Week 5, 2027

played in Chicago, IL

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	0	3	-	6
Chicago Bears	10	6	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 CHI - Ralph Shaw 10 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
1Q: 07:24 CHI - Jason Sanders 30 field goal
1Q: 02:38 STL - Colby Waldron 48 field goal
2Q: 14:10 CHI - Jason Sanders 28 field goal
2Q: 03:52 CHI - Jason Sanders 31 field goal
3Q: 10:10 CHI - Lynn Bowden 5 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 13:11 STL - Colby Waldron 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 CHI - Ralph Shaw 10 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
1Q: 07:24 CHI - Jason Sanders 30 field goal
1Q: 02:38 STL - Colby Waldron 48 field goal
2Q: 14:10 CHI - Jason Sanders 28 field goal
2Q: 03:52 CHI - Jason Sanders 31 field goal
3Q: 10:10 CHI - Lynn Bowden 5 pass from Will Grier (Jason Sanders extra point)
4Q: 13:11 STL - Colby Waldron 43 field goal

Team Statistics STL CHI
Record 0-5 2-3
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 0
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 254 287
- Offensive Plays 71 69
- Yards per Play 3.58 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 60 5
- Rushing Attempts 23 19
- Yards per Rush 2.61 0.26
Net Passing Yards 194 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 1 50 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 203 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.04 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 11.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 13/99
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	STL	CHI
Record	0-5	2-3
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	0
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	254	287
- Offensive Plays	71	69
- Yards per Play	3.58	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	60	5
- Rushing Attempts	23	19
- Yards per Rush	2.61	0.26
Net Passing Yards	194	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 1	50 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	203	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.04	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	11.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	13/99
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
1	12:44	2:12	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	7:18	4:47	OWN 25	11	44	Field Goal
2	14:05	3:18	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
2	9:12	1:12	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
2	3:44	2:24	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
3	10:03	2:40	OWN 36	5	14	Punt
3	6:24	3:30	OWN 41	6	26	Missed FG
3	1:21	3:16	OWN 21	9	53	Field Goal
4	11:37	1:54	OWN 39	4	11	Punt
4	8:10	3:40	OWN 38	13	53	Downs
4	2:37	0:52	OPP 49	5	3	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:51	2:07	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
1	10:32	3:14	OWN 33	8	54	Field Goal
1	2:31	3:26	OWN 45	9	44	Field Goal
2	10:47	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:00	4:16	OWN 31	11	55	Field Goal
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	6	34	Half
3	15:00	4:57	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	7:23	0:59	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:54	1:33	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
4	13:05	1:28	OWN 30	3	-10	Punt
4	9:43	1:33	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
4	4:30	1:53	OWN 9	3	-6	Punt
4	1:45	0:40	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 3	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Will Grier, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wade McGregor	14	39	2.79	11	1
RB Randal Garner	4	3	0.75	10	1
QB Ian Book	3	18	6.00	11	1
RB Freddie Dukes	2	0	0.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Taylor Schlafly	10	8	0.80	7
QB Will Grier	8	1	0.13	4
RB K.C. Fenner	1	-4	-4.00	-4

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	34	20	177	3/9	0	31	1	60.5
Ian Book	11	5	26	0/0	0	13	0	52.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Grier	50	30	282	0/0	2	27	0	88.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	9	14	83	9.22	27	25
FB Denzel Carr	4	4	8	2.00	3	7
WR Eric McCarthy	3	8	31	10.33	26	31
WR Erik Jacobs	3	5	17	5.67	0	7
TE Harrison Bryant	2	5	21	10.50	0	13
RB Wade McGregor	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
TE Morris Henry	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
RB Freddie Dukes	1	1	17	17.00	17	17
TE Gino Fox	1	2	16	16.00	9	16
WR Tee Higgins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Randal Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ralph Shaw	8	14	106	13.25	51	27	1
WR Lynn Bowden	6	12	64	10.67	18	21	1
TE Clay Craig	4	6	48	12.00	7	14	0
TE Hunter Husak	4	7	27	6.75	2	13	0
RB Taylor Schlafly	4	6	28	7.00	9	12	0
WR Bryan Edwards	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
WR Anthony Shannon	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB K.C. Fenner	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brandon Meinke	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Erik Jacobs	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C Mitchell Lynn	0	1	0	0
ILB Jahlani Tavai	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Tobin	6	278	46.3	32.3	55	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wyatt Gaulin	7	313	44.7	43.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	2/3	2/3	0/1	48	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Sanders	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Jacobs	2	10	5.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Taylor Schlafly	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	2	42	21.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Toler	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bradley Sandberg	8	0	0.0	14	38
S Nickolas Kirk	5	4	0.0	19	50
OLB Leroy Taylor	5	0	0.0	10	30
S T. J. Green	4	2	0.0	14	38
CB Ryan Webb	4	1	0.0	19	50
CB Asante Samuel Jr	4	1	0.0	19	50
DT Jonathan Greenard	3	0	0.0	17	50
ILB Mel Rainer	3	0	0.0	6	14
CB Jaire Alexander	2	1	0.0	9	29
OLB Daniel Hacker	2	1	0.0	11	20
DE Terrance Raymond	2	1	0.0	14	48
DT Chris Barker	1	1	0.0	16	39
DE Duane Newnam	1	1	0.0	18	50
CB Blake Kassell	1	0	0.0	5	12
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alex Highsmith	0	1	0.0	4	2
DT Ezekiel Sampson	0	1	0.0	5	11

