2000 · Week 8

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Cade McNown

9·13

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Donovan McNabb

Veterans Stadium · outdoors · astroturf · 59°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

PHI -6.5

Total

41

Model margin

+5.9est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Eagles 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.

Bearsedge mapEagles
  • -0.144EPA / play-0.003
  • 38.4%Success rate40.3%
  • -0.138EPA / dropback+0.063
  • -0.156EPA / rush-0.138
  • 6.1%Explosive rate7.5%
  • 29.8%Third-down rate41.3%
  • 35.6%Red-zone TD rate52.6%
  • 0.80Points / drive1.62
  • 2.7%Turnover rate2.5%
  • -0.018EPA / play allowed-0.085

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 12–5 since 1999

Meetings average 41 points. PHI are 9-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13CHI @ PHI2415CHI
2022 · W15PHI @ CHI2520PHI
2019 · W9CHI @ PHI1422PHI
2018 · playoffsPHI @ CHI1615PHI
2017 · W12CHI @ PHI331PHI
2016 · W2PHI @ CHI2914PHI
2013 · W16CHI @ PHI1154PHI
2011 · W9CHI @ PHI3024CHI

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jim Miller14/3412801
Cade McNown6/94900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Allen21874.10
Eddie Kennison12323.00
Cade McNown122.00
Jim Miller221.00

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Donovan McNabb22/3520711

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darnell Autry14372.60
Donovan McNabb5255.00
Stanley Pritchett4215.30
Koy Detmer188.00
Cecil Martin144.00
Brian Mitchell221.00

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 +6.53.3%6.2%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

4.97%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.7%

Expected total

42.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.34
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.90