Week 2, 2028

played in Houston, TX

69 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Bears	7	7	0	10	-	24
Houston Texans	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 HOU - Darryl Horton 16 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
1Q: 03:29 CHI - Carl Reeck 12 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 37 run (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CHI - Kirk Galindo 6 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
3Q: 00:08 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 10 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CHI - D.J. Shaw 5 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
4Q: 03:15 CHI - Scottie Thornton 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 HOU - Darryl Horton 16 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
1Q: 03:29 CHI - Carl Reeck 12 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 37 run (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
2Q: 02:33 CHI - Kirk Galindo 6 pass from Brett McKnight (Scottie Thornton extra point)
3Q: 00:08 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 10 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CHI - D.J. Shaw 5 run (Scottie Thornton extra point)
4Q: 03:15 CHI - Scottie Thornton 52 field goal

Team Statistics CHI HOU
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 335 332
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards per Play 5.49 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 198 86
- Rushing Attempts 40 18
- Yards per Rush 4.95 4.78
Net Passing Yards 137 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 10 - 0 45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 155 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.52 5.35
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 5/111
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	CHI	HOU
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	335	332
- Offensive Plays	61	64
- Yards per Play	5.49	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	198	86
- Rushing Attempts	40	18
- Yards per Rush	4.95	4.78
Net Passing Yards	137	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 10 - 0	45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	155	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.52	5.35
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	5/111
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	7:10	3:50	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	14:39	2:59	OWN 29	5	29	Missed FG
2	10:32	3:40	OWN 12	7	24	Punt
2	6:00	3:34	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:02	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
3	11:42	1:30	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	8:20	3:08	OWN 7	6	19	Punt
4	15:00	3:38	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
4	10:03	2:01	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	5:35	2:25	OPP 47	4	12	Field Goal
4	1:44	0:38	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 46	1	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	4:08	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	3:20	3:41	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
2	11:40	1:08	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
2	6:52	0:52	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
2	2:26	1:03	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 34	6	9	Punt
3	10:12	1:52	OWN 34	4	19	Punt
3	5:12	5:12	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	11:22	1:19	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	8:02	2:27	OWN 17	5	30	Fumble
4	3:10	1:26	OWN 24	5	44	Interception
4	1:06	0:54	OWN 44	5	10	Downs

