2006 · DIV

Final / OT

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Matt Hasselbeck

24·27

Bears

Chicago

QB Rex Grossman

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass · 32°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

CHI -3.5

Total

37.5

Model margin

+3.7est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Bears
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Bears winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapBears
  • -0.075EPA / play-0.046
  • 40.2%Success rate40.3%
  • -0.031EPA / dropback-0.039
  • -0.130EPA / rush-0.054
  • 8.2%Explosive rate9.4%
  • -1.93CPOE-3.50
  • 37.5%Third-down rate37.7%
  • 55.0%Red-zone TD rate50.6%
  • 1.49Points / drive1.80
  • 3.2%Turnover rate3.0%

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

SEA lead 8–6 since 1999

Meetings average 41.3 points. CHI are 8-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W17SEA @ CHI6–3SEA
2021 · W16CHI @ SEA25–24CHI
2018 · W2SEA @ CHI17–24CHI
2015 · W3CHI @ SEA0–26SEA
2012 · W13SEA @ CHI23–17SEA
2011 · W15SEA @ CHI38–14SEA
2010 · playoffsSEA @ CHI24–35CHI
2010 · W6SEA @ CHI23–20SEA

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
BallStartPlaysYardsResultSEA–CHI
CHIQ1 15:001280Touchdown0–7
SEAQ1 8:3539Punt0–7
CHIQ1 7:03622Punt0–7
SEAQ1 3:48971Touchdown7–7
CHIQ2 14:54168Touchdown7–14
SEAQ2 14:3633Punt7–14
CHIQ2 12:59414Punt7–14
SEAQ2 11:29415Punt7–14
CHIQ2 9:15517Punt7–14
SEAQ2 7:0838Punt7–14
CHIQ2 5:423-16Turnover7–14
SEAQ2 4:19526Touchdown14–14
CHIQ2 2:29757Touchdown14–21
SEAQ2 0:4825End of half14–21
SEAQ3 15:00849Field goal17–21
CHIQ3 9:565-9Punt17–21
SEAQ3 7:22756Touchdown24–21
CHIQ3 4:571152Turnover24–21
SEAQ4 13:3110Turnover24–21
CHIQ4 13:1931Punt24–21
SEAQ4 12:2633Punt24–21
CHIQ4 10:151148Field goal24–24
SEAQ4 4:24517Turnover on downs24–24
CHIQ4 1:5933Punt24–24
SEAQ4 1:38926Turnover on downs24–24
SEAOT418Punt24–24
CHIOT634Field goal24–27

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matt Hasselbeck18/3319511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Shaun Alexander261084.22
Maurice Morris4112.80
Matt Hasselbeck188.00

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Rex Grossman21/3828211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Thomas Jones21663.12
Cedric Benson12453.80
Rashied Davis199.00

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 +3.53.8%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Bears; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

58.9%

Expected total

41.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.65
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.48
  • Expected margin+3.69