2025 · DIV

Final / OT

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

20·17

Bears

Chicago

QB Caleb Williams

Soldier Field · outdoors · grass · 19°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

LA -3.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

-0.5est.

CHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Bears
  • Rams

How each play moved the game.

Bears winsRams wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ramsedge mapBears
  • +0.149EPA / play+0.076
  • 52.2%Success rate45.7%
  • +0.235EPA / dropback+0.122
  • +0.021EPA / rush+0.007
  • 11.3%Explosive rate10.1%
  • +1.65CPOE-3.48
  • 40.0%Third-down rate42.0%
  • 68.9%Red-zone TD rate66.8%
  • 2.67Points / drive2.32
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.0%

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

LA lead 8–7 since 1999

Meetings average 40 points. CHI are 9-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W4LA @ CHI1824CHI
2021 · W1CHI @ LA1434RAMS
2020 · W7CHI @ LA1024RAMS
2019 · W11CHI @ LA717RAMS
2018 · W14LA @ CHI615CHI
2015 · W10CHI @ STL3713CHI
2013 · W12CHI @ STL2142RAMS
2012 · W3STL @ CHI623CHI

Box score

Individual performances

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford20/4225800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kyren Williams21874.12
Blake Corum6193.20
Puka Nacua263.00
Jordan Whittington100.00
Matthew Stafford1-1-1.00

Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Caleb Williams23/4225723

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
D'Andre Swift19764.00
Caleb Williams5408.00
Kyle Monangai13362.80
DJ Moore188.00
Luther Burden III100.00

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 -3.52.8%4.5%3.0%7.4%7.3%2.9%4.3%2.6%

Positive margins favour Bears; negative favour Rams.

Half-point at risk

7.40%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

47.8%

Expected total

46.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.19
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.48