Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
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Sunday 2026-10-18 · 13:00 ET·Mercedes-Benz Stadium·ATL +3 · O/U 49.5
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
roof n/a · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CHI 7d · ATL 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
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
ATL form
2-3PF 119 · PA 122Home 0-2Away 2-1
QB Michael Penix Jr. 6–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2024
| CHI | Season efficiency | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| 0.023 | Off EPA / play | -0.023 |
| 46.1 | Off success % | 46.3 |
| 10.3 | Off explosive % | 10.4 |
| 44.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 41.7 |
| 0.015 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.035 |
| 42.4 | Def success % allowed | 40.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CHI staff
HCBen Johnson1–0 vs StefanskiOCPress Taylor1–0 vs UlbrichDCDennis Allen1–0 vs Rees
4th-down go 30.9% · PROE -3.8 · no-huddle 5.3%
ATL staff
HCKevin Stefanski0–1 vs JohnsonOCTommy Rees0–1 vs AllenDCJeff Ulbrich0–1 vs Taylor
4th-down go 22.5% · PROE -2.5 · no-huddle 11%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Ben Johnson1–0Kevin StefanskiJohnson leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-14 | CLE @ CHI | 3–31 | 192–362 | Ben Johnson |
CHI offense vs ATL defense
Press Taylor(OC)1–0Jeff Ulbrich(DC)Taylor leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 | JAX | NYJ | 19–3 | 368 | +16 | W |
ATL offense vs CHI defense
Tommy Rees(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-14 | CLE | CHI | 3–31 | 192 | -28 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
No prior meetings under the current head coaches — history under departed staffs is not shown.
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded