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2026 Week 1 · Regular season

Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers: 2026 Week 1

Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers, 59–37. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Bears vs. Panthers Game Details

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

Week 1 Final CHI at CAR
Date
Kickoff
1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream
FOX
Venue
Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC
Postgame video

Bears vs. Panthers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Bears vs. Panthers Final Score and Game Result

Chicago Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers, 59–37.

CHI record

Chicago Bears

1-0
CAR record

Carolina Panthers

0-1
Quarter-by-quarter result

Bears vs. Panthers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 59–37 final.

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
CHI Chicago Bears1417141459
CAR Carolina Panthers7177637
Top performers

Bears vs. Panthers Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards
CHI

Caleb Williams

21/29, 269 YDS, 2 TD

CAR

Bryce Young

23/37, 361 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards
CHI

D'Andre Swift

18 CAR, 124 YDS, 3 TD

CAR

Chuba Hubbard

10 CAR, 49 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards
CHI

Kalif Raymond

8 REC, 84 YDS

CAR

Jalen Coker

8 REC, 138 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks
CHI

Kentavius Street

1

CAR

Jaelan Phillips

1

Tackles
CHI

Dillon Thieneman

10

CAR

Devin Lloyd

13

Game statistics

Bears vs. Panthers Team Stats Comparison

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

CHIStatisticCAR
261st Downs24
10-143rd down efficiency4-9
0-14th down efficiency0-1
552Total Yards478
261Passing353
291Rushing125
1Turnovers3
12-57Penalties11-84
4-4Red Zone (Made-Att)4-4
34:03Possession25:57
Every scoring play

Bears vs. Panthers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

  1. Q111:33
    CAR

    Chuba Hubbard 4 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

    0–7
  2. Q15:52
    CHI

    Caleb Williams 9 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    7–7
  3. Q11:59
    CHI

    D'Andre Swift 1 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    14–7
  4. Q213:57
    CHI

    Cole Kmet 22 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)

    21–7
  5. Q212:40
    CAR

    Jalen Coker 51 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

    21–14
  6. Q28:42
    CAR

    Bryce Young 7 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

    21–21
  7. Q25:20
    CHI

    Cairo Santos 40 Yd Field Goal

    24–21
  8. Q22:35
    CAR

    Ryan Fitzgerald 44 Yd Field Goal

    24–24
  9. Q20:22
    CHI

    Caleb Williams 29 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    31–24
  10. Q39:02
    CAR

    Chuba Hubbard 2 Yd Rush (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)

    31–31
  11. Q33:05
    CHI

    D'Andre Swift 1 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    38–31
  12. Q30:40
    CHI

    Kyle Monangai 61 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    45–31
  13. Q46:27
    CHI

    Jahdae Walker 1 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)

    52–31
  14. Q44:00
    CAR

    Jalen Coker 8 Yd pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald PAT blocked)

    52–37
  15. Q43:40
    CHI

    D'Andre Swift 28 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)

    59–37
Individual statistics

Bears vs. Panthers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

Chicago Bears Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSQBRRTG
Caleb Williams21/292699.3202-890.5124.1

Carolina Panthers Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTSACKSQBRRTG
Bryce Young23/373619.8312-864.1110.3
Kenny Pickett0/100.0000-0100.039.6
Rushing Stats

Chicago Bears Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
D'Andre Swift181246.9332
Kyle Monangai1010010.0161
Caleb Williams10656.5229
Luther Burden III122.002

Carolina Panthers Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Chuba Hubbard10494.9111
AJ Dillon5285.6011
Kenny Pickett12424.0024
Jonathon Brooks4143.506
Bryce Young2105.017
Receiving Stats

Chicago Bears Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONGTGTS
Kalif Raymond88410.50289
Luther Burden III56312.60245
Rome Odunze25226.00473
Cole Kmet23517.51223
Kyle Monangai22412.00192
D'Andre Swift11010.00101
Jahdae Walker111.0111
Colston Loveland000.0002

Carolina Panthers Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONGTGTS
Jalen Coker813817.32519
Tetairoa McMillan57515.00218
Jonathon Brooks14848.00482
Chuba Hubbard33812.71293
Darren Waller22814.00172
Tommy Tremble3258.30115
Mitchell Evans199.0092
Xavier Legette000.0002
Jimmy Horn Jr.000.0001
Defensive Stats

