2011 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
Sep 11, 2011 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears defeated Atlanta Falcons 30–12. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (56%) going in. Bears improve to 1-0; Falcons fall to 0-1. Jay Cutler paced the offense with 312 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 15 |
| 429 | Total yards | 400 |
| 319 | Passing yards | 312 |
| 110 | Rushing yards | 88 |
| 31/47 | Comp / Att | 22/32 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 31/47 | 319 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 10 | 100 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 7 | 72 | 0 |
| Julio Jones | 5 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Roddy White | 8 | 13 | 61 | 0 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Jason Snelling | 5 | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 22/32 | 312 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 68 | 0 |
| Kahlil Bell | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 5 | 6 | 90 | 1 |
| Devin Hester | 3 | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| Johnny Knox | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Kahlil Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Davis | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Earl Bennett | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |