Week 14, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

32 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	21	3	7	0	-	31
Chicago Bears	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NED - Amos Herrmann 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 06:53 NED - Amos Herrmann 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Matt Merkerson 43 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
3Q: 11:16 NED - Abraham Small 7 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:22 CHI - Grant Buchanon 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NED - Amos Herrmann 1 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 06:53 NED - Amos Herrmann 5 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NED - Matt Merkerson 43 pass from Dakota Walburn (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
2Q: 06:55 NED - T.J. Rhyne 26 field goal
3Q: 11:16 NED - Abraham Small 7 run (T.J. Rhyne extra point)
3Q: 06:22 CHI - Grant Buchanon 30 field goal

Team Statistics NED CHI
Record 10-3 4-9
First Downs 19 8
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 4
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 341 138
- Offensive Plays 65 55
- Yards per Play 5.25 2.51
Net Rushing Yards 73 53
- Rushing Attempts 22 19
- Yards per Rush 3.32 2.79
Net Passing Yards 268 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 31 - 0 35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 277 90
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 2.36
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 7/86 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:13 25:47

Team Statistics	NED	CHI
Record	10-3	4-9
First Downs	19	8
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	4
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	341	138
- Offensive Plays	65	55
- Yards per Play	5.25	2.51
Net Rushing Yards	73	53
- Rushing Attempts	22	19
- Yards per Rush	3.32	2.79
Net Passing Yards	268	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 31 - 0	35 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	277	90
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	2.36
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	7/86	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:13	25:47

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:57	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
1	9:46	3:01	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
1	2:13	1:57	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
2	13:05	6:18	OWN 24	11	67	Field Goal
2	2:36	0:31	OPP 38	3	0	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 44	3	2	Half
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	12:14	1:05	OPP 19	4	19	Touchdown
3	6:17	4:42	OWN 25	8	49	Missed FG
3	0:17	2:27	OWN 31	6	24	Punt
4	11:09	1:50	OPP 48	3	4	Punt
4	9:10	2:06	OPP 33	3	5	Missed FG
4	5:24	2:36	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	1:43	1:43	OWN 18	3	-1	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:26	1:40	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
1	6:45	4:32	OWN 25	9	49	Missed FG
1	0:16	2:11	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	6:47	4:11	OWN 17	10	51	Missed FG
2	2:05	0:51	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	13:33	1:19	OWN 11	3	1	Interception
3	11:09	3:04	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
3	8:05	1:48	OPP 4	3	-9	Field Goal
3	1:35	1:18	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	12:50	1:41	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
4	9:19	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	7:04	1:40	OWN 35	4	6	Punt
4	2:48	1:05	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Derek Stone	12	17	1.42	3	0	0
Abraham Small	5	17	3.40	7	0	1
Dakota Walburn	4	40	10.00	12	2	0
Scottie Oliveira	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Oliver	13	63	4.85	10	1
Roderick Parish	3	-2	-0.67	5	0
Marty Cooley	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0
Jake Grubbs	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	42	31	277	1/9	3	43	0	114.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roderick Parish	35	21	90	1/5	0	16	2	40.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	8	9	70	8.75	24	20	0
WR Amos Herrmann	7	10	34	4.86	23	26	2
WR Matt Merkerson	5	6	78	15.60	8	43	1
TE Braden Dell	4	5	17	4.25	2	7	0
WR Hector Dawson	2	3	40	20.00	11	41	0
RB Abraham Small	2	4	21	10.50	10	16	0
RB Derek Stone	2	3	11	5.50	0	15	0
WR Dana Ignasiak	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Erik O'Connell	6	8	24	4.00	12	16
WR Johnnie Buckley	4	7	13	3.25	0	6
WR Efrain Forbes	3	4	16	5.33	0	13
RB Dalton Oliver	3	3	4	1.33	0	6
TE Marc Polley	2	4	18	9.00	8	16
RB Warren Darilek	2	2	3	1.50	0	4
TE Jake Grubbs	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
TE Lonnie Lenihan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marty Cooley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Arnie Gillette	1	1	1.00	0
CB Jason Burns	1	2	2.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov
Matt Merkerson	2	0
Derek Stone	1	0
Brenden Rosas	0	1
Martin Way	0	1

Chicago	Recov	Force
Chance Burton	1	0
Marc Polley	0	2
Dominic Durand	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	5	207	41.4	35.6	52	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Margraff	9	422	46.9	37.3	67	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Rhyne	1/3	0/2	0/0	26	4/4

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	1/3	0/2	0/0	30	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	7	86	12.3	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Ignasiak	1	26	26.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Marshall	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Heath Cote	7	2	0.0	12	22
ILB Randall Bonk	7	1	0.0	19	30
CB Jason Burns	4	0	0.0	19	36
S Cristian Gonzalez	3	2	0.0	19	33
S Arnie Gillette	3	1	0.0	10	22
ILB Cary Schneider	3	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Amari Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	10	21
DE Burt Worrall	2	0	1.0	3	10
CB Johnathan Kennedy	2	1	0.0	11	23
DT Tre King	2	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Carl Houston	2	1	0.0	17	29
CB Leonardo Trabosh	2	0	0.0	7	20
CB Chuck Robinson	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Elias Eyrich	0	1	0.0	10	24

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trevor Baskey	8	2	0.0	13	39
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	7	1	0.0	18	42
S Carlton Marshall	7	0	0.0	13	33
ILB Caiden Dirksen	5	0	0.0	16	25
S Walt Maxwell	4	5	0.0	22	43
CB Dylan Henderson	3	1	0.0	3	15
CB Louie Bush	2	1	0.0	17	5
CB Dominic Durand	2	1	0.0	18	41
WR Rodolfo Lyons	2	0	---	---	---
S Kenny Heusel	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Julio Ingersoll	2	0	0.0	21	40
CB Francisco Stargell	2	0	0.0	6	21
DE Jermaine Chaky	1	0	1.0	4	18
OLB Darren Shepard	1	3	0.0	14	6
DT Johnnie Stuart	1	1	0.0	11	33
DE Angel Curiel	1	0	0.0	12	37
CB Elliot Evers	1	0	0.0	12	24
DT Britt Schroeder	0	1	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Worrall	1.0	0	1	10
OLB Carl Houston	0.0	2	0	29
DE Sammie Sherman	0.0	1	2	23
S Cristian Gonzalez	0.0	1	0	33
DE Brenden Rosas	0.0	0	1	27
DT Tre King	0.0	0	1	26

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Chaky	1.0	0	1	0	18
DT Oliver Rutter	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	0.0	0	1	1	42
DT Johnnie Stuart	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randall Bonk	5	1	0	30
CB Jason Burns	2	3	1	36
OLB Carl Houston	2	1	0	29
S Arnie Gillette	2	0	1	22
OLB Heath Cote	2	0	0	22
ILB Cary Schneider	2	0	0	17
CB Johnathan Kennedy	1	1	0	23
OLB Amari Rodriguez	1	0	0	21
CB Leonardo Trabosh	1	0	0	20
DT Tre King	1	0	0	26
CB Chuck Robinson	1	0	0	8
S Cristian Gonzalez	1	0	0	33

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Trevor Baskey	5	0	39
S Carlton Marshall	4	2	33
OLB Jeffrey Wolfe	4	1	42
ILB Caiden Dirksen	4	0	25
CB Dylan Henderson	3	1	15
S Walt Maxwell	3	0	43
S Kenny Heusel	2	0	10
CB Louie Bush	2	0	5
CB Francisco Stargell	2	0	21
CB Dominic Durand	1	0	41
CB Elliot Evers	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brady Wheeler	1	4	22	0	43
Cary Fleming	0	5	22	0	43
Dustin Thompson	0	2	14	1	43
Josue Mueller	0	2	8	0	0
Martin Way	0	2	14	0	43
Rico Hoskins	0	2	14	0	43

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darnell Brownell	3	4	19	0	36
Darius Stephenson	2	2	17	0	31
Dominic Bowen	1	3	19	1	36
Chance Burton	0	6	19	0	36
Gustavo Jackson	0	1	19	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Hines	2	14
Pat Clemons	1	25
Matt Merkerson	1	17
Abraham Small	1	9
Brady Wheeler	1	8

