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NFL · Week 2 · September 15, 2002 · 12 min read

Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons: 2002 Week 2 Recap

Bears defeat Falcons 14–13 in Week 2

D.Terrell led Fantasy Impact as Bears prevailed in a 14–13 Week 2 finish.

Chicago Bears 14 2–0 Winner
Final 14–13
Atlanta Falcons 13 0–2
Winner
Chicago Bears
Final score
14–13
Halftime
Chicago Bears 7–10 Atlanta Falcons
Top passer
M. Vick
FantasyHQ MVP
D.Terrell
Game date
September 15, 2002

Top fantasy performers · Bears

  • D.Terrell 1 REC · 14 YDS · 1 TD +3.3 Fantasy Impact
  • Jordan Davis
    Jordan Davis 1 REC · 37 YDS +2.8 Fantasy Impact
  • Azareye'h Thomas
    Azareye'h Thomas 2 REC · 26 YDS +1.9 Fantasy Impact

Top fantasy performers · Falcons

  • W.Dunn 4 REC · 30 YDS · 1 TD +3.0 Fantasy Impact
  • B.Finneran 6 REC · 76 YDS +2.1 Fantasy Impact
  • T.Duckett 5 CAR · 32 YDS +1.6 Fantasy Impact

Quick answer

Winner
Chicago Bears
Final score
Chicago Bears 14–13 Atlanta Falcons
Halftime
Chicago Bears 7–10 Atlanta Falcons at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP
D. Terrell
Top passer
M. Vick
Biggest EPA play
(10:35) (Punt formation) 4-B.Maynard punts 49 yards to ATL 14, Center-65-P.Mannelly. 87-K.…
Game date
2002-09-15

Game summary

The Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 14–13 on 2002-09-15, overcoming Atlanta Falcons's 10–7 halftime lead. D. Terrell posted a game-high +3.33 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

Q2Q3T
Chicago Bears7700014
Atlanta Falcons10300013

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

CHIChicago Bears
ATLAtlanta Falcons

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

8 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

  1. ATLAtlanta Falcons
    Q2 11:39TD
    WDW. Dunn

    Points+6

    Yard line
    CHI 10
    Score
    0-6

    (11:39) (Shotgun) 7-M.Vick pass to 28-W.Dunn for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  2. ATLAtlanta Falcons
    Q2 11:33XP
    JFJ. Feely

    Points+1

    Yard line
    CHI 2
    Score
    0-7

    (Kick formation) 4-J.Feely extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.

  3. CHIChicago Bears
    Q2 1:13TD
    Azareye'h Thomas

    Points+6

    Yard line
    ATL 3
    Score
    6-7

    (1:13) 35-A.Thomas up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  4. CHIChicago Bears
    Q2 1:10XP
    PEP. Edinger

    Points+1

    Yard line
    ATL 2
    Score
    7-7

    (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.

  5. ATLAtlanta Falcons
    Q2 0:05FG
    JFJ. Feely

    Points+3

    Yard line
    CHI 19
    Score
    7-10

    (:05) (Field Goal formation) 4-J.Feely 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.

  6. CHIChicago Bears
    Q3 9:33TD
    DTD. Terrell

    Points+6

    Yard line
    ATL 14
    Score
    13-10

    (9:33) 15-J.Miller pass to 83-D.Terrell for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  7. CHIChicago Bears
    Q3 9:27XP
    PEP. Edinger

    Points+1

    Yard line
    ATL 2
    Score
    14-10

    (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.

  8. ATLAtlanta Falcons
    Q3 6:13FG
    JFJ. Feely

    Points+3

    Yard line
    CHI 9
    Score
    14-13

    (6:13) 4-J.Feely 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

  1. 1D. Terrell · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +3.33 total EPA · 1 snaps · +3.33 EPA/play
  2. 2W. Dunn · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +3.01 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.60 EPA/play
  3. 3Jordan DavisJordan Davis · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +2.75 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.75 EPA/play
  4. 4B. Finneran · Atlanta Falcons · Receiving · +2.07 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.23 EPA/play
  5. 5Azareye'h ThomasAzareye'h Thomas · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +1.94 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.97 EPA/play
  6. 6F. Baxter · Chicago Bears · Receiving · +1.67 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.67 EPA/play
  7. 7Devin WhiteDevin White · Chicago Bears · Rushing · +1.66 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.66 EPA/play
  8. 8T. Duckett · Atlanta Falcons · Rushing · +1.60 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.32 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

D. Terrell — CHI · Receiving

D. Terrell posted the highest total EPA (+3.33) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Chicago Bears. Across 1 counted snaps, they averaged +3.33 EPA per play.

D. Terrell's top snap (+3.33 EPA): (9:33) 15-J.Miller pass to 83-D.Terrell for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Biggest single play (+5.87 EPA): B. Maynard — (10:35) (Punt formation) 4-B.Maynard punts 49 yards to ATL 14, Center-65-P.Mannelly. 87-K.Hill to ATL 20 for 6 yards (33-L.Whigham). FUMBLES (33-L.Whigham), RECOVERED by CHI-27-R.Abdullah at ATL 16.

Quarterback report card

M. Vick led all passers in efficiency for Atlanta Falcons, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

  • M. Vick (Atlanta Falcons) · 38 dropbacks · 44.7% completion · -0.17 EPA/play · -6.34 total EPA
  • Jordan MillerJordan Miller (Chicago Bears) · 25 dropbacks · 48.0% completion · -0.03 EPA/play · -0.73 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

StatChicago BearsAtlanta Falcons
Offensive EPA/play-0.111-0.141
Offensive success rate39.7%41.2%
Pass EPA/play-0.029-0.138
Rush EPA/play-0.274-0.284
Defensive EPA/play+0.141+0.111
Defensive success rate58.8%60.3%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Chicago Bears -0.11, Atlanta Falcons -0.14) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

  • Chicago Bears: -0.11 EPA/play (23rd percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)
  • Atlanta Falcons: -0.14 EPA/play (19th percentile vs. 2002 team-game averages)
  • Atlanta Falcons: 12 drives, -11.32 total EPA, 3 scoring drives
  • Chicago Bears: 13 drives, -8.08 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

  • Atlanta Falcons — W. Dunn (M. Vick pass) (Q2 11:39)
  • Azareye'h ThomasChicago Bears — Azareye'h Thomas (Q2 1:13)
  • Chicago Bears — D. Terrell (Jordan Miller pass) (Q3 9:33)

Field goals

  • Atlanta Falcons — J. Feely (Q2 0:05)
  • Atlanta Falcons — J. Feely (Q3 6:13)
Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Atlanta Falcons won the period 10–7. Atlanta Falcons found the end zone from the CHI 10 (Q2 11:39) — (11:39) (Shotgun) 7-M.Vick pass to 28-W.Dunn for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Atlanta Falcons added 1 points from the CHI 2 (Q2 11:33) — (Kick formation) 4-J.Feely extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.; Chicago Bears found the end zone from the ATL 3 (Q2 1:13) — (1:13) 35-A.Thomas up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Chicago Bears added 1 points from the ATL 2 (Q2 1:10) — (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.; Atlanta Falcons connected on a field goal from the CHI 19 (Q2 0:05) — (:05) (Field Goal formation) 4-J.Feely 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr..

The third quarter: Chicago Bears won the period 7–3. Chicago Bears found the end zone from the ATL 14 (Q3 9:33) — (9:33) 15-J.Miller pass to 83-D.Terrell for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Chicago Bears added 1 points from the ATL 2 (Q3 9:27) — (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.; Atlanta Falcons connected on a field goal from the CHI 9 (Q3 6:13) — (6:13) 4-J.Feely 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

  • Atlanta Falcons (Q4 1:01) — (1:01) (Field Goal formation) 4-J.Feely 45 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr. [WPA -44.2% · EPA -2.40]
  • Chicago Bears (Q3 1:59) — (1:59) 35-A.Thomas right end to ATL 17 for -1 yards (52-M.Stewart). FUMBLES (52-M.Stewart), RECOVERED by ATL-54-C.Draft at ATL 21. [WPA -21.3% · EPA -5.43]
  • Chicago Bears (Q3 10:35) — (10:35) (Punt formation) 4-B.Maynard punts 49 yards to ATL 14, Center-65-P.Mannelly. 87-K.Hill to ATL 20 for 6 yards (33-L.Whigham). FUMBLES (33-L.Whigham), RECOVERED by CHI-27-R.Abdullah at ATL 16. [WPA +19.4% · EPA +5.87]
  • Atlanta Falcons (Q3 14:21) — (14:21) 28-W.Dunn left tackle to ATL 45 for 1 yard (30-M.Brown). FUMBLES (30-M.Brown), RECOVERED by CHI-30-M.Brown at ATL 45. 30-M.Brown to ATL 36 for 9 yards (89-R.Kelly). [WPA -17.5% · EPA -5.23]
  • Atlanta Falcons (Q3 9:27) — 2-P.Edinger kicks 60 yards from CHI 30 to ATL 10. 36-T.Jervey pushed ob at CHI 23 for 67 yards (43-M.Green, 30-M.Brown). [WPA +16.2% · EPA +3.38]
Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

  • Chicago Bears (Q3 10:35) — (10:35) (Punt formation) 4-B.Maynard punts 49 yards to ATL 14, Center-65-P.Mannelly. 87-K.Hill to ATL 20 for 6 yards (33-L.Whigham). FUMBLES (33-L.Whigham), RECOVERED by CHI-27-R.Abdullah at ATL 16. [WPA +19.4% · EPA +5.87]
  • Chicago Bears (Q3 1:59) — (1:59) 35-A.Thomas right end to ATL 17 for -1 yards (52-M.Stewart). FUMBLES (52-M.Stewart), RECOVERED by ATL-54-C.Draft at ATL 21. [WPA -21.3% · EPA -5.43]
  • Atlanta Falcons (Q3 14:21) — (14:21) 28-W.Dunn left tackle to ATL 45 for 1 yard (30-M.Brown). FUMBLES (30-M.Brown), RECOVERED by CHI-30-M.Brown at ATL 45. 30-M.Brown to ATL 36 for 9 yards (89-R.Kelly). [WPA -17.5% · EPA -5.23]
  • Atlanta Falcons (Q3 12:35) — (12:35) 7-M.Vick scrambles up the middle to CHI 20 for 4 yards (70-A.Boone). FUMBLES (70-A.Boone), RECOVERED by CHI-54-B.Urlacher at CHI 21. [WPA -12.4% · EPA -4.70]
Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

  1. Atlanta Falcons TD (+6) — Q2 11:39 · CHI 10 · Score 0-6
    (11:39) (Shotgun) 7-M.Vick pass to 28-W.Dunn for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Atlanta Falcons XP (+1) — Q2 11:33 · CHI 2 · Score 0-7
    (Kick formation) 4-J.Feely extra point is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
  3. Chicago Bears TD (+6) — Q2 1:13 · ATL 3 · Score 6-7
    (1:13) 35-A.Thomas up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  4. Chicago Bears XP (+1) — Q2 1:10 · ATL 2 · Score 7-7
    (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
  5. Atlanta Falcons FG (+3) — Q2 0:05 · CHI 19 · Score 7-10
    (:05) (Field Goal formation) 4-J.Feely 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.
  6. Chicago Bears TD (+6) — Q3 9:33 · ATL 14 · Score 13-10
    (9:33) 15-J.Miller pass to 83-D.Terrell for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  7. Chicago Bears XP (+1) — Q3 9:27 · ATL 2 · Score 14-10
    (Kick formation) 2-P.Edinger extra point is GOOD, Center-65-P.Mannelly, Holder-4-B.Maynard.
  8. Atlanta Falcons FG (+3) — Q3 6:13 · CHI 9 · Score 14-13
    (6:13) 4-J.Feely 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-D.Rackley, Holder-13-C.Mohr.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

  • Chicago Bears earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
  • One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
  • D. Terrell (Chicago Bears) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons on 2002-09-15?

The Chicago Bears beat the Atlanta Falcons 14-13 in Week 2, 2002.

What was the score by quarter in Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons?

Q2: Chicago Bears 7, Atlanta Falcons 10; Q3: Chicago Bears 7, Atlanta Falcons 3; Final: Chicago Bears 14, Atlanta Falcons 13.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons?

Atlanta Falcons touchdown — W. Dunn (M. Vick pass) (Q2 11:39) Chicago Bears touchdown — A. Thomas (Q2 1:13) Chicago Bears touchdown — D. Terrell (J. Miller pass) (Q3 9:33) Atlanta Falcons field goal — J. Feely (Q2 0:05, 3 pts) Atlanta Falcons field goal — J. Feely (Q3 6:13, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons?

M. Vick (Atlanta Falcons), 44.7% completion, -0.17 EPA per dropback, -6.34 total passing EPA. Jordan Miller (Chicago Bears), 48.0% completion, -0.03 EPA per dropback, -0.73 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons?

D. Terrell (Chicago Bears) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +3.33 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 1 snaps. Their top snap (+3.33 EPA): (9:33) 15-J.Miller pass to 83-D.Terrell for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Was Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons a close game?

Yes — the margin was 1 points. Chicago Bears won 14-13 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

Chicago Bears

Entered 1-0 Now 2-0 W

Atlanta Falcons

Entered 0-1 Now 0-2 L