Chicago Bears
2026 Season · Through Week 8 · Updated Nov 2, 2026Chicago Bears
NFC North
5-2 · 2nd NFC North
Off EPA 12th · Def EPA 14th · TO Diff -4
Schedule & Results5-2
Team Radar2026 · Through Week 8
How the Chicago Bears rank among all 32 teams, through 7 games.
Compare all teams on Team Stats →Offense
What the offense did
| Stat | CHI | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (27 of 296) | 9.1% | 6th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 51.0% | 6th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (18 of 259) | 6.9% | 20th | 6.5% |
| Turnover rateTurnovers ÷ drives (11 of 78) | 14.1% | 24th | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (39 of 220) | 17.7% | 16th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 41.8% | 12th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (25 of 225) | 11.1% | 13th | 10.9% |
Defense
What opponents did against this defense
| Stat | CHI | Rank | NFL avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive passCompletions of 20+ yards ÷ pass plays (21 of 240) | 8.8% | 26th | 7.3% |
| Pass successPass plays with EPA above zero | 42.9% | 6th | 46.2% |
| Sack rateSacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) (19 of 213) | 8.9% | 2nd | 6.5% |
| Takeaway rateOpponent turnovers ÷ opponent drives (8 of 74) | 10.8% | 20th | 11.2% |
| Stuff rateRuns for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs (23 of 124) | 18.5% | 14th | 18.1% |
| Run successDesigned runs with EPA above zero | 38.8% | 12th | 40.0% |
| Explosive runRuns of 10+ yards ÷ designed runs incl. penalty-wiped runs and two-point tries (16 of 129) | 12.4% | 23rd | 10.9% |
Each spoke shows the team’s rank among the 32 teams that have played: 1st sits on the outer ring, last on the inner ring, and the dashed ring is the middle of the league. Farther out is always better.
On offense a lower sack rate, stuff rate and turnover rate ranks higher. On defense it is the reverse: more sacks, stuffs and takeaways rank higher, and lower explosive and success rates allowed rank higher.
Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.
Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.
Passing Attack
The passing offense ranks 12th in EPA/play (+0.106) through Week 8.
C.Williams4 GP · 150 DB
EPA/DB
+0.32
CPOE
+9.01
Success%
55.8%
Passer Rtg
105.6
| Pos | Name | Tgt | Rec | Yards | TD | Tgt Share | EPA/Tgt | YPRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | L.Burden | 47 | 35 | 491 | 2 | 21.0% | +0.31 | — |
| TE | C.Loveland | 42 | 26 | 244 | 2 | 18.8% | -0.04 | — |
| WR | R.Odunze | 38 | 24 | 381 | 0 | 17.0% | +0.43 | — |
| WR | K.Raymond | 31 | 26 | 244 | 1 | 13.8% | +0.48 | — |
| RB | D.Swift | 25 | 22 | 152 | 0 | 11.2% | +0.16 | — |
| TE | C.Kmet | 14 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 6.3% | +0.43 | — |
| RB | R.Johnson | 10 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 4.5% | +0.44 | — |
| TE | S.Roush | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2.2% | +0.61 | — |
| WR | Z.Thomas | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 2.2% | +0.35 | — |
| RB | K.Monangai | 5 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 2.2% | +0.10 | — |
| WR | J.Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9% | -0.65 | — |
YPRR shows “—” for 2026: nflverse hasn’t published full 2026 participation data (who was on the field for each play).
Ground Game
The rush offense ranks 20th in EPA (-0.075), running through the LT gap most effectively through Week 8.
EPA by Run Gap
| Name | Carries | Yds/Carry | EPA/Carry | Success% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Swift | 116 | 4.1 | -0.06 | 44.0% |
| K.Monangai | 60 | 5.4 | +0.10 | 41.7% |
| R.Johnson | 24 | 3.6 | -0.27 | 37.5% |
| L.Burden | 8 | 3.6 | -0.17 | 50.0% |
| C.Williams | 6 | 1.0 | -0.98 | 16.7% |
| C.Keenum | 1 | 1.0 | +1.30 | 100.0% |
| T.Bagent | 1 | 7.0 | +0.84 | 100.0% |
| K.Raymond | 1 | -2.0 | -0.75 | 0.0% |
| Z.Thomas | 1 | 11.0 | +0.83 | 100.0% |
Rushing by Down & Distance
| Down | 1-2 yds | 3-4 yds | 5-7 yds | 8-10 yds | 11+ yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | -2.45 2 car | 0.26 2 car | -0.10 2 car | -0.00 91 car(NFL: -0.09) | -0.29 6 car(NFL: -0.04) |
| 2nd | -0.22 10 car(NFL: 0.01) | -0.06 17 car(NFL: -0.00) | -0.15 25 car(NFL: -0.08) | -0.14 25 car(NFL: -0.25) | -0.18 5 car(NFL: -0.24) |
| 3rd | 0.03 14 car(NFL: 0.01) | 0.09 7 car(NFL: 0.14) | -0.05 4 car | — | -0.91 2 car |
| 4th | 0.73 8 car(NFL: 0.03) | — | — | — | — |
PoorBreak-even (0.00)EliteDashed = <5 carriesNFL avg rush EPA ~-0.06
Situational Efficiency
All Plays
Overall offensive efficiency
10th
497 plays
+0.05
EPA/Play
SR: 47%
Pass%: 52%
Run
-0.02
Pass
+0.11
Early Downs
1st & 2nd down
18th
380 plays
+0.01
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 48%
Run
-0.06
Pass
+0.09
Passing Downs
2nd & 7+ or 3rd & 5+
4th
153 plays
+0.18
EPA/Play
SR: 47%
Pass%: 68%
Run
+0.00
Pass
+0.27
Short Yardage
3rd/4th & 2 or less
7th
36 plays
+0.40
EPA/Play
SR: 64%
Pass%: 36%
Run
+0.32
Pass
+0.55
Red Zone
Inside the 20
19th
109 plays
-0.03
EPA/Play
SR: 45%
Pass%: 43%
Run
+0.02
Pass
-0.11
Goal Line
Inside the 5
28th
35 plays
-0.27
EPA/Play
SR: 46%
Pass%: 29%
Run
-0.01
Pass
-0.93
Late & Close
WP 25-75%, last 15 min
25th
15 plays
-0.10
EPA/Play
SR: 20%
Pass%: 73%
Run
+0.06
Pass
-0.15
Defense
Def EPA/Play
-0.019
14thDef Pass EPA
+0.006
15thDef Rush EPA
-0.058
19thDef Success Rate
40.9%
7thRun Defense by Gap
Opponents target the RG gap most (26 carries). Best defended: M (-0.278 EPA/carry).
LE
17 car-0.06
LT
23 car+0.04
LG
22 car-0.13
M
15 car-0.28
RG
26 car-0.04
RT
14 car+0.03
RE
6 car+0.16
