Week 2, 2024

played in Houston, TX

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Chicago Bears	6	6	3	13	-	28
Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 20 field goal
1Q: 02:31 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 32 field goal
2Q: 10:58 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 41 field goal
2Q: 07:06 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 39 field goal
2Q: 00:09 HOU - Rod Barlow 41 pass from Andy Dalton (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 09:19 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 18 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CHI - Matthew Thieman 4 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 10:52 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 46 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 20 field goal
1Q: 02:31 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 32 field goal
2Q: 10:58 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 41 field goal
2Q: 07:06 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 39 field goal
2Q: 00:09 HOU - Rod Barlow 41 pass from Andy Dalton (Samuel Stallings extra point)
3Q: 09:19 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 18 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CHI - Matthew Thieman 4 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 10:52 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 46 field goal
4Q: 03:45 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 42 field goal

Team Statistics CHI HOU
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 393 282
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 6.55 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 146 62
- Rushing Attempts 35 13
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.77
Net Passing Yards 247 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 20 - 0 49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 247 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.88 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 14/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 3/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:25 23:35

Team Statistics	CHI	HOU
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	393	282
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	6.55	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	146	62
- Rushing Attempts	35	13
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.77
Net Passing Yards	247	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 20 - 0	49 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	247	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.88	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	14/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	3/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:25	23:35

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:03	4:04	OWN 25	7	72	Field Goal
1	7:36	5:13	OWN 20	9	65	Field Goal
1	0:26	4:36	OWN 25	7	51	Field Goal
2	9:18	2:17	OPP 41	4	19	Field Goal
2	2:51	1:47	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:49	2:36	OPP 28	5	27	Field Goal
3	4:37	1:48	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
3	1:38	1:48	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
4	12:27	1:42	OPP 38	3	9	Field Goal
4	9:35	5:57	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
4	2:37	0:35	OWN 48	3	4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:57	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
1	9:59	2:23	OWN 25	5	33	Punt
1	2:23	1:57	OWN 25	5	5	Punt
2	10:50	1:32	OWN 24	3	-1	Interception
2	7:01	4:10	OWN 22	10	43	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
3	13:22	1:33	OWN 18	3	-5	Punt
3	9:13	4:36	OWN 33	8	25	Punt
3	2:49	1:11	OWN 30	4	13	Interception
4	14:50	2:23	OWN 34	4	7	Interception
4	10:45	1:10	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
4	3:38	1:01	OWN 25	4	27	Fumble
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 20	8	34	Game

Game MVP: Kendrick Whalen, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Courtney Prescott	23	104	4.52	15	4
RB Dexter Bertrand	8	29	3.63	13	1
RB Carlos Hyde	3	4	1.33	2	0
QB Ralph McNeil	1	9	9.00	9	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Karl Boston	7	26	3.71	19	1
RB Garrett Vance	4	14	3.50	6	0
QB Andy Dalton	2	22	11.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	25	20	247	0/0	1	36	0	121.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	49	27	236	3/16	1	41	3	49.3

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin White	8	9	97	12.13	23	21	0
WR Alshon Jeffery	4	5	31	7.75	9	19	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	33	16.50	17	31	0
WR Charles Penny	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	32	32.00	28	32	0
TE Matthew Thieman	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Courtney Prescott	1	1	36	36.00	27	36	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Keen	6	10	71	11.83	10	29	0
FB Cedric Nyland	4	5	22	5.50	24	21	0
RB Garrett Vance	4	5	11	2.75	7	4	0
WR Gary Burgess	4	8	10	2.50	0	5	0
RB Karl Boston	3	4	21	7.00	11	8	0
WR Rod Barlow	2	8	46	23.00	0	41	1
WR Landon Meier	1	1	28	28.00	7	28	0
TE Cary Williams	1	6	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Neil Colgan	1	1	12	12.00	9	12	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Austin Baumert	1	0	0.00
OLB B.J. Pacheco	1	21	21.00
CB Reginald Benton	1	0	0.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Austin Baumert	0	1	0	0
OLB Colton Wilkins	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Andy Dalton	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	4	190	47.5	40.8	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	7	320	45.7	34.7	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	7/7	3/3	0/0	46	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Penny	3	37	12.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	5	111	22.2	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave James	7	1	0.0	13	52
OLB B.J. Pacheco	6	2	0.0	12	46
ILB Austin Baumert	5	2	0.0	13	42
CB Reginald Benton	5	1	0.0	13	52
DT Eddie Goldman	2	2	1.5	11	45
DE Julian Ferguson	2	1	1.0	9	39
S Charlie Bondurant	2	2	0.0	13	38
S Marlon Alexander	2	0	0.0	7	39
OLB Colton Wilkins	2	0	0.0	6	19
DT Cole Chernetsky	2	0	0.0	8	43
DT Abraham Rivera	1	0	0.5	6	16
DT Ego Ferguson	1	1	0.0	12	28
S Kirk Schroeder	1	1	0.0	13	52
S Trent Kemp	1	0	0.0	0	13
DE Cris Newton	1	0	0.0	7	38
CB Adam Hastings	1	0	0.0	0	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	9	3	0.0	29	23
CB Jimmy Burnett	9	0	0.0	26	23
CB Roberto Glaros	6	3	0.0	35	25
S Elias Campbell	5	1	0.0	24	23
CB Brody Fisher	4	2	0.0	33	23
DT Noah Garrison	4	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Edgar Stecker	3	2	0.0	18	16
OLB Jesse Barnes	3	1	0.0	28	24
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	1	0.0	33	23
S Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0.0	12	5
TE Cary Williams	2	0	---	---	---
DE Ben Lund	2	0	0.0	26	21
CB Justics Kellenberger	1	2	0.0	21	16
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	1	0.0	13	7
OLB J.T. Lowe	1	0	0.0	8	2
WR Bert Keen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Angel Ferguson	1	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Perry Hawk	1	0	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eddie Goldman	1.5	0	0	45
DE Julian Ferguson	1.0	0	2	39
DT Abraham Rivera	0.5	2	1	16
DT Ego Ferguson	0.0	0	2	28

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB J.T. Lowe	1	0	2
DE Ike Baumgardner	0	2	23
DE Ben Lund	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dave James	5	1	0	52
OLB B.J. Pacheco	4	2	1	46
CB Reginald Benton	4	2	1	52
OLB Colton Wilkins	2	1	0	19
S Charlie Bondurant	2	1	0	38
ILB Austin Baumert	2	0	1	42
S Marlon Alexander	2	0	0	39
CB Adam Hastings	2	0	0	9
DT Eddie Goldman	1	0	0	45
DE Julian Ferguson	1	0	0	39
S Trent Kemp	1	0	0	13
DE Cris Newton	1	0	0	38
S Kirk Schroeder	0	3	0	52

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	7	0	23
OLB Deron Collette	4	0	23
S Elias Campbell	3	0	23
CB Roberto Glaros	2	0	25
OLB Jesse Barnes	1	0	24
CB Brody Fisher	1	0	23
OLB Edgar Stecker	1	0	16
DE Ben Lund	1	0	21
S Omar Austin	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Shaquille Tessen	4	7	35	25
T Jack Fonda	3	6	35	25
G Jordan Maxwell	2	8	35	25
C Henry Hitchcock	2	6	35	25
G Kyle Long	1	7	35	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Steven Kirk	1	4	0	11	0	37
G Tristan Liening	1	3	0	13	1	52
T C.J. Riemersma	1	1	1	13	0	52
T Alexis Pettway	1	1	0	13	0	52
T Lewis Turnbull	0	1	0	13	2	52
FB Cedric Nyland	0	1	0	4	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Julian Ferguson	3	21
Sammy Watkins	2	28
Santiago Rombach	1	28

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Barlow	1	21
Cary Williams	1	21
Roberto Glaros	1	15

