2017 · Week 1
Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
Sep 10, 2017 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Atlanta Falcons defeated Chicago Bears 23–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Falcons (69%). Falcons improve to 1-0; Bears fall to 0-1. Matt Ryan paced the offense with 321 passing yards and 1 TD; 11 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 17 |
| 385 | Total yards | 338 |
| 321 | Passing yards | 213 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 21/30 | Comp / Att | 26/40 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 21/30 | 321 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 8 | 16 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 12 | 37 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 2 | 128 | 1 |
| Julio Jones | 4 | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 6 | 9 | 47 | 0 |
| Tevin Coleman | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Glennon | 26/40 | 213 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Cohen | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Jordan Howard | 13 | 52 | 1 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Cohen | 8 | 12 | 47 | 1 |
| Jordan Howard | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Zach Miller | 4 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Kendall Wright | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Dion Sims | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Josh Bellamy | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Kevin White | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |