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Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 15 · Highmark Stadium · Saturday

Dated schedule recordUpdated

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

Chicago Bears—Away
Buffalo Bills—Home

Matchup preview

Chicago Bears 3–1 · Road 1–0 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 2 · 6 days of rest
Buffalo Bills 3–1 · Home 2–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 10 · 6 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CHI 4 games, BUF 4 games
MetricCHIBUF
Points per game28.08th31.81st
Points allowed per game16.34th26.825th
Total yards per game429.01st386.38th
Passing yards per game244.016th259.89th
Rushing yards per game196.31st139.05th
Turnovers per game1.313th1.825th
Sacks allowed per game1.810th2.318th
Penalty yards per game47.38th62.517th

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

Buffalo Bills: recent results

  1. L 26–29 vs NE Week 4
  2. W 24–16 vs LAC Week 3
  3. W 41–31 vs DET Week 2
  4. W 36–31 @ HOU Week 1

Chicago Bears: season leaders

Passing
Caleb Williams 407 yds
Rushing
Kyle Monangai 324 yds
Receiving
Rome Odunze 233 yds

Buffalo Bills: season leaders

Passing
Josh Allen 1,039 yds
Rushing
James Cook 421 yds
Receiving
Dalton Kincaid 270 yds
Sacks
Greg Rousseau 6.0

Chicago Bears: injury report

  • Out Anthony Johnson Jr.
  • Out Keyshaun Elliott MLB
  • Out Kyle Monangai RB
  • Out Kyler Gordon NB
  • Out Shemar Turner RDT
  • Questionable Caleb Williams QB
  • Questionable Marlen Sewell
  • Questionable Noah Sewell MLB

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

Buffalo Bills: injury report

  • Out Dorian Strong LCB
  • Out Ed Oliver RDE
  • Out Joshua Palmer WR
  • Out Tyrell Shavers WR
  • Questionable DJ Moore WR
  • Questionable Dee Alford
  • Questionable Landon Jackson LDE
  • Questionable Te'Cory Couch

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

Head-to-head since 1999

CHI 3 · BUF 4 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 16 BUF 35, CHI 13
  2. 2018 · Week 9 CHI 41, BUF 9
  3. 2014 · Week 1 BUF 23, CHI 20 (OT)
  4. 2010 · Week 9 CHI 22, BUF 19
  5. 2006 · Week 5 BUF 7, CHI 40

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

CHI 36.9% · BUF 62.8%

Matchup quality 82.4 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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