2022 · Week 4

Final

Bears

Chicago

QB Justin Fields

12·20

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

MetLife Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

NYG -3

Total

39

Model margin

+4.5est.

NYG perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Giants
  • Bears

How each play moved the game.

Giants 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 mapGiants
  • -0.039EPA / play+0.033
  • 41.1%Success rate45.0%
  • -0.070EPA / dropback+0.058
  • -0.004EPA / rush-0.004
  • 10.4%Explosive rate7.9%
  • -4.05CPOE+1.68
  • 41.0%Third-down rate37.7%
  • 60.7%Red-zone TD rate71.3%
  • 1.78Points / drive2.02
  • 2.3%Turnover rate1.2%

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

CHI lead 7–6 since 1999

Meetings average 38.4 points. NYG are 9-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W10NYG @ CHI2024CHI
2021 · W17NYG @ CHI329CHI
2020 · W2NYG @ CHI1317CHI
2019 · W12NYG @ CHI1419CHI
2018 · W13CHI @ NYG2730NYG
2016 · W11CHI @ NYG1622NYG
2013 · W6NYG @ CHI2127CHI
2010 · W4CHI @ NYG317NYG

Box score

Individual performances

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Fields11/2217400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Khalil Herbert19774.10
Justin Fields7527.40
Trestan Ebner6203.30

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones8/137100
Tyrod Taylor1/31101

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Saquon Barkley311464.70
Daniel Jones66811.32
Tyrod Taylor33010.00
Matt Breida3186.00
Gary Brightwell100.00

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 +33.6%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Giants; negative favour Bears.

Half-point at risk

7.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

61.2%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.92
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+4.54