Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Dallas, TX

67 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Chicago Bears	13	6	7	0	-	26
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	10	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 CHI - Rickey Ramsey 20 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
1Q: 08:20 DAL - Leo Murphy 24 pass from Bubba Rivera (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 01:15 CHI - Matthew Thieman 7 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 02:26 CHI - Courtney Prescott 11 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Reginald Santana 29 field goal
3Q: 11:53 DAL - Sebastian Freedman 10 run (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CHI - Sebastian Conway 45 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 04:26 DAL - Reginald Santana 25 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DAL - Bubba Rivera 9 run (Reginald Santana extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 CHI - Rickey Ramsey 20 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
1Q: 08:20 DAL - Leo Murphy 24 pass from Bubba Rivera (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 01:15 CHI - Matthew Thieman 7 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 02:26 CHI - Courtney Prescott 11 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Reginald Santana 29 field goal
3Q: 11:53 DAL - Sebastian Freedman 10 run (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 09:48 CHI - Sebastian Conway 45 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 04:26 DAL - Reginald Santana 25 field goal
4Q: 12:29 DAL - Bubba Rivera 9 run (Reginald Santana extra point)

Team Statistics CHI DAL
Record 9-8 12-4-1
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 7 15
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 361 429
- Offensive Plays 50 73
- Yards per Play 7.22 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 246 246
- Rushing Attempts 20 38
- Yards per Rush 12.30 6.47
Net Passing Yards 115 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 14 - 0 31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/28 4/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:37 35:23

Team Statistics	CHI	DAL
Record	9-8	12-4-1
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	7	15
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	361	429
- Offensive Plays	50	73
- Yards per Play	7.22	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	246	246
- Rushing Attempts	20	38
- Yards per Rush	12.30	6.47
Net Passing Yards	115	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 14 - 0	31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/28	4/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:37	35:23

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	8:06	2:14	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
1	2:32	1:24	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
2	10:55	3:51	OWN 13	7	53	Missed FG
2	5:28	3:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	11:42	2:12	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	4:21	1:36	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	1:30	1:26	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	12:17	1:17	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	8:56	1:35	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	3:29	0:43	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	2:43	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
1	5:52	3:20	OWN 10	7	36	Fumble
1	1:08	5:13	OWN 22	9	23	Punt
2	7:04	1:36	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
2	2:18	2:18	OWN 25	8	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	9:30	5:09	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
3	2:45	1:15	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	0:04	2:47	50	7	50	Touchdown
4	11:00	2:04	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	7:21	3:52	OWN 26	5	12	Punt
4	2:46	2:46	OWN 27	7	21	Game

Game MVP: Bubba Rivera, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Courtney Prescott	12	135	11.25	57	4	1
QB Ralph McNeil	5	22	4.40	7	0	0
RB Sebastian Conway	3	89	29.67	45	2	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sebastian Freedman	19	114	6.00	18	3	1
QB Bubba Rivera	9	47	5.22	12	1	1
RB Grady Wooden	5	47	9.40	25	2	0
RB Damon Tinker	4	29	7.25	16	1	0
WR Leo Murphy	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	27	14	133	3/18	2	20	0	90.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubba Rivera	31	22	215	4/32	1	31	0	100.8

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Breshad Perriman	6	10	56	9.33	19	17	0
TE Rickey Ramsey	3	7	26	8.67	9	20	1
WR Bubba Walton	3	4	44	14.67	32	20	0
TE Matthew Thieman	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR K.C. Leemans	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sebastian Conway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Efrain Deneault	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Browning	7	8	87	12.43	42	27	0
WR Leo Murphy	6	8	87	14.50	42	31	1
TE Toby Farley	4	6	37	9.25	5	15	0
RB Sebastian Freedman	3	4	-4	-1.33	0	0	0
TE Geoff Watson	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Grady Wooden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Neil Colgan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Recov	Force
OLB Kenyon Farley	1	0
DT Cole Chernetsky	0	1
G Jordan Maxwell	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
TE Geoff Watson	1	0
WR Luke Phillips	1	0
OLB Andres Flynn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Fong	6	279	46.5	42.3	59	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	5	245	49.0	40.8	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Deneault	2	21	10.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Phillips	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bubba Walton	1	26	26.0	0
Sebastian Conway	1	17	17.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Tinker	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB B.J. Pacheco	12	2	1.0	38	35
OLB Kenyon Farley	9	0	0.0	32	35
CB Bryan Thomas	8	0	0.0	37	35
S Kirk Schroeder	6	3	0.0	38	35
OLB Griffin Kelley	4	2	1.0	10	10
S Dave James	4	1	0.0	38	35
S Charlie Bondurant	4	0	0.0	34	34
DT Aaron Rudman	2	2	1.0	26	28
DE Norm Schneider	2	0	1.0	26	23
DT Cole Chernetsky	2	3	0.0	26	27
DE Cris Newton	2	1	0.0	14	17
DE Julio Ellard	2	0	0.0	32	20
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	2	0	0.0	27	24
DE Josh Matthews	0	1	0.0	19	18

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Arnold Peterson	5	0	0.5	19	28
OLB Christian Gepetto	5	0	0.0	20	30
S Perry Shepherd	4	1	0.0	18	29
DT Wesley Phillips	3	1	1.5	12	15
S Bernie Chappell	3	0	0.0	20	30
OLB Randal Rivera	3	0	0.0	11	8
DT Russell Scott	2	2	0.5	10	16
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	0.0	9	19
CB Jake Compton	2	0	0.0	20	28
DE Michael Stone	1	0	0.5	16	27
DT Leslie Lytle	1	0	0.0	9	12
CB Donnell Stephens	1	0	0.0	18	30
CB Renaldo Beaudoin	1	0	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Aaron Rudman	1.0	1	28
OLB B.J. Pacheco	1.0	1	35
DE Norm Schneider	1.0	0	23
OLB Griffin Kelley	1.0	0	10
DE Julio Ellard	0.0	1	20

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wesley Phillips	1.5	0	2	2	15
DE Arnold Peterson	0.5	1	3	4	28
DE Michael Stone	0.5	0	3	1	27
DT Russell Scott	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Ted Diaz	0.0	0	2	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryan Thomas	6	1	35
OLB B.J. Pacheco	5	0	35
OLB Kenyon Farley	3	1	35
S Charlie Bondurant	2	1	34
S Kirk Schroeder	2	0	35
DE Norm Schneider	1	0	23
S Dave James	1	0	35
DT Cole Chernetsky	1	0	27
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bernie Chappell	3	0	30
OLB Christian Gepetto	3	0	30
OLB Ashton Mason	2	0	19
CB Donnell Stephens	2	0	30
DT Wesley Phillips	1	0	15
S Perry Shepherd	1	0	29
CB Renaldo Beaudoin	1	0	2
CB Jake Compton	1	0	28
CB Van Hicks	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Henry Hitchcock	5	6	20	0	30
G Dana Winslett	2	5	20	1	30
T Jack Fonda	1	3	20	1	30
G Jordan Maxwell	0	2	20	1	30
T Shaquille Tessen	0	1	20	0	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Devon Cassidy	7	10	0	38	0	35
G Efrain Chow	5	6	0	38	1	35
G Paul Hayes	5	6	0	38	1	35
C Ralph Holliday	3	5	1	38	1	35
T Arnold Downs	1	4	0	38	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Burhart	2	20
Vincent Hironaka	1	20
Hayden Zimmerman	1	20
K.C. Leemans	1	16
Kenny Vaccaro	1	15
Jordan Maxwell	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Farley	2	23
Damon Tinker	1	17
Arnold Peterson	1	11

