Conference Finals, 2047

played in Carolina, NC

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	3	6	13	-	22
Carolina Panthers	7	13	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 CAR - Kody Coles 2 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:47 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal
2Q: 04:21 CHI - Asher Wingo 46 field goal
2Q: 02:18 CAR - Seth Chu 9 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 22 field goal
3Q: 11:35 CHI - Dusty Borg 10 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 CHI - Kennedy Appleton 19 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 07:46 CAR - Justics Delaroche 53 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 01:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Elliot March 3 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 CAR - Kody Coles 2 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 13:47 CAR - Branden Melancon 20 field goal
2Q: 04:21 CHI - Asher Wingo 46 field goal
2Q: 02:18 CAR - Seth Chu 9 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CAR - Branden Melancon 22 field goal
3Q: 11:35 CHI - Dusty Borg 10 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 CHI - Kennedy Appleton 19 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 07:46 CAR - Justics Delaroche 53 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 01:17 CAR - Branden Melancon 18 field goal
4Q: 00:04 CHI - Elliot March 3 pass from Randall Wolf (Asher Wingo extra point failed)

Team Statistics CHI CAR
Record 12-7 14-4
First Downs 22 26
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 16 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 434 502
- Offensive Plays 64 71
- Yards per Play 6.78 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 125 136
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 5.95 4.53
Net Passing Yards 309 366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 0 40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/19 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 1/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:04 34:56

Team Statistics	CHI	CAR
Record	12-7	14-4
First Downs	22	26
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	16	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	434	502
- Offensive Plays	64	71
- Yards per Play	6.78	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	125	136
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	5.95	4.53
Net Passing Yards	309	366
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 0	40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/19	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	1/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:04	34:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	0:58	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
1	6:31	2:42	OWN 20	5	39	Punt
2	13:42	3:36	OWN 29	6	27	Punt
2	7:06	2:52	OWN 9	6	62	Field Goal
2	2:12	0:58	OWN 22	2	-8	Fumble
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:35	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
3	5:39	1:53	OWN 36	5	41	Missed FG
3	2:29	2:38	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	12:42	2:34	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	7:31	2:21	OWN 20	9	28	Downs
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	10:11	3:40	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	3:49	5:07	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
2	10:06	3:00	OWN 1	7	44	Punt
2	4:14	2:02	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	1:14	0:55	OPP 14	4	9	Field Goal
3	11:25	5:46	OWN 20	11	51	Missed FG
3	3:46	1:17	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	14:51	2:09	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
4	10:08	2:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	5:10	4:01	OPP 48	8	47	Field Goal

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie Sams	16	105	6.56	29	3
Billy Joe Glaser	3	17	5.67	8	0
Randall Wolf	2	3	1.50	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Hyde	20	71	3.55	15	2
Justics Delaroche	6	43	7.17	16	2
Geno Smith	2	19	9.50	13	1
Kody Coles	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Wolf	40	20	321	3/12	3	55	0	102.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	40	31	369	1/3	3	53	0	130.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Courtney Schroeder	10	17	205	20.50	95	55	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	3	3	46	15.33	24	22	1
TE Elliot March	3	6	18	6.00	5	11	1
TE Dusty Borg	2	6	30	15.00	13	20	1
WR Dan Murphy	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Eddie Sams	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Billy Joe Glaser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Apotsos	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Weston Prescott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	9	11	105	11.67	34	26	0
WR Zane Nichols	5	9	42	8.40	6	14	0
RB Carlos Hyde	4	5	26	6.50	14	19	0
WR Seth Chu	4	6	50	12.50	24	22	1
RB Justics Delaroche	3	3	59	19.67	44	53	1
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	22	11.00	0	12	0
FB Kody Coles	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	2	1
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	45	45.00	38	45	0
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	21	21.00	14	21	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Randall Wolf	1	0	0
Billy Joe Glaser	1	0	0
Peter Bynum	0	1	0
Keith Hennings	0	0	1
Neal Pentasuglio	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zane Nichols	1	0	0
Kody Coles	1	0	0
Carlos Hyde	0	1	0
DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0
Francisco Hardy	0	1	0
Darnell Arnold	0	0	1
Tevin Nunez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Cheatom	4	178	44.5	33.0	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	4	188	47.0	41.5	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Wingo	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	1/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	3/4	0/1	0/0	22	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	1	2	2.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Briel	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	2	60	30.0	0
Daquan Montgomery	2	42	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	9	0	0.0	30	41
S Nathaniel Nadell	8	2	0.0	27	39
OLB Harvey Daniels	7	0	0.0	24	30
CB Bo Wayne	5	3	0.0	30	41
ILB Dustin Schmadl	5	2	0.0	25	16
DE Marty Meadows	5	0	0.0	23	36
DE Bo Hutek	4	4	0.5	25	23
S Micah Dorsett	4	6	0.0	27	38
CB Daquan Montgomery	4	1	0.0	5	25
DT Keith Hennings	3	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Emmitt McCormick	2	1	0.0	22	30
CB Ian Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	30	41
DE Brock Blanchard	1	0	0.0	9	22
DT Bobby Carr	0	1	0.5	9	18
OLB Clifton Cooley	0	2	0.0	11	15
CB Joshua Clements	0	1	0.0	2	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Todd Coleman	5	0	0.0	21	43
S Chuck Pritchett	4	5	0.0	21	43
ILB Byron Sims	4	1	0.0	21	43
S Josue Logue	4	1	0.0	21	41
CB Eugene Hamilton	4	0	0.0	19	43
DT Tevin Nunez	3	0	0.5	14	26
CB Trevor Briel	3	0	0.0	17	38
DE Melvin McConnell	2	2	1.5	20	36
OLB Dennis Crimm	2	1	1.0	21	41
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	2	2	0.0	20	38
OLB David Coles	2	0	0.0	13	24
ILB Mel Bradford	1	1	0.0	4	5
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	1	0	0.0	7	17
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Devon Wayne	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bobby Carr	0.5	1	0	18
DE Bo Hutek	0.5	0	1	23
OLB Emmitt McCormick	0.0	1	1	30
OLB Clifton Cooley	0.0	1	0	15

