STADIUM: Solider Field
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
DATE: Sunday, December 31, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker, Amanda Renner
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) ATL: 138 or 383 CHI: 81 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: CHI leads series, 15-14 (ATL won 2 of past 3. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/20/22: CHI 24 at ATL 27.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Arthur Smith vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 21-28 (.429) Postseason: 0-0. Matt Eberflus vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 9-23 (.281) Postseason: 0-0.
ATLANTA FALCONS NOTES:
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 229 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 99.2 rating in Week 16. Aims for his 9th in row with TD pass. Has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 road games. Aims for his 3rd in row on road in 2023 with 0 INTs.
• RB BIJAN ROBINSON (rookie) had career-high 7 catches & 122 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 50 rec.) in Week 16, his 5th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Leads all rookies in rush yards (872) & ranks 2nd in scrimmage yards (1,246).
• RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 88 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 19 rec.) & career-high 4th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Robinson (1,246) & Allgeier (754) are 1 of 4 RB duos in 2023 each with 750+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 55 yards in last meeting.
• WR DRAKE LONDON leads team with 61 receptions & 808 rec. yards. Had rec. TD in last meeting.
• TE KYLE PITTS had career-high 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Has 50 catches for 635 yards in 2023.
• DL CALAIS CAMPBELL had season-high 1.5 sacks last week & has 5.5 sacks in 2023, his 13th-career season with 5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Chi. with PD.
• DL ZACH HARRISON (rookie) had 1st-career 2-sack game last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• LB KADEN ELLISS had 10 tackles, career-high 3 TFL, sack & PD last week. Is 1 of 7 in NFL with 100+ tackles (110) & 10+ TFL (10) in 2023.
• S JESSIE BATES ranks tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 6 INTs & ranks 2nd among DBs in 2023 with career-high 117 tackles. Has 6 PD & 3 INTs in his past 5.
• S RICHIE GRANT had 2nd FF of season in Week 16.
CHICAGO BEARS NOTES:
• QB JUSTIN FIELDS had 267 yards (170 pass, 97 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 16, his 9th-career game with both pass TD & rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD pass & rush TD. Has 7 career games with 95+ rush yards, 3rd-most by QB in NFL history. Had 238 yards (153 pass, 85 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting.
• RB KHALIL HERBERT had 121 scrimmage yards (112 rush, 9 rec.) & 1st rush TD of season last week, his 6th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DJ MOORE leads team with 83 receptions for 1,141 yards & 7 TDs in 2023 & is 1 of 4 WRs (Amari Cooper, Stefon Diggs & Tyreek Hill) with 1,100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 seasons. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6 at home. Has 50+ rec. yards in 8 of his 10 career games vs. Atl.
• TE COLE KMET had career-high 107 rec yards last week, his 1st-career 100-yard game. Has career highs in receptions (70) & rec. yards (678) in 2023.
• LB T.J. EDWARDS ranks 2nd in NFC with 141 tackles in 2023 & needs 9 tackles for 2nd-straight 150+ tackle season. Has 5 PD in his past 5.
• LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS needs 2 tackles for 6th-straight 100+ tackle season. Aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles.
• DE MONTEZ SWEAT has sack in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Atl. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with PD. Has 6 sacks in his past 5.
• DB JAYLON JOHNSON has PD in 4 of his past 5. Had FR in last meeting.
• DB KYLER GORDON had 1st-career sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 7+ tackles.
• DB JAQUAN BRISKER has PD in 6 of his past 7. Aims for his 5th in row at home & 5th in row overall with PD.
