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WK 6 FINAL Saints 17, Giants 21 WK 6 FINAL Cardinals 24, Rams 27 WK 6 FINAL Bears 25, Falcons 19 MOVE Jaxson Dart dev trait up Star to Superstar MOVE Theo Johnson dev trait up Star to X-Factor THE WIRE someone: The booth on Browns win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: Browns win the turnover battle and the game THE WIRE someone: Colts beat Commanders, 30-17
WEEK 1 · FINAL
BEARS 3-6 · 25.0 PPG 26 – 30 PANTHERS 6-2 · 37.0 PPG
THE READ
Panthers beat Bears, 30-26
THE WIDER PICTURE
Team SRS SOS MARGIN TO +/-
Bears -15.0 -4.5 -10.5 +0
Panthers +4.2 -8.4 +12.6 +5
SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.
Panthers — NFC #5 · 6-2 Playoff picture →
Bryce Young
Panthers
15/29, 277 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Caleb Williams
Bears
13/19, 247 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Nic Scourton
Panthers
3 sacks
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards Panthers 350, Bears 260 Panthers
Through the air Panthers 303, Bears 247 Panthers
On the ground Panthers 47, Bears 13 Panthers
Pressure Panthers 5 sacks, Bears 1 Panthers
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
📺 THE WEEK 1 SHOW this game is in the week's show ▶ Watch the show
THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy Pass 63% · Rush 37% · 28.0 scored, 38.5 allowed
9.9 yds/att 63.9% completions 4.6 yds/carry 327.5 yds/game 2.8 giveaways/game 10.9% sack rate last 5: 2-3
Primary weapon: D'Andre Swift HB — 21% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY SPREAD
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 65 · Aggressive Balance 87 Ball security 21 Back usage 29% QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 91 WR 79 TE 87 RB 84 OL 82 DL 78 LB 80 DB 83
Best: Joe Thuney LG 96 Fastest: Zavion Thomas WR 96 SPD 5 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Bears receivers vs Panthers secondary 79 v 82 PANTHERS
Panthers receivers vs Bears secondary 81 v 83 EVEN
Bears line vs Panthers front 82 v 83 EVEN
Panthers line vs Bears front 83 v 78 PANTHERS
Bears backs vs Panthers run defence 84 v 82 EVEN
Panthers backs vs Bears run defence 80 v 79 EVEN
Bears passer vs Panthers secondary 91 v 82 BEARS
Panthers passer vs Bears secondary 83 v 83 EVEN
TOP PERFORMERS
Bryce Young QB Panthers 277 pass yds
Caleb Williams QB Bears 247 pass yds
Darren Waller TE Panthers 114 rec yds
Colston Loveland TE Bears 100 rec yds
Rome Odunze WR Bears 80 rec yds
Tetairoa McMillan WR Panthers 72 rec yds
Jalen Coker WR Panthers 64 rec yds
Nic Scourton LEDG Panthers 3 sacks
Jaylon Johnson CB Bears 2 INTs
Dillon Thieneman SS Bears 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
BEARS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Caleb Williams QB 13/1924732580111.1
PANTHERS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bryce Young QB 15/292773315779.8
Chris Brazzell II WR 1/12600026118.7
RECENT FORM
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TEAM STATS
Bears Panthers
260 TOTAL YARDS 350
247 PASSING YARDS 303
13 RUSHING YARDS 47
5 SACKS ALLOWED 1
1 SACKS MADE 5
3 GIVEAWAYS 4
4 TAKEAWAYS 3

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0 BEARS — 1 PANTHERS
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