2026 Week 6 · Regular season

Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons: 2026 Week 6

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Uploaded: 2026-10-18
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Chicago Bears defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31–23. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Bears vs. Falcons Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Chicago Bears

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Week 6 Final CHI at ATL

Home team

Atlanta Falcons

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Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Fox
Venue: Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA

Postgame video

Bears vs. Falcons 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Bears vs. Falcons Final Score and Game Result

Chicago Bears defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 31–23.

Winner

Chicago Bears

31–23

CHI record

Chicago Bears

4-2

ATL record

Atlanta Falcons

2-4

Quarter-by-quarter result

Bears vs. Falcons Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 6

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 31–23 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CHI Chicago Bears	14	7	7	3	31
ATL Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	16	23

Top performers

Bears vs. Falcons Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CHI

Caleb Williams

30/36, 305 YDS, 1 TD

ATL

Michael Penix Jr.

19/33, 225 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing Yards

CHI

Roschon Johnson

13 CAR, 51 YDS, 1 TD

ATL

Bijan Robinson

9 CAR, 61 YDS

Receiving Yards

CHI

Luther Burden III

8 REC, 95 YDS

ATL

Jahan Dotson

3 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

CHI

Kyler Gordon

ATL

Za'Darius Smith

Tackles

CHI

Devin Bush

ATL

Mike Hughes

Game statistics

Bears vs. Falcons Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CHIStatisticATL

201st Downs13

9-173rd down efficiency3-12

0-04th down efficiency0-3

368Total Yards257

270Passing194

98Rushing63

1Turnovers3

12-133Penalties4-31

4-5Red Zone (Made-Att)3-3

40:08Possession19:52

Every scoring play

Bears vs. Falcons Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q18:15

CHI
Colston Loveland 14 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)
7–0
Q11:07

CHI
D'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)
14–0
Q25:45

ATL
Jahan Dotson 13 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)
14–7
Q21:26

CHI
D'Andre Swift 2 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)
21–7
Q31:48

CHI
Roschon Johnson 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)
28–7
Q414:56

CHI
Cairo Santos 50 Yd Field Goal
31–7
Q49:34

ATL
Kyle Pitts Sr. 10 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Zachariah Branch for Two-Point Conversion)
31–15
Q45:41

ATL
Kyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Drake London for Two-Point Conversion)
31–23

Individual statistics

Bears vs. Falcons Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Chicago Bears Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Caleb Williams	30/36	305	8.5	1	0	4-35	52.4	111.2

Atlanta Falcons Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Michael Penix Jr.	19/33	225	6.8	3	0	5-31	30.6	108.8

Rushing Stats

Chicago Bears Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Roschon Johnson	13	51	3.9	1	10
D'Andre Swift	16	44	2.8	2	14
Caleb Williams	4	3	0.8	0	2

Atlanta Falcons Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Bijan Robinson	9	61	6.8	23
Michael Penix Jr.	1	1	1.0	1
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	1	0.5	2

Receiving Stats

Chicago Bears Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Luther Burden III	8	95	11.9	0	25	8
Colston Loveland	6	65	10.8	1	16	7
Rome Odunze	3	39	13.0	0	23	4
Roschon Johnson	2	34	17.0	0	13	2
D'Andre Swift	4	26	6.5	0	8	5
Zavion Thomas	3	25	8.3	0	14	3
Kalif Raymond	2	18	9.0	0	13	2
Cole Kmet	2	3	1.5	0	2	2

Atlanta Falcons Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jahan Dotson	3	87	29.0	1	41	5
Drake London	4	62	15.5	0	39	10
Kyle Pitts Sr.	5	60	12.0	2	29	7
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	9	4.5	0	5	2
Zachariah Branch	2	9	4.5	0	5	2
Austin Hooper	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
Olamide Zaccheaus	0	0	0.0	0	0	4
Bijan Robinson	2	-8	-4.0	0	-3	2

Defensive Stats

Chicago Bears Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Devin Bush	7	4	0	0	0	0
Noah Sewell	6	4	0	1	0	0
Kyler Gordon	4	4	3	3	0	2
Josh Blackwell	4	2	0	0	1	0
Elijah Hicks	4	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Lewis	3	3	0	0	0	0
Austin Booker	3	3	0	0	0	0
Daniel Hardy	3	1	1	1	1	2
Zavier Scott	3	1	0	0	0	0
Dillon Thieneman	2	2	1	1	1	1
Jack Sanborn	2	2	0	0	0	0
Buddy Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kentavius Street	1	1	0	1	0	0
D'Marco Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Johnson	1	1	0	0	1	0
Clark Phillips III	1	1	0	0	0	1
Shemar Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad II	1	0	0	0	1	0
James Lynch	0	0	0	0	1	0

Atlanta Falcons Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Kendal Daniels	7	6	0	1	0	0
Mike Hughes	7	5	0	1	0	0
Jessie Bates III	7	5	0	0	0	0
Sydney Brown	7	5	0	0	0	0
Avieon Terrell	6	5	0	0	0	0
LaCale London	5	3	1	1	0	1
Josh Woods	4	3	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Gervon Dexter Sr.	4	2	1	1	0	2
Divine Deablo	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jared Ivey	3	3	0	1	0	0
Samson Ebukam	3	1	0	0	0	0
Xavier Watts	3	1	0	1	0	0
Maason Smith	3	1	0	0	0	0
DeMarcco Hellams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	2	2	1	2	1	2
Zach Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Blair	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jammie Robinson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Za'Darius Smith	1	1	1	1	0	1
Billy Bowman Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matthew Bergeron	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Muse	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

Chicago Bears Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cairo Santos	1/2	50.0	50	4/4	7

Atlanta Falcons Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Game flow

Bears vs. Falcons Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CHI 100%Home win probabilityATL 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Bears vs. Falcons Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 26 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
CHI	Touchdown10 plays, 67 yards, 6:45	10	67	6:45	CHI 33	ATL 0
ATL	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:41	3	1	1:41	ATL 18	ATL 19
CHI	Touchdown9 plays, 59 yards, 5:27	9	59	5:27	CHI 41	ATL 0
ATL	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 1:22	3	2	1:22	ATL 25	ATL 27
CHI	Punt5 plays, 20 yards, 2:49	5	20	2:49	CHI 32	ATL 48
ATL	Downs6 plays, 37 yards, 2:31	6	37	2:31	ATL 20	CHI 43
CHI	Missed FG5 plays, 18 yards, 2:06	5	18	2:06	CHI 44	ATL 38
ATL	Touchdown4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34	4	54	1:34	ATL 46	CHI 0
CHI	Punt6 plays, 20 yards, 4:02	6	20	4:02	CHI 20	CHI 40
CHI	Touchdown3 plays, 10 yards, 0:17	3	10	0:17	ATL 10	ATL 0
ATL	Punt4 plays, 8 yards, 0:39	4	8	0:39	ATL 27	ATL 35
CHI	End of Half3 plays, 6 yards, 0:47	3	6	0:47	CHI 20	CHI 12
ATL	Downs7 plays, 49 yards, 4:28	7	49	4:28	ATL 23	CHI 28
CHI	Punt6 plays, 21 yards, 3:47	6	21	3:47	CHI 28	CHI 49
ATL	Punt3 plays, -4 yards, 2:17	3	-4	2:17	ATL 6	ATL 2
CHI	Touchdown7 plays, 52 yards, 2:40	7	52	2:40	CHI 48	ATL 0
ATL	Fumble0 plays, 0 yards, 0:08	0	0	0:08	ATL 0	ATL 0
CHI	Field Goal4 plays, -1 yard, 1:44	4	-1	1:44	ATL 31	ATL 32
ATL	Downs4 plays, 5 yards, 0:24	4	5	0:24	ATL 34	ATL 34
CHI	Punt3 plays, -3 yards, 2:20	3	-3	2:20	ATL 39	ATL 42
ATL	Touchdown8 plays, 91 yards, 2:38	8	91	2:38	ATL 9	CHI 0
CHI	Fumble4 plays, 29 yards, 2:23	4	29	2:23	CHI 26	ATL 49
ATL	Touchdown5 plays, 57 yards, 1:30	5	57	1:30	ATL 43	CHI 0
CHI	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 2:07	3	-1	2:07	CHI 24	CHI 23
ATL	Fumble3 plays, -6 yards, 0:40	3	-6	0:40	ATL 28	ATL 22
CHI	End of Game7 plays, 23 yards, 2:54	7	23	2:54	ATL 28	ATL 4

Official game information

Bears vs. Falcons Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance72,301

Reported crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Game officials

Scott Novak — Referee
John Jenkins — Field Judge
Mike Morton — Umpire
Tony Josselyn — Back Judge
Mark Stewart — Line Judge
Brian Sakowski — Down Judge
Justin Staehr — Side Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Bears vs. Falcons Being Played?

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

Why this game matters

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When is Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA.

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