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Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 6 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Chicago Bears—Away
Atlanta Falcons—Home

Game details

Venue address
1 AMB Drive, Atlanta, GA 30313, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Chicago Bears 3–1 · Road 1–0 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 2 · 7 days of rest
Atlanta Falcons 2–2 · Home 0–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 11 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CHI 4 games, ATL 4 games
MetricCHIATL
Points per game28.08th24.015th
Points allowed per game16.34th23.017th
Total yards per game429.01st360.510th
Passing yards per game244.016th191.825th
Rushing yards per game196.31st181.02nd
Turnovers per game1.314th2.027th
Sacks allowed per game1.810th2.013th
Penalty yards per game47.38th72.024th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Chicago Bears: recent results

  1. W 23–12 vs NYJ Week 4
  2. W 27–7 vs PHI Week 3
  3. L 3–9 vs MIN Week 2
  4. W 59–37 @ CAR Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: recent results

  1. W 45–24 @ NO Week 4
  2. W 35–14 @ GB Week 3
  3. L 3–34 vs CAR Week 2
  4. L 13–20 @ PIT Week 1

Chicago Bears: season leaders

Passing
Caleb Williams 407 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Kyle Monangai 324 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Rome Odunze 233 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Montez Sweat 2.0 · 3 g

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 479 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 494 yds · 4 g
Receiving
Drake London 370 yds · 4 g
Sacks
Za'Darius Smith 2.5 · 2 g

Chicago Bears: injury report

  • Out Caleb Williams QB
  • Out Jamree Kromah LDE
  • Out Jayden Loving LDT
  • Out Keyshaun Elliott MLB
  • Out Kyle Monangai RB
  • Out Kyler Gordon NB
  • Out Ozzy Trapilo LT
  • Out Shemar Turner RDT

1 more listed.

11 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Storm Norton RT
  • Out Za'Darius Smith WLB
  • Questionable Divine Deablo RILB
  • Questionable Jake Matthews LT
  • Questionable Samson Ebukam SLB

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

CHI 7 · ATL 4 in 11 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2023 · Week 17 ATL 17, CHI 37
  2. 2022 · Week 11 CHI 24, ATL 27
  3. 2020 · Week 3 CHI 30, ATL 26
  4. 2017 · Week 1 ATL 23, CHI 17
  5. 2014 · Week 6 CHI 27, ATL 13

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

CHI 64.5% · ATL 35.2%

Matchup quality 64.6 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 11, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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