Week 2, 2027

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Chicago Bears	7	7	7	0	-	21
Denver Broncos	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 CHI - Lynn Bowden 10 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 11:05 DEN - B.J. Makofske 20 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CHI - Clay Craig 20 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
3Q: 05:59 CHI - Taylor Schlafly 17 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 13:33 DEN - B.J. Makofske 35 field goal
4Q: 03:24 DEN - Harvey Grange 6 pass from Drew Lock (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 CHI - Lynn Bowden 10 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
2Q: 11:05 DEN - B.J. Makofske 20 field goal
2Q: 07:36 CHI - Clay Craig 20 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
3Q: 05:59 CHI - Taylor Schlafly 17 run (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 13:33 DEN - B.J. Makofske 35 field goal
4Q: 03:24 DEN - Harvey Grange 6 pass from Drew Lock (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Team Statistics CHI DEN
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 357 372
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.26 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 72 66
- Rushing Attempts 15 26
- Yards per Rush 4.80 2.54
Net Passing Yards 285 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 296 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 11.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/87 1/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:59 32:01

Team Statistics	CHI	DEN
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	357	372
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.26	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	72	66
- Rushing Attempts	15	26
- Yards per Rush	4.80	2.54
Net Passing Yards	285	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	45 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	296	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	11.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/87	1/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:59	32:01

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	8:39	2:18	OWN 32	5	33	Missed FG
1	2:29	2:04	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
2	11:00	3:36	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	3:26	2:38	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	10:13	4:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	3:23	1:54	OWN 20	4	41	Interception
4	13:28	4:44	OWN 31	6	6	Punt
4	6:20	1:05	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
4	3:18	1:12	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	2:09	OWN 39	3	-8	Punt
1	6:21	3:52	OWN 42	8	21	Missed FG
1	0:25	4:25	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
2	7:24	3:58	OWN 19	8	30	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 25	9	35	Punt
3	5:42	2:19	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	1:29	3:01	OWN 45	6	37	Field Goal
4	8:44	2:24	OWN 5	5	10	Punt
4	5:15	1:57	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 20	11	65	Game

Game MVP: Will Grier, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Will Grier	7	43	6.14	14	1	0
RB Taylor Schlafly	6	29	4.83	17	2	1
RB K.C. Fenner	2	0	0.00	4	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Trey Sermon	15	35	2.33	25	2
RB Morris Fisher	4	9	2.25	7	0
QB Drew Lock	3	8	2.67	6	0
RB Ashton Duncan	3	11	3.67	6	0
TE Kurt Gillis	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Grier	41	25	296	1/11	2	29	1	89.0

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	45	28	311	2/5	1	31	0	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ralph Shaw	8	14	70	8.75	21	18	0
WR Lynn Bowden	6	9	77	12.83	30	21	1
TE Clay Craig	4	6	68	17.00	41	29	1
TE Hunter Husak	3	6	39	13.00	6	18	0
WR Bryan Edwards	2	4	35	17.50	14	23	0
RB Taylor Schlafly	2	2	7	3.50	0	6	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Asher Tasker	6	11	95	15.83	24	27	0
TE Douglas Collins	6	7	68	11.33	32	31	0
WR Harvey Grange	4	4	38	9.50	7	16	1
RB Trey Sermon	3	4	8	2.67	0	12	0
WR Harrison Kane	2	5	25	12.50	4	16	0
WR Darrell Sanford	2	4	31	15.50	0	19	0
TE Kurt Gillis	2	3	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Quintez Cephus	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
RB Ashton Duncan	1	1	21	21.00	9	21	0
WR Amari Rodgers	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marcus Jacobs	1	40	40.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT K.C. Lindsay	0	0	1	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Trey Sermon	1	0	0	0
TE Asher Tasker	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wyatt Gaulin	5	247	49.4	39.2	58	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sterling Hofrichter	6	284	47.3	29.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Sanders	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Schlafly	3	48	16.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Kane	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Toler	3	87	29.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Grange	1	39	39.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dana Toler	8	0	0.0	26	47
S Marcus Peters	6	2	0.0	24	38
ILB Jahlani Tavai	6	2	0.0	26	47
OLB Mike Jennings	5	3	0.0	24	39
DT Blake Kramer	4	0	1.0	8	23
ILB Manuel Nichols	4	1	0.0	11	25
CB Brett Finley	4	1	0.0	9	22
S Kindle Vildor	4	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Tyrus Branch	4	0	0.0	13	14
CB Grady Cassidy	3	3	0.0	26	46
DT K.C. Lindsay	3	0	0.0	18	28
OLB Kamal Martin	2	0	0.0	13	14
DE Ted Culpepper	1	1	1.0	26	43
S Desmond King	1	0	0.0	2	9
S Owen Bradford	1	0	0.0	2	8
G Cole Van Lanen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dre'Mont Jones	0	2	0.0	21	32
DT Luke Hassett	0	1	0.0	5	14
S Brandon Meinke	0	1	0.0	11	25

