Week 9, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

52 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	21	3	-	31
Chicago Bears	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 CHI - Geoff Jordan 4 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 12:30 ATL - Darrin Strickland 14 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 01:12 CHI - Al Klone 10 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Jamie Marx 15 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Darrin Strickland 21 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 00:17 ATL - Knowshon Moreno 33 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:15 CHI - Geoff Jordan 4 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 12:30 ATL - Darrin Strickland 14 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
2Q: 01:12 CHI - Al Klone 10 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 09:33 ATL - Jamie Marx 15 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 07:38 ATL - Darrin Strickland 21 pass from Myron Herrlich (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 00:17 ATL - Knowshon Moreno 33 run (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 01:16 ATL - Jack Kemnitzer 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 8-1 3-5
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 6 19
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 300 400
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 5.08 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 222 82
- Rushing Attempts 39 26
- Yards per Rush 5.69 3.15
Net Passing Yards 78 318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 9 - 0 37 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 93 331
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 5/67
Interception Ret./Yards 5/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	8-1	3-5
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	6	19
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	300	400
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	5.08	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	222	82
- Rushing Attempts	39	26
- Yards per Rush	5.69	3.15
Net Passing Yards	78	318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 9 - 0	37 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	93	331
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	8.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	5/67
Interception Ret./Yards	5/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 38	6	15	Punt
1	9:39	4:59	OWN 1	8	33	Punt
2	14:07	1:27	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	12:30	0:08	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
2	8:11	0:55	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	5:11	2:51	OWN 5	4	15	Punt
2	1:06	0:55	OWN 42	4	18	Missed FG
3	12:53	3:29	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
3	7:38	0:13	OPP 21	1	21	Touchdown
3	5:20	5:18	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
4	8:52	4:33	OWN 7	6	24	Punt
4	3:32	2:24	OPP 39	6	15	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	2:53	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
1	4:40	5:33	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	12:40	0:10	OWN 29	1	-6	Fumble
2	12:22	4:11	OWN 26	8	38	Punt
2	7:16	2:05	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
2	2:20	1:14	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 47	1	16	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 34	5	11	Interception
3	9:24	1:46	OWN 16	3	18	Interception
3	7:25	2:05	OWN 11	3	37	Interception
3	0:02	6:10	OWN 20	12	60	Interception
4	4:19	0:47	OWN 12	3	9	Interception
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	4	68	Game

Game MVP: Marcus Withers, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Kaplan	20	75	3.75	14	2	0
Knowshon Moreno	13	104	8.00	33	4	1
Myron Herrlich	5	34	6.80	9	0	0
Jamie Marx	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Willie Aranda	16	67	4.19	24	3	0
Geoff Jordan	7	17	2.43	6	0	1
Percy Barnes	2	-5	-2.50	1	0	0
Dustin Peterson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Herrlich	18	9	93	2/15	3	21	0	104.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	37	26	331	2/13	1	34	5	67.3

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Darrin Strickland	4	4	46	11.50	27	21	2
TE Billy Duffy	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
WR Jamie Marx	2	6	27	13.50	5	15	1
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Dez Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marco Brock	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Klone	11	14	134	12.18	27	18	1
WR Grady Looper	4	5	66	16.50	27	32	0
WR Matt Forte	3	6	47	15.67	0	34	0
TE Grady Freund	3	3	33	11.00	12	17	0
FB Dusty Bellis	1	2	16	16.00	9	16	0
RB Willie Aranda	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Geoff Jordan	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	4	20	20.00	9	20	0
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Butch Dawson	2	29	14.50
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	0.00
CB Adam Potts	1	0	0.00
DT Marcus Withers	1	4	4.00

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Myron Herrlich	2	0	0
Darrin Strickland	0	2	0
Chris Long	0	1	0
Shaun Zeier	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Force
Percy Barnes	1	0
J.B. Clements	0	1
Gene Bartels	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	278	46.3	40.5	58	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	3	132	44.0	37.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Owens	3	93	31.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	5	67	13.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shaun Zeier	7	1	0.5	25	36
ILB Scott McKillop	7	3	0.0	24	27
S Ronnie White	6	0	0.0	21	33
S Broderick Stephenson	5	1	0.0	19	32
DT Marcus Withers	4	2	1.0	14	20
DE Wayne Maher	4	2	0.0	21	30
S Butch Dawson	4	1	0.0	23	33
CB Adam Potts	3	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Anthony Oland	3	1	0.0	18	22
CB Kennedy Jacquet	3	0	0.0	15	28
CB Leonard Moriarty	2	3	0.0	25	31
DE Jason Lynch	1	1	0.5	13	20
S Desmond Hampton	1	1	0.0	7	24
DE Chris Long	1	0	0.0	18	27
OLB Lamar Penarroya	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Marty Reilly	0	1	0.0	13	20

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB O.J. Williamson	7	2	0.0	34	19
DE Kenyon Zachery	4	2	0.0	22	15
ILB Lincoln Krzys	4	0	0.0	23	10
DT Wes Airey	3	0	0.5	17	14
S Glover Quin	3	1	0.0	31	14
CB Irving Benton	3	1	0.0	21	11
CB Terrance Woodard	3	0	0.0	10	7
OLB J.B. Clements	3	0	0.0	20	9
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	2	2	0.5	22	8
S Gene Bartels	2	1	0.5	16	11
ILB Max Fields	2	1	0.0	20	7
DE Brian Hubble	2	1	0.0	20	11
WR Al Klone	2	0	---	---	---
S Joe Morris	2	0	0.0	13	9
CB Nicky Maness	1	2	0.5	26	13
DE Alex Carrington	1	2	0.0	26	11
CB William Middleton	1	1	0.0	26	13
DE Bryan Soper	1	1	0.0	28	14
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	0	0.0	11	6
TE Quinn Lockett	1	0	---	---	---
FB Dusty Bellis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ian Bullock	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	---	---	---
FB Randy Kurtz	1	0	---	---	---
S Nicky Kau	1	0	0.0	30	17
ILB Nicky Cook	0	1	0.0	9	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marcus Withers	1.0	1	1	20
DE Jason Lynch	0.5	2	0	20
ILB Shaun Zeier	0.5	0	0	36

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	0.5	1	8
DT Wes Airey	0.5	0	14
CB Nicky Maness	0.5	0	13
S Gene Bartels	0.5	0	11
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	2	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Butch Dawson	4	0	2	33
ILB Scott McKillop	4	0	0	27
S Broderick Stephenson	4	0	0	32
CB Kennedy Jacquet	3	1	0	28
S Ronnie White	3	0	0	33
CB Leonard Moriarty	2	0	0	31
ILB Shaun Zeier	2	0	0	36
OLB Anthony Oland	2	0	0	22
S Desmond Hampton	1	0	1	24
CB Adam Potts	1	0	1	30
DT Marcus Withers	0	0	1	20

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terrance Woodard	2	0	7
ILB O.J. Williamson	2	0	19
CB William Middleton	1	1	13
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1	0	10
OLB J.B. Clements	1	0	9
S Joe Morris	1	0	9
CB Irving Benton	1	0	11
S Nicky Kau	0	2	17
CB Nicky Maness	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Kovarik	4	9	0	32	0	17
Deion Collier	2	5	3	34	0	18
Teddy Reeve	2	4	0	18	0	10
Keith DiMillo	1	3	0	39	1	20
Renaldo Becker	1	3	0	13	0	7
Harvey Ancheta	0	5	0	26	0	13
Zane Beadles	0	4	0	30	1	14
Darrin Strickland	0	1	0	31	0	9

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Valentine	1	5	0	20	1	31
Duke Robinson	1	4	0	11	0	20
Jorge Lavan	1	3	1	23	0	32
Alex Groce	1	2	0	21	1	31
Arnold Kinney	1	2	0	14	0	17
Randy Kurtz	1	1	1	14	0	22
Louis Farrell	0	3	0	21	0	28
Dusty Bellis	0	2	0	4	0	11
J'marcus Webb	0	1	0	16	0	28
Eric Olsen	0	1	0	4	0	8
Grady Freund	0	1	0	13	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Henson	5	15
Jonathan Snyder	1	9
Anthony Oland	1	8
Zane Beadles	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Peterson	1	16
Randy Kurtz	1	6
Irving Benton	1	2

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Butch Dawson	---	---	23	33	15	71
Leonard Moriarty	---	---	25	31	9	65
Shaun Zeier	---	---	25	36	---	61
Deion Collier	34	18	---	---	8	60
Myron Herrlich	39	20	---	---	---	59
Keith DiMillo	39	20	---	---	---	59
Darrin Strickland	31	9	---	---	16	56
Ronnie White	---	---	21	33	---	54
Jamie Marx	27	14	---	---	12	53
Scott McKillop	---	---	24	27	1	52
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	19	32	---	51
Zane Beadles	30	14	---	---	7	51
Wayne Maher	---	---	21	30	---	51
Erik Bishop	20	12	---	---	18	50
Sam Kovarik	32	17	---	---	---	49
Anthony Oland	---	---	18	22	8	48
Adam Potts	---	---	17	30	---	47
Jonathan Snyder	23	15	---	---	9	47
Kennedy Jacquet	---	---	15	28	3	46
Chris Long	---	---	18	27	---	45
Knowshon Moreno	16	8	---	---	20	44
Harvey Ancheta	26	13	---	---	1	40
Billy Duffy	21	13	---	---	3	37
Jason Lynch	---	---	13	20	3	36
Teddy Reeve	18	10	---	---	8	36
Marty Reilly	---	---	13	20	3	36
Gabe Kaplan	23	12	---	---	---	35
Marcus Withers	---	---	14	20	---	34
Desmond Hampton	---	---	7	24	---	31
Renaldo Becker	13	7	---	---	8	28
Dez Bryant	18	10	---	---	---	28
Marco Brock	16	7	---	---	---	23
Robert Henson	---	---	1	3	15	19
Lamar Penarroya	---	---	2	6	6	14
Mike Stepnoski	---	---	6	4	3	13
Eddie Di Pardo	3	1	---	---	8	12
Don Owens	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jake Givens	---	---	4	3	---	7
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Earnest Humphrey	---	---	0	0	3	3
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Louie Strickland	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.C. Kelly	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Barnes	26	39	---	---	---	65
O.J. Williamson	---	---	34	19	4	57
Nicky Maness	---	---	26	13	17	56
Nicky Kau	---	---	30	17	9	56
Alex Groce	21	31	---	---	3	55
Jorge Lavan	23	32	---	---	---	55
Myron Valentine	20	31	---	---	2	53
Louis Farrell	21	28	---	---	1	50
Willie Aranda	16	29	---	---	5	50
Shaun Rosengard	17	19	---	---	14	50
Grady Freund	13	21	---	---	14	48
Glover Quin	---	---	31	14	2	47
Bryan Soper	---	---	28	14	5	47
Matt Forte	16	20	---	---	9	45
J'marcus Webb	16	28	---	---	---	44
Randy Kurtz	14	22	---	---	6	42
William Middleton	---	---	26	13	2	41
Al Klone	16	25	---	---	---	41
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	22	15	3	40
Grady Looper	12	25	---	---	2	39
Alex Carrington	---	---	26	11	2	39
Max Fields	---	---	20	7	10	37
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	23	10	3	36
Joe Morris	---	---	13	9	14	36
Gene Bartels	---	---	16	11	9	36
Arnold Kinney	14	17	---	---	3	34
Duke Robinson	11	20	---	---	3	34
Irving Benton	---	---	21	11	2	34
Quinn Lockett	13	14	---	---	6	33
J.B. Clements	---	---	20	9	4	33
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	22	8	3	33
Wes Airey	---	---	17	14	1	32
Brian Hubble	---	---	20	11	1	32
Nicky Cook	---	---	9	1	16	26
Dusty Bellis	4	11	---	---	9	24
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	11	6	4	21
Geoff Jordan	8	9	---	---	1	18
Terrance Woodard	---	---	10	7	---	17
Dustin Peterson	1	0	---	---	16	17
Eric Olsen	4	8	---	---	3	15
Ian Bullock	---	---	4	0	1	5
Koa Misi	---	---	0	0	5	5
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jessie Briley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	81	7.4
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	14	71	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	48	8.0
Middle	17	30	1.8
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Herrlich	18	9	1	1	1	4	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	37	26	3	0	2	1	3	1	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	49	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	154	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Marx	6	2	0	27	0	14
FB Darrin Strickland	4	4	0	46	1	9
TE Billy Duffy	3	2	0	15	0	13
WR Marco Brock	3	0	1	0	0	7
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	0	5	0	12
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Klone	14	11	1	134	0	25
WR Matt Forte	6	3	1	47	1	20
WR Grady Looper	5	4	0	66	1	25
WR Shaun Rosengard	4	1	0	20	1	19
TE Grady Freund	3	3	0	33	0	21
FB Dusty Bellis	2	1	0	16	0	11
RB Willie Aranda	1	1	0	4	0	29
RB Geoff Jordan	1	1	0	8	0	9
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	0	3	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Kaplan	1	1	1.00	3.75

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Aranda	1	-1	-1.00	4.19
Geoff Jordan	1	4	4.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Herrlich	3	3	37	12.33	5.17

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	4	2	26	6.50	8.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Darrin Strickland	2	2	22	11.00	11.50
WR Jamie Marx	1	1	15	15.00	4.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Klone	2	1	10	5.00	9.57
WR Matt Forte	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
FB Dusty Bellis	1	1	16	16.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Kaplan	4	2
Myron Herrlich	3	1
Knowshon Moreno	2	1
Jamie Marx	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Peterson	1	1
Geoff Jordan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Herrlich	5	2	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Marx	3	1	1
TE Erik Bishop	1	1	1
WR Marco Brock	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Rosengard	2	0	0
TE Grady Freund	2	2	1
WR Matt Forte	1	0	0
RB Geoff Jordan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,600 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (18,600)
End Zone 13,200 (13,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (11,900)
Club Seats 7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,600 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (18,600)
End Zone	13,200 (13,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (11,900)
Club Seats	7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)