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2026 · WEEK 1 · 2026-09-13 · FINAL

CHI at CAR

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers · Brad Allen

59 — 37
2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

7.3Accepted penalties / game
57.0Accepted yards / game
6Games played
9.6Accepted penalties / game
83.8Accepted yards / game
5Games played
REFEREE GROUPBrad Allen
16.0Accepted penalties / game
122.0Accepted yards / game
5Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

CHI PENALTIES
12

57 accepted yards

CAR PENALTIES
11

84 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
23

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
141

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding22%5 accepted
Defensive Offside13%3 accepted
Roughing the Passer9%2 accepted
Offensive Pass Interference9%2 accepted
Kickoff Short of Landing Zone9%2 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense11Defense7
48% of accepted30% of accepted

5 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON CHIOffensive Holding10 yds

(15:00) 4-D.Swift right tackle to CHI 37 for 17 yards (8-Ja.Horn). PENALTY on CHI-15-R.Odunze, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 29.

Q1ON CHIRoughing the Passer1 yds

(12:54) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass deep right to 18-J.Coker ran ob at CHI 2 for 26 yards. PENALTY on CHI-55-D.Odeyingbo, Roughing the Passer, 1 yard, enforced at CHI 2.

Q1ON CHIDefensive Offside0 yds

(12:44) 73-S.Forsythe reported in as eligible. 30-C.Hubbard left guard to CHI 1 for no gain (50-G.Jarrett; 96-J.van den Berg). PENALTY on CHI-98-M.Sweat, Defensive Offside, 0 yards, enforced at CHI 1 - No Play.

Q1ON CAROffensive Pass Interference9 yds

(12:29) 9-B.Young pass short middle to 88-D.Waller for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on CAR-88-D.Waller, Offensive Pass Interference, 9 yards, enforced at CHI 1 - No Play.

Q1ON CHIOffensive Holding9 yds

(10:09) 4-D.Swift left end to CHI 45 for 9 yards (58-B.Okereke). PENALTY on CHI-67-G.Bradbury, Offensive Holding, 9 yards, enforced at CHI 36 - No Play.

Q1ON CHIKickoff Short of Landing Zone0 yds

8-C.Santos kicks 43 yards from CHI 35 to CAR 22, short of landing zone. PENALTY on CHI-8-C.Santos, Kickoff Short of Landing Zone, placed at CAR 40.

Q1ON CAROffensive Holding10 yds

8-C.Santos kicks 64 yards from CHI 35 to CAR 1. 15-Ji.Horn ran ob at CAR 27 for 26 yards (39-J.Blackwell). PENALTY on CAR-27-I.Simmons, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 27.

Q1ON CARFalse Start5 yds

(1:27) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on CAR-57-M.Freeling, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 18 - No Play.

Q2ON CARUnnecessary Roughness15 yds

(15:00) 6-S.Martin punts 56 yards to CHI 21, Center-44-J.Jansen. 14-K.Raymond to CHI 44 for 23 yards (48-T.Incoom). PENALTY on CAR-84-M.Evans, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at CHI 44.

Q2ON CHIIllegal Block Above the Waist10 yds

10-R.Fitzgerald kicks 63 yards from CAR 35 to CHI 2. 39-J.Blackwell to CHI 40 for 38 yards (53-C.Cherelus; 22-L.Ransom). PENALTY on CHI-38-S.Thomas, Illegal Block Above the Waist, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 22.

Q2ON CHIIllegal Use of Hands2 yds

(9:21) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 30-C.Hubbard pushed ob at CHI 2 for 2 yards (53-T.Edwards). PENALTY on CHI-55-D.Odeyingbo, Illegal Use of Hands, 2 yards, enforced at CHI 4 - No Play.

Q2ON CARIllegal Shift5 yds

(9:09) 30-C.Hubbard up the middle to CHI 1 for 1 yard (93-K.Street). PENALTY on CAR, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 2 - No Play.

Q2ON CHIDefensive Offside5 yds

(5:16) 25-J.Brooks right tackle to CAR 27 for 1 yard (90-N.Gallimore; 94-A.Booker). PENALTY on CHI-97-J.Lynch, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 26 - No Play.

Q2ON CAROffensive Holding10 yds

(4:11) 25-J.Brooks left end pushed ob at CAR 46 for 12 yards (29-T.Stevenson). PENALTY on CAR-50-R.Hunt, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 36.

Q2ON CHIDelay of Game5 yds

(:38) (Shotgun) PENALTY on CHI, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 48 - No Play.

Q3ON CHIOffensive Holding10 yds

(4:55) (Shotgun) 4-D.Swift left end to CAR 12 for -1 yards (8-Ja.Horn). PENALTY on CHI-84-C.Loveland, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 11 - No Play.

Q3ON CARRoughing the Passer10 yds

(4:31) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass incomplete short right to 15-R.Odunze. PENALTY on CAR-95-D.Brown, Roughing the Passer, 10 yards, enforced at CAR 21 - No Play.

Q3ON CHIKickoff Short of Landing Zone0 yds

8-C.Santos kicks 43 yards from CHI 35 to CAR 22, short of landing zone. PENALTY on CHI-8-C.Santos, Kickoff Short of Landing Zone, placed at CAR 40.

Q3ON CARFalse Start5 yds

(2:33) (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on CAR-63-R.Walker, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CHI 46 - No Play.

Q4ON CHIIllegal Formation5 yds

(12:48) (Shotgun) Direct snap to 4-D.Swift. 4-D.Swift left tackle to CAR 41 for 7 yards (55-D.Lloyd; 26-C.Smith-Wade). PENALTY on CHI, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 48 - No Play.

Q4ON CARDefensive Offside0 yds

(7:21) (Shotgun) 18-C.Williams pass short middle intended for 84-C.Loveland INTERCEPTED by 97-B.Brown at CAR -2. 97-B.Brown to CAR 1 for 3 yards (67-G.Bradbury). PENALTY on CAR-95-D.Brown, Defensive Offside, 0 yards, enforced at CAR 1 - No Play.

Q4ON CAROffensive Pass Interference10 yds

(4:38) (Shotgun) 9-B.Young pass short left to 84-M.Evans for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on CAR-18-J.Coker, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 1 - No Play.

Q4ON CARNeutral Zone Infraction5 yds

(3:52) PENALTY on CAR-52-T.Gipson, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 42 - No Play.