2023 · Week 17
Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
Dec 31, 2023 · Soldier Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
Chicago Bears topped Atlanta Falcons 37–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bears (57%). Bears improve to 7-9; Falcons fall to 7-9. Justin Fields was the story of the game with 268 passing yards and 1 TD; 45 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Bears out-gained the opponent 460–314 in total yards. Falcons turned it over 4 times to Bears's 0.
Team stats
| ATL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 22 |
| 314 | Total yards | 460 |
| 180 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 134 | Rushing yards | 192 |
| 13/33 | Comp / Att | 20/32 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:24) 6-Y.Koo 50 yard field goal is No Good, Short, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q1(8:52) (Shotgun) 1-J.Fields pass short left to 2-D.Moore for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-C.Campbell].
- Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q1(3:22) 6-Y.Koo 42 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Left Upright, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(14:20) (Shotgun) 1-J.Fields left guard for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(14:14) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short right to 25-T.Allgeier for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q2(4:06) (Shotgun) 23-R.Johnson right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q2(:04) 8-C.Santos 55 yard field goal is No Good, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill. 20-D.Alford at ATL -9 to CHI 13 for 96 yards (62-L.Patrick).
- Q3(12:00) 8-C.Santos 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q3(8:33) 6-Y.Koo 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q3(1:14) 8-C.Santos 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q4(12:32) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke scrambles left end for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q46-Y.Koo extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-13-B.Pinion.
- Q4(5:04) 8-C.Santos 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
- Q4(3:42) 24-K.Herbert right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-48-P.Scales, Holder-16-T.Gill.
Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 10/29 | 163 | 1 | 3 |
| Desmond Ridder | 3/4 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 4 | 46 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 15 | 75 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijan Robinson | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 1 | 1 | 75 | 1 |
| Drake London | 4 | 10 | 56 | 0 |
| Van Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | 20/32 | 268 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | 11 | 45 | 1 |
| Khalil Herbert | 18 | 124 | 1 |
| Roschon Johnson | 7 | 21 | 1 |
| Velus Jones Jr. | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Moore | 9 | 13 | 159 | 1 |
| Khalil Herbert | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Robert Tonyan | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Roschon Johnson | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Tyler Scott | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Collin Johnson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Khari Blasingame | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |