2021 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2022 · Soldier Field

New York Giants

Chicago BearsWinner

CHI -7 ✓U 36.5 ✓25°FBears closed -7 and covered, winning by 26.

Chicago Bears 29–3 — never really in doubt late. Biggest swing: Q1 14:54, NYG +7% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q1 · 14:54NYG — CHI NYG ball · 1st & 10CHI 78%

(14:54) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon sacked at NYG 18 for -7 yards (99-T.Gipson). FUMBLES (99-T.Gipson) [99-T.Gipson], touched at NYG 18, RECOVERED by CHI-98-B.Nichols at NYG 14. 98-B.Nichols pushed ob at NYG 2 for 12 yards (63

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

Q1 · 14:54NYG +7% win prob(14:54) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon sacked at NYG 18 for -7 yards (99-T.Gipson). FUMBLES (99-T.Gipson) [99-T.Gipson], touched at NYG 18, RECOVERED by CHI-98-B.Nichols at NYG 14. 98-B.Nichols pushed ob at NYG 2 for 12 yards (63-W.Martin).
Q1 · 14:45CHI +4% win prob(14:45) 32-D.Montgomery left guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 · 11:58NYG +4% win prob(11:58) (Shotgun) 2-M.Glennon pass short middle intended for 19-K.Golladay INTERCEPTED by 38-Ta.Gipson (25-A.Burns) at CHI 45. 38-Ta.Gipson to NYG 24 for 31 yards (2-M.Glennon).
Q1 · 8:14CHI +2% win prob(8:14) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 11-D.Mooney for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Giants	Bears
Offensive plays	55	64
Total yards	155	249 (edge)
Yards per play	2.8	3.9 (edge)
Expected points added / play	-0.68	-0.17 (edge)
Success rate	36% (edge)	34%
Dropback rate	29%	63%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	-2.15	-0.21 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.08 (edge)	-0.10
Third downs	1/11	6/15 (edge)
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	2	2
First downs gained on snaps	11	16 (edge)
Sacks taken	4	2 (edge)
Turnovers	4	2 (edge)

Bears won the down-to-down efficiency fight: -0.17 expected points added per play vs -0.68.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CHI

Andy DaltonQB

18/35, 173 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-4.8 expected points added · -9.4% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Mike GlennonQB

4/11, 24 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-35.6 expected points added · -29.2% completion over expected

Rushing · NYG

Saquon BarkleyRB

21 att, 102 yds, 0 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

David MontgomeryRB

22 att, 64 yds, 2 TD

-3.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Darnell MooneyWR

7/13 for 69 yds, 1 TD

39% of team targets · 2.3 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

Allen RobinsonWR

4/6 for 35 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · -0.1 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	NYG	NYG 25	2	-7	0:15	Fumble
2	CHI	NYG 2	2	2	0:03	Touchdown
3	NYG	NYG 25	6	20	2:55	Interception
4	CHI	NYG 24	8	24	3:39	Touchdown
5	NYG	NYG 27	7	5	3:36	Punt
6	CHI	CHI 13	4	3	1:36	Punt
7	NYG	NYG 32	6	20	3:06	Punt
8	CHI	CHI 9	4	4	1:03	Punt
9	NYG	NYG 45	10	35	6:02	Turnover on downs
10	CHI	CHI 28	15	69	6:44	Turnover on downs
11	NYG	NYG 5	3	-4	0:09	Turnover on downs
12	CHI	CHI 35	8	39	0:52	Turnover on downs
13	CHI	CHI 25	13	60	5:30	Touchdown
14	NYG	NYG 25	7	20	2:57	Punt
15	CHI	CHI 22	5	12	1:34	Punt
16	NYG	NYG 37	5	19	2:23	Fumble
17	CHI	CHI 44	1	0	0:06	Interception
18	NYG	NYG 33	4	2	1:35	Punt
19	CHI	CHI 27	10	26	4:42	Punt
20	NYG	NYG 20	9	26	3:52	Turnover on downs
21	CHI	CHI 45	4	4	2:25	Punt
22	NYG	NYG 16	3	6	1:20	Interception
23	CHI	NYG 15	4	6	1:54	Interception
24	NYG	NYG 17	3	13	1:42	End of game

0 of 24 drives ended in points. Longest march: Bears gained 69 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a turnover on downs.

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Mike Glennon	4/11	24	0	2	4	-35.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Saquon Barkley	21	102	4.9	0.2
Devontae Booker	18	46	2.6	-3.2
Mike Glennon	1	13	13.0	1.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Evan Engram	1	2	12	18%	-0.9
David Sills	1	1	12	9%	0.8
Saquon Barkley	0	1	0	9%	-1.7
Devontae Booker	2	3	0	27%	-4.1
Pharoh Cooper	0	2	0	18%	-5.9
Kenny Golladay	0	1	0	9%	-6.2
Kyle Rudolph	0	1	0	9%	-2.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Leonard Williams	2	6	0.0	0	0
Jaylon Smith	5	2	1.0	0	0
Lorenzo Carter	5	1	1.0	0	1
Xavier McKinney	4	2	0.0	0	1
Tae Crowder	2	3	0.0	1	1
Austin Johnson	3	1	0.0	0	0
Adoree' Jackson	3	1	0.0	0	0
Logan Ryan	2	2	0.0	0	1
Julian Love	1	1	0.0	0	0
Quincy Roche	1	1	0.0	0	0

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	18/35	173	1	1	2	-4.8
David Montgomery	0/1	0	0	1	0	-3.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
David Montgomery	22	64	2.9	2	-3.1
Andy Dalton	3	14	4.7	0	-0.2
Khalil Herbert	2	9	4.5	0	0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Darnell Mooney	7	13	69	1	39%	2.3
Allen Robinson	4	6	35	0	18%	-0.1
Cole Kmet	3	5	25	0	15%	-4.4
Damiere Byrd	1	2	23	0	6%	0.5
David Montgomery	2	2	17	0	6%	1.7
Jesse James	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.8
Damien Williams	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.3
Jimmy Graham	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5
Marquise Goodwin	0	2	0	0	6%	-2.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Roquan Smith	6	3	0.0	0	0
Eddie Jackson	4	3	0.0	0	0
Alec Ogletree	5	2	0.0	0	0
Bilal Nichols	2	2	0.0	0	1
Jaylon Johnson	4	0	0.0	0	0
Eddie Goldman	2	1	0.0	0	0
Angelo Blackson	3	0	1.0	0	0
Deon Bush	2	1	0.0	1	1
Trevis Gipson	2	1	2.0	0	0
Sam Kamara	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CHI -7
Closing total: 36.5
NYG moneyline: +245
CHI moneyline: -287

Bears closed -7 and covered, winning by 26.

Total closed 36.5; the game landed 32 — under by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Soldier Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 25°F, wind 13 mph
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
Rest: NYG 7 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches: Joe Judge vs Matt Nagy