Week 4, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

52 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	7	6	6	-	22
Carolina Panthers	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CAR - Cameron Emmons 31 field goal
1Q: 03:23 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 30 field goal
2Q: 01:27 CHI - Kennard Backman 12 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 10:40 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 45 field goal
3Q: 03:20 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 31 field goal
3Q: 00:55 CAR - Cameron Emmons 31 field goal
4Q: 11:13 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 38 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:21 CAR - Cameron Emmons 31 field goal
1Q: 03:23 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 30 field goal
2Q: 01:27 CHI - Kennard Backman 12 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 10:40 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 45 field goal
3Q: 03:20 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 31 field goal
3Q: 00:55 CAR - Cameron Emmons 31 field goal
4Q: 11:13 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 38 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal

Team Statistics CHI CAR
Record 3-1 1-3
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 344 302
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 108 60
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.60 3.53
Net Passing Yards 236 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 9/55 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 21
Time of Possession 35:10 24:50

Team Statistics	CHI	CAR
Record	3-1	1-3
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	344	302
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	108	60
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.60	3.53
Net Passing Yards	236	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	39 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	9/55	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 21
Time of Possession	35:10	24:50

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:15	6:00	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
1	1:31	1:48	OWN 26	5	23	Punt
2	12:18	6:53	OWN 20	13	79	Interception
2	3:33	2:12	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 39	7	33	Field Goal
3	6:58	3:45	OWN 36	7	50	Field Goal
3	0:50	4:42	OWN 25	8	54	Field Goal
4	8:21	2:15	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	4:37	2:23	OPP 25	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:37	0:36	OWN 40	3	4	Punt

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:45	OWN 35	10	51	Field Goal
1	3:15	1:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	14:43	2:25	OWN 5	6	22	Punt
2	5:25	1:52	OWN 20	4	20	Fumble
2	1:21	1:21	OWN 17	3	10	Half
3	10:33	3:35	OWN 25	7	46	Missed FG
3	3:13	2:23	OWN 25	6	61	Field Goal
4	10:32	2:11	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
4	6:06	1:29	OWN 20	6	5	Downs
4	2:14	1:37	OWN 25	11	35	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 9	1	48	Game

Game MVP: Kendrick Whalen, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Courtney Prescott	18	49	2.72	9	0
RB Dexter Bertrand	7	40	5.71	8	0
RB Carlos Hyde	4	15	3.75	10	1
QB Ralph McNeil	1	4	4.00	4	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Caden Peterson	8	9	1.13	5	0
RB Grady Wooden	6	38	6.33	11	2
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	3	13	4.33	5	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	31	22	252	3/16	1	26	1	92.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	39	24	272	4/30	0	61	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin White	9	13	108	12.00	30	23	0
WR Braden Huffman	3	3	27	9.00	6	12	0
TE Kennard Backman	2	2	33	16.50	13	21	1
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	2	15	7.50	1	11	0
WR Charles Penny	2	4	30	15.00	10	23	0
RB Courtney Prescott	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	2	26	26.00	28	26	0
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Matthew Thieman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kamar Aiken	5	6	67	13.40	0	48
WR Martavis Bryant	3	5	75	25.00	29	61
TE Gage Baird	3	9	18	6.00	6	15
TE Terrell Downs	3	3	27	9.00	10	15
FB Edgar Maloney	3	4	52	17.33	32	26
WR John Brown	2	4	13	6.50	0	14
RB Grady Wooden	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Vince Ford	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
WR Adrian Westbrook	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB Caden Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Dexter Bertrand	1	0	0
T Shaquille Tessen	0	1	0
ILB Steve Farris	0	1	0
ILB Mark Nzeocha	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0	0	0
DT Kawann Short	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	3	143	47.7	41.0	50	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmitt Fulkerson	3	132	44.0	42.7	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	5/5	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cameron Emmons	2/3	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Huffman	1	4	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Hastings	1	25	25.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Ford	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Austin Baumert	7	1	0.0	17	33
S Calvin Pryor	6	1	0.0	17	42
OLB Kaleb Arnold	4	3	0.0	7	23
DT Cole Chernetsky	4	2	0.0	17	23
OLB Colin Bensen	4	1	0.0	10	18
DT Ego Ferguson	3	1	1.0	8	29
ILB Mark Nzeocha	3	0	1.0	10	15
S Kirk Schroeder	3	3	0.0	17	43
CB Kyle Fuller	3	1	0.0	17	43
DE Cris Newton	2	0	1.0	7	27
S Dave James	2	2	0.0	17	43
DT Eddie Goldman	2	0	0.0	9	34
ILB Steve Farris	1	0	1.0	8	17
QB Ralph McNeil	1	0	---	---	---
DE Julian Ferguson	1	0	0.0	10	34

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Paul Barringer	8	0	0.0	30	34
S Kody Weber	6	1	1.0	29	34
S Byron Jones	6	3	0.0	30	34
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	6	3	0.0	28	27
DE Ed Stinson	4	0	1.0	21	21
DT Dwight Lyon	4	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Ezra Wiggins	3	3	0.0	12	15
DT Kawann Short	3	2	0.0	24	23
CB Brent Burton	3	1	0.0	29	33
DE Louie Johnstone	3	0	0.0	23	23
CB Desmond Trufant	2	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Roman Mangold	1	1	1.0	14	18
OLB Herb Devoe	1	1	0.0	16	15
S Harrison Smith	1	0	0.0	16	21
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ego Ferguson	1.0	2	0	29
ILB Steve Farris	1.0	2	0	17
DE Cris Newton	1.0	0	1	27
ILB Mark Nzeocha	1.0	0	0	15
CB Kyle Fuller	0.0	1	0	43
DT Eddie Goldman	0.0	1	0	34
DT Cole Chernetsky	0.0	0	1	23

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ed Stinson	1.0	1	21
OLB Roman Mangold	1.0	0	18
S Kody Weber	1.0	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Calvin Pryor	4	1	42
ILB Austin Baumert	4	0	33
CB Kyle Fuller	3	1	43
OLB Colin Bensen	3	0	18
OLB Kaleb Arnold	3	0	23
S Dave James	2	2	43
DE Julian Ferguson	1	1	34
S Kirk Schroeder	1	1	43
ILB Mark Nzeocha	1	0	15
DT Cole Chernetsky	1	0	23
DE Cris Newton	1	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Paul Barringer	6	1	0	34
S Byron Jones	4	1	0	34
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	2	1	1	27
CB Brent Burton	2	1	0	33
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	0	0	7
S Kody Weber	2	0	0	34
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0	14
DE Ed Stinson	1	0	0	21
OLB Ezra Wiggins	1	0	0	15
CB Zachary Rose	1	0	0	3
OLB Za'Darius Smith	0	1	0	5
DE Ralph Ford	0	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jack Fonda	4	6	30	1	34
C Henry Hitchcock	3	5	30	1	34
T Shaquille Tessen	2	5	30	0	34
G Diego Montgomery	1	10	30	1	34
G Kyle Long	0	3	30	0	34

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Troy Toth	2	2	17	0	43
T Craig Folston	1	4	17	2	43
C Leroy Flynn	1	3	17	0	43
G D.J. Fluker	0	2	17	1	43
T Jake Lochtefeld	0	2	17	0	43
FB Edgar Maloney	0	1	13	0	27
TE Gage Baird	0	0	11	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Arnold	1	16
Avery Bressany	1	13

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Jones	1	8
Earnest Primeau	1	6

