Chargers 17–16 Bears: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 8, 2019

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

M. Trubisky (Chicago Bears), 53.5% completion, +2.9% CPOE, -0.03 EPA per dropback, -1.21 total passing EPA. P. Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 59.4% completion, +3.7% CPOE, -0.09 EPA per dropback, -2.82 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

A. Miller (Chicago Bears) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +8.72 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 3 snaps. Their top snap (+3.16 EPA): (5:26) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass deep middle to 17-A.Miller to 50 for 24 yards (49-D.Tranquill). Penalty on LAC-42-U.Nwosu, Defensive Offside, declined..

Quick answer

Winner: Los Angeles Chargers
Final score: Los Angeles Chargers 17–16 Chicago Bears
Halftime: Los Angeles Chargers 7–9 Chicago Bears at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Anthony Miller
Top passer: Mitchell Trubisky
Biggest EPA play: (9:32) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky sacked at CHI 33 for -9 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by LAC-54…
Game date: 2019-10-27

Game summary

The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Chicago Bears 17–16 on 2019-10-27, overcoming Chicago Bears's 9–7 halftime lead. Anthony Miller posted a game-high +8.72 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 16 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	—	T
Los Angeles Chargers	7	3	7	0	0	17
Chicago Bears	9	7	0	0	0	16

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

LACLos Angeles Chargers

+1LAC 15

+3CHI 2

CHI 11

CHIChicago Bears

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

10 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

CHIChicago Bears
Q2 14:48FG
Eddy Pineiro
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 4
Score
0-3
(14:48) 15-E.Pineiro 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
CHIChicago Bears
Q2 4:20FG
Eddy Pineiro
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 7
Score
0-6
(4:20) 15-E.Pineiro 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q2 2:21TD
Melvin Gordon
Points+6
Yard line
CHI 19
Score
6-6
(2:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon right guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q2 2:12XP
Chase McLaughlin
Points+1
Yard line
CHI 15
Score
7-6
3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
CHIChicago Bears
Q2 0:01FG
Eddy Pineiro
Points+3
Yard line
LAC 1
Score
7-9
(:01) 15-E.Pineiro 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
CHIChicago Bears
Q3 8:12TD
D.J. Montgomery
Points+6
Yard line
LAC 4
Score
7-15
(8:12) 32-D.Montgomery right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CHIChicago Bears
Q3 8:08XP
Eddy Pineiro
Points+1
Yard line
LAC 15
Score
7-16
15-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q3 0:42FG
Chase McLaughlin
Points+3
Yard line
CHI 2
Score
10-16
(:42) 3-C.McLaughlin 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q4 8:12TD
Austin Ekeler
Points+6
Yard line
CHI 11
Score
16-16
(8:12) 17-P.Rivers pass short right to 30-A.Ekeler for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
LACLos Angeles Chargers
Q4 8:04XP
Chase McLaughlin
Points+1
Yard line
CHI 15
Score
17-16
3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Anthony Miller · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +8.72 total EPA · 3 snaps · +2.91 EPA/play
2T. Gabriel · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +4.19 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.70 EPA/play
3Alton Robinson · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +3.31 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.47 EPA/play
4Michael Davis · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +2.11 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.11 EPA/play
5Austin Ekeler · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +1.63 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.54 EPA/play
6Hunter Henry · Los Angeles Chargers · Receiving · +0.96 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.16 EPA/play
7D. Watt · Los Angeles Chargers · Rushing · +0.62 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.62 EPA/play
8Tarik Cohen · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +0.62 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.21 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Anthony Miller — CHI · Receiving

Anthony Miller posted the highest total EPA (+8.72) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Chicago Bears. Across 3 counted snaps, they averaged +2.91 EPA per play.

Anthony Miller's top snap (+3.16 EPA): (5:26) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass deep middle to 17-A.Miller to 50 for 24 yards (49-D.Tranquill). Penalty on LAC-42-U.Nwosu, Defensive Offside, declined.

Biggest single play (-5.83 EPA): Mitchell Trubisky — (9:32) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky sacked at CHI 33 for -9 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by LAC-54-M.Ingram at CHI 28. 54-M.Ingram to CHI 26 for 2 yards (70-B.Massie).

