Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 7 · Division

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Brian Hoyer

10·26

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 47°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

GB -7.5

Total

46.5

Model margin

+2.7est.

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
  • -0.042EPA / play+0.127
  • 44.1%Success rate45.9%
  • -0.001EPA / dropback+0.243
  • -0.111EPA / rush-0.138
  • 10.0%Explosive rate8.9%
  • -0.10CPOE+2.71
  • 37.8%Third-down rate47.4%
  • 52.5%Red-zone TD rate63.8%
  • 1.41Points / drive2.39
  • 2.9%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
Matt Barkley6/158102
Brian Hoyer4/114900

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ka'Deem Carey10484.80
Jordan Howard7223.10
Matt Barkley1-1-1.00

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers39/5632630

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ty Montgomery9606.70
Randall Cobb5214.20
Aaron Rodgers273.50
Don Jackson263.00
Knile Davis210.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Davante Adams13161322
Randall Cobb1115951
Ty Montgomery1013660
Jordy Nelson1490
Jeff Janis2590
Richard Rodgers1170
Don Jackson0100

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 +7.53.9%2.7%6.9%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

2.09%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.3%

Expected total

46.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.98
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment-2.01
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.70