Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2015 · Week 12 · Division

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Jay Cutler

17·13

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 39°F · wind 19mph

Closing spread

GB -7.5

Total

45

Model margin

+3.7est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

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
  • -0.020EPA / play+0.002
  • 42.8%Success rate42.3%
  • +0.051EPA / dropback+0.075
  • -0.113EPA / rush-0.134
  • 8.8%Explosive rate8.1%
  • +1.51CPOE-0.77
  • 42.3%Third-down rate33.6%
  • 59.4%Red-zone TD rate62.9%
  • 1.74Points / drive1.72
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.5%

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 Cutler19/3120010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jeremy Langford12484.01
Matt Forte15442.90
Jay Cutler492.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Alshon Jeffery711900
Marquess Wilson45440
Marc Mariani33350
Zach Miller27101
Matt Forte1190
Khari Lee1170
Jeremy Langford1350

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers22/4320211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Eddie Lacy171056.20
James Starks7395.60
Aaron Rodgers4338.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Randall Cobb67740
James Starks45410
Eddie Lacy45341
Richard Rodgers47300
Davante Adams211140
Justin Perillo2290
James Jones0600

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 +7.53.8%6.7%7.5%3.2%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

2.14%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

59.0%

Expected total

44.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.22
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.71