⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bears got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CAR better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Panthers.
Every score
- Q1 11:33
TDB.Young to C.Hubbard, 4 yards7-0 - Q1 5:52
TDC.Williams ran it in from 9 yards7-7 - Q1 1:59TDD.Swift from the 17-14
- Q2 13:57TDC.Williams to C.Kmet, 22 yards7-21
- Q2 12:40TDB.Young to J.Coker, 51 yards14-21
- Q2 8:42TDB.Young ran it in from 7 yards21-21
- Q2 5:20FGC.Santos from 40 yards21-24
- Q2 2:35FGR.Fitzgerald from 44 yards24-24
- Q2 0:22TDC.Williams ran it in from 29 yards24-31
- Q3 9:02TDC.Hubbard ran it in from 2 yards31-31
- Q3 3:05TDD.Swift from the 131-38
- Q3 0:40TDK.Monangai ran it in from 61 yards31-45
- Q4 6:27TDC.Williams to J.Walker, 1 yard31-52
- Q4 4:00TDB.Young to J.Coker, 8 yards, extra point missed37-52
- Q4 3:40TDD.Swift ran it in from 28 yards37-59
- Q4 2:00TDK.Pickett to K.Pickett, 1 yard37-59
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bears won, and why the Panthers did not.
From the game
- Won the turnovers, took it away three times and gave it up once
- Won the ground game, 291 rushing yards to 125
- Kept drives alive, ten of fourteen on third down to four of nine
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Panthers
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Young to J.Coker, 51 yards
Q2 12:40 · CAR 14-21 CHI
- BIG PLAY
B.Young to J.Brooks for 48 yards
Q2 3:41 · CAR 21-24 CHI
- 4TH DOWN
Stopped them on 4th & 1 at the CHI 21
Q2 10:35 · CAR 14-21 CHI
Bad plays
- MUFFED PUNT
Muffed a punt at the CAR 28
Q2 7:07 · CAR 21-21 CHI
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 3 at the CHI 39
Q3 0:55 · CAR 31-38 CHI
- INTERCEPTION
B.Young picked off by M.Muhammad at the CHI 38
Q2 0:11 · CAR 24-31 CHI
Bears
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
K.Monangai, 61 yards
Q3 0:40 · CAR 31-45 CHI
- MUFFED PUNT
Recovered a muffed punt at the CAR 28
Q2 7:07 · CAR 21-21 CHI
- BIG PLAY
C.Williams to R.Odunze for 47 yards
Q1 3:01 · CAR 7-7 CHI
Bad plays
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 1 at the CHI 21
Q2 10:35 · CAR 14-21 CHI
- FUMBLE
Lost a fumble at the CHI 42
Q1 14:06 · CAR 0-0 CHI
📊The numbers
| CAR | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 478 | Total yards | 552 |
| 7.7 | Yards per play | 7.9 |
| +0.26 | Points added per play | +0.48 |
| 353 | Passing yards | 261 |
| 125 | Rushing yards | 291 |
| 24 | First downs | 26 |
| 44% | Third downs converted | 71% |
| 100% | Red zone trips scored | 100% |
| 8 | Big plays | 9 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
| 84 | Penalty yards | 57 |
| 25:57 | Time with the ball | 34:03 |
