2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · Soldier Field
Atlanta Falcons
12
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Chicago BearsWinner
30
ATL -1 upsetO 40.5 ✓
Chicago Bears 30–12 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
31/47, 319 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.8 expected points added · +7.5% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
22/32, 312 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
0.5 expected points added · +8.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 31/47 | 319 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -14.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jason Snelling | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 15% | -0.2 |
| Julio Jones | 5 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 13% | 2.8 |
| Roddy White | 8 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 28% | -1.6 |
| Michael Turner | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 9% | 2.2 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 11% | -1.6 |
| Jason Snelling | 5 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 15% | -2.2 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Weatherspoon | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas DeCoud | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Abraham | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Nicholas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kroy Biermann | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Sidbury | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 22/32 | 312 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Kahlil Bell | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 5 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 19% | 6.0 |
| Devin Hester | 3 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 16% | 2.4 |
| Johnny Knox | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 13% | 4.8 |
| Roy Williams | 4 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 13% | 5.3 |
| Kellen Davis | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 16% | -3.0 |
| Earl Bennett | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13% | -10.3 |
| Matt Spaeth | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Kahlil Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Jennings | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Melton | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Moore | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Major Wright | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -1
- Closing total
- 40.5
- ATL moneyline
- -116
- CHI moneyline
- +105
Falcons closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 42 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- ATL 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Lovie Smith