Week 6 · Recap
Bears 31, Falcons 23: Week 6 recap
What happened
The Bears beat the Falcons 31-23 on the road at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 6, moving to 4-2.
The Bears outgained the Falcons 368-257 in total yards, won the turnover battle 3-1, and went 9-17 on third down.
Caleb Williams went 30 of 36 for 305 yards and 1 TD. Roschon Johnson had 13 carries for 51 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Luther Burden III led the receivers with 8 catches for 95 yards.
On defense, Kyler Gordon led with 3 sacks and Devin Bush had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 368Total yards257
- 270Passing yards194
- 98Rushing yards63
- 20First downs13
- 9-17Third down3-12
- 4-5Red zone (TD-att)3-3
- 1Turnovers3
- 4-35Sacked-yards5-31
- 12-133Penalties-yards4-31
- 40:08Possession19:52
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: CHI-ATL- 1st quarter
- CHIColston Loveland 14 Yd pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos Kick)8:157-0
- CHID'Andre Swift 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)1:0714-0
- 2nd quarter
- ATLJahan Dotson 13 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Nick Folk Kick)5:4514-7
- CHID'Andre Swift 2 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)1:2621-7
- 3rd quarter
- CHIRoschon Johnson 4 Yd Rush (Cairo Santos Kick)1:4828-7
- 4th quarter
- CHICairo Santos 50 Yd Field Goal14:5631-7
- ATLKyle Pitts Sr. 10 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Zachariah Branch for Two-Point Conversion)9:3431-15
- ATLKyle Pitts Sr. 5 Yd pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Michael Penix Jr. Pass to Drake London for Two-Point Conversion)5:4131-23
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.