New England Patriots at Chicago Bears
NE3-2
3-2CHI
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Thursday 2026-10-22 · 20:15 ET·Soldier Field·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-13D: Base 4-3 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
NE 4d · CHI 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
NE form
3-2PF 110 · PA 94Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Drake Maye 20–14 as starter · playoffs 3–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
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
| NE | Season efficiency | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| 0.046 | Off EPA / play | 0.023 |
| 45.4 | Off success % | 46.1 |
| 11.5 | Off explosive % | 10.3 |
| 38.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 44.3 |
| -0.009 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.015 |
| 42.1 | Def success % allowed | 42.4 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
NE staff
HCMike VrabelOCJosh McDanielsDCZak Kuhr
4th-down go 19.3% · PROE -1.1 · no-huddle 3.6%
CHI staff
HCBen JohnsonOCPress TaylorDCDennis Allen
4th-down go 30.9% · PROE -3.8 · no-huddle 5.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
NE offense vs CHI defense
Josh McDaniels(OC)vsDennis Allen(DC)no true OC-vs-DC meetings yet
they also crossed paths 1× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 0–1)
CHI offense vs NE defense
Press Taylor(OC)vsZak Kuhr(DC)first career meeting
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