Week 3, 2031

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	7	24	0	0	-	31
Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 CHI - Da'Rel Scott 18 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 03:11 CAR - Bernard Pierce 60 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Grady Freund 6 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 13:28 CHI - Blair Walsh 36 field goal
2Q: 09:59 CAR - Hunter Cassidy 30 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 05:02 CHI - Bradie Ewing 10 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 00:52 CHI - Zach Plumier 69 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 04:03 CAR - Jason Burroughs 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:51 CHI - Da'Rel Scott 18 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 03:11 CAR - Bernard Pierce 60 run (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 15:00 CHI - Grady Freund 6 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 13:28 CHI - Blair Walsh 36 field goal
2Q: 09:59 CAR - Hunter Cassidy 30 pass from Howie Barrett (Jason Burroughs extra point)
2Q: 05:02 CHI - Bradie Ewing 10 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 00:52 CHI - Zach Plumier 69 pass from Colin Kaepernick (Blair Walsh extra point)
3Q: 04:03 CAR - Jason Burroughs 21 field goal

Team Statistics CHI CAR
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 428 439
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 6.58 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 134 122
- Rushing Attempts 32 11
- Yards per Rush 4.19 11.09
Net Passing Yards 294 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 47 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 294 332
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.91 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/38
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 6/105
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:13 26:47

Team Statistics	CHI	CAR
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	428	439
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	6.58	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	134	122
- Rushing Attempts	32	11
- Yards per Rush	4.19	11.09
Net Passing Yards	294	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	47 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	294	332
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.91	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/38
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	6/105
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:13	26:47

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:23	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
1	6:49	1:58	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
1	2:49	2:59	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
2	14:42	1:19	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal
2	9:47	4:54	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
2	2:10	1:32	OWN 3	6	97	Touchdown
3	12:33	3:51	OWN 12	11	44	Punt
3	3:55	5:47	OWN 40	8	28	Missed FG
4	9:54	1:52	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	4:50	2:31	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 49	5	14	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:37	2:48	OWN 28	4	25	Punt
1	4:51	2:02	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
2	13:23	3:36	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	4:53	2:43	OWN 24	6	23	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 33	3	30	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
3	8:42	4:47	OWN 39	9	57	Field Goal
4	13:08	3:14	OWN 39	6	37	Downs
4	8:02	3:12	OWN 9	10	46	Interception
4	2:19	1:29	OWN 3	7	38	Interception

Game MVP: Colin Kaepernick, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Da'Rel Scott	13	71	5.46	18	3	1
Bryce Brown	13	55	4.23	9	0	0
Colin Kaepernick	5	6	1.20	7	0	0
Randy Kurtz	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Matthews	4	23	5.75	14	1	0
Bernard Pierce	4	82	20.50	60	1	1
Howie Barrett	3	17	5.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colin Kaepernick	33	23	294	0/0	3	69	0	127.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Howie Barrett	47	32	332	2/15	1	37	2	77.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Da'Rel Scott	5	5	57	11.40	42	26	0
WR Dean Gillespie	3	4	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Grady Freund	3	7	30	10.00	10	19	1
WR Zach Plumier	3	5	107	35.67	80	69	1
WR Derek Stokes	2	3	23	11.50	3	13	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	3	15	7.50	1	9	0
FB Bradie Ewing	2	2	18	9.00	1	10	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	2	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Bryce Brown	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hunter Cassidy	8	12	103	12.88	31	30	1
WR Neal Walton	7	9	78	11.14	36	37	0
FB Nathan Ficken	4	4	13	3.25	4	8	0
WR Tommie Woodard	4	9	49	12.25	0	15	0
RB Bernard Pierce	4	4	46	11.50	21	19	0
RB Tom Matthews	3	4	8	2.67	12	6	0
TE Bryan Lynch	1	1	28	28.00	0	28	0
WR Gene Ford	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
RB Kyle McNamee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gene Zimmerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Nicky Kau	1	0	0.00	0
S Stan Westbrook	1	9	9.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Recov	Force
Nicky Kau	1	0
Kelvin Sheppard	0	1
Dontay Moch	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Howie Barrett	1	0
Kyle McNamee	1	0
Nathan Ficken	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	4	204	51.0	41.5	59	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	3	130	43.3	43.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Burroughs	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	1	38	38.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	3	69	23.0	0
Joe Morris	1	33	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle McNamee	3	44	14.7	0
Tommie Woodard	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rodney Sims	6	3	0.0	9	45
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	6	0	0.0	10	33
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	5	1	0.5	10	43
S Stan Westbrook	5	1	0.0	11	41
CB Irving Benton	5	0	0.0	7	32
ILB Dana Navarro	4	0	0.0	4	20
CB Curtis Brown	3	3	0.0	5	35
S Richie McKenzie	3	2	0.0	9	47
S Nicky Kau	2	1	0.0	7	35
DE Taylor Thompson	1	0	1.0	5	21
DE Zach Erickson	1	0	0.0	6	28
S Joe Morris	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Sammy Bruce	1	0	0.0	2	13
OLB C.J. Lowe	0	2	0.5	7	23
DT Ian Bullock	0	1	0.0	8	31

