2009 · Week 6
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 18, 2009 · Georgia Dome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Atlanta Falcons topped Chicago Bears 21–14. ScoutIndex had favored Falcons (62%) going in. Falcons improve to 4-1; Bears fall to 3-2. Matt Ryan was the story of the game with 185 passing yards and 2 TDs; 8 rushing yards. Bears out-gained the opponent 383–253 in total yards.
Team stats
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 15 |
| 383 | Total yards | 253 |
| 300 | Passing yards | 185 |
| 83 | Rushing yards | 68 |
| 27/43 | Comp / Att | 19/33 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 27/43 | 300 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Devin Hester | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 15 | 23 | 0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Hester | 6 | 10 | 83 | 0 |
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 10 | 57 | 1 |
| Earl Bennett | 4 | 5 | 57 | 0 |
| Matt Forte | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Johnny Knox | 3 | 7 | 34 | 1 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/33 | 185 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 30 | 1 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 4 | 6 | 56 | 1 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 9 | 52 | 1 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Justin Peelle | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |