Week 9, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	10	3	14	-	27
Chicago Bears	10	3	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 CHI - Kent Irey 15 run (Derrick Witt extra point)
1Q: 01:06 CHI - Derrick Witt 44 field goal
2Q: 10:30 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 36 field goal
2Q: 05:34 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
2Q: 01:37 ATL - Kirk Gardner 1 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
3Q: 04:58 CHI - Derrick Witt 28 field goal
4Q: 11:43 ATL - Andy Alston 7 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 06:15 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
4Q: 02:18 CHI - Derrick Witt 37 field goal
4Q: 00:22 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 21 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:07 CHI - Kent Irey 15 run (Derrick Witt extra point)
1Q: 01:06 CHI - Derrick Witt 44 field goal
2Q: 10:30 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 36 field goal
2Q: 05:34 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
2Q: 01:37 ATL - Kirk Gardner 1 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
3Q: 08:52 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 43 field goal
3Q: 04:58 CHI - Derrick Witt 28 field goal
4Q: 11:43 ATL - Andy Alston 7 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 06:15 CHI - Derrick Witt 21 field goal
4Q: 02:18 CHI - Derrick Witt 37 field goal
4Q: 00:22 ATL - Gerald Buchanan 21 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 5-4 2-6
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 382 315
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 148 83
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 5.48 4.15
Net Passing Yards 234 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 2 35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 254 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.32 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 5/81 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	5-4	2-6
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	382	315
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	148	83
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	5.48	4.15
Net Passing Yards	234	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 2	35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	254	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.32	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	5/81	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
1	11:08	2:28	OWN 1	5	27	Punt
1	6:59	2:27	OWN 12	4	1	Punt
1	1:01	5:38	OWN 12	9	69	Field Goal
2	5:28	3:57	OWN 23	15	77	Touchdown
3	13:03	4:16	OWN 44	7	30	Field Goal
3	6:26	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	4:50	4:59	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
4	13:39	2:03	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
4	6:09	3:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	2:13	2:04	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:34	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
1	8:40	1:41	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
1	4:32	3:31	OPP 46	5	19	Field Goal
2	10:23	4:55	50	10	46	Field Goal
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 20	4	22	Interception
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	8:47	2:21	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	6:15	1:25	OPP 19	3	8	Field Goal
4	14:51	1:12	OWN 2	3	4	Interception
4	11:36	5:27	OWN 39	9	57	Field Goal
4	3:07	0:54	OWN 29	4	51	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 23	1	14	Game

Game MVP: Derrick Witt, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	15	66	4.40	25	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	6	37	6.17	8	0	0
Gerald Yantis	5	46	9.20	24	1	0
Ike Perez	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sam Hanks	11	41	3.73	15	1	0
Kent Irey	8	39	4.88	15	1	1
Claude Wyatt	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	41	24	254	3/20	2	21	2	72.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Wyatt	35	22	232	0/0	0	44	2	58.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	8	15	96	12.00	25	20	0
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	10	81	13.50	12	21	1
TE Johnnie Haus	4	6	23	5.75	0	12	0
TE Kirk Gardner	3	4	15	5.00	0	11	1
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	3	20	20.00	14	20	0
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	18	18.00	12	18	0
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Ike Perez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adrian Cotchery	8	12	88	11.00	10	33
WR Edward Rasmussen	4	7	72	18.00	11	44
RB Sam Hanks	3	4	12	4.00	11	8
WR Chuck Mathis	3	4	16	5.33	6	10
FB Duane Moss	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Leland Schuler	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Matt Hayes	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Johnnie Beckley	1	2	29	29.00	14	29
RB Max Messersmith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Winfred Cooley	1	0	0.00	0
CB Max Midget	1	8	8.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Stinemetz	1	8	8.00	0
CB Grady Pearson	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	4	184	46.0	38.8	58	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	3	133	44.3	41.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Witt	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	2	8	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Fairbairn	4	64	16.0	0
Marlon Paswater	1	17	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Mathis	2	50	25.0	0
Matt Hayes	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	6	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Mo Gardner	6	0	0.0	16	29
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	2	0.0	17	26
DT Winston Ansara	3	1	0.0	11	23
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	0.0	18	33
CB Winfred Cooley	3	0	0.0	16	27
ILB Chris Torrez	3	0	0.0	5	5
CB Darrell Apold	2	2	0.0	9	21
DE Kris Mathis	2	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Wendell Holmes	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT Dusty Kim	2	0	0.0	17	25
DE Juan Norried	1	2	0.0	18	26
DE Donny Weadock	1	1	0.0	6	20
CB Max Midget	1	1	0.0	17	30
ILB Earl Noll	1	1	0.0	7	14
S Tito Justice	1	1	0.0	7	10
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
TE Johnnie Haus	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norm Fulcher	0	1	0.0	3	10
DT Mickey Parker	0	1	0.0	5	5