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden Richard	7	1	0.0	29	29
DT Dontari Poe	7	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Leland Kimbrell	5	1	0.0	22	28
CB Tim Cardwell	5	0	0.0	26	26
CB Archie Thies	4	0	0.0	27	33
CB Clyde Kieffer	3	1	0.0	29	29
DE Brad Hardy	3	1	0.0	12	14
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	1	0.0	25	19
ILB Michael Gaines	3	0	0.0	8	10
S Jerald Boggs	2	3	0.0	26	29
OLB Seth Gozinsky	2	0	0.0	18	22
S Eric McGuire	1	2	0.0	17	18
DE Jabaal Sheard	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Harvey Singleton	1	1	0.0	14	11
WR Gene Ford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Hunter Cassidy	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Glenn Rivera	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Toby Sheldon	0	1	0.0	12	8
DE Courtney Upshaw	0	1	0.0	6	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Taylor Thompson	1.0	1	0	21
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	0.5	1	0	43
OLB C.J. Lowe	0.5	0	1	23
DT Ian Bullock	0.0	2	0	31
DE Zach Erickson	0.0	1	0	28
DT Neil Jernigan	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Dana Navarro	0.0	0	1	20

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dontari Poe	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Jabaal Sheard	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irving Benton	5	0	0	32
ILB Dana Navarro	4	0	0	20
ILB Rodney Sims	4	0	0	45
CB Dre Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	33
S Stan Westbrook	3	1	1	41
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	3	1	0	43
CB Curtis Brown	3	0	0	35
S Richie McKenzie	2	1	0	47
S Nicky Kau	2	0	1	35
S Joe Morris	1	0	0	5
CB Sammy Bruce	1	0	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Archie Thies	5	1	33
OLB Leland Kimbrell	4	1	28
CB Tim Cardwell	4	0	26
ILB Brenden Richard	3	1	29
CB Clyde Kieffer	2	2	29
ILB Michael Gaines	2	0	10
DE Brad Hardy	1	0	14
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	0	19
OLB Seth Gozinsky	1	0	22
S Eric McGuire	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Eric Olsen	4	8	23	26
Todd Evans	3	5	23	24
Tyrone Earthman	2	7	22	26
Blaine Richmond	1	3	29	27
Albert Franklin	0	2	9	7
Grady Freund	0	1	20	24
Amini Silatolu	0	1	17	14

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Evans	2	2	9	0	38
Lamar Holmes	1	2	9	0	42
Neil Mizutani	1	1	2	0	11
Ethan Brown	1	1	9	0	37
Tracy Unverzagt	1	1	2	0	12
Nathan Ficken	0	1	6	0	21
T.J. McGregor	0	0	8	1	42
Grant Lechler	0	0	5	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dontay Moch	3	14
Randy Kurtz	2	14
Bryce Brown	1	15
Nick Mondek	1	6

