Bears 31, Falcons 23
NFL Legion's pick
- Pick
- Bears 51%
Hit - Against the spread
- Falcons +4.5
Miss - Line: Bears by 4.5NFL Legion: Bears by 0.3
- Projected score
Bears 27, Falcons 26 - Line total: 51.5 points
Pick computed Sunday, October 18, 12:50 PM.
Who scores?
Bears
- D'Andre Swift (RB): 43%, scored
- Luther Burden III (WR): 31%, did not score
- Rome Odunze (WR): 27%, did not score
- Colston Loveland (TE): 25%, scored
- Kalif Raymond (WR): 22%, did not score
Falcons
- Bijan Robinson (RB): 51%, did not score
- Drake London (WR): 33%, did not score
- Brian Robinson (RB): 25%, did not score
- Kyle Pitts (TE): 23%, scored
- Jahan Dotson (WR): 17%, scored
What it said before the game; players marked “TD” scored. Track record
Recap
Bears beat Falcons 31-23 in Atlanta
The Bears jumped ahead with 14 points in the first quarter and led 21-7 at halftime. The Falcons scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough. NFL Legion had picked the Bears to win and was right; its pick against the spread, the Falcons, missed.
The keys before kickoff
- NFL Legion favors the Bears with a 51% chance to win, against 49% for the Falcons, in a very close matchup.
- Against the spread, NFL Legion leans toward the Falcons, since the Bears are favored by 4.5 points.
- Caleb Williams is listed as Questionable with a hamstring injury, and Tyson Bagent appears as the Bears' quarterback in the injury report.
- NFL Legion projects a 27-26 score in favor of the Bears, in a game where both teams have scored 119 points.
Injury report
Chicago Bears
- QuestionableJack SanbornConcussion - Questionable for Week 8 at Seattle
- QuestionableKyle MonangaiToe - Questionable for Week 8 at Seattle
- QuestionableMarlen SewellUndisclosed - Questionable for Week 8 at Seattle
- QuestionableT.J. EdwardsHamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Seattle
Long-term absences (11)
- Injured reserveBraxton JonesI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveBrittain BrownI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveCoby BryantI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveCole KmetI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveDallis FlowersI.L. - Leg
- Injured reserveDayo OdeyingboI.L. - Quadriceps
- Injured reserveHayden LargeI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveNephi SewellI.L. - Concussion
- Injured reserveNikola KalinicI.L. - Knee
- Injured reserveRuben Hyppolite III.L. - Shoulder
- Injured reserveTony Fields III.L. - Undisclosed
Atlanta Falcons
- QuestionableAvieon TerrellBack - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableBilly BowmanHamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableBrian Robinson Jr.Hamstring - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableDivine DeabloForearm - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- QuestionableOlamide ZaccheausShoulder - Questionable for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
Long-term absences (9)
- NFI listAnterio ThompsonUndisclosed - NFI-R for Week 8 at Tampa Bay
- Injured reserveBeaux CollinsI.L. - Hip
- Injured reserveCameron WilliamsI.L. - Ankle
- PUP listDeAngelo MaloneUndisclosed - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveJalon WalkerI.L. - Knee - ACL
- Injured reserveJD BertrandI.L. - Undisclosed
- PUP listStorm NortonFoot - Physically Unable to Perform
- Injured reserveTrey SermonI.L. - Undisclosed
- Injured reserveYasir AbdullahI.L. - Hamstring
Starting quarterbacks
- Tyson Bagent No injury designation
- Michael Penix Jr. No injury designation
The two teams
- Record
- Bears: 5-2
- Falcons: 3-4
- Home
- Bears: 3-1
- Falcons: 1-3
- Away
- Bears: 2-1
- Falcons: 2-1
- Points per game
- Bears: 25.7
- Falcons: 24.4
- Points allowed per game
- Bears: 20.4
- Falcons: 24.7
- Last 5
- Bears:
win, win, loss, win and win (oldest to newest) - Falcons:
win, win, loss, loss and win (oldest to newest) - Division rank
- Bears: 2nd in the NFC North
- Falcons: 2nd in the NFC South
- Rating
- Bears: 1,536
- Falcons: 1,485