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Dave James	---	---	38	35	3	76
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	38	35	3	76
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	38	35	2	75
CB Bryan Thomas	---	---	37	35	2	74
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	34	34	2	70
OLB Kenyon Farley	---	---	32	35	3	70
T Jack Fonda	20	30	---	---	7	57
G Jordan Maxwell	20	30	---	---	7	57
DE Norm Schneider	---	---	26	23	7	56
WR Bubba Walton	20	30	---	---	4	54
DT Aaron Rudman	---	---	26	28	---	54
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	26	27	---	53
CB Nathaniel Trepanier	---	---	27	24	2	53
DE Julio Ellard	---	---	32	20	---	52
QB Ralph McNeil	20	30	---	---	---	50
C Henry Hitchcock	20	30	---	---	---	50
T Shaquille Tessen	20	30	---	---	---	50
G Dana Winslett	20	30	---	---	---	50
TE Rickey Ramsey	17	27	---	---	1	45
RB Courtney Prescott	15	19	---	---	11	45
DE Josh Matthews	---	---	19	18	2	39
DE Cris Newton	---	---	14	17	7	38
RB Sebastian Conway	5	10	---	---	22	37
WR Efrain Deneault	12	14	---	---	9	35
FB Kennedy Rubio	4	7	---	---	22	33
WR Breshad Perriman	14	18	---	---	---	32
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	8	1	15	24
WR K.C. Leemans	2	5	---	---	16	23
TE Tevin Ellard	6	8	---	---	9	23
CB Phillip Burhart	---	---	0	0	20	20
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	10	10	---	20
ILB Vincent Hironaka	---	---	0	0	20	20
OLB Hayden Zimmerman	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Eddie Goldman	---	---	9	7	2	18
TE Matthew Thieman	5	12	---	---	---	17
CB Lionel Stanton	---	---	0	0	10	10
G Diego Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Burt Springfield	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Gavin Schneider	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Earnest Fong	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	2	1	---	3
OLB Herman Graham	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Roosevelt Kluttz	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Herb Konwinski	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Frankie Berrian	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Toby Farley	34	34	---	---	23	91
T Arnold Downs	38	35	---	---	7	80
C Ralph Holliday	38	35	---	---	7	80
WR Reggie Browning	31	35	---	---	10	76
C Devon Cassidy	38	35	---	---	---	73
QB Bubba Rivera	38	35	---	---	---	73
G Efrain Chow	38	35	---	---	---	73
G Paul Hayes	38	35	---	---	---	73
WR Neil Colgan	30	31	---	---	5	66
OLB Christian Gepetto	---	---	20	30	12	62
DE Arnold Peterson	---	---	19	28	11	58
S Bernie Chappell	---	---	20	30	2	52
RB Sebastian Freedman	25	22	---	---	5	52
WR Leo Murphy	28	24	---	---	---	52
CB Donnell Stephens	---	---	18	30	1	49
S Perry Shepherd	---	---	18	29	1	48
OLB Andres Flynn	---	---	9	19	20	48
CB Jake Compton	---	---	20	28	---	48
DE Michael Stone	---	---	16	27	1	44
RB Grady Wooden	6	3	---	---	23	32
RB Damon Tinker	7	8	---	---	17	32
OLB Ashton Mason	---	---	9	19	2	30
CB Van Hicks	---	---	8	10	11	29
DT Leslie Lytle	---	---	9	12	7	28
DT Wesley Phillips	---	---	12	15	---	27
DT Russell Scott	---	---	10	16	1	27
DT Ted Diaz	---	---	9	17	---	26
S Trevor Abrams	---	---	7	2	16	25
WR Dave Abdul-Jabbar	4	0	---	---	18	22
TE Geoff Watson	9	12	---	---	---	21
DE Vic Beasley	---	---	5	8	7	20
OLB Randal Rivera	---	---	11	8	---	19
CB Renaldo Beaudoin	---	---	0	2	16	18
WR Lincoln Hamilton	8	5	---	---	---	13
P Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE O.J. Dunn	7	1	---	---	---	8
C Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
T K.C. Bauer	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Roberto Heimburger	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Luke Phillips	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Richie Cole	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Danny Antonik	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB K.C. Stras	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Joseph Webster	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Demetrius Mathis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	185	13.2
Right	6	61	10.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	71	7.9
Middle	19	117	6.2
Right	9	60	6.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	27	14	3	0	1	1	10	9	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubba Rivera	31	22	4	1	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	37	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	111	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Breshad Perriman	10	6	0	56	0	18
TE Rickey Ramsey	7	3	0	26	1	27
WR Bubba Walton	4	3	0	44	2	30
TE Matthew Thieman	3	1	0	7	0	12
RB Sebastian Conway	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Efrain Deneault	1	0	1	0	0	14
WR K.C. Leemans	1	1	0	0	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Browning	8	7	0	87	2	35
WR Leo Murphy	8	6	1	87	2	24
TE Toby Farley	6	4	1	37	0	34
RB Sebastian Freedman	4	3	0	-4	0	22
TE Geoff Watson	3	2	0	8	0	12
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Neil Colgan	1	0	0	0	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ralph McNeil	1	1	1.00	4.40
RB Courtney Prescott	1	11	11.00	11.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Bubba Rivera	2	15	7.50	5.22
RB Sebastian Freedman	2	16	8.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	3	3	35	11.67	4.93

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubba Rivera	6	1	4	0.67	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	8	8.00	5.60
TE Rickey Ramsey	1	1	20	20.00	3.71
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Browning	2	1	4	2.00	10.88
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Toby Farley	1	0	0	0.00	6.17
RB Sebastian Freedman	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00
WR Leo Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	10.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Courtney Prescott	7	4

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Bubba Rivera	3	0
RB Grady Wooden	2	2
RB Damon Tinker	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	4	2	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubba Rivera	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rickey Ramsey	2	1	0
WR Bubba Walton	1	1	1
WR Efrain Deneault	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Geoff Watson	2	1	0
WR Reggie Browning	1	1	0
RB Grady Wooden	1	0	0
TE Toby Farley	1	1	1
WR Leo Murphy	1	1	1

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

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