Week 9, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

47 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	10	7	7	-	31
Chicago Bears	7	14	9	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CHI - Grady Jenkins 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 05:27 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Daniel Baker 12 pass from Grady Jenkins (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 07:55 ATL - Broderick Darquea 4 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 02:42 CHI - Terrance Nalen 9 pass from Grady Jenkins (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 00:17 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 27 field goal
3Q: 09:49 CHI - Orlando Shepherd 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point failed)
3Q: 03:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 21 field goal
3Q: 00:57 ATL - Broderick Darquea 27 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 05:34 CHI - Darrin Mathews 28 field goal
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Will Tanner 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CHI - Grady Jenkins 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
1Q: 05:27 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 1 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Daniel Baker 12 pass from Grady Jenkins (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 07:55 ATL - Broderick Darquea 4 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 02:42 CHI - Terrance Nalen 9 pass from Grady Jenkins (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 00:17 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 27 field goal
3Q: 09:49 CHI - Orlando Shepherd 2 run (Darrin Mathews extra point failed)
3Q: 03:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 21 field goal
3Q: 00:57 ATL - Broderick Darquea 27 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 05:34 CHI - Darrin Mathews 28 field goal
4Q: 01:13 ATL - Will Tanner 18 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 00:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 49 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 4-5 4-4
First Downs 26 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 6 0
Total Net Yards 369 419
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 5.35 7.48
Net Rushing Yards 168 166
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 5.42 5.93
Net Passing Yards 201 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 1 27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 9.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 8/173 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	4-5	4-4
First Downs	26	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	6	0
Total Net Yards	369	419
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	5.35	7.48
Net Rushing Yards	168	166
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	5.42	5.93
Net Passing Yards	201	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 1	27 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	9.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	8/173	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	5:10	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	14:52	7:03	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	2:32	2:20	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
3	9:42	1:57	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	3:22	2:43	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	13:47	2:37	OWN 33	5	6	Punt
4	9:17	0:57	OWN 20	2	-4	Interception
4	5:26	4:21	OWN 29	16	71	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 27	1	7	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	5:21	5:29	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	7:49	5:17	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	12:34	2:52	OWN 4	5	96	Touchdown
3	7:45	4:23	OWN 27	9	69	Field Goal
3	0:39	1:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	11:10	1:53	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
4	8:20	2:54	OPP 27	5	16	Field Goal
4	1:05	0:42	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Grady Jenkins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Rehberg	17	69	4.06	10	1	1
Broderick Darquea	7	67	9.57	27	2	2
Frankie Blincoe	5	30	6.00	10	1	0
Ike Perez	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	16	139	8.69	76	5	0
Grady Jenkins	8	19	2.38	6	0	1
Orlando Shepherd	4	8	2.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	36	18	214	2/13	1	39	1	66.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Jenkins	27	24	259	1/6	2	36	0	131.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	5	10	43	8.60	8	14	0
WR Claude Adams	3	5	33	11.00	0	13	0
TE Edgar Owens	2	3	30	15.00	7	21	0
FB Ike Perez	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Will Tanner	2	5	22	11.00	1	18	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	2	7	48	24.00	11	39	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	2	31	31.00	15	31	0
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	7	7	91	13.00	10	36	0
WR Max McDonald	5	5	87	17.40	32	29	0
TE Jim Stargell	3	3	25	8.33	1	11	0
FB Gilbert Garner	3	5	12	4.00	7	8	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	13	6.50	3	7	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Terrance Nalen	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Orlando Shepherd	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shawn Rehberg	1	0	0	0
Frankie Blincoe	0	1	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Faison	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	3	124	41.3	41.3	46	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	2	92	46.0	46.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Nalen	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kendrick Robak	6	126	21.0
Claude Adams	1	19	19.0
Amos Hawkins	1	28	28.0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	6	1	0.0	22	21
ILB Brett Cobb	5	1	0.0	22	22
CB Max Midget	5	1	0.0	22	19
DE Juan Norried	4	1	1.0	23	22
CB Gus Barrett	4	2	0.0	21	20
OLB Craig Lyon	4	1	0.0	24	17
CB Norman Henry	4	0	0.0	10	13
S Grant Morton	3	2	0.0	25	25
CB Winfred Cooley	3	0	0.0	13	19
DE Jamie Lincoln	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	2	0	0.0	20	23
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	0	0.0	11	14
ILB Norm Sapia	1	1	0.0	16	14
DT Louis Nieves	1	1	0.0	20	22
DT Winston Ansara	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Winfred Dillon	1	0	0.0	7	10
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Omar Blackburn	0	1	0.0	11	8

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gus Kaplan	6	0	0.0	26	33
ILB Orlando Faison	5	1	0.0	21	32
DT Harold Russell	4	2	1.5	26	38
ILB Cris Penberthy	4	3	0.0	23	29
CB Jeremy Wolff	4	1	0.0	24	31
S Louis Leyh	4	0	0.0	25	31
S Austin Scott	3	1	0.0	10	17
CB Phillip Halbert	3	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Edgar Dunn	2	1	0.5	15	16
DE Jorge Gordon	2	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Lance Price	2	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Henry Oliver	2	1	0.0	13	3
OLB Reuben Bramlett	2	0	0.0	14	9
DE Arnold Blake	1	1	0.0	25	29
DE Lawrence Price	1	0	0.0	8	4
CB Kerry Wheeler	1	0	0.0	24	26
CB Burt Downs	1	0	0.0	10	17
DT Donovan Ricker	0	3	0.0	19	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	1.0	0	0	2	22
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	1	0	0	16

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harold Russell	1.5	0	2	1	38
OLB Edgar Dunn	0.5	2	0	1	16
DE Arnold Blake	0.0	0	1	2	29
DE Jorge Gordon	0.0	0	1	1	18
OLB Lance Price	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	5	21
CB Gus Barrett	4	20
CB Winfred Cooley	3	19
CB Max Midget	3	19
CB Norman Henry	2	13
OLB Craig Lyon	2	17
ILB Norm Sapia	1	14
DE Juan Norried	1	22
S Winfred Dillon	1	10
S Grant Morton	1	25
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	14

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Phillip Halbert	3	1	0	33
S Austin Scott	3	0	0	17
ILB Orlando Faison	3	0	0	32
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	2	0	31
S Gus Kaplan	2	0	0	33
ILB Cris Penberthy	2	0	0	29
S Louis Leyh	1	1	0	31
OLB Reuben Bramlett	1	0	0	9
OLB Edgar Dunn	1	0	0	16
CB Kerry Wheeler	0	1	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Johnnie Hogrefe	4	7	23	0	32
Mario Sanford	3	6	27	1	33
Roger Thornton	2	6	26	0	32
Leroy Keith	2	2	25	0	34
Ike Perez	1	2	22	0	19
Phil Tikaran	0	2	25	1	34
Kirk Gardner	0	1	23	0	24

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Farrell	3	3	20	0	21
Bart Kramer	1	5	27	0	26
Joseph Klug	1	3	9	0	9
Buddy Peters	1	2	23	0	26
Kennedy Finneran	1	1	19	1	22
Brady Starks	1	1	5	0	2
Kenny Sharper	1	1	1	0	2
Allen Esposito	0	4	27	0	26
Daniel Baker	0	1	14	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	2	18
Norm Sapia	1	19
Broderick Darquea	0	20
Oliver Hanson	0	19
Edgar Owens	0	18
Casey Fairbairn	0	16
Claude Adams	0	15
Winfred Dillon	0	14
Amos Hawkins	0	13
Kendrick Robak	0	12
Ike Perez	0	7
Kirk Gardner	0	7
Charlie Mattingly	0	7
Grant Morton	0	6
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	4
Troy Branch	0	4
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	4
Kirk Chapman	0	4
Kris Mathis	0	4
Brett Cobb	0	3
Phil Tikaran	0	3
Louis Nieves	0	3
Danny McClendon	0	3
Juan Norried	0	3
Gus Barrett	0	3
Winfred Cooley	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Jamie Lincoln	0	2
Leroy Keith	0	2
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	2
Will Tanner	0	2
Randall Osborne	0	2
Louie Podbevsek	0	2
Marlon Paswater	0	2
Craig Lyon	0	2
Nate Accimus	0	1
Omar Blackburn	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Baker	2	17
Jim Stargell	1	17
Lance Price	1	15
Burt Downs	1	15
Phillip Halbert	1	13
Gilbert Garner	1	12
Jeremy Wolff	1	10
Orlando Shepherd	0	22
Shane Harvey	0	18
Ronnie Calhoun	0	17
Darrin Mathews	0	11
Reuben Bramlett	0	9
Donovan Ricker	0	6
Tom Clancy	0	6
Austin Scott	0	6
Max McDonald	0	6
Walt Blanchard	0	5
Ron Brown	0	5
Bart Kramer	0	5
Joseph Klug	0	5
Kenny Sharper	0	5
Toby Banks	0	5
Buddy Peters	0	3
Terrance Nalen	0	3
Gus Kaplan	0	3
Lawrence Price	0	3
Henry Oliver	0	3
Marcus Farrell	0	2
Jorge Gordon	0	2
Cris Penberthy	0	1
Orlando Faison	0	1
Harold Russell	0	1
Kerry Wheeler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	10	81	8.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	57	3.6
Right	11	110	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	36	18	3	2	3	5	5	5	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Jenkins	27	24	3	2	0	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	25	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	11	153	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	39	39.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	101	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	78	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	65	32.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	10	5	0	43	0	22
WR Gerald Buchanan	7	2	1	48	1	28
WR Claude Adams	5	3	2	33	0	16
WR Will Tanner	5	2	0	22	0	28
TE Edgar Owens	3	2	0	30	1	12
FB Ike Perez	2	2	0	5	0	19
TE Kirk Gardner	2	1	0	31	1	24
RB Shawn Rehberg	2	1	0	2	0	18

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	7	7	91	1	25
WR Max McDonald	5	5	87	2	25
FB Gilbert Garner	5	3	12	0	18
TE Jim Stargell	3	3	25	0	12
WR Terrance Nalen	2	1	9	0	12
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	13	0	22
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	12	0	10
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	11	0	4
RB Orlando Shepherd	1	1	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	4	15	3.75	4.06
Broderick Darquea	2	6	3.00	9.57

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	4	1	0.25	8.69
Grady Jenkins	2	6	3.00	2.38
Orlando Shepherd	2	2	1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	5	2	28	5.60	5.94

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Jenkins	8	6	48	6.00	9.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	10	3.33	4.30
WR Will Tanner	1	1	18	18.00	4.40
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	15.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Elliott	2	2	14	7.00	13.00
WR Terrance Nalen	2	1	9	4.50	4.50
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	13	6.50	6.50
TE Daniel Baker	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
FB Gilbert Garner	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Darquea	2	1
Frankie Blincoe	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	2	0
Grady Jenkins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	9	6	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Jenkins	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	2	2
TE Edgar Owens	1	1	0
WR Will Tanner	1	1	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	1
RB Shawn Rehberg	1	1	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Elliott	3	3	2
WR Terrance Nalen	2	1	1
FB Gilbert Garner	1	1	0

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

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