# Week 6, 2026: Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons Oct 18, 2026 · not played yet · 8 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Bears vs Falcons? Of 8 pundits with a call on record, 5 take the Bears and 3 take the Falcons. 3 named a score; the median has the Falcons by 6. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-6-bears-at-falcons Picks: - [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Bears; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cba1ab87-c59a-4697-9170-a6425317535b - [Mitchell Eisenstein](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein) took the Falcons; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ff01c53e-6d61-46b5-944c-d4230e0edac4 - [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan) took the Bears, Bears 27–Falcons 23; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd5d9e28-2a59-4c8e-b26c-7404e58b13a4 - [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Falcons, Falcons 27–Bears 21; said Oct 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55078747-a46c-46d7-829a-5ca19a3233f1 - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Falcons, Falcons 34–Bears 27; said Oct 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dd50ac69-1942-4821-9142-3e570ca82c47 - [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jerry-markarian) took the Bears; said Oct 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d7f355ad-d0e9-4211-8f02-56432f63323e - [Adam Chudwin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/adam-chudwin) took the Bears; said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6e5e93f-2997-4140-881f-3acec911a1f1 - [Leonard Fournette](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/leonard-fournette) took the Bears; said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd544302-f3b5-4585-bea4-8502dbea77a7 ## How they come in The Bears are 3-2; the Falcons are 2-3. On win totals, 17 pundits put the Bears at 9.6 wins on average, and 9 pundits put the Falcons at 6.1 wins on average. Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia - Chicago Bears: 3-2 (119 scored, 96 allowed) - Last games: L 7-31 at Packers; W 23-12 vs Jets; W 27-7 vs Eagles - Unit ranks this season: offense 12th, defense 18th of 32 - Last season: 11-6 - Win-total calls: 17 pundits, average 9.6, 3 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 5 Bears games - Atlanta Falcons: 2-3 (119 scored, 122 allowed) - Last games: L 23-30 vs Ravens; W 45-24 at Saints; W 35-14 at Packers - Unit ranks this season: offense 10th, defense 13th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 9 pundits, average 6.1, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 5 Falcons games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Tyson Bagent](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyson-bagent) (Starting QB, QB): 409 passing yards · 0 TD, 3 INT · 65.6% completions · 3 games; 33rd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 7 Mike Florio, Oct 4, 2026: Tyson Bagent to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Derek Brown, Oct 1, 2026: Tyson Bagent to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [D'Andre Swift](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-andre-swift) (RB1, RB): 354 rushing yards on 78 carries · 4 TD · 14 catches for 114 · 5 games; 10th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 10 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: D'Andre Swift to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 14 Rich Hribar, Aug 4, 2026: D'Andre Swift to outplay his draft cost (the RB2/dead-zone range) (not settled yet) - [Rome Odunze](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rome-odunze) (WR1, WR): 17 catches for 273 yards · 0 TD · 5 games; 29th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Colston Loveland](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/colston-loveland) (TE1, TE): 13 catches for 110 yards · 0 TD · 5 games; 124th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 28, 2026: Colston Loveland to outplay his draft cost (the consensus TE3 for 2026 fantasy drafts) (not settled yet) - No. 10 Derek Brown, Aug 5, 2026: Colston Loveland to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Austin Booker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/austin-booker) (Sack leader, DE): 4 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 5 games; 8th in the NFL in sacks - No. 37 Carter Bahns, Oct 13, 2026: Austin Booker to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Dillon Thieneman](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dillon-thieneman) (Tackle leader, S): 19 solo tackles · 1 interception · 5 games; 41st in the NFL in solo tackles - [Michael Penix Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-penix-jr) (Starting QB, QB): 719 passing yards · 3 TD, 1 INT · 67.5% completions · 3 games; 28th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 13 Bucky Brooks, Sep 23, 2026: After 10 months of rehab from a season-ending knee injury suffered in Week 11 of his sophomore season, Michael Penix Jr. will finally have a chance to showcase his talents in Kevin Stefanski’s offense on Thursday against the Packers. (not settled yet) - [Bijan Robinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bijan-robinson) (RB1, RB): 580 rushing yards on 102 carries · 5 TD · 18 catches for 152 · 5 games; 1st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 10, 2026: Bijan Robinson to record 1,361 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 10 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Bijan Robinson to finish top 2 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Drake London](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-london) (WR1, WR): 27 catches for 488 yards · 0 TD · 5 games; 4th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 10 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Drake London to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 28 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Drake London to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kyle Pitts](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-pitts) (TE1, TE): 10 catches for 109 yards · 1 TD · 5 games; 125th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 5, 2026: Kyle Pitts to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Za'Darius Smith](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/za-darius-smith) (Sack leader, DE): 2.5 sacks · 3 solo tackles · 3 games; 34th in the NFL in sacks - C.J. Henderson (Tackle leader, CB): 23 solo tackles · 5 games; 12th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-6 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology