Bears 20–23 Lions: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 7, 2002

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

J. Harrington (Detroit Lions), 45.7% completion, -0.22 EPA per dropback, -7.74 total passing EPA. C. Chandler (Chicago Bears), 53.3% completion, -0.02 EPA per dropback, -0.47 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

J. Stewart (Detroit Lions) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.33 total EPA on Rushing plays. across 33 snaps. Their top snap (+2.89 EPA): (1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN..

Quick answer

Winner: Detroit Lions
Final score: Detroit Lions 23–20 Chicago Bears
Halftime: Chicago Bears 10–14 Detroit Lions at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Josaiah Stewart
Top passer: Jax Harrington
Biggest EPA play: (9:29) 3-J.Harrington sacked at DET 35 for -13 yards (98-B.Robinson). FUMBLES (98-B.Robins…
Game date: 2002-10-20

Game summary

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 23–20 on 2002-10-20. Josaiah Stewart posted a game-high +5.33 total EPA in the rushing.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 24 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	—	T
Chicago Bears	10	10	0	0	0	20
Detroit Lions	14	3	3	3	0	23

Scoring Map

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

CHIChicago Bears

+3DET 35

DET 14

+3DET 24

+3CHI 12

+3CHI 30

DETDetroit Lions

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

13 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

CHIChicago Bears
Q2 9:22FG
PEP. Edinger
Points+3
Yard line
DET 35
Score
3-0
(9:22) 2-P.Edinger 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 5:02TD
Josaiah Stewart
Points+6
Yard line
CHI 6
Score
3-6
(5:02) 34-J.Stewart up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 4:59XP
Jake Hanson
Points+1
Yard line
CHI 2
Score
3-7
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 1:14TD
Josaiah Stewart
Points+6
Yard line
CHI 1
Score
3-13
(1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
DETDetroit Lions
Q2 1:11XP
Jake Hanson
Points+1
Yard line
CHI 2
Score
3-14
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
CHIChicago Bears
Q2 0:11TD
MBM. Booker
Points+6
Yard line
DET 14
Score
9-14
(:11) 12-C.Chandler pass to 86-M.Booker for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CHIChicago Bears
Q2 0:05XP
PEP. Edinger
Points+1
Yard line
DET 7
Score
10-14
2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
CHIChicago Bears
Q3 10:15TD
Azareye'h Thomas
Points+6
Yard line
DET 1
Score
16-14
(10:15) 35-A.Thomas right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
CHIChicago Bears
Q3 10:11XP
PEP. Edinger
Points+1
Yard line
DET 2
Score
17-14
2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
CHIChicago Bears
Q3 8:33FG
PEP. Edinger
Points+3
Yard line
DET 24
Score
20-14
(8:33) 2-P.Edinger 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
DETDetroit Lions
Q3 0:37FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
CHI 12
Score
20-17
(:37) 4-J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
Q4 0:05FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
CHI 6
Score
20-20
(:05) 4-J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
DETDetroit Lions
OT 10:18FG
Jake Hanson
Points+3
Yard line
CHI 30
Score
20-23
(10:18) 4-J.Hanson 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Josaiah Stewart · Detroit Lions · Rushing · +5.33 total EPA · 33 snaps · +0.16 EPA/play
2F. Baxter · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +3.02 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.01 EPA/play
3Josaiah Stewart · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +1.67 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.84 EPA/play
4G. Crowell · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +1.58 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.53 EPA/play
5Devin White · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +1.37 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.23 EPA/play
6C. Schlesinger · Detroit Lions · Receiving · +1.31 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.31 EPA/play
7Lonnie Johnson Jr. · Chicago Bears · Rushing · +1.28 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.64 EPA/play
8M. Booker · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +1.28 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.32 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

Josaiah Stewart — DET · Rushing

Josaiah Stewart posted the highest total EPA (+5.33) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Detroit Lions. Across 33 counted snaps, they averaged +0.16 EPA per play.

Josaiah Stewart's top snap (+2.89 EPA): (1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.

Biggest single play (-6.85 EPA): Jax Harrington — (9:29) 3-J.Harrington sacked at DET 35 for -13 yards (98-B.Robinson). FUMBLES (98-B.Robinson), touched at DET 28, RECOVERED by CHI-70-A.Boone at DET 25.

