2009 · Week 1 · Division

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Jay Cutler

15·21

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 76°F · wind 0mph

Closing spread

GB -5

Total

47

Model margin

+8.3est.

GB perspective

Push chance

1.9%est.

Win probability

  • Packers
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Packers 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 mapPackers
  • -0.089EPA / play+0.124
  • 39.6%Success rate44.9%
  • -0.064EPA / dropback+0.213
  • -0.135EPA / rush-0.018
  • 8.4%Explosive rate8.5%
  • +0.30CPOE+3.74
  • 37.3%Third-down rate47.0%
  • 52.0%Red-zone TD rate65.6%
  • 1.57Points / drive2.22
  • 3.2%Turnover rate1.4%

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

GB lead 40–16 since 1999

CHI have won 2 straight. Meetings average 42.8 points. GB are 37-18-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsGB @ CHI2731CHI
2025 · W16GB @ CHI1622CHI
2025 · W14CHI @ GB2128GB
2024 · W18CHI @ GB2422CHI
2024 · W11GB @ CHI2019GB
2023 · W18CHI @ GB917GB
2023 · W1GB @ CHI3820GB
2022 · W13GB @ CHI2819GB

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jay Cutler17/3627714

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Matt Forte25552.20
Jay Cutler3165.30
Garrett Wolfe3155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Devin Hester44901
Johnny Knox24820
Earl Bennett713660
Desmond Clark14230
Jason McKie1280
Greg Olsen1680
Garrett Wolfe1100
Matt Forte0100

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers17/2818410

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryan Grant16613.81
DeShawn Wynn382.70
Aaron Rodgers372.30

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 +52.8%5.5%7.0%3.2%5.0%3.4%3.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

1.93%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

70.4%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+5.77
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+8.26