Game MVP: Brett McKnight, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Erik Zimmerman	14	41	2.93	13	1	0
Reggie Ray	12	75	6.25	30	3	0
Kirk Galindo	10	75	7.50	35	2	0
D.J. Shaw	3	9	3.00	5	0	1
Brett McKnight	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernesto Sisinni	11	67	6.09	37	2	1
Desmond Ferguson	4	13	3.25	8	0	0
Kevin Jackson	3	6	2.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett McKnight	18	10	155	3/18	2	43	0	121.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Jackson	45	28	250	1/4	2	24	1	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Bixby	3	4	24	8.00	2	13	0
WR Carl Reeck	2	3	39	19.50	1	27	1
FB D.J. Shaw	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Scottie Westerfield	1	5	43	43.00	29	43	0
FB Kirk Galindo	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Stephen Riley	1	2	30	30.00	0	30	0
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Erik Zimmerman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darryl Horton	6	7	67	11.17	6	17	1
TE Dixon Mullis	5	6	58	11.60	12	24	0
WR Stanford Morris	5	9	47	9.40	10	17	0
WR Peter Veighey	4	10	42	10.50	8	15	0
RB Desmond Ferguson	4	4	20	5.00	9	13	0
RB Ernesto Sisinni	2	2	8	4.00	0	10	1
FB Trent Walton	2	2	8	4.00	4	5	0
WR Marcus Hodges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Edward Carlisle	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dustin Vosicky	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Recov	Force
Casey Fulcher	1	0
R.J. Schwartz	0	1
Nathaniel Vicedo	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Trent Walton	1	0
Wade Roberson	1	0
Trey Tanner	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nate Lund	7	290	41.4	39.4	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Szabo	6	244	40.7	40.8	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Thornton	1/2	1/2	1/2	52	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Makredkakis	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Slutzker	2	-1	-0.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Horn	2	9	4.5	0
Wade Roberson	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Leblond	2	50	25.0	0
David Bixby	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Horn	4	83	20.8	0
Edward Carlisle	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Fulcher	6	1	0.0	18	43
OLB David Bell	4	1	0.0	10	19
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	4	0	0.0	9	26
CB Ricardo Marsh	4	0	0.0	5	25
S R.J. Schwartz	3	0	0.0	15	36
DT Donald Perkins	2	0	0.5	13	26
CB Rich Morris	2	2	0.0	13	28
CB Duane Backus	2	1	0.0	13	32
CB Dustin Vosicky	2	1	0.0	7	27
ILB Rusty Westbrook	2	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Rex Hetherington	2	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Emmitt Mayes	2	0	0.0	9	27
DE Lamont Numbers	1	2	0.0	11	26
S Shawn Slutzker	1	1	0.0	3	18
ILB Jermaine Henry	1	1	0.0	9	16
DE Nick Ridgeway	1	1	0.0	13	32
DE Harvey Fried	1	0	0.0	10	29
DT Edward Wedge	1	0	0.0	4	20
DT Bobby Caldwell	1	0	0.0	12	29
DT Colin Thomason	0	1	0.5	10	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roderick Garrett	13	3	0.0	32	19
DE Martin Corbett	6	0	0.0	40	21
OLB Edwin Stone	5	3	1.0	40	21
ILB Quinn Johnson	5	3	1.0	35	18
DE Leland Perez	3	1	0.0	33	19
S Teddy Baxter	3	1	0.0	26	8
DT Trey Tanner	2	0	1.0	29	15
CB Wade Roberson	2	1	0.0	14	16
S Daniel Myers	2	0	0.0	22	17
CB Shannon Briggs	2	0	0.0	20	17
OLB Lance Stone	1	1	0.0	21	8
CB Arturo Horn	1	1	0.0	30	14
DT Roderick Walton	1	1	0.0	32	14
DT Troy Branch	1	0	0.0	17	9
QB Kevin Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wade Connell	1	0	0.0	7	2
ILB Randy Strong	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Donald Perkins	0.5	2	1	26
DT Colin Thomason	0.5	0	0	20
DE Lamont Numbers	0.0	1	1	26
DT Edward Wedge	0.0	1	0	20
DE Nick Ridgeway	0.0	0	1	32

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trey Tanner	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Edwin Stone	1.0	0	0	21
ILB Quinn Johnson	1.0	0	0	18
DE Leland Perez	0.0	2	0	19
DT Roderick Walton	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Lance Stone	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB David Bell	4	0	0	19
CB Ricardo Marsh	4	0	0	25
S Casey Fulcher	3	2	0	43
OLB Nathaniel Vicedo	3	0	0	26
OLB Rex Hetherington	3	0	0	11
CB Duane Backus	2	2	0	32
S R.J. Schwartz	2	0	0	36
OLB Emmitt Mayes	2	0	0	27
CB Dustin Vosicky	1	0	1	27
S Shawn Slutzker	1	0	0	18
DT Edward Wedge	1	0	0	20
ILB Rusty Westbrook	1	0	0	16
CB Rich Morris	1	0	0	28

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edwin Stone	2	1	21
S Roderick Garrett	2	0	19
S Teddy Baxter	2	0	8
CB Shannon Briggs	1	2	17
DT Troy Branch	1	0	9
S Daniel Myers	1	0	17
ILB Quinn Johnson	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Sigsbee	3	5	14	0	11
D.J. Shaw	2	5	37	0	12
Floyd Tarver	1	6	26	0	10
Richie Anthony	1	5	22	1	9
Rondell Hoy	1	5	19	0	14
Blake Tiedeman	1	4	21	0	9
Derrick Fleming	1	3	24	0	9
Dave Shields	0	2	21	1	7
Shane Carter	0	2	16	0	12
Melvin Oliver	0	1	19	1	12
Erik Ehrlich	0	1	18	0	12

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Blue	2	3	15	0	39
Dominic Bullock	1	6	17	0	42
Amos Sanderson	1	1	3	1	3
Clay Hudson	1	1	13	0	37
B.J. DeVine	0	2	17	0	42
Robert Hicks	0	1	4	0	13
Tyrus Vaughn	0	1	14	0	29
Trent Walton	0	1	8	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Ricardo Sweeney	4	19
R.J. Schwartz	2	11
Erik Zimmerman	1	23
Shawn Slutzker	1	21
Ricardo Marsh	0	20
R.J. Goodwin	0	16
Rex Hetherington	0	16
Doug Leblond	0	14
D.J. Shaw	0	13
Nate Lund	0	12
Stephen Riley	0	10
Melvin Oliver	0	9
Dave Shields	0	9
Louie Sigsbee	0	9
Shane Carter	0	9
Rusty Westbrook	0	8
Kirk Galindo	0	7
Erik Ehrlich	0	6
Lamont Numbers	0	6
David Bixby	0	5
Blake Tiedeman	0	3
Carl Reeck	0	3
Edward Wedge	0	2
Nick Ridgeway	0	2
Nathaniel Vicedo	0	2
Brandon Baker	0	2
Scottie Thornton	0	2
Harvey Fried	0	1
Reggie Ray	0	1
Jermaine Henry	0	1
Duane Backus	0	1
Colin Thomason	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Ferguson	1	23
D.J. Spencer	1	21
Heath Moore	1	14
Edwin Stone	1	11
Amos Sanderson	1	6
Shannon Briggs	0	24
Daniel Myers	0	18
Lance Stone	0	15
Dixon Mullis	0	14
Trent Walton	0	14
Arturo Horn	0	13
Marcus Hodges	0	10
Kennedy Szabo	0	9
Mel Russell	0	9
Martin Corbett	0	9
Edward Carlisle	0	8
Omar Vilimek	0	6
Randy Strong	0	6
Dominic Bullock	0	5
Robert Hicks	0	5
Trey Tanner	0	5
Roderick Walton	0	3
Leland Perez	0	2
Troy Branch	0	2
Roderick Garrett	0	2
Kendall Orton	0	2
Torrence White	0	2
Teddy Baxter	0	2
Wade Roberson	0	2
Shawn Makredkakis	0	1
Quinn Johnson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	94	4.9
Middle	7	56	8.0
Right	13	50	3.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	48	16.0
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	7	22	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett McKnight	18	10	3	1	1	3	3	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Jackson	45	28	1	3	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	16	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	82	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	75	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	144	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Westerfield	5	1	0	43	1	12
WR David Bixby	4	3	0	24	0	13
WR Carl Reeck	3	2	1	39	1	14
WR Stephen Riley	2	1	0	30	1	12
FB D.J. Shaw	1	1	0	-1	0	12
FB Kirk Galindo	1	1	0	6	0	4
RB Erik Zimmerman	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	0	14	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peter Veighey	10	4	0	42	0	33
WR Stanford Morris	9	5	1	47	0	35
WR Darryl Horton	7	6	0	67	0	29
TE Dixon Mullis	6	5	0	58	1	21
RB Desmond Ferguson	4	4	0	20	0	26
WR Edward Carlisle	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Ernesto Sisinni	2	2	0	8	0	20
FB Trent Walton	2	2	0	8	0	18
WR Marcus Hodges	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. Shaw	1	5	5.00	3.00
Reggie Ray	1	4	4.00	6.25
Erik Zimmerman	1	3	3.00	2.93

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kevin Jackson	1	4	4.00	2.00
Desmond Ferguson	1	1	1.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett McKnight	3	3	25	8.33	8.61

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Jackson	2	2	26	13.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Reeck	1	1	12	12.00	13.00
FB Kirk Galindo	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR David Bixby	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	10	10.00	4.00
WR Darryl Horton	1	1	16	16.00	9.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Ray	3	1
Erik Zimmerman	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Desmond Ferguson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett McKnight	8	4	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Jackson	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scottie Westerfield	4	1	1
WR Carl Reeck	1	1	1
WR Stephen Riley	1	0	0
WR David Bixby	1	1	1
TE Ricardo Sweeney	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Veighey	5	3	3
WR Stanford Morris	4	1	1
WR Darryl Horton	2	2	2
TE Dixon Mullis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)