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Polley	4	11
Darius Stephenson	2	12
Jeffrey Wolfe	1	14
Warren Darilek	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Wheeler	22	43	---	---	8	73
Matt Merkerson	15	35	---	---	17	67
Cary Fleming	22	43	---	---	---	65
Amos Herrmann	22	43	---	---	---	65
Martin Way	14	43	---	---	8	65
Rico Hoskins	14	43	---	---	8	65
Dustin Thompson	14	43	---	---	8	65
Jason Burns	---	---	19	36	3	58
Cristian Gonzalez	---	---	19	33	5	57
Dakota Walburn	13	43	---	---	---	56
Heath Cote	---	---	12	22	21	55
Elias Eyrich	---	---	10	24	19	53
Derek Stone	14	22	---	---	16	52
Randall Bonk	---	---	19	30	3	52
Elijah Redman	15	34	---	---	---	49
Brenden Rosas	---	---	12	27	10	49
Hector Dawson	16	12	---	---	20	48
Carl Houston	---	---	17	29	2	48
Amari Rodriguez	---	---	10	21	15	46
Johnathan Kennedy	---	---	11	23	9	43
Braden Dell	6	18	---	---	19	43
Sammie Sherman	---	---	16	23	3	42
Tre King	---	---	12	26	1	39
Abraham Small	7	20	---	---	9	36
Arnie Gillette	---	---	10	22	1	33
Leonardo Trabosh	---	---	7	20	2	29
Cary Schneider	---	---	8	17	3	28
Pat Clemons	0	1	---	---	25	26
Kerry Smith	12	14	---	---	---	26
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	1	3	18	22
Dana Ignasiak	3	16	---	---	2	21
Tucker Allen	---	---	7	11	2	20
Nicky Ihler	---	---	7	10	2	19
Chuck Robinson	---	---	8	8	---	16
Derrick Hines	0	0	---	---	14	14
Burt Worrall	---	---	3	10	---	13
Toby Douglas	---	---	0	1	9	10
Scottie Oliveira	9	0	---	---	---	9
T.J. Rhyne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josue Mueller	8	0	---	---	---	8
Colton Wheeler	8	0	---	---	---	8
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Riley Makowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jose Berkebile	8	0	---	---	---	8
Mel Staple	---	---	1	0	1	2
Warren Mitchell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeffrey Wolfe	---	---	18	42	14	74
Walt Maxwell	---	---	22	43	4	69
Dominic Bowen	19	36	---	---	12	67
Gustavo Jackson	19	36	---	---	12	67
Chance Burton	19	36	---	---	12	67
Julio Ingersoll	---	---	21	40	5	66
Dominic Durand	---	---	18	41	3	62
Marc Polley	19	31	---	---	11	61
Darius Stephenson	17	31	---	---	12	60
Carlton Marshall	---	---	13	33	12	58
Johnnie Buckley	14	27	---	---	16	57
Darnell Brownell	19	36	---	---	---	55
Trevor Baskey	---	---	13	39	3	55
Roderick Parish	19	36	---	---	---	55
Caiden Dirksen	---	---	16	25	13	54
Angel Curiel	---	---	12	37	2	51
Erik O'Connell	15	23	---	---	8	46
Johnnie Stuart	---	---	11	33	2	46
Elliot Evers	---	---	12	24	8	44
Marty Cooley	5	12	---	---	25	42
Darren Shepard	---	---	14	6	21	41
Bernard Brickner	---	---	7	23	7	37
Louie Bush	---	---	17	5	14	36
Jake Grubbs	2	8	---	---	25	35
Oliver Rutter	---	---	15	14	6	35
Kenny Heusel	---	---	9	10	14	33
Lonnie Lenihan	8	19	---	---	6	33
Dalton Oliver	15	16	---	---	1	32
Efrain Forbes	11	19	---	---	---	30
Francisco Stargell	---	---	6	21	---	27
Warren Darilek	2	12	---	---	10	24
Jermaine Chaky	---	---	4	18	---	22
Dylan Henderson	---	---	3	15	---	18
Rodolfo Lyons	4	13	---	---	---	17
A.J. Newton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rodolfo Margraff	0	0	---	---	12	12
Britt Schroeder	---	---	8	2	1	11
Lenny Manning	2	5	---	---	---	7
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nick Biernoth	---	---	3	1	---	4
J.T. Craig	---	---	0	1	---	1
Emmett Chaisson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Anthony	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oliver Hodson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Wyatt Rohrbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Preston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	42	31	4	0	3	4	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roderick Parish	35	21	0	1	1	6	4	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	21	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	61	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	111	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	84	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	4	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	49	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	37	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amos Herrmann	10	7	1	34	1	43
TE Elijah Redman	9	8	0	70	1	34
WR Matt Merkerson	6	5	1	78	1	35
TE Braden Dell	5	4	0	17	0	18
RB Abraham Small	4	2	0	21	0	20
WR Hector Dawson	3	2	0	40	1	12
RB Derek Stone	3	2	0	11	0	22
WR Dana Ignasiak	2	1	1	6	0	16

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Erik O'Connell	8	6	0	24	23
WR Johnnie Buckley	7	4	1	13	27
WR Efrain Forbes	4	3	0	16	19
TE Jake Grubbs	4	1	0	12	8
TE Marc Polley	4	2	0	18	31
RB Dalton Oliver	3	3	0	4	16
TE Lonnie Lenihan	2	0	0	0	19
RB Warren Darilek	2	2	0	3	12
RB Marty Cooley	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	1	12	12.00	10.00
Abraham Small	1	7	7.00	3.40

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Cooley	1	-2	-2.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	10	8	23	2.30	6.60

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roderick Parish	2	1	3	1.50	2.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amos Herrmann	4	4	8	2.00	3.40
TE Elijah Redman	2	2	3	1.50	7.78
TE Braden Dell	2	1	5	2.50	3.40
RB Derek Stone	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	7	7.00	13.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Buckley	1	1	3	3.00	1.86
TE Jake Grubbs	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Derek Stone	3	0
Dakota Walburn	2	1
Scottie Oliveira	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Parish	2	0
Dalton Oliver	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	10	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roderick Parish	12	5	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Braden Dell	4	3	2
WR Amos Herrmann	3	1	1
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
RB Derek Stone	1	1	0
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch
WR Johnnie Buckley	3	2
TE Jake Grubbs	3	0
WR Erik O'Connell	3	2
TE Lonnie Lenihan	1	0
TE Marc Polley	1	0
RB Warren Darilek	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)