Chicago Bears Defensive

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTSTD
Dillon Thieneman10800110
Tyrique Stevenson Sr.9600000
Cam Lewis6500000
Devin Bush6200010
Roschon Johnson4000000
James Lynch3200000
Malik Muhammad II3200200
Jaylon Johnson3100000
Grady Jarrett3000010
Kentavius Street2111010
Montez Sweat2111010
Austin Booker2100000
D'Marco Jackson2000000
Jahdae Walker2000000
Josh Blackwell1100000
Dayo Odeyingbo1100000
T.J. Edwards1000000
Neville Gallimore1000000
Elijah Hicks1000000
Daniel Hardy1000000
Beau Gardner1000000
Skyler Thomas1000000

Carolina Panthers Defensive

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HTSTD
Devin Lloyd13900000
Nick Scott7500000
Lee Hunter6400000
Bobby Okereke6301000
Will Lee III5500100
Derrick Brown3300010
Jaelan Phillips3211010
Princely Umanmielen3211010
Jeremiah Moon3200000
Jaycee Horn3200000
Lathan Ransom3200000
Tre'von Moehrig3000000
Trevis Gipson2201000
Mike Jackson2200000
TeRah Edwards2100000
Thomas Incoom2100000
Bobby Brown III2000000
Brycen Tremayne1100000
Feleipe Franks1000000
Claudin Cherelus1000000
Aaron Hall1000000
Chau Smith-Wade1000000
Kicking Stats

Chicago Bears Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Cairo Santos1/1100.0408/811

Carolina Panthers Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Ryan Fitzgerald1/1100.0444/57
Game flow

Bears vs. Panthers Win Probability and Momentum

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

CHI 100%Home win probabilityCAR 0%
KickoffFinal
Possession by possession

Bears vs. Panthers Drive Summary

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

Show all 27 drives
TeamResultPlaysYardsTimeStartEnd
CHIFumble3 plays, 10 yards, 1:043101:04CHI 20CHI 23
CARTouchdown6 plays, 42 yards, 2:236422:23CHI 42CHI 0
CHITouchdown9 plays, 73 yards, 5:419735:41CHI 27CAR 0
CARPunt3 plays, -3 yards, 1:403-31:40CAR 40CAR 37
CHITouchdown6 plays, 67 yards, 2:136672:13CHI 33CAR 0
CARPunt3 plays, 6 yards, 2:11362:11CAR 17CAR 23
CHITouchdown2 plays, 41 yards, 0:512410:51CAR 41CAR 0
CARTouchdown3 plays, 73 yards, 1:173731:17CAR 27CHI 0
CHIDowns4 plays, 9 yards, 2:13492:13CHI 12CHI 21
CARTouchdown3 plays, 21 yards, 1:453211:45CHI 21CHI 0
CHIPunt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:46351:46CHI 25CHI 30
CHIField Goal4 plays, 6 yards, 1:36461:36CAR 28CAR 22
CARField Goal7 plays, 48 yards, 2:457482:45CAR 26CHI 26
CHITouchdown6 plays, 80 yards, 2:136802:13CHI 20CAR 0
CARInterception2 plays, 11 yards, 0:172110:17CAR 29CAR 40
CHIEnd of Half1 play, 0 yards, 0:05100:05CHI 38CHI 38
CARPunt3 plays, 5 yards, 2:01352:01CAR 34CAR 39
CHIPunt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:31311:31CHI 20CHI 21
CARTouchdown7 plays, 58 yards, 2:267582:26CAR 42CHI 0
CHITouchdown13 plays, 65 yards, 5:5713655:57CHI 35CAR 0
CARDowns6 plays, 21 yards, 2:156212:15CAR 40CHI 39
CHITouchdown1 play, 61 yards, 0:101610:10CHI 39CAR 0
CARFumble3 plays, 32 yards, 0:503320:50CAR 27CAR 38
CHITouchdown12 plays, 61 yards, 8:2312618:23CHI 39CAR 0
CARTouchdown10 plays, 76 yards, 2:2710762:27CAR 24CHI 0
CHITouchdown4 plays, 49 yards, 0:204490:20CAR 49CAR 0
CAREnd of Game7 plays, 52 yards, 3:407523:40CAR 20CHI 28
Official game information

Bears vs. Panthers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance72,597

Reported crowd at Bank of America Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Bank of America Stadium.

Game officials
  • Sarah Thomas — Down Judge
  • Brad Allen — Referee
  • Chad Hill — Side Judge
  • Anthony Flemming — Field Judge
  • Walter Flowers — Line Judge
  • Tyree Walton — Back Judge
  • Marcus Woods — Umpire
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Kickoff time

What Time Does Bears vs. Panthers Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

TV and streaming

What Channel Is Bears vs. Panthers On?

The current TV / streaming listing is FOX. Availability can vary by market and provider; a TBD label means the assignment is not final.

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Stadium

Where Is Bears vs. Panthers Being Played?

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.

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When is Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Where is Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers being played?

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC.

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