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin McConnell	1.5	1	36
OLB Dennis Crimm	1.0	2	41
DT Tevin Nunez	0.5	1	26
OLB David Coles	0.0	2	24
OLB Devon Wayne	0.0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	5	1	41
S Nathaniel Nadell	5	1	39
CB Daquan Montgomery	4	1	25
S Micah Dorsett	4	1	38
OLB Harvey Daniels	3	0	30
CB Ian Hitchcock	3	0	41
CB Bo Wayne	2	1	41
DE Marty Meadows	2	0	36
ILB Dustin Schmadl	2	0	16
OLB Emmitt McCormick	1	0	30

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	2	43
CB Todd Coleman	4	2	43
S Chuck Pritchett	3	2	43
S Josue Logue	3	0	41
CB Trevor Briel	2	0	38
ILB Byron Sims	2	0	43
OLB David Coles	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Bynum	4	4	21	1	43
Melvin Lofton	2	5	21	1	43
Courtney Schwartz	2	4	21	1	43
Darren Gulbrandsen	2	2	21	0	43
Kennedy Appleton	1	1	10	0	27
Elliot March	0	1	18	0	40
Geoff Hastings	0	1	21	0	43
Irv Conger	0	1	10	0	9

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Hardy	5	6	1	30	0	41
Graham Mahaffey	2	6	0	30	0	41
Leroy McCormick	2	2	0	30	1	41
Louis Tate	1	5	0	30	0	41
Alonzo Tripp	1	4	0	30	0	41
Kody Coles	1	3	0	29	0	19
Tyler Eifert	0	2	0	27	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jalen Goodwin	2	15

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Keyes	2	14
Kody Coles	1	22
Johnathan Horton	1	16
Sawyer Fisk	1	15

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dusty Borg	21	40	---	---	16	77
Nathaniel Nadell	---	---	27	39	10	76
Ian Hitchcock	---	---	30	41	4	75
Bo Wayne	---	---	30	41	4	75
Neal Pentasuglio	---	---	30	41	4	75
Melvin Lofton	21	43	---	---	6	70
Darren Gulbrandsen	21	43	---	---	6	70
Micah Dorsett	---	---	27	38	4	69
Marty Meadows	---	---	23	36	7	66
Randall Wolf	21	43	---	---	---	64
Peter Bynum	21	43	---	---	---	64
Courtney Schwartz	21	43	---	---	---	64
Geoff Hastings	21	43	---	---	---	64
Elliot March	18	40	---	---	1	59
Courtney Schroeder	19	38	---	---	---	57
Bo Hutek	---	---	25	23	8	56
Harvey Daniels	---	---	24	30	2	56
Emmitt McCormick	---	---	22	30	2	54
Keith Hennings	---	---	24	25	4	53
Dustin Schmadl	---	---	25	16	6	47
Eddie Sams	17	26	---	---	2	45
Kennedy Appleton	10	27	---	---	7	44
Daquan Montgomery	---	---	5	25	12	42
Billy Joe Glaser	4	17	---	---	20	41
Clifton Cooley	---	---	11	15	9	35
Irv Conger	10	9	---	---	15	34
Brock Blanchard	---	---	9	22	---	31
Bobby Carr	---	---	9	18	2	29
Dan Murphy	4	8	---	---	13	25
Mackenzie Branch	---	---	5	3	12	20
Weston Prescott	0	4	---	---	16	20
Jalen Goodwin	---	---	1	3	15	19
Joshua Clements	---	---	2	4	10	16
Oliver Dahl	0	1	---	---	14	15
Britt Thompson	---	---	0	0	10	10
Kenny Apotsos	2	5	---	---	1	8
Scott Cheatom	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leonard Hoffman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Asher Wingo	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.B. Greene	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clay Torgerson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Robert Bruce	---	---	0	0	3	3
Joel Spooner	---	---	1	1	---	2
Rick Silas	0	0	---	---	---	0
R.J. Carley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grayson Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Cooks	30	40	---	---	14	84
Leroy McCormick	30	41	---	---	8	79
Geno Smith	30	41	---	---	---	71
Alonzo Tripp	30	41	---	---	---	71
Trevor Briel	---	---	17	38	16	71
Graham Mahaffey	30	41	---	---	---	71
Louis Tate	30	41	---	---	---	71
Francisco Hardy	30	41	---	---	---	71
Kody Coles	29	19	---	---	22	70
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	21	43	4	68
Byron Sims	---	---	21	43	2	66
Todd Coleman	---	---	21	43	2	66
Dennis Crimm	---	---	21	41	2	64
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	19	43	2	64
Josue Logue	---	---	21	41	2	64
Zane Nichols	23	36	---	---	3	62
Tyler Eifert	27	23	---	---	11	61
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	20	38	2	60
Melvin McConnell	---	---	20	36	3	59
Carlos Hyde	24	22	---	---	---	46
Tevin Nunez	---	---	14	26	3	43
David Coles	---	---	13	24	3	40
Seth Chu	2	27	---	---	---	29
Will Jeffries	5	4	---	---	19	28
Justics Delaroche	6	13	---	---	9	28
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	7	17	---	24
Johnathan Horton	0	7	---	---	16	23
Donte Beard	---	---	0	2	20	22
Odell Beckham Jr	4	14	---	---	3	21
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	5	12	1	18
Harvey Keyes	---	---	0	2	14	16
Sawyer Fisk	0	0	---	---	15	15
Otis Bishop	---	---	2	0	12	14
Mel Bradford	---	---	4	5	4	13
Devon Wayne	---	---	3	7	3	13
Clyde Pieri	---	---	1	7	4	12
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darnell Arnold	---	---	1	5	2	8
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Wasserman	0	0	---	---	8	8
A.J. Cann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lorenzo Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damien Page	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jonah Fritchman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	16	110	6.9
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Wolf	40	20	6	2	5	6	7	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	40	31	6	0	1	5	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	122	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	144	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	18	226	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	70	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Schroeder	17	10	0	205	4	38
TE Elliot March	6	3	0	18	0	40
TE Dusty Borg	6	2	3	30	1	40
FB Kennedy Appleton	3	3	0	46	1	27
RB Eddie Sams	3	1	0	11	0	26
WR Weston Prescott	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB Billy Joe Glaser	1	0	1	0	0	17
WR Dan Murphy	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Kenny Apotsos	1	0	1	0	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	11	9	0	105	2	40
WR Zane Nichols	9	5	1	42	0	36
WR Seth Chu	6	4	0	50	1	27
RB Carlos Hyde	5	4	0	26	0	22
RB Justics Delaroche	3	3	0	59	1	13
TE Tyler Eifert	2	2	0	22	0	23
FB Kody Coles	2	2	0	-1	0	19
TE Will Jeffries	1	1	0	45	1	4
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	0	21	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Sams	1	5	5.00	6.56

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	3	4	1.33	3.55
Justics Delaroche	1	7	7.00	7.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Wolf	6	5	44	7.33	8.03

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	8	6	38	4.75	9.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Schroeder	2	2	12	6.00	12.06
TE Dusty Borg	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	19	19.00	15.33
TE Elliot March	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Nichols	3	2	13	4.33	4.67
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	12	12.00	11.00
WR Brandon Cooks	1	0	0	0.00	9.55
WR Seth Chu	1	1	9	9.00	8.33
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	2	2.00	19.67
FB Kody Coles	1	1	2	2.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Wolf	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Wolf	10	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Courtney Schroeder	4	2	2
TE Elliot March	3	3	2
RB Billy Joe Glaser	1	0	0
TE Dusty Borg	1	1	1
WR Weston Prescott	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brandon Cooks	6	4	3
WR Seth Chu	2	1	1
WR Zane Nichols	2	0	0
RB Justics Delaroche	1	1	0

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

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