Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills
CHI7-2
7-1BUF
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Saturday 2026-12-19 · 20:20 ET·Highmark Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
Field
outdoors · a_turf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CHI 6d · BUF 6d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CHI form
7-2PF 241 · PA 184Home 4-1Away 3-1
QB Caleb Williams 21–19 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
BUF form
7-1PF 256 · PA 187Home 3-1Away 4-0
QB Josh Allen 94–39 as starter · playoffs 8–7 · last 10: 8–2 · since 2018
| CHI | Season efficiency | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 0.037 | Off EPA / play | 0.14 |
| 47 | Off success % | 47.6 |
| 9.8 | Off explosive % | 13.5 |
| 45.7 | 3rd-down conv % | 44.6 |
| -0.049 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.01 |
| 40.2 | Def success % allowed | 44.2 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 15 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
CHI staff
HCBen JohnsonOCPress TaylorDCDennis Allen
4th-down go 28.5% · PROE -2.6 · no-huddle 5%
BUF staff
HCJoe BradyOCPete CarmichaelDCJim Leonhard
4th-down go 21.7% · PROE -3.4 · no-huddle 4.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
CHI offense vs BUF defense
Press Taylor(OC)vsJim Leonhard(DC)first career meeting
BUF offense vs CHI defense
Pete Carmichael(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: 1–0)
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