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Boggs	2	18
Neal Walton	1	12
Michael Gaines	1	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Rudolph	27	28	---	---	14	69
Colin Kaepernick	32	33	---	---	---	65
Zach Plumier	27	23	---	---	11	61
Blaine Richmond	29	27	---	---	3	59
Gene Forbes	28	31	---	---	---	59
Richie McKenzie	---	---	9	47	1	57
Irving Benton	---	---	7	32	17	56
Nicky Kau	---	---	7	35	14	56
Eric Olsen	23	26	---	---	6	55
Rodney Sims	---	---	9	45	1	55
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	10	43	1	54
Stan Westbrook	---	---	11	41	1	53
Tyrone Earthman	22	26	---	---	3	51
Randy Kurtz	16	20	---	---	14	50
Grady Freund	20	24	---	---	4	48
Todd Evans	23	24	---	---	---	47
Bryce Brown	16	15	---	---	15	46
Dre Kirkpatrick	---	---	10	33	1	44
Curtis Brown	---	---	5	35	---	40
Ian Bullock	---	---	8	31	---	39
Bradie Ewing	11	13	---	---	15	39
Alex Carrington	---	---	5	32	1	38
Zach Erickson	---	---	6	28	4	38
Amini Silatolu	17	14	---	---	6	37
Dontay Moch	---	---	4	18	14	36
Da'Rel Scott	16	18	---	---	1	35
Dana Navarro	---	---	4	20	7	31
C.J. Lowe	---	---	7	23	---	30
Taylor Thompson	---	---	5	21	3	29
Dean Gillespie	18	8	---	---	1	27
Travis Maxwell	---	---	6	17	---	23
Neil Jernigan	---	---	3	18	1	22
Derek Stokes	7	10	---	---	4	21
Dixon Hudson	5	8	---	---	6	19
Grady Looper	0	1	---	---	15	16
Albert Franklin	9	7	---	---	---	16
Sammy Bruce	---	---	2	13	1	16
Bryan Covington	---	---	1	2	10	13
Joe Morris	---	---	2	5	5	12
Nick Mondek	4	2	---	---	6	12
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shaun Rosengard	2	5	---	---	---	7
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerald Boggs	---	---	26	29	18	73
Archie Thies	---	---	27	33	12	72
Tim Cardwell	---	---	26	26	16	68
Howie Barrett	11	49	---	---	---	60
Clyde Kieffer	---	---	29	29	2	60
Brenden Richard	---	---	29	29	1	59
Leland Kimbrell	---	---	22	28	2	52
Jonathan Luigs	9	41	---	---	1	51
Lamar Holmes	9	42	---	---	---	51
T.J. McGregor	8	42	---	---	---	50
Tommie Woodard	9	31	---	---	10	50
Ethan Brown	9	37	---	---	4	50
Dontari Poe	---	---	21	25	2	48
Trent Evans	9	38	---	---	---	47
Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	25	19	1	45
Neal Walton	4	28	---	---	12	44
Jabaal Sheard	---	---	20	19	4	43
Hunter Cassidy	6	35	---	---	---	41
Seth Gozinsky	---	---	18	22	1	41
Eric McGuire	---	---	17	18	5	40
Gene Zimmerman	7	32	---	---	1	40
Bernard Pierce	6	24	---	---	10	40
Melvin Dennis	---	---	14	20	3	37
Gabe Shapiro	5	27	---	---	4	36
E.J. Wilson	---	---	18	13	4	35
Nathan Ficken	6	21	---	---	5	32
Michael Gaines	---	---	8	10	12	30
Tom Matthews	5	24	---	---	---	29
Brad Hardy	---	---	12	14	1	27
Harvey Singleton	---	---	14	11	2	27
Gene Ford	2	11	---	---	12	25
Grant Lechler	5	14	---	---	4	23
Evan Rodriguez	3	7	---	---	13	23
Glenn Rivera	---	---	8	7	6	21
Toby Sheldon	---	---	12	8	---	20
Kyle McNamee	0	1	---	---	17	18
Tracy Unverzagt	2	12	---	---	4	18
Neil Mizutani	2	11	---	---	4	17
Courtney Upshaw	---	---	6	3	8	17
Bryan Lynch	2	4	---	---	10	16
Philip Blake	2	8	---	---	---	10
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ethan Hutton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Burroughs	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gene Zeyen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	21	95	4.5
Right	6	14	2.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	7	40	5.7
Right	4	82	20.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colin Kaepernick	33	23	3	0	2	6	2	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Howie Barrett	47	32	3	0	4	3	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	85	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	120	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	50	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	138	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Grady Freund	7	3	0	30	0	24
RB Da'Rel Scott	5	5	0	57	1	18
WR Zach Plumier	5	3	1	107	2	23
WR Dean Gillespie	4	3	1	15	0	8
WR Derek Stokes	3	2	0	23	0	10
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	2	0	15	0	28
WR Shaun Rosengard	2	1	0	7	0	5
FB Bradie Ewing	2	2	0	18	0	13
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	0	9	0	20
RB Bryce Brown	1	1	0	13	0	15

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Cassidy	12	8	1	103	1	35
WR Neal Walton	9	7	1	78	1	28
WR Tommie Woodard	9	4	1	49	0	31
RB Tom Matthews	4	3	0	8	0	24
FB Nathan Ficken	4	4	0	13	0	21
RB Bernard Pierce	4	4	0	46	0	24
WR Gene Ford	2	1	0	7	0	11
RB Kyle McNamee	1	0	1	0	0	1
WR Gene Zimmerman	1	0	0	0	0	32
TE Bryan Lynch	1	1	0	28	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Da'Rel Scott	2	32	16.00	5.46

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	1	5	5.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colin Kaepernick	5	3	24	4.80	8.91

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Howie Barrett	4	2	10	2.50	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Grady Freund	2	1	6	3.00	4.29
RB Da'Rel Scott	1	1	8	8.00	11.40
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Bradie Ewing	1	1	10	10.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neal Walton	2	2	10	5.00	8.67
RB Tom Matthews	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Tommie Woodard	1	0	0	0.00	5.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Da'Rel Scott	5	2
Colin Kaepernick	2	0
Bryce Brown	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Howie Barrett	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colin Kaepernick	5	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Howie Barrett	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Bradie Ewing	2	2	2
WR Dean Gillespie	1	1	1
WR Derek Stokes	1	1	1
RB Da'Rel Scott	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hunter Cassidy	2	1	0
WR Tommie Woodard	2	1	1
WR Neal Walton	1	1	1
RB Tom Matthews	1	1	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 11,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,500)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	11,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)