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	12	46	21	79
G Kyle Long	35	25	---	---	11	71
T Jack Fonda	35	25	---	---	11	71
T Shaquille Tessen	35	25	---	---	11	71
G Jordan Maxwell	35	25	---	---	11	71
DE Julian Ferguson	---	---	9	39	21	69
S Dave James	---	---	13	52	---	65
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	13	52	---	65
CB Reginald Benton	---	---	13	52	---	65
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	13	42	7	62
QB Ralph McNeil	35	25	---	---	---	60
C Henry Hitchcock	35	25	---	---	---	60
WR Alshon Jeffery	34	25	---	---	---	59
WR Sammy Watkins	18	11	---	---	28	57
DT Eddie Goldman	---	---	11	45	---	56
TE Matthew Thieman	32	21	---	---	---	53
DE Cris Newton	---	---	7	38	7	52
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	8	43	---	51
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	13	38	---	51
S Marlon Alexander	---	---	7	39	1	47
RB Courtney Prescott	24	14	---	---	9	47
WR Kevin White	23	18	---	---	---	41
DT Ego Ferguson	---	---	12	28	---	40
WR Charles Penny	18	15	---	---	7	40
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	6	16	17	39
FB Kennedy Rubio	5	4	---	---	24	33
RB Carlos Hyde	3	6	---	---	21	30
TE Santiago Rombach	0	0	---	---	28	28
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	6	19	---	25
RB Dexter Bertrand	8	4	---	---	10	22
ILB Christian Jones	---	---	0	0	17	17
TE Kennard Backman	10	7	---	---	---	17
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Trent Kemp	---	---	0	13	---	13
P Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Dominique Nutt	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	0	9	1	10
CB Shaquille Craig	---	---	0	1	7	8
C Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lamar Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aiden McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Antonio Hoover	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Randal White	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Efrain Deneault	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tommy Seleski	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rod Barlow	13	51	---	---	21	85
TE Cary Williams	12	45	---	---	21	78
CB Roberto Glaros	---	---	35	25	15	75
G Tristan Liening	13	52	---	---	7	72
T Alexis Pettway	13	52	---	---	7	72
T Lewis Turnbull	13	52	---	---	7	72
T C.J. Riemersma	13	52	---	---	7	72
WR Gary Burgess	13	46	---	---	9	68
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	33	23	10	66
QB Andy Dalton	13	52	---	---	---	65
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	33	23	6	62
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	30	24	5	59
OLB Jesse Barnes	---	---	28	24	6	58
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	29	23	4	56
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	26	23	3	52
DE Ben Lund	---	---	26	21	4	51
S Elias Campbell	---	---	24	23	3	50
OLB Damian Lyon	---	---	17	8	25	50
C Steven Kirk	11	37	---	---	---	48
WR Bert Keen	7	30	---	---	10	47
CB Justics Kellenberger	---	---	21	16	3	40
S Xavier Rhodes	---	---	12	5	19	36
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	18	16	1	35
RB Karl Boston	8	26	---	---	---	34
OLB J.T. Lowe	---	---	8	2	17	27
RB Garrett Vance	5	19	---	---	---	24
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	13	7	3	23
RB Evan Douglas	0	2	---	---	21	23
FB Cedric Nyland	4	16	---	---	---	20
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	9	4	7	20
WR Neil Colgan	0	5	---	---	14	19
C Nick Compton	2	15	---	---	---	17
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	7	3	7	17
CB Camden Maxey	---	---	1	1	14	16
S Omar Austin	---	---	7	2	4	13
TE Donald Moss	3	8	---	---	1	12
TE Moe Hancock	0	3	---	---	8	11
OLB Perry Hawk	---	---	6	1	3	10
WR Landon Meier	0	9	---	---	---	9
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	2	1	---	3
T Courtney Dawkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	25	20	5	0	0	1	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	49	27	4	1	1	10	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	134	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	92	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	29	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	66	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	43	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	98	12.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin White	9	8	97	2	18
WR Alshon Jeffery	5	4	31	0	25
TE Matthew Thieman	3	1	4	0	21
WR Charles Penny	3	2	15	0	15
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	33	1	11
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	-1	0	6
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	32	1	7
RB Courtney Prescott	1	1	36	1	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Keen	10	6	0	71	1	30
WR Gary Burgess	8	4	1	10	0	46
WR Rod Barlow	8	2	0	46	1	51
TE Cary Williams	6	1	0	8	0	45
FB Cedric Nyland	5	4	0	22	1	16
RB Garrett Vance	5	4	0	11	0	19
RB Karl Boston	4	3	0	21	0	26
WR Landon Meier	1	1	0	28	1	9
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	0	7	0	2
WR Neil Colgan	1	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Prescott	4	14	3.50	4.52
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	13	6.50	3.63
RB Carlos Hyde	1	2	2.00	1.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	5	3	14	2.80	9.88

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Penny	2	1	6	3.00	5.00
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	4	4.00	6.20
WR Kevin White	1	0	0	0.00	10.78
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Courtney Prescott	10	1
RB Dexter Bertrand	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Garrett Vance	3	3	0
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	2
WR Gary Burgess	2	1	1
TE Cary Williams	2	0	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	0	0
WR Bert Keen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,200 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,200 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)