Chicago Bears — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Caleb WilliamsStarting QB · QB

D'Andre SwiftLeading Rusher · RB545YDS

Luther Burden IIILeading Receiver · WR547YDS

Dillon ThienemanLeading Tackler · S52TOT

Coaching Staff

Ben JohnsonHead Coach

Press TaylorOffensive Coordinator

Dennis AllenDefensive Coordinator

Richard HightowerSpecial Teams

Front Office

George H. McCaskeyOwner

Kevin WarrenPresident / CEO

Ryan PolesGeneral Manager

Jeff KingAssistant GM

Club Social

NFC NorthCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$9.70B12th

Revenue$656Mlast season18th

Operating$73Mincome24th

Roster Spend81 players · 11th in spend

$278.1Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $7.7MDead money $23.5M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB76th pct

Run42nd pct

Pass73rd pct

Trenches62nd pct

Explosive27th pct

Resilience52nd pct

Special Teams47th pct

Quarterback5776th pct

+ EPA per dropback (+0.13 EPA)
+ Dropback success (46.7%)

EPA per dropback: +0.13 EPA; 56; 71st
Dropback success: 46.7%; 57; 77th
Completion over expected: +4.6 CPOE; 61; 87th
Turnover avoidance: 2.8%

+ Rush EPA (-0.02 EPA)
− Stuff avoidance (21.7%)

Rush EPA: -0.02 EPA; 56; 74th
Rush success: 39.1%; 46; 33rd
Stuff avoidance: 21.7%; 42; 20th
Explosive runs: 7.9%; 44; 28th
Short yardage: 65.5%; 53; 62nd

Confidence: high

+ Pass success (46.7%)
+ Pass EPA (+0.23 EPA)

Pass EPA: +0.23 EPA; 55; 70th
Pass success: 46.7%; 57; 77th
Explosive passes: 14.5%; 52; 59th
Protection: 6.1%; 51; 54th
Completion over expected: +4.6 CPOE; 61; 87th

Confidence: high

+ Pressure creation (8.4%)
− Run-line control (21.7%)

Run-line control: 21.7%; 42; 20th
Pass protection: 6.1%; 51; 54th
Short-yardage blocking: 65.5%; 53; 62nd
Stuff creation: 20.4%; 54; 65th
Pressure creation: 8.4%; 62; 89th
Short-yardage defense: 74.8%; 44; 26th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive prevention (14.0%)

Explosive play rate: 11.6%; 47; 39th
Explosive passes: 14.5%; 52; 59th
Explosive runs: 7.9%; 44; 28th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.159; 48; 42nd
Explosive prevention: 14.0%; 42; 20th

Confidence: high

+ Defensive response (62.6%)
− Mistake avoidance (40.2%)

Offensive response: 37.5%; 50; 49th
Defensive response: 62.6%; 57; 76th
Momentum reversal: 24.6%; 48; 41st
Explosive prevention after shocks: 69.6%; 48; 43rd
Mistake avoidance: 40.2%; 39; 13th

Confidence: low

+ Net punting (43.6 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: -5 pts of make rate; 46; 33rd
Net punting: 43.6 yds; 58; 78th
Kick returns: 24.9 yds; 45; 32nd
Punt returns: 10.1 yds; 50; 51st
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low