2026 · Week 6
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 18, 2026 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · closed
Recap
Chicago Bears defeated Atlanta Falcons 31–23. ScoutIndex had favored Bears (63%) going in. Bears improve to 4-2; Falcons fall to 2-4. Caleb Williams paced the offense with 305 passing yards and 1 TD; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CHI | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 10 |
| 403 | Total yards | 288 |
| 305 | Passing yards | 225 |
| 98 | Rushing yards | 63 |
| 30/36 | Comp / Att | 19/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:25) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short right to 84-C.Loveland for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q1(1:10) 4-D.Swift left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor. ** Injury Update: ATL-34-J.Robinson has returned to the game.
- Q2(7:23) 8-C.Santos 56 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q2(5:49) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short left to 4-J.Dotson for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-L.McCullough, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(1:30) (Shotgun) 4-D.Swift right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q3(1:54) 23-R.Johnson right guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q38-C.Santos extra point is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(15:00) 8-C.Santos 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
- Q4(9:39) (Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short left to 8-K.Pitts for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(5:46) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-M.Penix pass short right to 8-K.Pitts for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CHI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 30/36 | 305 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Roschon Johnson | 13 | 51 | 1 |
| D'Andre Swift | 16 | 44 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Burden III | 8 | 8 | 95 | 0 |
| Colston Loveland | 6 | 7 | 65 | 1 |
| Roschon Johnson | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| D'Andre Swift | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Rome Odunze | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Zavion Thomas | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Cole Kmet | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 19/33 | 225 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Penix Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 9 | 61 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahan Dotson | 3 | 5 | 87 | 1 |
| Drake London | 4 | 10 | 62 | 0 |
| Bijan Robinson | 2 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| Kyle Pitts | 5 | 7 | 60 | 2 |
| Brian Robinson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Zachariah Branch | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |