2002 · Week 11

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Chris Chandler

16·21

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · astroturf

Closing spread

STL -10.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+5.8est.

STL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Rams 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

STL lead 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 40 points. STL are 6-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsLA @ CHI20–17RAMS
2024 · W4LA @ CHI18–24CHI
2021 · W1CHI @ LA14–34RAMS
2020 · W7CHI @ LA10–24RAMS
2019 · W11CHI @ LA7–17RAMS
2018 · W14LA @ CHI6–15CHI
2015 · W10CHI @ STL37–13CHI
2013 · W12CHI @ STL21–42RAMS

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–STL
LAQ1 15:001065Touchdown0–7
CHIQ1 10:05428Punt0–7
LAQ1 8:24562Turnover0–7
CHIQ1 6:091339Field goal3–7
LAQ2 14:1035Punt3–7
CHIQ2 12:09519Punt3–7
LAQ2 9:4736Punt3–7
CHIQ2 8:2333Field goal6–7
LAQ2 6:15513Turnover6–7
CHIQ2 4:08620Punt6–7
LAQ2 1:28586Touchdown6–14
CHIQ2 0:4255End of half6–14
CHIQ3 15:001164Touchdown13–14
LAQ3 9:23734Punt13–14
CHIQ3 5:333-3Punt13–14
LAQ3 3:29418Punt13–14
CHIQ3 1:0438Punt13–14
LAQ4 14:151082Touchdown13–21
CHIQ4 9:0130Punt13–21
LAQ4 7:563-1Punt13–21
CHIQ4 6:52642Field goal16–21
LAQ4 3:48619Punt16–21
CHIQ4 1:074-5Turnover on downs16–21
LAQ4 0:2800End of half16–21

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Chris Chandler20/3315700
Marty Booker0/2000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Anthony Thomas14614.41
Leon Johnson6162.70
Chris Chandler166.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Marty Booker710650
Stanley Pritchett46330
John Davis45300
Dez White24180
Marcus Robinson37110
Ahmad Merritt0200
Anthony Thomas0100

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 +10.56.2%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

1.59%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

64.4%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.59
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment+1.64
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+5.79

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.