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mario Cox	5	3	0.0	15	41
S Brandon Jones	5	2	0.0	15	42
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	5	0	0.0	15	33
OLB Josh Uche	5	0	0.0	15	42
CB Marcus Jacobs	4	0	0.0	15	42
ILB Otis Glover	3	1	0.0	13	42
CB Fernando Whitson	3	1	0.0	12	33
CB Harrison Hand	3	0	0.0	9	22
ILB Jamin Davis	3	0	0.0	6	16
DE McTelvin Agim	2	0	1.0	13	41
DT Derrick Brown	0	1	0.0	9	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ted Culpepper	1.0	4	3	43
DT Blake Kramer	1.0	1	0	23
DT Dre'Mont Jones	0.0	2	0	32

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE McTelvin Agim	1.0	0	3	41
DE David Long	0.0	2	0	41
DT Derrick Brown	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dana Toler	5	0	47
OLB Mike Jennings	4	2	39
CB Brett Finley	3	1	22
ILB Jahlani Tavai	3	0	47
S Marcus Peters	2	0	38
CB Grady Cassidy	2	0	46
S Kindle Vildor	2	0	22
S Owen Bradford	1	1	8
S Desmond King	1	0	9
DT Dre'Mont Jones	1	0	32
DT Blake Kramer	1	0	23
ILB Manuel Nichols	1	0	25
OLB Kamal Martin	1	0	14
ILB Tyrus Branch	1	0	14
S Brandon Meinke	0	2	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Josh Uche	6	1	0	42
CB Marcus Jacobs	4	1	1	42
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	3	0	0	33
CB Mario Cox	3	0	0	41
S Brandon Jones	3	0	0	42
CB Fernando Whitson	2	1	0	33
ILB Otis Glover	2	0	0	42
CB Harrison Hand	1	0	0	22
ILB Jamin Davis	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G J.R. Bradford	1	4	15	0	42
C Donny Bauer	1	2	15	0	42
T Devonte Thomason	0	1	15	1	42
G Cole Van Lanen	0	1	15	0	42
T Alex Leatherwood	0	1	15	0	42

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Keith Ismail	3	5	26	0	47
G Colin Webster	1	9	26	1	47
G Oliver Dimick	0	5	26	0	47
T Dillon Holmes	0	4	26	1	47
T Marcos Ackerman	0	1	26	0	47

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jahlani Tavai	1	22
Anthony Shannon	1	15

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Madison	2	19
Douglas Collins	1	20
David Long	1	16
Fernando Whitson	1	13
Logan Branch	1	9

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jahlani Tavai	---	---	26	47	22	95
CB Dana Toler	---	---	26	47	7	80
CB Grady Cassidy	---	---	26	46	3	75
DE Ted Culpepper	---	---	26	43	3	72
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	24	39	3	66
S Marcus Peters	---	---	24	38	3	65
T Devonte Thomason	15	42	---	---	6	63
G J.R. Bradford	15	42	---	---	6	63
T Alex Leatherwood	15	42	---	---	6	63
QB Will Grier	15	42	---	---	---	57
C Donny Bauer	15	42	---	---	---	57
RB Taylor Schlafly	10	27	---	---	20	57
WR Ralph Shaw	15	34	---	---	8	57
G Cole Van Lanen	15	42	---	---	---	57
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	21	32	3	56
WR Lynn Bowden	13	42	---	---	---	55
TE Clay Craig	13	38	---	---	3	54
DT K.C. Lindsay	---	---	18	28	2	48
DT Blake Kramer	---	---	8	23	16	47
CB Brett Finley	---	---	9	22	11	42
OLB Kamal Martin	---	---	13	14	12	39
S Kindle Vildor	---	---	15	22	2	39
ILB Manuel Nichols	---	---	11	25	1	37
S Brandon Meinke	---	---	11	25	1	37
TE Hunter Husak	6	24	---	---	---	30
CB Trevon Diggs	---	---	4	12	13	29
ILB Tyrus Branch	---	---	13	14	2	29
WR Bryan Edwards	7	19	---	---	---	26
RB K.C. Fenner	4	11	---	---	11	26
S Desmond King	---	---	2	9	14	25
WR Tyler Lockett	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Anthony Shannon	4	0	---	---	15	19
DT Luke Hassett	---	---	5	14	---	19
TE Chris Joseph	0	9	---	---	1	10
OLB Jim Horner	---	---	2	8	---	10
S Owen Bradford	---	---	2	8	---	10
CB Darren Hall	---	---	0	0	10	10
RB Reuben Murphy	3	6	---	---	---	9
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	0	1	6	7
P Wyatt Gaulin	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Mitchell Lynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Deon Perkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jason Sanders	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brendan Zenger	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Dan Keith	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Harry Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dillon Holmes	26	47	---	---	9	82
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	13	42	20	75
TE Asher Tasker	22	42	---	---	11	75
QB Drew Lock	26	47	---	---	---	73
G Oliver Dimick	26	47	---	---	---	73
C Keith Ismail	26	47	---	---	---	73
G Colin Webster	26	47	---	---	---	73
T Marcos Ackerman	26	47	---	---	---	73
DE David Long	---	---	13	41	16	70
WR Darrell Sanford	26	40	---	---	---	66
CB Marcus Jacobs	---	---	15	42	1	58
CB Fernando Whitson	---	---	12	33	13	58
OLB Josh Uche	---	---	15	42	1	58
S Brandon Jones	---	---	15	42	1	58
CB Mario Cox	---	---	15	41	1	57
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	13	41	1	55
WR Harrison Kane	15	29	---	---	10	54
WR Harvey Grange	11	24	---	---	16	51
RB Trey Sermon	17	21	---	---	11	49
OLB Renaldo McFarlane	---	---	15	33	---	48
TE Douglas Collins	10	17	---	---	20	47
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	9	30	5	44
WR Amari Rodgers	12	24	---	---	4	40
RB Ashton Duncan	4	9	---	---	22	35
CB Harrison Hand	---	---	9	22	1	32
CB Anthony Madison	---	---	2	4	19	25
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	3	10	10	23
RB Morris Fisher	6	16	---	---	---	22
ILB Jamin Davis	---	---	6	16	---	22
TE Kurt Gillis	4	10	---	---	---	14
S David Eliopoulos	---	---	3	10	1	14
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	6	5	---	11
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Jon Runyan Jr	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Sterling Hofrichter	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Logan Branch	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Arnold Yarmak	---	---	1	7	1	9
CB Hector Shannon	---	---	0	0	9	9
WR Quintez Cephus	0	1	---	---	7	8
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR DeAndre Rudman	3	2	---	---	---	5
DE Harrison Phillips	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Jaylen Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Quinn Meinerz	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Dawson	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Nahshon Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	7	43	6.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	7	-8	-1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Grier	41	25	4	3	3	3	3	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	45	28	4	2	2	6	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	95	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	154	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	100	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	138	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ralph Shaw	14	8	1	70	0	34
WR Lynn Bowden	9	6	0	77	1	42
TE Clay Craig	6	4	1	68	2	38
TE Hunter Husak	6	3	1	39	0	24
WR Bryan Edwards	4	2	0	35	1	19
RB Taylor Schlafly	2	2	0	7	0	27

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Asher Tasker	11	6	1	95	2	42
TE Douglas Collins	7	6	0	68	1	17
WR Harrison Kane	5	2	0	25	0	29
WR Amari Rodgers	5	1	1	8	0	24
WR Harvey Grange	4	4	0	38	0	24
WR Darrell Sanford	4	2	0	31	0	40
RB Trey Sermon	4	3	0	8	0	21
TE Kurt Gillis	3	2	0	11	0	10
WR Quintez Cephus	1	1	0	6	0	1
RB Ashton Duncan	1	1	0	21	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Schlafly	1	17	17.00	4.83

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Trey Sermon	2	-2	-1.00	2.33
TE Kurt Gillis	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Grier	5	3	39	7.80	7.22

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	6	4	13	2.17	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lynn Bowden	2	1	10	5.00	8.56
TE Clay Craig	1	1	20	20.00	11.33
WR Bryan Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Ralph Shaw	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Trey Sermon	2	1	-4	-2.00	2.00
WR Harvey Grange	1	1	6	6.00	9.50
TE Asher Tasker	1	1	3	3.00	8.64
WR Harrison Kane	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Amari Rodgers	1	1	8	8.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Will Grier	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ashton Duncan	3	0
RB Trey Sermon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Grier	9	6	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Bowden	4	2	1
TE Clay Craig	3	3	2
WR Ralph Shaw	2	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Douglas Collins	3	3	1
WR Harvey Grange	2	2	2
TE Asher Tasker	2	1	0
WR Harrison Kane	2	0	0
WR Darrell Sanford	2	1	1
WR Quintez Cephus	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 88,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,200 (25,300)
End Zone 16,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	88,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,200 (25,300)
End Zone	16,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)