Quarterback report card

Mitchell Trubisky led all passers in efficiency for Chicago Bears, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Mitchell Trubisky (Chicago Bears) · 43 dropbacks · 53.5% completion · +2.9% CPOE · -0.03 EPA/play · -1.21 total EPA
Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) · 32 dropbacks · 59.4% completion · +3.7% CPOE · -0.09 EPA/play · -2.82 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Los Angeles Chargers	Chicago Bears
Offensive EPA/play	-0.189	-0.138
Offensive success rate	41.4%	41.2%
Pass EPA/play	-0.088	-0.028
Rush EPA/play	-0.293	-0.112
Defensive EPA/play	+0.138	+0.189
Defensive success rate	58.8%	58.6%

Drive & efficiency notes

Chicago Bears held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (-0.14 vs -0.19), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Los Angeles Chargers: -0.19 EPA/play (15th percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)
Chicago Bears: -0.14 EPA/play (22nd percentile vs. 2019 team-game averages)

Chicago Bears: 11 drives, -13.41 total EPA, 4 scoring drives
Los Angeles Chargers: 10 drives, -10.98 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Los Angeles Chargers — Melvin Gordon (Q2 2:21)
Chicago Bears — D.J. Montgomery (Q3 8:12)
Los Angeles Chargers — Austin Ekeler (Philip Rivers pass) (Q4 8:12)

Field goals

Chicago Bears — Eddy Pineiro (Q2 14:48)
Chicago Bears — Eddy Pineiro (Q2 4:20)
Chicago Bears — Eddy Pineiro (Q2 0:01)
Los Angeles Chargers — Chase McLaughlin (Q3 0:42)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Chicago Bears won the period 9–7. Chicago Bears connected on a field goal from the LAC 4 (Q2 14:48) — (14:48) 15-E.Pineiro 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.; Chicago Bears connected on a field goal from the LAC 7 (Q2 4:20) — (4:20) 15-E.Pineiro 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.; Los Angeles Chargers found the end zone from the CHI 19 (Q2 2:21) — (2:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon right guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Los Angeles Chargers added 1 points from the CHI 15 (Q2 2:12) — 3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.; Chicago Bears connected on a field goal from the LAC 1 (Q2 0:01) — (:01) 15-E.Pineiro 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell..

The third quarter: Chicago Bears won the period 7–3. Chicago Bears found the end zone from the LAC 4 (Q3 8:12) — (8:12) 32-D.Montgomery right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Chicago Bears added 1 points from the LAC 15 (Q3 8:08) — 15-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.; Los Angeles Chargers connected on a field goal from the CHI 2 (Q3 0:42) — (:42) 3-C.McLaughlin 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long..

The fourth quarter: Los Angeles Chargers won the period 7–0. Los Angeles Chargers found the end zone from the CHI 11 (Q4 8:12) — (8:12) 17-P.Rivers pass short right to 30-A.Ekeler for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Los Angeles Chargers added 1 points from the CHI 15 (Q4 8:04) — 3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Chicago Bears (Q4 0:04) — (:04) 15-E.Pineiro 41 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell. [WPA -67.4% · EPA -2.55]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 1:45) — (1:45) (Punt formation) 1-T.Long punts 58 yards to CHI 18, Center-45-C.Mazza. 29-T.Cohen to CHI 35 for 17 yards (49-D.Tranquill). [WPA -23.1% · EPA -0.76]
Chicago Bears (Q4 13:07) — (13:07) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass deep right intended for 80-T.Burton INTERCEPTED by 26-C.Hayward at LAC 43. 26-C.Hayward pushed ob at CHI 20 for 37 yards (65-C.Whitehair). [WPA -18.7% · EPA -5.78]
Chicago Bears (Q4 9:32) — (9:32) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky sacked at CHI 33 for -9 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by LAC-54-M.Ingram at CHI 28. 54-M.Ingram to CHI 26 for 2 yards (70-B.Massie). [WPA -17.0% · EPA -5.83]
Chicago Bears (Q4 2:09) — (2:09) (Punt formation) 16-P.O'Donnell punts 31 yards to LAC 15, Center-48-P.Scales, fair catch by 20-D.King. [WPA -15.5% · EPA -0.36]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Chicago Bears (Q4 9:32) — (9:32) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky sacked at CHI 33 for -9 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by LAC-54-M.Ingram at CHI 28. 54-M.Ingram to CHI 26 for 2 yards (70-B.Massie). [WPA -17.0% · EPA -5.83]
Chicago Bears (Q4 13:07) — (13:07) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass deep right intended for 80-T.Burton INTERCEPTED by 26-C.Hayward at LAC 43. 26-C.Hayward pushed ob at CHI 20 for 37 yards (65-C.Whitehair). [WPA -18.7% · EPA -5.78]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q1 0:48) — (:48) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short right intended for 81-M.Williams INTERCEPTED by 23-K.Fuller [95-R.Robertson-Harris] at LAC 33. 23-K.Fuller pushed ob at LAC 4 for 29 yards (25-M.Gordon). [WPA -12.0% · EPA -5.45]
Los Angeles Chargers (Q4 10:57) — (10:57) 3-C.McLaughlin 42 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long. [WPA -5.4% · EPA -3.91]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Chicago Bears FG (+3) — Q2 14:48 · LAC 4 · Score 0-3
(14:48) 15-E.Pineiro 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
Chicago Bears FG (+3) — Q2 4:20 · LAC 7 · Score 0-6
(4:20) 15-E.Pineiro 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
Los Angeles Chargers TD (+6) — Q2 2:21 · CHI 19 · Score 6-6
(2:21) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon right guard for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Los Angeles Chargers XP (+1) — Q2 2:12 · CHI 15 · Score 7-6
3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
Chicago Bears FG (+3) — Q2 0:01 · LAC 1 · Score 7-9
(:01) 15-E.Pineiro 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
Chicago Bears TD (+6) — Q3 8:12 · LAC 4 · Score 7-15
(8:12) 32-D.Montgomery right end for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Chicago Bears XP (+1) — Q3 8:08 · LAC 15 · Score 7-16
15-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-P.O'Donnell.
Los Angeles Chargers FG (+3) — Q3 0:42 · CHI 2 · Score 10-16
(:42) 3-C.McLaughlin 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.
Los Angeles Chargers TD (+6) — Q4 8:12 · CHI 11 · Score 16-16
(8:12) 17-P.Rivers pass short right to 30-A.Ekeler for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Los Angeles Chargers XP (+1) — Q4 8:04 · CHI 15 · Score 17-16
3-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-45-C.Mazza, Holder-1-T.Long.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Los Angeles Chargers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Anthony Miller (Chicago Bears) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Philip Rivers (LAC) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears on 2019-10-27?

The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Chicago Bears 17-16 in Week 8, 2019.

What was the score by quarter in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

Q2: Los Angeles Chargers 7, Chicago Bears 9; Q3: Los Angeles Chargers 3, Chicago Bears 7; Q4: Los Angeles Chargers 7, Chicago Bears 0; Final: Los Angeles Chargers 17, Chicago Bears 16.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

Los Angeles Chargers touchdown — M. Gordon (Q2 2:21) Chicago Bears touchdown — D. Montgomery (Q3 8:12) Los Angeles Chargers touchdown — A. Ekeler (P. Rivers pass) (Q4 8:12) Chicago Bears field goal — E. Pineiro (Q2 14:48, 3 pts) Chicago Bears field goal — E. Pineiro (Q2 4:20, 3 pts) Chicago Bears field goal — E. Pineiro (Q2 0:01, 3 pts) Los Angeles Chargers field goal — C. McLaughlin (Q3 0:42, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

Mitchell Trubisky (Chicago Bears), 53.5% completion, +2.9% CPOE, -0.03 EPA per dropback, -1.21 total passing EPA. Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers), 59.4% completion, +3.7% CPOE, -0.09 EPA per dropback, -2.82 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears?

Anthony Miller (Chicago Bears) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +8.72 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 3 snaps. Their top snap (+3.16 EPA): (5:26) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass deep middle to 17-A.Miller to 50 for 24 yards (49-D.Tranquill). Penalty on LAC-42-U.Nwosu, Defensive Offside, declined..

Was Los Angeles Chargers vs Chicago Bears a close game?

Yes — the margin was 1 points. Los Angeles Chargers won 17-16 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Los Angeles Chargers

Entered 2-5 Now 3-5 W

Chicago Bears

Entered 3-3 Now 3-4 L

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