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kerry Wheeler	5	0	0.0	22	32
S Bobby Cochrane	4	1	0.0	9	15
CB Grady Pearson	4	1	0.0	25	37
ILB Ricky Page	4	1	0.0	26	39
DE Arnold Blake	4	0	0.0	23	32
S Bill Stinemetz	4	0	0.0	20	34
DT Ethan Jones	4	0	0.0	10	20
OLB Henry Oliver	3	0	1.0	10	16
OLB Trent Prewett	3	2	0.0	15	29
S Luther McClanahan	3	1	0.0	16	23
S Rick Lyle	3	0	0.0	23	33
DE Dixon Bishop	2	1	1.5	8	20
CB Dana Wand	2	4	0.0	19	28
WR Adrian Cotchery	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Stanley Brady	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Bart Fitzgerald	1	0	0.5	24	39
CB Burt Downs	1	0	0.0	2	8
CB Anthony Bolden	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Andrew Figures	1	0	0.0	10	18
DT Donny Starling	0	1	0.0	17	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	1	0	0	29
DE Kris Mathis	0	1	2	24
DT Dusty Kim	0	1	1	25
DT Winston Ansara	0	1	0	23
DE Juan Norried	0	1	0	26

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dixon Bishop	1.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Henry Oliver	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Bart Fitzgerald	0.5	0	3	2	39
DT Ethan Jones	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Donny Starling	0.0	0	2	4	26
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Andrew Figures	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Oliver Hanson	4	0	0	26
OLB Mo Gardner	4	0	0	29
ILB Chris Torrez	3	0	0	5
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	1	27
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0	21
CB Arnie Cooley	2	0	0	33
S Grant Morton	1	2	0	32
CB Max Midget	1	1	1	30
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	1	0	9
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	0	14
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	0	25

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bobby Cochrane	4	0	0	15
S Bill Stinemetz	3	0	1	34
OLB Trent Prewett	3	0	0	29
ILB Ricky Page	3	0	0	39
S Luther McClanahan	2	1	0	23
CB Dana Wand	2	1	0	28
CB Grady Pearson	2	0	1	37
CB Kerry Wheeler	2	0	0	32
DE Dixon Bishop	1	0	0	20
OLB Henry Oliver	1	0	0	16
ILB Stanley Brady	1	0	0	10
DE Arnold Blake	0	1	0	32
ILB Donny Mangiafico	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	2	4	20	3	36
Grant Porter	2	4	23	0	34
Roger Thornton	2	3	23	0	31
Danny McClendon	1	4	22	0	40
Mitchell Maloney	1	1	5	0	4
Johnnie Haus	1	1	5	0	18
Ike Perez	0	1	18	0	26
Jamie Hoffman	0	1	9	0	12
Justin Wolfe	0	1	16	0	38
Orlando Walker	0	1	13	0	15

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Joseph Klug	4	5	1	19	33
Billy Eliot	2	2	1	18	31
Allen Esposito	1	4	0	20	34
Alonzo Jones	1	1	0	9	3
Leland Schuler	1	1	0	10	13
Shawn Neumeyer	0	3	0	15	25
Johnnie Beckley	0	1	0	14	28
Kendrick Hage	0	1	0	4	7
J.T. Burks	0	1	0	3	8

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Johnnie Haus	1	19
Casey Fairbairn	1	18
Gerald Yantis	1	10
Justin Wolfe	1	3
Andy Alston	1	1
Byron Aiken	0	22
Bobby Clark	0	17
Kirk Gardner	0	16
Marlon Paswater	0	16
Gus Barrett	0	15
Ike Perez	0	14
Earl Noll	0	14
Oliver Hanson	0	11
Chris Torrez	0	9
Grant Morton	0	8
Charlie Mattingly	0	8
Juan Norried	0	7
Darrell Apold	0	7
Tito Justice	0	7
Quentin Neufeldt	0	6
Jamie Hoffman	0	6
Orlando Walker	0	6
Winston Ansara	0	5
Mitchell Maloney	0	5
Donny Weadock	0	5
Mo Gardner	0	5
Arnie Cooley	0	5
Danny McClendon	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	4
Winfred Cooley	0	4
Marc Joyner	0	4
Max Midget	0	3
Joseph Wooden	0	3
Dusty Kim	0	3
Richard Horner	0	2
Norm Fulcher	0	2
Mickey Parker	0	2
Wendell Holmes	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Luther McClanahan	3	17
Leland Schuler	2	17
Adrian Cotchery	2	12
Kent Irey	0	25
Quinn Williams	0	20
Duane Moss	0	18
Edward Rasmussen	0	16
Stanley Brady	0	14
Burt Downs	0	12
Donny Mangiafico	0	12
Derrick Witt	0	12
Johnnie Beckley	0	12
Alonzo Jones	0	8
Ron Brown	0	8
Bobby Cochrane	0	8
Anthony Bolden	0	8
Kendrick Hage	0	8
J.T. Burks	0	8
Chuck Mathis	0	6
Shawn Neumeyer	0	6
Matt Hayes	0	6
Joseph Klug	0	5
Henry Oliver	0	4
Ethan Jones	0	4
Kerry Wheeler	0	3
Bart Fitzgerald	0	3
Andrew Figures	0	3
Ricky Page	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	2
Sam Hanks	0	2
Allen Esposito	0	2
Trent Prewett	0	2
Donny Starling	0	2
Bill Stinemetz	0	2
Grady Pearson	0	2
Dana Wand	0	2
Dixon Bishop	0	1
Dwight Serrano	0	1
Rick Lyle	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	12	72	6.0
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	41	24	3	0	2	4	8	6	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Wyatt	35	22	3	0	2	4	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	134	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	58	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	77	15.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	15	8	1	96	1	40
WR Gerald Buchanan	10	6	1	81	1	32
TE Johnnie Haus	6	4	0	23	0	18
TE Kirk Gardner	4	3	0	15	0	30
WR Quentin Neufeldt	3	1	0	20	1	17
FB Ike Perez	1	0	0	0	0	26
WR Martin Lofton	1	1	0	18	0	9
RB Andy Alston	1	1	0	1	0	28

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adrian Cotchery	12	8	0	88	1	22
WR Edward Rasmussen	7	4	1	72	1	18
RB Sam Hanks	4	3	0	12	0	17
WR Chuck Mathis	4	3	0	16	0	20
FB Duane Moss	2	1	0	6	0	23
WR Matt Hayes	2	1	1	7	0	9
TE Johnnie Beckley	2	1	0	29	1	28
RB Max Messersmith	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Leland Schuler	1	1	0	2	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andy Alston	3	3	1.00	4.40
Gerald Yantis	1	4	4.00	9.20

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kent Irey	2	23	11.50	4.88
Sam Hanks	1	0	0.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	6	3	14	2.33	6.20

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Claude Wyatt	8	5	17	2.13	6.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	1	0.50	3.75
FB Ike Perez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bryan Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
RB Andy Alston	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	12	12.00	3.83

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Hanks	3	2	4	1.33	3.00
WR Adrian Cotchery	2	1	5	2.50	7.33
WR Chuck Mathis	1	1	0	0.00	4.00
FB Duane Moss	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Edward Rasmussen	1	1	8	8.00	10.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	3	0
Andy Alston	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Hanks	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	6	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Wyatt	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	6	4	4
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	1	1
TE Johnnie Haus	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adrian Cotchery	3	2	1
WR Edward Rasmussen	2	1	1
WR Matt Hayes	2	1	0
RB Max Messersmith	1	0	0
WR Chuck Mathis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (20,700)
End Zone 13,800 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,300 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (20,700)
End Zone	13,800 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)