2016 · Week 2

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

29·14

Bears

Chicago

QB Jay Cutler

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass · 84°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

CHI -3

Total

42.5

Model margin

-0.9est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

7.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Bears
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Bears winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Eaglesedge mapBears
  • -0.017EPA / play-0.042
  • 43.8%Success rate44.1%
  • +0.046EPA / dropback-0.001
  • -0.121EPA / rush-0.111
  • 8.2%Explosive rate10.0%
  • -0.81CPOE-0.10
  • 38.3%Third-down rate37.8%
  • 59.4%Red-zone TD rate52.5%
  • 1.86Points / drive1.41
  • 1.8%Turnover rate2.9%

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. CHI are 8-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13CHI @ PHI2415CHI
2022 · W15PHI @ CHI2520PHI
2019 · W9CHI @ PHI1422PHI
2018 · playoffsPHI @ CHI1615PHI
2017 · W12CHI @ PHI331PHI
2013 · W16CHI @ PHI1154PHI
2011 · W9CHI @ PHI3024CHI
2010 · W12PHI @ CHI2631CHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz21/3419010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Darren Sproles12403.30
Ryan Mathews9323.62
Wendell Smallwood2168.00
Carson Wentz6101.70
Kenjon Barner221.00
Josh Huff100.00

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jay Cutler12/1715701
Brian Hoyer9/127800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jeremy Langford11282.51
Jordan Howard3227.30
Kevin White199.00
Ka'Deem Carey231.50

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 +32.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.2%2.8%4.3%

Positive margins favour Bears; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

7.25%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.7%

Expected total

45.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.76
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment-1.85
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.87