51 (edge)
Turnovers11

Bears won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.03 expected points added per play vs -0.04.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · GB

Aaron RodgersQB

25/42, 274 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-1.2 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected

Passing · CHI

Mitchell TrubiskyQB

20/28, 235 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.7 expected points added · +3.0% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

Jordan HowardRB

19 att, 60 yds, 1 TD

-2.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · GB

Jamaal WilliamsRB

12 att, 55 yds, 1 TD

-1.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · GB

Davante AdamsWR

8/13 for 119 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · 9.6 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

Allen RobinsonWR

3/7 for 54 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 0.5 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#TeamStartPlaysScrim ydsClockResult
1CHICHI 237342:17Punt
2GBGB 47154:14Punt
3CHICHI 4010606:21Touchdown
4GBGB 258283:07Punt
5CHICHI 9481:32Punt
6GBGB 399435:02Turnover on downs
7CHICHI 2110495:10Punt
8GBGB 2490:35Punt
9CHICHI 396611:12Touchdown
10GBGB 255270:30End of half
11GBGB 2512505:34Turnover on downs
12CHICHI 307203:01Turnover on downs
13GB506522:15Touchdown
14CHICHI 2511524:52Fumble
15GBGB 264-21:06Punt
16CHIGB 456322:56Touchdown
17GBGB 255-51:04Punt
18CHIGB 15492:29Turnover on downs
19GBGB 2510663:39Interception
20CHICHI 8480:22Punt
21GBGB 4110422:31Turnover on downs
22CHIGB 39200:11End of game

0 of 22 drives ended in points. Longest march: Packers gained 66 scrimmage yards over 10 plays for a interception.

Full stat lines

Box score

Green Bay Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Aaron Rodgers25/42274015-1.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jamaal Williams12554.61-1.2
Aaron Rodgers3258.301.0
Aaron Jones482.00-1.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Davante Adams813119033%9.6
Jamaal Williams4542013%1.8
Jimmy Graham3432010%-0.9
Randall Cobb3730018%0.1
Lance Kendricks4427010%1.5
Marquez Valdes-Scantling121205%-1.2
Equanimeous St. Brown13708%-1.2
Jake Kumerow12505%-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Blake Martinez430.000
Josh Jones420.001
Tyler Lancaster510.000
Josh Jackson320.000
Kyler Fackrell220.500
Tramon Williams220.000
Fadol Brown210.000
Montravius Adams210.500
Tony Brown300.000
Jaire Alexander300.000

Chicago Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mitchell Trubisky20/2823520112.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jordan Howard19603.21-2.7
Tarik Cohen5244.80-5.7
Mitchell Trubisky3165.300.6
Taquan Mizzell111.00-1.6
Benny Cunningham1-1-1.00-3.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Allen Robinson3754025%0.5
Adam Shaheen223907%3.9
Trey Burton4736125%2.0
Taylor Gabriel3333011%3.6
Tarik Cohen5631121%0.6
Josh Bellamy111804%1.5
Jordan Howard111504%0.9
Taquan Mizzell11904%0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Roquan Smith730.002
Leonard Floyd602.000
Eddie Jackson510.012
Khalil Mack512.500
Adrian Amos410.000
Danny Trevathan310.000
Prince Amukamara400.001
Akiem Hicks120.001
Sherrick McManis200.002
Kyle Fuller200.002

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CHI -6
Closing total
46.5
GB moneyline
+221
CHI moneyline
-248

Bears closed -6 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 41 — under by 5.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Soldier Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
45°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
John Hussey
Rest
GB 7 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches
Joe Philbin vs Matt Nagy

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