Week 9, 2023

played in Chicago, IL

41 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	0	7	7	0	-	17
Chicago Bears	7	7	0	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 39 field goal
1Q: 02:28 CHI - Donnie Avery 16 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 05:19 CHI - Randal Ledyard 34 fumble return (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Myron Herrlich 9 run (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 14:20 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 1 pass from Myron Herrlich (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 01:00 CHI - Wally Richardson 21 field goal
OT: 06:26 CHI - Wally Richardson 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 ATL - T.J. Greenberg 39 field goal
1Q: 02:28 CHI - Donnie Avery 16 pass from Lenny Wiggins (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 05:19 CHI - Randal Ledyard 34 fumble return (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 00:52 ATL - Myron Herrlich 9 run (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 14:20 ATL - Jonathan Snyder 1 pass from Myron Herrlich (T.J. Greenberg extra point)
4Q: 01:00 CHI - Wally Richardson 21 field goal
OT: 06:26 CHI - Wally Richardson 47 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 4-5 6-2
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 265 415
- Offensive Plays 56 76
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 81 165
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.71
Net Passing Yards 184 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 2 39 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/89 4/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:02 42:39

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	4-5	6-2
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	265	415
- Offensive Plays	56	76
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	81	165
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.71
Net Passing Yards	184	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 2	39 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/89	4/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:02	42:39

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 28	10	50	Field Goal
1	2:20	1:58	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	8:28	1:19	OWN 25	3	13	Interception
2	5:09	1:48	OWN 29	6	27	Punt
2	1:23	0:50	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
3	10:13	1:39	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
3	5:32	4:48	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
3	0:03	0:54	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
4	9:34	2:16	OWN 27	5	13	Punt
4	0:52	0:49	OWN 13	5	30	Interception
OT1	15:00	3:17	OWN 22	6	22	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	7:00	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
1	0:22	6:54	OWN 20	12	71	Missed FG
2	7:09	2:00	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	3:21	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 22	1	5	Half
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 18	7	29	Punt
3	8:34	3:02	OPP 49	5	21	Missed FG
3	0:44	0:41	OWN 26	1	3	Fumble
4	14:09	4:35	OWN 35	6	45	Missed FG
4	7:18	6:26	OWN 19	16	77	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 47	1	8	Half
OT1	11:43	5:24	OWN 10	11	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Lenny Wiggins, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	10	32	3.20	9	0	0
Randy Fulcher	5	29	5.80	17	1	0
Myron Herrlich	3	20	6.67	10	1	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Hayes	30	131	4.37	17	2
Lenny Wiggins	4	30	7.50	13	2
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	38	21	184	0/0	1	27	2	55.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	39	31	262	2/12	1	34	0	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richie Cooley	6	7	70	11.67	18	27	0
WR Jonathan Snyder	6	11	53	8.83	0	15	1
WR Don Dotson	2	5	20	10.00	0	12	0
TE Billy Duffy	2	3	16	8.00	1	10	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	5	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Dez Bryant	2	4	19	9.50	2	16	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Lester Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Monty Tilton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Russell Lucas	7	7	55	7.86	12	17	0
TE Brandon Pettigrew	7	7	58	8.29	6	25	0
WR Donnie Avery	6	10	75	12.50	26	34	1
FB Dusty Bellis	4	4	23	5.75	12	8	0
WR Matt Forte	3	5	33	11.00	20	28	0
TE Karl Wright	2	3	6	3.00	0	7	0
FB Ross King	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Arnie Hayes	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Middleton	2	5	2.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamie Marx	1	0	0
Jonathan Snyder	1	0	0
Shawn Crable	0	1	0
Shawn Nelson	0	1	0
Cory Cochrane	0	0	1
Scott McKillop	0	0	1
Broderick Stephenson	0	0	1
Dwayne Compton	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Russell Lucas	1	0	0	0
Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0	0
Winfred Laudenback	1	0	0	0
Arnie Hayes	1	0	0	0
Randal Ledyard	0	1	0	1
Matt Forte	0	1	0	0
Dusty Bellis	0	1	0	0
Nolan Miller	0	1	0	0
Cornell Nicoloro	0	0	1	0
William Middleton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	281	46.8	41.0	55	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	3	154	51.3	45.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Greenberg	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	2/5	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	2	17	8.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Laudenback	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	3	52	17.3	0
Randy Fulcher	2	37	18.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Polidixon	4	82	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott McKillop	12	3	0.0	33	33
S Tom Zhao	11	3	0.0	32	32
OLB Shawn Crable	8	3	1.0	32	35
S Broderick Stephenson	6	1	0.0	27	38
DT Corey Peters	5	0	0.0	26	30
S Desmond Hampton	4	2	0.0	22	24
OLB Gerald McRath	3	1	0.0	13	15
DT Marty Reilly	2	4	0.0	16	19
S Coye Francies	2	2	0.0	12	19
DE Kelvin Kinney	2	1	0.0	7	13
DT Terrence Cody	2	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Cory Cochrane	2	0	0.0	5	6
CB Frankie Hutton	2	0	0.0	21	31
ILB Hugh Rogers	1	0	1.0	1	1
DE Jason Lynch	1	1	0.0	24	24
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	0.0	12	12
WR Richie Cooley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dwayne Compton	1	0	0.0	26	32
DT Russell Crittenden	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Rondell Shelton	0	2	0.0	21	27
CB Jerraud Powers	0	1	0.0	26	24
ILB Shaun Zeier	0	1	0.0	2	8

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB David Harris	4	1	0.0	13	30
S Cornell Nicoloro	3	3	0.0	11	25
CB Andrew Franz	3	1	0.0	14	32
CB William Middleton	3	1	0.0	15	31
CB Terrance Woodard	3	1	0.0	16	31
DE Alex Carrington	3	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Koa Misi	3	0	0.0	10	21
CB Nolan Miller	3	0	0.0	16	30
DE Kelvin Margolies	2	0	0.0	12	27
DE Kenyon Zachery	2	0	0.0	11	28
S Winfred Laudenback	2	0	0.0	10	23
OLB J.B. Clements	2	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Orlando Uno	1	1	0.0	9	22
DT Amobi Okoye	1	0	0.0	10	20
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Kyle Giles	1	0	0.0	13	26
C Jorge Lavan	1	0	---	---	---
S Gino Swift	0	1	0.0	8	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	1.0	0	35
ILB Hugh Rogers	1.0	0	1
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	1	24
ILB Scott McKillop	0.0	1	33
DE Dwayne Compton	0.0	1	32
DT Russell Crittenden	0.0	1	10

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenyon Zachery	1	1	1	28
DT Kyle Giles	1	0	0	26
DT Wes Airey	0	2	2	23
DE Alex Carrington	0	2	1	20
DT Amobi Okoye	0	1	0	20
CB Terrance Woodard	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	5	0	35
S Tom Zhao	5	0	32
ILB Scott McKillop	5	0	33
S Broderick Stephenson	3	1	38
OLB Gerald McRath	3	0	15
CB Frankie Hutton	3	0	31
S Desmond Hampton	2	1	24
OLB Cory Cochrane	1	0	6
S Coye Francies	1	0	19
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	13
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	12
DE Dwayne Compton	1	0	32

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andrew Franz	4	1	0	32
CB William Middleton	3	0	2	31
S Cornell Nicoloro	3	0	0	25
OLB Koa Misi	3	0	0	21
ILB David Harris	2	1	0	30
CB Terrance Woodard	2	0	0	31
OLB J.B. Clements	1	1	0	17
DE Kelvin Margolies	1	0	0	27
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	0	22
CB Nolan Miller	1	0	0	30
S Winfred Laudenback	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harvey Ancheta	1	5	15	31
Mike Pollak	1	2	17	32
Teddy Reeve	1	2	18	38
Kelly Fortier	1	1	3	8
Duane Derr	1	1	3	7
Keith DiMillo	0	2	18	38
Zane Beadles	0	2	15	30

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Kinney	4	4	31	0	37
Ryan Kalil	2	8	28	0	33
Jorge Lavan	2	3	29	0	37
Duke Robinson	1	7	26	0	36
William Jordan	1	3	33	2	33
Randal Ledyard	1	2	7	0	8
Dusty Bellis	0	3	22	0	28
Eric Olsen	0	1	6	0	4
Myron Valentine	0	1	9	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Cory Cochrane	2	18
Jerraud Powers	2	17
Scott McKillop	2	16
Lester Allen	1	16
Monty Tilton	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Nicoloro	3	13
Arnie Hayes	2	15
Dusty Bellis	1	16
Karl Wright	1	15

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott McKillop	---	---	33	33	16	82
Shawn Crable	---	---	32	35	7	74
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	27	38	5	70
Tom Zhao	---	---	32	32	5	69
Jerraud Powers	---	---	26	24	17	67
Keith DiMillo	18	38	---	---	7	63
Corey Peters	---	---	26	30	7	63
Dwayne Compton	---	---	26	32	5	63
Desmond Hampton	---	---	22	24	12	58
Frankie Hutton	---	---	21	31	5	57
Myron Herrlich	18	38	---	---	---	56
Teddy Reeve	18	38	---	---	---	56
Jason Lynch	---	---	24	24	7	55
Harvey Ancheta	15	31	---	---	7	53
Rondell Shelton	---	---	21	27	3	51
Mike Pollak	17	32	---	---	---	49
Zane Beadles	15	30	---	---	---	45
Jamie Marx	9	23	---	---	12	44
Randy Fulcher	7	15	---	---	20	42
Marty Reilly	---	---	16	19	4	39
Jonathan Snyder	13	25	---	---	---	38
Terrence Cody	---	---	17	18	1	36
Billy Duffy	8	17	---	---	10	35
Rashard Mendenhall	11	23	---	---	---	34
Coye Francies	---	---	12	19	2	33
Lester Allen	6	10	---	---	16	32
Shawn Nelson	10	18	---	---	4	32
Richie Cooley	4	15	---	---	11	30
Cory Cochrane	---	---	5	6	18	29
Monty Tilton	6	14	---	---	9	29
Dez Bryant	8	14	---	---	7	29
Gerald McRath	---	---	13	15	---	28
Kirk Laws	---	---	12	12	2	26
Don Dotson	8	16	---	---	---	24
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	7	13	3	23
Russell Crittenden	---	---	10	10	---	20
Kelly Fortier	3	8	---	---	7	18
Duane Derr	3	7	---	---	7	17
Tommie McKenna	1	6	---	---	7	14
Shaun Zeier	---	---	2	8	2	12
Hugh Rogers	---	---	1	1	7	9
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Karl Wolfe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrell Terrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Arnie Hayes	33	38	---	---	15	86
Lenny Wiggins	35	41	---	---	5	81
Brandon Pettigrew	28	30	---	---	13	71
Jorge Lavan	29	37	---	---	3	69
Arnold Kinney	31	37	---	---	---	68
Donnie Avery	30	37	---	---	---	67
Ryan Kalil	28	33	---	---	5	66
William Jordan	33	33	---	---	---	66
Dusty Bellis	22	28	---	---	16	66
Duke Robinson	26	36	---	---	---	62
Russell Lucas	22	24	---	---	14	60
Matt Forte	25	22	---	---	13	60
Nolan Miller	---	---	16	30	13	59
William Middleton	---	---	15	31	10	56
David Harris	---	---	13	30	10	53
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	11	25	13	49
Terrance Woodard	---	---	16	31	1	48
Andrew Franz	---	---	14	32	---	46
Kelvin Margolies	---	---	12	27	6	45
Kyle Giles	---	---	13	26	6	45
Winfred Laudenback	---	---	10	23	10	43
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	11	28	1	40
J.B. Clements	---	---	9	17	12	38
Koa Misi	---	---	10	21	5	36
Wes Airey	---	---	10	23	1	34
Karl Wright	6	13	---	---	15	34
Orlando Uno	---	---	9	22	2	33
Gino Swift	---	---	8	12	12	32
Amobi Okoye	---	---	10	20	1	31
Alex Carrington	---	---	10	20	1	31
Randal Ledyard	7	8	---	---	8	23
Alex Groce	4	4	---	---	8	16
Myron Valentine	9	5	---	---	---	14
J.T. Large	1	3	---	---	9	13
J'marcus Webb	2	8	---	---	3	13
Ross King	2	4	---	---	6	12
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Looper	5	5	---	---	---	10
Eric Olsen	6	4	---	---	---	10
Edward Reitz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	1	0	4	5
Emmanuel Rodriguez	1	1	---	---	2	4
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Xavier Adibi	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	20	110	5.5
Right	4	3	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	38	21	1	0	2	4	7	4	2

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	39	31	3	0	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	31	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	153	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	29	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	140	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	52	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Snyder	11	6	1	53	0	25
WR Richie Cooley	7	6	0	70	1	15
WR Don Dotson	5	2	0	20	0	16
WR Jamie Marx	5	2	1	7	0	23
WR Dez Bryant	4	2	0	19	0	14
TE Billy Duffy	3	2	0	16	0	17
TE Lester Allen	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	0	-1	0	23
FB Monty Tilton	1	0	0	0	0	14

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	10	6	1	75	1	37
WR Russell Lucas	7	7	0	55	0	24
TE Brandon Pettigrew	7	7	0	58	1	30
WR Matt Forte	5	3	1	33	1	22
FB Dusty Bellis	4	4	0	23	0	28
TE Karl Wright	3	2	0	6	0	13
RB Arnie Hayes	2	1	0	9	0	38
FB Ross King	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	1	9	9.00	6.67
Randy Fulcher	1	6	6.00	5.80

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Hayes	3	9	3.00	4.37
Lenny Wiggins	1	-1	-1.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	3	17	5.67	4.84

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	5	4	25	5.00	6.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Billy Duffy	2	2	16	8.00	5.33
WR Jonathan Snyder	1	1	1	1.00	4.82

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Forte	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.60
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	16	16.00	7.50
TE Karl Wright	1	1	7	7.00	2.00
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	3	3.00	5.75
RB Arnie Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Hayes	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	9	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Snyder	4	1	1
WR Jamie Marx	2	0	0
WR Richie Cooley	2	2	2
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	7	4	4
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	1
TE Karl Wright	1	1	0
FB Ross King	1	1	0
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	1
RB Arnie Hayes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (18,600)
End Zone 13,100 (13,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (11,900)
Club Seats 7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (18,600)
End Zone	13,100 (13,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (11,900)
Club Seats	7,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)