2009 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2009 · Georgia Dome
Chicago Bears
14
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
21
ATL -4 ✓U 46 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 21–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CHI
27/43, 300 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
1.8 expected points added · +4.1% completion over expected
Passing · ATL
19/33, 185 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
0.1 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 27/43 | 300 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Matt Forte | 15 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | -10.0 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Devin Hester | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Hester | 6 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 23% | -0.1 |
| Earl Bennett | 4 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 12% | 3.8 |
| Greg Olsen | 5 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 23% | 0.2 |
| Matt Forte | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 12% | 0.6 |
| Johnny Knox | 3 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 16% | -1.5 |
| Desmond Clark | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 9% | 1.9 |
| Jason McKie | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Roach | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pisa Tinoisamoa | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bowman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Afalava | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 19/33 | 185 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Jason Snelling | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Ryan | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roddy White | 4 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 4 | 9 | 52 | 1 | 29% | 3.8 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | 2.1 |
| Michael Turner | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 19% | -6.7 |
| Jerious Norwood | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Justin Peelle | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Grimes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Abraham | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Babineaux | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -4
- Closing total
- 46
- CHI moneyline
- +184
- ATL moneyline
- -204
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46; the game landed 35 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- CHI 14 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Mike Smith