Regular Season Week 15: Bears at Broncos
December 13, 2026 29° Denver Stadium
Attendance: 57,274 (79%)
Bears 3 3 3 0 - 9
Broncos 7 3 7 0 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Bears: 4-1-DEN 25 (10:27) 17-Nelson Smith 42 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 CHI 3
(Qtr 1) Broncos: 3-3-CHI 3 (5:26) 17-Ronald Adams pass complete to 2-Lindsey Graham for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Thomas Cain. DEN 7 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Bears: 4-6-DEN 6 (13:48) 17-Nelson Smith 23 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 7 CHI 6
(Qtr 2) Broncos: 4-7-CHI 7 (1:14) 4-Thomas Cain 25 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 CHI 6
(Qtr 3) Bears: 4-16-DEN 32 (6:20) 17-Nelson Smith 49 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 CHI 9
(Qtr 3) Broncos: 1-5-CHI 5 (0:52) 20-Martin Blansett ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Thomas Cain. DEN 17 CHI 9
Team Statistics
Broncos Bears
First Downs 16 14
- Rushing 9 5
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 267 200
- Offensive Plays 55 54
- Yards Per Play 4.85 3.70
Net Rushing Yards 149 61
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards Per Rush 4.38 2.18
Net Passing Yards 118 139
- Att/Comp/Int 18 / 13 / 0 24 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 145 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 27 2 / 17
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.62 5.35
- Yards Per Completion 11.15 8.67
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 2 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 11 4 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 25 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 10 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 84 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:25 30:35
Drive Charts
Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:23 5:01 OWN 34 9 66 Touchdown
1 3:50 1:53 OWN 25 4 2 Fumble
2 13:45 3:57 OWN 25 6 14 Punt
2 6:11 4:59 OWN 30 9 63 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:31 OWN 36 3 7 Punt
3 6:16 5:28 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 11:05 1:18 OWN 15 3 -2 Punt
4 8:22 3:26 OWN 23 6 35 Fumble
4 1:52 1:52 OWN 24 5 11 Game
Bears
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:37 OWN 25 8 50 Field Goal
1 5:23 1:33 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
1 1:57 3:12 OPP 11 5 5 Field Goal
2 9:48 3:37 OWN 16 6 9 Punt
2 1:11 1:11 OWN 25 2 4 Half
3 13:29 7:13 OWN 10 11 58 Field Goal
3 0:48 4:44 OWN 25 9 35 Punt
4 9:47 1:25 OWN 41 3 0 Punt
4 4:55 3:03 OWN 39 7 39 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 Martin Blansett 18 62 3.44 15 2 1
#17 Ronald Adams 5 43 8.60 29 2 0
#27 Ray Williams 10 34 3.40 14 1 0
#33 Daniel McGrath 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Bears
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Brian Zelaya 25 59 2.36 11 2 0
#23 Jeremy Rule 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
#21 Sammy Hudson 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Ronald Adams 18 13 145 3 / 27 1 31 0 114.35
Bears
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Ralph White 24 18 156 2 / 17 0 16 0 91.67
Receiving Stats
Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Thomas Cody 3 63 21.00 31 0
#20 Martin Blansett 3 24 8.00 13 0
#87 Joshua Ross 2 18 9.00 12 0
#86 John Trivette 1 18 18.00 18 0
#2 Lindsey Graham 3 17 5.67 8 1
#82 Michael Blosser 1 5 5.00 5 0
Bears
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Leo Breeding 5 51 10.20 16 0
#83 Chris Davis 3 32 10.67 15 0
#87 Paul Warren 3 30 10.00 15 0
#16 Trevor Jenkins 4 20 5.00 6 0
#23 Jeremy Rule 2 12 6.00 9 0
#21 Sammy Hudson 1 11 11.00 11 0
Blocking Stats
Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 Robert Fulton 23 28 1 3
#70 Chad Wyatt 29 31 1 1
#78 Curtis Danielson 27 33 1 4
#82 Michael Blosser 6 13 0 0
#48 Leroy Sokolowski 0 3 0 0
#34 Thomas Witt 0 3 0 0
#3 Larry Garneau 0 4 0 0
#95 Darrell Ward 0 2 0 0
#27 Ray Williams 1 3 0 0
#74 Lyndon Karr 0 2 0 0
#16 Thomas Cody 0 22 0 0
#24 Russell Stgermain 0 3 0 0
#31 Arnulfo Brennan 0 3 0 0
#75 Ronald Martinez 25 30 0 6
#67 Wallace Ballard 29 34 0 1
#20 Martin Blansett 9 2 0 0
#2 Lindsey Graham 0 31 0 2
#80 John Bowen 0 26 0 1
#87 Joshua Ross 11 33 0 0
#11 Joey Firestone 0 3 0 0
#69 Edwin Lundgren 6 1 0 0
#86 John Trivette 7 2 0 0
#61 Matthew Henderson 4 0 0 0
#55 Edward Torian 0 1 0 0
#58 Billy Brizendine 3 0 0 0
Bears
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#51 Victor White 33 32 1 2
#73 Wayne Tomes 32 26 1 2
#78 Landon Meader 33 34 0 0
#87 Paul Warren 0 13 0 2
#83 Leo Breeding 16 30 0 6
#56 Christopher Jenkins 14 13 0 1
#69 Allen Bloomer 26 30 0 1
#83 Chris Davis 0 14 0 0
#16 Trevor Jenkins 0 14 0 0
#48 Brian Zelaya 8 3 0 0
#88 Charlie Moss 16 19 0 2
#21 Sammy Hudson 3 6 0 0
#85 Shane Davis 0 14 0 1
#23 Jeremy Rule 7 10 0 0
#93 Kasey Phillips 7 1 0 0
#92 Robert Milton 3 0 0 0
#53 Danny Dickey 3 0 0 0
#71 Juan Anderson 8 1 0 0
#30 Elijah Summers 2 1 0 0
#27 Riley Powell 0 1 0 0
#33 Jared McCollum 1 2 0 1
#94 Angel Adair 0 1 0 0
#97 Jamie Gullo 1 1 0 0
#67 Jesse Boan 0 1 0 0
#39 Norman Rodriguez 1 3 0 0
#22 Richard Vickers 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Bears
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Ronald Adams 1 0 0 0
#27 Ray Williams 1 0 0 0
Bears
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#16 Trevor Jenkins 1 1 0 0
#95 Kyle Conley 0 1 0 0
#94 Angel Adair 0 0 2 0
#97 Adam Hall 0 1 0 0
Punting
Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#14 Francisco Laporte 3 140 46.67 46.33 48 2
Bears
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#8 Thomas Payne 4 158 39.50 37.75 45 1
Kicking
Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Thomas Cain 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 25 2 / 2
Bears
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 Nelson Smith 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 0 / 0
Punt Return
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Joey Firestone 2 10 5.0 8 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Joey Firestone 2 84 42.0 0
Bears
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#26 Scott Carter 8 0
#5 Loren Johnson 6 0
#44 Raul Spence 6 0
#52 William Winnett 5 0
#7 Terry Keys 4 1
#37 Edward Finley 3 0
#99 Willie Evans 3 1
#42 William Kellogg 3 0
#24 Russell Stgermain 3 0
#56 Leon Howard 2 0
#57 Thomas Faison 2 0
#70 Chad Wyatt 2 0
#79 Pedro Garnica 2 0
#31 Arnulfo Brennan 1 0
#55 Edward Torian 1 0
Bears
Name Tackles Sacks
#97 Adam Hall 6 0
#30 Elijah Summers 6 0
#75 Benjamin Beaver 6 0
#95 Kyle Conley 6 1
#22 Richard Vickers 4 0
#97 Jamie Gullo 4 0
#27 Riley Powell 3 0
#60 Robert Fitzgerald 2 0
#33 Jared McCollum 2 0
#93 Kasey Phillips 1 0
#94 Angel Adair 1 1
#67 Jesse Boan 1 1
#32 Fernando Sprinkle 1 0
#83 Leo Breeding 1 0
#42 Mark King 1 0