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Kyle Long	30	34	---	---	8	72
T Jack Fonda	30	34	---	---	8	72
T Shaquille Tessen	30	34	---	---	8	72
G Diego Montgomery	30	34	---	---	8	72
QB Ralph McNeil	30	34	---	---	---	64
C Henry Hitchcock	30	34	---	---	---	64
CB Kyle Fuller	---	---	17	43	3	63
S Dave James	---	---	17	43	3	63
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	17	43	3	63
S Calvin Pryor	---	---	17	42	3	62
WR Kevin White	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Alshon Jeffery	26	32	---	---	---	58
DE Julian Ferguson	---	---	10	34	14	58
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	17	33	6	56
TE Matthew Thieman	25	27	---	---	---	52
RB Courtney Prescott	19	15	---	---	18	52
OLB Kaleb Arnold	---	---	7	23	16	46
DT Eddie Goldman	---	---	9	34	1	44
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	17	23	3	43
DT Ego Ferguson	---	---	8	29	3	40
DE Cris Newton	---	---	7	27	3	37
RB Dexter Bertrand	7	7	---	---	21	35
FB Kennedy Rubio	7	5	---	---	21	33
S Trent Kemp	---	---	7	25	---	32
WR Charles Penny	15	17	---	---	---	32
OLB Colin Bensen	---	---	10	18	3	31
WR Braden Huffman	7	5	---	---	18	30
ILB Mark Nzeocha	---	---	10	15	3	28
TE Kennard Backman	8	16	---	---	3	27
ILB Steve Farris	---	---	8	17	2	27
RB Carlos Hyde	6	9	---	---	10	25
DE Antonio Hoover	---	---	9	11	2	22
ILB Avery Williamson	---	---	0	0	16	16
ILB Christian Jones	---	---	0	2	13	15
CB Avery Bressany	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Marlon Alexander	---	---	0	11	---	11
P Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Dominique Nutt	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Santiago Rombach	2	1	---	---	---	3
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	0	0	3	3
WR Greg Stugg	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Glasgow	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bob Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Byron Jones	---	---	30	34	8	72
CB Paul Barringer	---	---	30	34	5	69
CB Brent Burton	---	---	29	33	7	69
S Kody Weber	---	---	29	34	4	67
G D.J. Fluker	17	43	---	---	6	66
G Troy Toth	17	43	---	---	6	66
T Craig Folston	17	43	---	---	6	66
T Jake Lochtefeld	17	43	---	---	6	66
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	17	43	---	---	3	63
C Leroy Flynn	17	43	---	---	---	60
WR Kamar Aiken	14	38	---	---	7	59
ILB Lorenzo Mauldin	---	---	28	27	3	58
S Harrison Smith	---	---	16	21	18	55
TE Gage Baird	11	24	---	---	19	54
OLB Herb Devoe	---	---	16	15	19	50
DT Kawann Short	---	---	24	23	1	48
RB Grady Wooden	7	25	---	---	16	48
DE Louie Johnstone	---	---	23	23	1	47
WR Martavis Bryant	14	32	---	---	---	46
DE Ed Stinson	---	---	21	21	4	46
DE Ralph Ford	---	---	16	20	8	44
FB Edgar Maloney	13	27	---	---	1	41
OLB Ezra Wiggins	---	---	12	15	11	38
OLB Roman Mangold	---	---	14	18	4	36
DT Dwight Lyon	---	---	15	16	4	35
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	16	14	4	34
WR John Brown	2	10	---	---	16	28
TE Terrell Downs	6	19	---	---	---	25
WR Adrian Westbrook	5	17	---	---	3	25
RB Caden Peterson	10	12	---	---	---	22
FB Kai Francis	3	2	---	---	15	20
DE Scott Crichton	---	---	3	11	4	18
CB Zachary Rose	---	---	1	3	14	18
WR Desmond McCarthy	0	5	---	---	10	15
ILB Amarlo Herrera	---	---	2	7	2	11
OLB Za'Darius Smith	---	---	5	5	1	11
RB Vince Ford	0	4	---	---	7	11
K Cameron Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Earnest Primeau	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Dustin Harper	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Emmitt Fulkerson	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Kelvin Beachum	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Todd Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rufus Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Connor Garber	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	31	22	4	1	0	6	1	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	39	24	4	2	1	6	6	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	46	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	129	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	118	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	109	36.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin White	13	9	108	1	34
WR Charles Penny	4	2	30	1	17
WR Braden Huffman	3	3	27	0	5
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1	26	1	9
TE Kennard Backman	2	2	33	1	16
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	2	15	0	7
RB Courtney Prescott	2	2	7	0	15
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0	0	32
TE Matthew Thieman	1	0	0	0	27
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	6	0	5

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gage Baird	9	3	0	18	0	24
WR Kamar Aiken	6	5	0	67	1	38
WR Martavis Bryant	5	3	0	75	1	32
WR John Brown	4	2	1	13	0	10
FB Edgar Maloney	4	3	0	52	2	27
TE Terrell Downs	3	3	0	27	0	19
WR Adrian Westbrook	3	1	0	2	0	17
RB Grady Wooden	2	2	0	3	0	25
RB Caden Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Desmond McCarthy	1	1	0	11	0	5
RB Vince Ford	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Prescott	3	7	2.33	2.72
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1.00	3.75
RB Dexter Bertrand	1	2	2.00	5.71

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Grady Wooden	2	9	4.50	6.33
RB Caden Peterson	1	-4	-4.00	1.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	4	2	19	4.75	8.13

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	3	4	1.33	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	12	12.00	16.50
WR Kevin White	1	0	0	0.00	8.31
WR Charles Penny	1	1	7	7.00	7.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Brown	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.25
TE Terrell Downs	1	1	1	1.00	9.00
RB Grady Wooden	1	1	4	4.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Carlos Hyde	2	0
RB Courtney Prescott	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jimmy Garoppolo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	11	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1	1
WR Kevin White	2	0	0
WR Braden Huffman	2	2	2
WR Charles Penny	2	1	1
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	1
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Edgar Maloney	3	3	2
TE Gage Baird	2	1	1
TE Terrell Downs	2	2	1
WR Kamar Aiken	1	0	0
WR John Brown	1	0	0
WR Martavis Bryant	1	1	1
RB Grady Wooden	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)