Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
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FINAL · CHI 59–37·Sunday 2026-09-13·Bank of America Stadium·closed CAR +3 · O/U 47.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CHI 7d · CAR 7d
Referee
Brad Allen · 11.99 flags/gm · 45.1% overs
CHI form
3-2PF 119 · PA 96Home 2-1Away 1-1
QB Caleb Williams 17–19 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 6–4 · since 2024
CAR form
2-2PF 121 · PA 109Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Bryce Young 16–32 as starter · playoffs 0–1 · last 10: 4–6 · since 2023
| CHI | Season efficiency | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 0.023 | Off EPA / play | 0.115 |
| 46.1 | Off success % | 44.2 |
| 10.3 | Off explosive % | 10.9 |
| 44.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 38 |
| 0.015 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.028 |
| 42.4 | Def success % allowed | 43.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CHI staff
HCBen Johnson1–0 vs CanalesOCPress Taylor2–1 vs EveroDCDennis Allen1–0 vs Idzik
4th-down go 30.9% · PROE -3.8 · no-huddle 5.3%
CAR staff
HCDave Canales0–1 vs JohnsonOCBrad Idzik0–1 vs AllenDCEjiro Evero1–2 vs Taylor
4th-down go 28.1% · PROE -2.9 · no-huddle 6.5%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Ben Johnson1–0Dave CanalesJohnson leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | CHI @ CAR | 59–37 | 552–478 | Ben Johnson |
CHI offense vs CAR defense
Press Taylor(OC)2–1Ejiro Evero(DC)Taylor leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | CHI | CAR | 59–37 | 552 | +22 | W |
| 2023-12-31 | JAX | CAR | 26–0 | 321 | +26 | W |
| 2022-10-30 | JAX | DEN | 17–21 | 305 | -4 | L |
CAR offense vs CHI defense
Brad Idzik(OC)0–1Dennis Allen(DC)Allen leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | CAR | CHI | 37–59 | 478 | -22 | L |
they also crossed paths 2× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 1–2)
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | CHI @ CAR | 59–37 | CHI | Ben Johnson / Dave Canales |
| 2024-10-06 | CAR @ CHI | 10–36 | CHI | Dave Canales / Matt Eberflus |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded