The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 37 to 21, on September 17, 1972.

Final

Falcons

1-0-0

37

Bears

0-1-0

21

Team

ATL

CHI

1

10

7

2

21

0

3

7

4

3

7

Total

37

21

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

CHI

John Zook 26-yard fumble return (Bill Bell kick)

7

0

Bob Parsons 6-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

7

Bill Bell 22-yard field goal

10

7

2nd quarter

ATL

CHI

Ken Burrow 32-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

17

7

Bob Berry 1-yard run (Bill Bell kick)

24

7

Art Malone 57-yard pass from Bob Berry (Bill Bell kick)

31

7

3rd quarter

ATL

CHI

Earl Thomas 38-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

31

14

Bill Bell 39-yard field goal

34

14

4th quarter

ATL

CHI

Jim Harrison 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick)

34

21

Bill Bell 36-yard field goal

37

21

Falcons

Bears

1st Downs

16

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

47

56

Total Yards

319

283

Yards per play

6.8

5.1

Passing

146

69

Comp - Att

6 - 9

4 - 12

Yards per pass

14.6

5.3

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

1 - 4

Rushing

173

214

Rushing Attempts

37

43

Yards per rush

4.7

5.0

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

1

Possession

Falcons

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Berry	6	9	151	16.8	2	1		109.7
Team	6	9	146	16.8	2	1	1	109.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Art Malone	19	77	4.1	0
Dave Hampton	6	49	8.2	0
Joe Profit	9	25	2.8	0
Jim Mitchell	1	18	18.0	0
Bob Berry	2	4	2.0	1
Team	37	173	4.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Art Malone	2	72	36.0	1
Ken Burrow	1	32	32.0	1
Jim Mitchell	2	28	14.0	0
Todd Snyder	1	19	19.0	0
Team	6	151	16.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill Bell	3	3		4	13
Team	3	3		4	13

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	2	97	48.5
Team	2	97	48.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dave Hampton	3	87	29.0
Willie Belton	1	29	29.0
Team	4	116	29.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Ray Brown	1	12	12.0
Willie Belton	1	5	5.0
Team	2	17	8.5

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bobby Douglass	4	12	73	6.1	2	1		60.1
Team	4	12	69	6.1	2	1	1	60.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Jim Harrison	20	113	5.7	1
Bobby Douglass	9	68	7.6	0
Cyril Pinder	7	23	3.3	0
Roger Lawson	3	11	3.7	0
Earl Thomas	2	6	3.0	0
Don Shy	1	4	4.0	0
George Farmer	1	-11	-11.0	0
Team	43	214	5.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Earl Thomas	2	50	25.0	1
Roger Lawson	1	17	17.0	0
Bob Parsons	1	6	6.0	1
Team	4	73	6.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mac Percival	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bobby Joe Green	4	167	41.8
Team	4	167	41.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Cecil Turner	3	60	20.0
Craig Clemons	2	53	26.5
Team	5	113	22.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Ron Smith	1	15	15.0	0
Team	1	15	15.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 37 to 21, on September 17, 1972.

Final

Falcons

37

Bears

21

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Bears Stats

2,562

657

1,364

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

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