Bears Beat Falcons 31-23 in Week 6
Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 23 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Caleb Williams went 30 of 36 for 305 yards with 1 touchdown.
Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
 Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Falcons Leaders
Bears Leaders
Team Stats
| Bears | Stat | Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 13 |
| 12 | Passing 1st downs | 9 |
| 7 | Rushing 1st downs | 1 |
| 1 | 1st downs from penalties | 3 |
| 9-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-12 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-3 |
| 73 | Total Plays | 50 |
| 368 | Total Yards | 257 |
| 5.0 | Yards per Play | 5.1 |
| 14 | Total Drives | 12 |
| 270 | Passing | 194 |
| 30/36 | Comp/Att | 19/33 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 5.1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 4-35 | Sacks-Yards Lost | 5-31 |
| 98 | Rushing | 63 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 12 |
| 3.0 | Yards per rush | 5.3 |
| 4-5 | Red Zone (Made-Att) | 3-3 |
| 12-133 | Penalties | 4-31 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 3 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 0 | Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 |
| 40:08 | Possession | 19:52 |
Scoring Plays
8 scores Week 6: Bears Visit Falcons With Penix's Rib and Chicago's Quarterback Both in Question
Read the full recap →The Chicago Bears visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, October 18. Chicago is 3-2 after a 31-7 loss at Green Bay in which it turned the ball over five times with Case Keenum starting; Caleb Williams is still expected to be out and Tyson Bagent's status after his concussion has not been confirmed. Atlanta is 2-3 after a 30-23 overtime loss to Baltimore in which Michael Penix Jr. hurt a rib late and Tua Tagovailoa threw the game-ending interception; Penix said he expects to play. Thursday update: Penix was a full participant and will start barring a setback, and Caleb Williams was a full participant and is on track to return for Chicago.
Who starts for Chicago
Bagent or Keenum, and the Bears have won with both and lost badly with Keenum.
Penix's rib
He said he will be ready; Atlanta has scored 103 points in his three starts.
Chicago's defense after 31 allowed
Nine, 7 and 12 before the Packers game.
Pregame AI Prediction
How the prediction did
Predicted 21-24 (Bears vs Falcons), final was 31-23. Miss. The Thursday update narrowed this to 53 percent when Caleb Williams was cleared, and it should have gone further. Williams went 30 of 36 for 305 yards in his return, Chicago led 28-7 after three quarters and held the ball for 40 minutes, and Atlanta turned it over three times. Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes, two of them after the game was decided.
Bears Falcons Atlanta's offense with Penix is the better unit
One hundred three points in three games, against Chicago's 31 and 7 in its past two.
Chicago's defense can keep it close
The five-turnover game inflated Green Bay's total.
Caleb Williams' likely return narrows the gap
Williams was a full participant Wednesday after missing three games, and Penix is cleared to start through his rib injury.
Updated Thursday: this opened as a 56 percent Atlanta lean that assumed Chicago would start Bagent or Keenum. With Caleb Williams on track to return and Penix confirmed, it narrows to 53 percent and Low confidence.
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