Overview
- The Bears beat the Falcons 31-23 after a rebound performance in Week 6, with both key players returning to action and Chicago improving to 4-2.
- Cornerback Kyler Gordon produced three sacks and two forced fumbles in his first game back, a performance that tied an NFL record for sacks by a defensive back and earned one of the highest single-game PFF grades by a Bears defender in two decades.
- Quarterback Caleb Williams returned from a three-game absence and completed 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions, and a 111.2 passer rating to restore flow to the offense.
- Coaching choices late in the fourth quarter—early substitution of most starters, a costly fumble by Roschon Johnson, and repeated penalties—allowed Atlanta to cut a large lead and made the finish tense until Gordon’s late strip-sack ended the threat.
- Special-teams turnovers produced short fields that led directly to 10 points, and the Bears now face a short-week prime-time game that will test whether the aggressive defensive packages and rotation decisions can be sustained.