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jahlani Tavai	8	3	0.0	22	45
OLB Kamal Martin	7	0	0.0	14	26
S Kindle Vildor	5	2	0.0	18	27
S Marcus Peters	5	1	0.0	15	29
CB Dana Toler	4	0	0.0	23	48
DT Dre'Mont Jones	3	3	2.0	15	23
OLB Mike Jennings	3	2	1.0	22	46
ILB Tyrus Branch	3	1	0.0	9	14
DE Ted Culpepper	3	0	0.0	22	43
ILB Manuel Nichols	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Darren Hall	2	1	0.0	13	34
S Desmond King	2	0	0.0	2	9
CB Grady Cassidy	1	3	0.0	23	48
OLB Jim Horner	1	0	0.0	1	2
S Brandon Meinke	1	0	0.0	10	20
DT Blake Kramer	0	1	0.0	7	16
DT Luke Hassett	0	1	0.0	8	25
S Owen Bradford	0	1	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	0	50
DE Terrance Raymond	0	3	48
DT Chris Barker	0	2	39
DE Duane Newnam	0	2	50

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dre'Mont Jones	2.0	1	0	23
OLB Mike Jennings	1.0	1	1	46
DE Ted Culpepper	0.0	2	2	43
DT Luke Hassett	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bradley Sandberg	5	2	38
S Nickolas Kirk	5	1	50
OLB Leroy Taylor	4	1	30
CB Ryan Webb	4	1	50
CB Asante Samuel Jr	3	1	50
S T. J. Green	3	0	38
CB Jaire Alexander	2	0	29
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	0	20
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	0	50
DE Duane Newnam	1	0	50
ILB Mel Rainer	1	0	14
DT Chris Barker	0	1	39

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jahlani Tavai	7	0	0	45
CB Dana Toler	4	0	0	48
S Kindle Vildor	3	2	0	27
OLB Kamal Martin	3	1	0	26
S Marcus Peters	2	0	0	29
CB Darren Hall	2	0	0	34
CB Grady Cassidy	1	1	0	48
S Desmond King	1	0	0	9
OLB Jim Horner	1	0	0	2
ILB Tyrus Branch	1	0	0	14
DE Ted Culpepper	0	1	0	43
S Owen Bradford	0	1	0	9
CB Philip Donovan	0	1	0	9
S Brandon Meinke	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Martin Groza	2	5	23	0	48
G Tony Peterson	2	5	23	0	48
T Mekhi Becton	1	2	23	2	48
T Tommy Doyle	1	1	15	0	28
G Nolan Palmer	0	5	23	0	48
FB Denzel Carr	0	2	4	0	14
RB Freddie Dukes	0	0	2	1	4

Chicago	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G J.R. Bradford	8	19	50
T Devonte Thomason	4	19	50
C Donny Bauer	3	19	50
G Cole Van Lanen	2	19	50
T Alex Leatherwood	1	19	50

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Newnam	3	12
Harrison Bryant	1	25
Mekhi Becton	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Lockett	1	25
Jahlani Tavai	1	25
Blake Kramer	1	19
Anthony Shannon	1	18

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	19	50	19	88
G Nolan Palmer	23	48	---	---	9	80
G Tony Peterson	23	48	---	---	9	80
T Mekhi Becton	23	48	---	---	9	80
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	18	50	12	80
CB Asante Samuel Jr	---	---	19	50	10	79
WR Eric McCarthy	20	45	---	---	10	75
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	19	50	3	72
C Martin Groza	23	48	---	---	---	71
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	17	50	3	70
TE Harrison Bryant	17	27	---	---	25	69
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	23	43	---	---	---	66
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	14	48	3	65
QB Silas Frederick	20	37	---	---	---	57
DT Chris Barker	---	---	16	39	---	55
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	11	20	22	53
S T. J. Green	---	---	14	38	---	52
OLB Bradley Sandberg	---	---	14	38	---	52
T Tommy Doyle	15	28	---	---	7	50
WR Erik Jacobs	10	27	---	---	13	50
RB Wade McGregor	17	23	---	---	6	46
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	10	30	3	43
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	9	29	2	40
FB Denzel Carr	4	14	---	---	19	37
ILB Mel Rainer	---	---	6	14	16	36
G Eugene Hansen	8	20	---	---	---	28
WR Donnie Kinney	0	8	---	---	18	26
DT Ezekiel Sampson	---	---	5	11	10	26
OLB Sergio Stewart	---	---	8	17	---	25
TE Morris Henry	6	17	---	---	---	23
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	1	2	18	21
RB Tony Pollard	0	2	---	---	18	20
TE Gino Fox	6	14	---	---	---	20
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	5	12	2	19
RB Randal Garner	4	11	---	---	---	15
WR Tee Higgins	6	5	---	---	3	14
QB Ian Book	3	11	---	---	---	14
DE Alex Highsmith	---	---	4	2	7	13
RB Freddie Dukes	2	4	---	---	6	12
C Rico Harris	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jake Tobin	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Shawntae Francis	0	0	---	---	2	2
S Christopher Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Pete Werner	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jahlani Tavai	---	---	22	45	25	92
DE Ted Culpepper	---	---	22	43	16	81
T Devonte Thomason	19	50	---	---	10	79
G J.R. Bradford	19	50	---	---	10	79
T Alex Leatherwood	19	50	---	---	10	79
CB Dana Toler	---	---	23	48	6	77
CB Grady Cassidy	---	---	23	48	3	74
RB Taylor Schlafly	14	33	---	---	25	72
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	22	46	3	71
QB Will Grier	19	50	---	---	---	69
C Donny Bauer	19	50	---	---	---	69
WR Ralph Shaw	19	41	---	---	9	69
G Cole Van Lanen	19	50	---	---	---	69
WR Lynn Bowden	18	50	---	---	---	68
TE Clay Craig	17	47	---	---	3	67
CB Darren Hall	---	---	13	34	12	59
OLB Kamal Martin	---	---	14	26	11	51
S Marcus Peters	---	---	15	29	1	45
S Kindle Vildor	---	---	18	27	---	45
DT K.C. Lindsay	---	---	15	28	1	44
DT Blake Kramer	---	---	7	16	19	42
TE Hunter Husak	9	30	---	---	---	39
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	15	23	---	38
DT Luke Hassett	---	---	8	25	3	36
S Brandon Meinke	---	---	10	20	2	32
RB K.C. Fenner	5	12	---	---	15	32
S Desmond King	---	---	2	9	17	28
WR Bryan Edwards	9	18	---	---	---	27
WR Tyler Lockett	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Anthony Shannon	3	4	---	---	18	25
ILB Manuel Nichols	---	---	9	14	---	23
ILB Tyrus Branch	---	---	9	14	---	23
CB Trevon Diggs	---	---	1	4	15	20
DT Dan Keith	---	---	2	9	2	13
S Owen Bradford	---	---	1	9	1	11
CB Philip Donovan	---	---	1	9	1	11
P Wyatt Gaulin	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Chris Joseph	0	10	---	---	---	10
C Mitchell Lynn	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Deon Perkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Jason Sanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	0	0	6	6
RB Reuben Murphy	1	5	---	---	---	6
OLB Jim Horner	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Brendan Zenger	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Harry Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	17	56	3.3
Right	4	-8	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	4	0.4
Middle	7	3	0.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	34	20	2	1	2	5	5	3	1
Ian Book	11	5	0	4	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Grier	50	30	3	5	0	7	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	44	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	19	120	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	79	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	11	154	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	14	9	1	83	1	43
WR Eric McCarthy	8	3	0	31	1	45
TE Harrison Bryant	5	2	1	21	0	27
WR Erik Jacobs	5	3	0	17	0	27
FB Denzel Carr	4	4	0	8	0	14
TE Morris Henry	3	1	0	2	0	17
TE Gino Fox	2	1	0	16	0	14
WR Tee Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Wade McGregor	1	1	0	8	0	23
RB Freddie Dukes	1	1	0	17	0	4
RB Randal Garner	1	0	0	0	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ralph Shaw	14	8	106	2	41
WR Lynn Bowden	12	6	64	1	50
TE Hunter Husak	7	4	27	0	30
TE Clay Craig	6	4	48	0	47
RB Taylor Schlafly	6	4	28	0	33
WR Bryan Edwards	2	2	-1	0	18
RB K.C. Fenner	2	1	2	0	12
WR Anthony Shannon	1	1	8	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Schlafly	3	-2	-0.67	0.80
QB Will Grier	2	-2	-1.00	0.13
RB K.C. Fenner	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Book	6	3	11	1.83	2.36

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Grier	11	7	44	4.00	5.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	2	1	8	4.00	5.93
WR Eric McCarthy	1	1	4	4.00	3.88
FB Denzel Carr	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
TE Harrison Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
WR Erik Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Schlafly	4	3	20	5.00	4.67
WR Lynn Bowden	3	1	5	1.67	5.33
WR Ralph Shaw	3	2	23	7.67	7.57
WR Bryan Edwards	1	1	-4	-4.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade McGregor	3	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Will Grier	2	0
RB Taylor Schlafly	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	9	4	2
Ian Book	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Grier	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	5	2	2
WR Eric McCarthy	2	0	0
TE Morris Henry	2	1	0
WR Tee Higgins	1	0	0
RB Wade McGregor	1	1	0
WR Erik Jacobs	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Bowden	4	3	3
WR Ralph Shaw	4	1	1
RB Taylor Schlafly	2	2	1
TE Clay Craig	1	1	0
TE Hunter Husak	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (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 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (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	3,000 (3,300)