GridironFinal

Week 6, 2026

CHI Chicago Bears 4-2 31
Final
ATL Atlanta Falcons 2-4 23

Bears pull away from Falcons 31-23 as D'Andre Swift runs for 44 yards and 2 TDs

Automated recap from game data · · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Photo: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Chicago Bears pulled away from the Atlanta Falcons 31-23 on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta before a crowd of 72,301. The Bears moved to 4-2, while the Falcons fell to 2-4.

The Bears built a 21-7 halftime lead, then held on as the Falcons won the second half 16-10. The Bears never trailed.

The Bears out-gained the Falcons 368-257 and won the turnover battle 3-1. The Bears converted 9 of 17 third downs and held the ball for 40:08.

D'Andre Swift of the Bears earned Game MVP. Swift ran 16 times for 44 yards and 2 touchdowns.

For the Falcons, Kyle Pitts Sr. caught 5 passes for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Line score

Team1234T
CHI1477331
ATL0701623

How the game turned

Bears win probability
0%50%100% Kickoff Final

Biggest swing: Bears went from 80% to 89% on one play in the second quarter.

Q2 1:52T.Taylor punts 50 yards to ATL 10, Center-S.Daly. Z.Branch MUFFS catch, RECOVERED by CHI-J.Blackwell at ATL 10.

Scoring plays

TimeTeamPlayCHI-ATL
Q1 8:15CHIColston Loveland 14 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)7-0
Q1 1:07CHID'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)14-0
Q2 5:45ATLJahan Dotson 13 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)14-7
Q2 1:26CHID'Andre Swift 2 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)21-7
Q3 1:48CHIRoschon Johnson 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)28-7
Q4 14:56CHICairo Santos 50 Yd Field Goal31-7
Q4 9:34ATLKyle Pitts Sr. 10 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Zachariah Branch for Two-Point Conversion)31-15
Q4 5:41ATLKyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Drake London for Two-Point Conversion)31-23

Team stats

CHIATL
368Total yards257
270Passing yards194
98Rushing yards63
20First downs13
9-17Third down3-12
0-0Fourth down0-3
4-5Red zone3-3
1Turnovers3
4-35Sacks allowed5-31
12-133Penalties4-31
40:08Time of possession19:52

Top performers

Bears

  • PassingCaleb Williams30/36, 305 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingRoschon Johnson13 car, 51 yds, 1 TD
  • ReceivingLuther Burden III8 rec, 95 yds, 0 TD
  • TacklesDevin Bush7 tkl, 0 sack

Falcons

  • PassingMichael Penix Jr.19/33, 225 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
  • RushingBijan Robinson9 car, 61 yds, 0 TD
  • ReceivingJahan Dotson3 rec, 87 yds, 1 TD
  • TacklesKendal Daniels7 tkl, 0 sack

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