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Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears

Final · Kickoff

2017 Regular season · Week 1 · Soldier Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Falcons beat Bears 23–17 in 2017 Week 1

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Chicago Bears 23–17 on the road at Soldier Field in Week 1 of the 2017 regular season on September 10, 2017. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 6 points.

The result moved the Falcons to 1–0 and dropped the Bears to 0–1. The Falcons finished 2017 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Bears finished 2017 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 27–13 on October 12, 2014. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 30–26 on September 27, 2020.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Bears lead the series 5–3 after meeting No. 8 since 2001 Full series history

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