Week 7
New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
Final: NE 24, CHI 30
The projection
Final NE 24, CHI 30
Pregame projection · frozen at kickoff. These numbers were our final pre-game read; the market cells show the last pre-kickoff line, not any in-play price.
 Touchdown Theory | MarketClosing | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | not published | CHI -3 | |
| Total | not published | 51 | |
| Moneyline | not published | NE +136CHI -162 | |
| Win chance | not published | CHI 59% |
Closed 8:15 PM ET.
Our projection has not published for this game yet. The market side updates every pull.
Line movement
- CaesarsTue 4:00 PM: CHI -2.5 / 48 → Tue 6:01 PM: CHI -2.5 / 49 → Wed 6:00 AM: CHI -2.5 / 49.5 → Sat 9:30 AM: CHI -1.5 / 49.5 → Sun 7:31 PM: CHI -3 / 49.5 → Sun 9:01 PM: CHI -3 / 50 → Mon 1:01 PM: CHI -3 / 50.5 → Thu 1:01 PM: CHI -3 / 51 → Thu 4:30 PM: CHI -3 / 50.5 → Thu 5:01 PM: CHI -3 / 51(Closed)
Market numbers are recorded as the feed saw them, shown for comparison, not as a recommendation.
How the number is built
Not published yet. When a projection exists for this game, this section shows the score before environment, the adjustment applied to it, and the result, adding up in front of you.
Environment
Venue
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Roof
open
Elevation
578 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
58F
Wind
5 mph NE
Chance of precipitation
0%
Humidity
81%
Forecast
Mostly Clear
Issued 34 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.
Major reconstruction 2002-2003 (reopened 2003). Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Chicago lakeshore elevation (578 ft per WP; field is on the lakeshore).
Injury report
The week 7 report has not been filed yet. The statuses below are from the week 8 report; the league typically files Wednesday afternoon ET.
New England Patriots13 listed
A.J. BrownWRAnkle, KneeDid Not Participate In Practice
Ben BrownCKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Carlton Davis IIICBNeckFull Participation in Practice
Channing CanadaCBHamstringFull Participation in Practice
Christian EllissLB
What happened
Chicago Bears
| Player | Pos | Snap | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | QB | 100% | 22/36, 308, 2 TD | 5 for 18 | 2 | |
| Luther Burden | WR | 61% | 1 for 7 | 4/4, 130, 1 TD | 1 | |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | 86% | 22 for 78, 1 TD | 4/4, 12 |
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