1999 · Week 3

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Shane Matthews

17·24

Raiders

Oakland

QB Rich Gannon

Network Associates Coliseum · outdoors · grass · 77°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

OAK -7

Total

38

Model margin

+4.1est.

OAK perspective

Push chance

4.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Raiders
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Raiders winsBears wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

CHI lead 6–3 since 1999

CHI have won 3 straight. Meetings average 40.1 points. OAK are 2-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W4CHI @ LV25–24CHI
2023 · W7LV @ CHI12–30CHI
2021 · W5CHI @ LV20–9CHI
2019 · W5CHI @ OAK21–24RAIDERS
2015 · W4OAK @ CHI20–22CHI
2011 · W12CHI @ OAK20–25RAIDERS
2007 · W10CHI @ OAK17–6CHI
2003 · W5OAK @ CHI21–24CHI

Possession by possession

How it unfolded

Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.

Drive-by-drive log
BallStartPlaysYardsResultCHI–OAK
CHIQ1 15:001150Missed field goal0–0
LVQ1 9:40523Turnover0–0
CHIQ1 7:3815Turnover0–0
LVQ1 7:32751Touchdown0–7
CHIQ1 4:07214Touchdown7–7
LVQ1 3:061664Turnover7–7
CHIQ2 10:471142Punt7–7
LVQ2 5:4357Punt7–7
CHIQ2 3:11414Field goal10–7
LVQ2 1:5000Turnover10–7
CHIQ2 1:4334Turnover10–7
LVQ2 1:07751Touchdown10–14
CHIQ2 0:0900End of half10–14
LVQ3 15:00519Punt10–14
CHIQ3 12:4738Punt10–14
CHIQ3 11:20765Touchdown17–14
LVQ3 8:57766Turnover17–14
CHIQ3 5:12832Missed field goal17–14
LVQ3 1:17645Field goal17–17
CHIQ4 13:1337Punt17–17
LVQ4 11:20857Touchdown17–24
CHIQ4 6:454-2Punt17–24
LVQ4 5:13512Punt17–24
CHIQ4 2:363-6Turnover17–24
LVQ4 1:5200End of half17–24

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Shane Matthews20/3017821
Cade McNown3/53800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Curtis Enis15352.30
Shane Matthews1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +73.7%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Raiders; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

4.88%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.1%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.57
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.14

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.