Wk 1 · 2026
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers — Sun, Sep 13
Sun, Sep 13 ·
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 16 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC North · no games yet
at
1:00pET
CHI -2.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CHI by 1.9
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Bears form
No completed games on record.
Panthers form
No completed games on record.
Bears this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Panthers this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | Bears | Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings NFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Packers NFC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Seahawks NFC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Lions NFC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Bears leads 7–2 · Bears has won the last 4
9 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.0 points toward Bears
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-06 | Panthers 10 — 36 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2023 | 2023-11-09 | Panthers 13 — 16 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2020 | 2020-10-18 | Bears 23 — 16 Panthers | at CAR | Bears |
| 2017 | 2017-10-22 | Panthers 3 — 17 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2014 | 2014-10-05 | Bears 24 — 31 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
| 2012 | 2012-10-28 | Panthers 22 — 23 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2011 | 2011-10-02 | Panthers 29 — 34 Bears | at CHI | Bears |
| 2010 | 2010-10-10 | Bears 23 — 6 Panthers | at CAR | Bears |
| 2008 | 2008-09-14 | Bears 17 — 20 Panthers | at CAR | Panthers |
Bears leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Caleb Williams QB #18 | 330/568, 3942 YDS, 27 TD, 7 INT |
| Tyson Bagent QB #17 | 3/4, 47 YDS | |
| Rushing | D'Andre Swift RB #4 | 223 CAR, 1087 YDS, 9 TD |
| Kyle Monangai RB #25 | 169 CAR, 783 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Caleb Williams QB #18 | 77 CAR, 388 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Colston Loveland TE #84 | 58 REC, 713 YDS, 6 TD |
| DJ Moore WR #2 | 50 REC, 682 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Rome Odunze WR #15 | 44 REC, 661 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Luther Burden III WR #10 | 47 REC, 652 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 112 |
| Kevin Byard S #31 | 93 | |
| Jaquan Brisker S #3 | 93 | |
| Sacks | Montez Sweat DE #98 | 10 |
| Gervon Dexter Sr. DT #99 | 6 | |
| Austin Booker DE #94 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kevin Byard S #31 | 7 |
| Nahshon Wright CB #26 | 5 | |
| Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 4 |
Panthers leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bryce Young QB #9 | 304/478, 3011 YDS, 23 TD, 11 INT |
| Andy Dalton QB #14 | 25/37, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 236 CAR, 1076 YDS, 6 TD |
| Chuba Hubbard RB #30 | 134 CAR, 511 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bryce Young QB #9 | 54 CAR, 216 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tetairoa McMillan WR #4 | 70 REC, 1014 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jalen Coker WR #18 | 33 REC, 394 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Xavier Legette WR #17 | 35 REC, 363 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Dowdle RB #13 | 39 REC, 297 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Christian Rozeboom LB #52 | 122 |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 111 | |
| Tre'von Moehrig S #7 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Derrick Brown DT #95 | 5 |
| Nic Scourton LB #11 | 5 | |
| DJ Wonnum LB #98 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jaycee Horn CB #8 | 5 |
| Mike Jackson CB #2 | 4 | |
| Nick Scott S #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.