ScoutIndex

2026 · Week 1

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers

Sep 13, 2026 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass

CHICHI

59

Final
CARCAR

37

Pregame win probability

CHI 54%proj. CHI by 1.246% CAR

Recap

Chicago Bears routed Carolina Panthers 59–37. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (54%) going in. Bears improve to 1-0; Panthers fall to 0-1. Caleb Williams led the way with 269 passing yards and 2 TDs; 65 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs.

Team stats

CHICAR
24First downs22
560Total yards486
269Passing yards361
291Rushing yards125
21/29Comp / Att23/38
1Turnovers2
2Sacks taken2

Scoring & key plays

  1. Q1(12:29) 9-B.Young pass short middle to 88-D.Waller for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on CAR-88-D.Waller, Offensive Pass Interference, 9 yards, enforced at CHI 1 - No Play.
  2. Q1(11:40) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short right to 30-C.Hubbard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  3. Q110-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  4. Q1(6:03) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams scrambles left end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  5. Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  6. Q1(2:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Swift up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
  7. Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  8. Q2(14:05) 18-C.Williams pass deep left to 85-C.Kmet for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  9. Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor. CAR-95-D.Brown was injured during the play.
  10. Q2(12:49) 9-B.Young pass deep left to 18-J.Coker for 51 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  11. Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  12. Q2(8:51) 9-B.Young scrambles right tackle for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  13. Q210-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  14. Q2(5:24) 8-C.Santos 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  15. Q2(2:39) 10-R.Fitzgerald 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  16. Q2(:32) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams scrambles left end for 29 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  17. Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  18. Q3(9:06) 30-C.Hubbard left guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: CAR-68-D.Lewis has returned to the game.
  19. Q310-R.Fitzgerald extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  20. Q3(3:08) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Swift up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
  21. Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor. ** Injury Update: CHI-70-B.Jones has returned to the game.
  22. Q3(:50) 25-K.Monangai up the middle for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. ** Injury Update: CAR-97-B.Brown has returned to the game.
  23. Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  24. Q4(6:32) 18-C.Williams pass short right to 9-J.Walker for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
  25. Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
  26. Q4(4:38) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 84-M.Evans for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on CAR-18-J.Coker, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 1 - No Play.
  27. Q4(4:05) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 18-J.Coker for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  28. Q410-R.Fitzgerald extra point is Blocked (55-D.Odeyingbo), Center-44-J.Jansen, Holder-6-S.Martin.
  29. Q4(3:47) 4-D.Swift right guard for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  30. Q48-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-45-B.Gardner, Holder-19-T.Taylor.

Box score

CHI

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Caleb Williams21/2926920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Caleb Williams10652
D'Andre Swift181243
Kyle Monangai101001
Luther Burden III120

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
D'Andre Swift11100
Kyle Monangai22240
Kalif Raymond89840
Luther Burden III55630
Rome Odunze23520
Cole Kmet23351
Jahdae Walker1111
Colston Loveland0200

CAR

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Bryce Young23/3736131
Kenny Pickett0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Bryce Young2101
Chuba Hubbard10491
Jonathon Brooks4140
AJ Dillon5280
Kenny Pickett1240

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Jalen Coker891382
Tetairoa McMillan58750
Chuba Hubbard33381
Jonathon Brooks12480
Darren Waller22280
Tommy Tremble35250
Mitchell Evans1290
Xavier Legette0200
Jimmy Horn Jr.0100

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