Quarterback report card

Jax Harrington led all passers in efficiency for Detroit Lions, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Jax Harrington (Detroit Lions) · 35 dropbacks · 45.7% completion · -0.22 EPA/play · -7.74 total EPA
C. Chandler (Chicago Bears) · 30 dropbacks · 53.3% completion · -0.02 EPA/play · -0.47 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions
Offensive EPA/play	-0.032	-0.037
Offensive success rate	49.4%	43.2%
Pass EPA/play	-0.016	-0.221
Rush EPA/play	-0.353	+0.064
Defensive EPA/play	+0.037	+0.032
Defensive success rate	56.8%	50.6%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Chicago Bears -0.03, Detroit Lions -0.04) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Chicago Bears: -0.03 EPA/play (42nd percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)
Detroit Lions: -0.04 EPA/play (39th percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)

Chicago Bears: 12 drives, -2.50 total EPA, 4 scoring drives
Detroit Lions: 13 drives, -3.48 total EPA, 5 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

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

Touchdowns

Detroit Lions — Josaiah Stewart (Q2 5:02)
Detroit Lions — Josaiah Stewart (Q2 1:14)
Chicago Bears — M. Booker (C. Chandler pass) (Q2 0:11)
Chicago Bears — Azareye'h Thomas (Q3 10:15)

Field goals

Chicago Bears — P. Edinger (Q2 9:22)
Chicago Bears — P. Edinger (Q3 8:33)
Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q3 0:37)
Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (Q4 0:05)
Detroit Lions — Jake Hanson (OT 10:18)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 14–10. Chicago Bears connected on a field goal from the DET 35 (Q2 9:22) — (9:22) 2-P.Edinger 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.; Detroit Lions found the end zone from the CHI 6 (Q2 5:02) — (5:02) 34-J.Stewart up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Detroit Lions added 1 points from the CHI 2 (Q2 4:59) — 4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.; Detroit Lions found the end zone from the CHI 1 (Q2 1:14) — (1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Detroit Lions added 1 points from the CHI 2 (Q2 1:11) — 4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.; Chicago Bears found the end zone from the DET 14 (Q2 0:11) — (:11) 12-C.Chandler pass to 86-M.Booker for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Chicago Bears added 1 points from the DET 7 (Q2 0:05) — 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard..

The third quarter: Chicago Bears won the period 10–3. Chicago Bears found the end zone from the DET 1 (Q3 10:15) — (10:15) 35-A.Thomas right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Chicago Bears added 1 points from the DET 2 (Q3 10:11) — 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.; Chicago Bears connected on a field goal from the DET 24 (Q3 8:33) — (8:33) 2-P.Edinger 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.; Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the CHI 12 (Q3 0:37) — (:37) 4-J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett..

The fourth quarter: Detroit Lions won the period 3–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the CHI 6 (Q4 0:05) — (:05) 4-J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett..

Overtime: Detroit Lions won the period 3–0. Detroit Lions connected on a field goal from the CHI 30 (OT 10:18) — (10:18) 4-J.Hanson 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Detroit Lions (OT 10:18) — (10:18) 4-J.Hanson 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett. [WPA +23.5% · EPA +1.53]
Detroit Lions (Q3 9:29) — (9:29) 3-J.Harrington sacked at DET 35 for -13 yards (98-B.Robinson). FUMBLES (98-B.Robinson), touched at DET 28, RECOVERED by CHI-70-A.Boone at DET 25. [WPA -18.6% · EPA -6.85]
Chicago Bears (Q2 5:10) — (5:10) 35-A.Thomas up the middle to CHI 6 for -1 yards (94-L.Elliss). FUMBLES (94-L.Elliss), RECOVERED by DET-93-K.Pritchett at CHI 6. 93-K.Pritchett to CHI 6 for no gain (35-A.Thomas). [WPA -16.8% · EPA -4.68]
Chicago Bears (Q4 2:52) — (2:52) 12-C.Chandler sacked at CHI 26 for -12 yards (25-C.Harris). [WPA -14.5% · EPA -1.05]
Detroit Lions (OT 13:08) — (13:08) 34-J.Stewart right end to CHI 35 for 14 yards (30-M.Brown). [WPA +13.5% · EPA +1.23]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Detroit Lions (Q3 9:29) — (9:29) 3-J.Harrington sacked at DET 35 for -13 yards (98-B.Robinson). FUMBLES (98-B.Robinson), touched at DET 28, RECOVERED by CHI-70-A.Boone at DET 25. [WPA -18.6% · EPA -6.85]
Chicago Bears (Q2 5:10) — (5:10) 35-A.Thomas up the middle to CHI 6 for -1 yards (94-L.Elliss). FUMBLES (94-L.Elliss), RECOVERED by DET-93-K.Pritchett at CHI 6. 93-K.Pritchett to CHI 6 for no gain (35-A.Thomas). [WPA -16.8% · EPA -4.68]
Chicago Bears (Q3 0:15) — (:15) 35-A.Thomas up the middle to DET 22 for 10 yards (25-C.Harris). FUMBLES (25-C.Harris), touched at DET 18, RECOVERED by DET-55-D.Curry at DET 18. [WPA -13.3% · EPA -4.29]
Chicago Bears (Q2 0:11) — (:11) 12-C.Chandler pass to 86-M.Booker for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +9.3% · EPA +4.09]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Chicago Bears FG (+3) — Q2 9:22 · DET 35 · Score 3-0
(9:22) 2-P.Edinger 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
Detroit Lions TD (+6) — Q2 5:02 · CHI 6 · Score 3-6
(5:02) 34-J.Stewart up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Detroit Lions XP (+1) — Q2 4:59 · CHI 2 · Score 3-7
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions TD (+6) — Q2 1:14 · CHI 1 · Score 3-13
(1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Detroit Lions XP (+1) — Q2 1:11 · CHI 2 · Score 3-14
4-J.Hanson extra point is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Chicago Bears TD (+6) — Q2 0:11 · DET 14 · Score 9-14
(:11) 12-C.Chandler pass to 86-M.Booker for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Chicago Bears XP (+1) — Q2 0:05 · DET 7 · Score 10-14
2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
Chicago Bears TD (+6) — Q3 10:15 · DET 1 · Score 16-14
(10:15) 35-A.Thomas right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Chicago Bears XP (+1) — Q3 10:11 · DET 2 · Score 17-14
2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
Chicago Bears FG (+3) — Q3 8:33 · DET 24 · Score 20-14
(8:33) 2-P.Edinger 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-63-J.Littleton, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q3 0:37 · CHI 12 · Score 20-17
(:37) 4-J.Hanson 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — Q4 0:05 · CHI 6 · Score 20-20
(:05) 4-J.Hanson 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.
Detroit Lions FG (+3) — OT 10:18 · CHI 30 · Score 20-23
(10:18) 4-J.Hanson 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-89-B.Banta, Holder-19-J.Jett.

Key takeaways

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

Detroit Lions earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Josaiah Stewart (Detroit Lions) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions on 2002-10-20?

The Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 23-20 in Week 7, 2002.

What was the score by quarter in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

Q2: Chicago Bears 10, Detroit Lions 14; Q3: Chicago Bears 10, Detroit Lions 3; Q4: Chicago Bears 0, Detroit Lions 3; Q5: Chicago Bears 0, Detroit Lions 3; Final: Chicago Bears 20, Detroit Lions 23.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

Detroit Lions touchdown — J. Stewart (Q2 5:02) Detroit Lions touchdown — J. Stewart (Q2 1:14) Chicago Bears touchdown — M. Booker (C. Chandler pass) (Q2 0:11) Chicago Bears touchdown — A. Thomas (Q3 10:15) Chicago Bears field goal — P. Edinger (Q2 9:22, 3 pts) Chicago Bears field goal — P. Edinger (Q3 8:33, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q3 0:37, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (Q4 0:05, 3 pts) Detroit Lions field goal — J. Hanson (OT 10:18, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

Jax Harrington (Detroit Lions), 45.7% completion, -0.22 EPA per dropback, -7.74 total passing EPA. C. Chandler (Chicago Bears), 53.3% completion, -0.02 EPA per dropback, -0.47 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions?

Josaiah Stewart (Detroit Lions) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.33 total EPA on Rushing plays. across 33 snaps. Their top snap (+2.89 EPA): (1:14) 34-J.Stewart left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN..

Was Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions a close game?

Yes — the margin was 3 points. Detroit Lions won 23-20 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Chicago Bears

Entered 2-3 Now 2-4 L

Detroit Lions

Entered 1-4 Now 2-4 W

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