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Bears at Panthers: Starting Lineups, Week 1

Final: Bears 59, Panthers 37

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams against Panthers quarterback Bryce Young. Lineups as listed before kickoff (Bears: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET; Panthers: Sep 13, 2026, 8:42 AM ET).

Bears depth chart · Panthers depth chart · All Week 1 games

Bears offense vs Panthers defense

Chicago Bears offense against the Carolina Panthers defensePanthers defense: LDE Derrick Brown, NT Lee Hunter, RDE Bobby Brown III, WLB Patrick Jones II, LILB Devin Lloyd, RILB Bobby Okereke, SLB Jaelan Phillips, LCB Mike Jackson, SS Tre'von Moehrig, FS Nick Scott, RCB Jaycee Horn. Bears offense: WR Rome Odunze, WR Luther Burden III, LT Braxton Jones, LG Joe Thuney, C Garrett Bradbury, RG Jonah Jackson, RT Darnell Wright, WR Kalif Raymond, QB Caleb Williams, TE Colston Loveland, RB D'Andre SwiftPanthers defenseBears offense#95LDEBrown2 · Hall#92NTHunter2 · Jackson#97RDEBrown III2 · Edwards#91WLBJones II2 · GipsonOUT#55LILBLloyd2 · Kuwatch#58RILBOkereke2 · Cherelus#5SLBPhillips2 · Umanmielen#2LCBJackson2 · Evans#7SSMoehrig2 · Wheatley#21FSScott2 · Ransom#8RCBHorn2 · Lee III#15WROdunze2 · ThomasQ#10WRBurden III2 · Walker#70LTJones2 · Trapilo#62LGThuney2 · McFadden#67CBradbury2 · Jones#73RGJackson2 · Newman#58RTWright2 · Benedet#14WRRaymond2 · Davis#18QBWilliams2 · Bagent#84TELoveland2 · Kmet#4RBSwift2 · Monangai

Bears offense

  1. WR#15 Rome Odunze Questionable (calf)Next up: Zavion Thomas
  2. WR#10 Luther Burden IIINext up: Jahdae Walker
  3. LT#70 Braxton JonesNext up: Ozzy Trapilo
  4. LG#62 Joe ThuneyNext up: Jordan McFadden
  5. C#67 Garrett BradburyNext up: Logan Jones
  6. RG#73 Jonah JacksonNext up: Luke Newman
  7. RT#58 Darnell WrightNext up: Theo Benedet
  8. WR#14 Kalif RaymondNext up: Kaden Davis
  9. QB#18 Caleb WilliamsNext up: Tyson Bagent
  10. TE#84 Colston LovelandNext up: Cole Kmet
  11. RB#4 D'Andre SwiftNext up: Kyle Monangai

Panthers defense

  1. LDE#95 Derrick BrownNext up: Aaron Hall
  2. NT#92 Lee HunterNext up: Cam Jackson
  3. RDE#97 Bobby Brown IIINext up: TeRah Edwards
  4. WLB#91 Patrick Jones II Out (back)Next up: Trevis Gipson
  5. LILB#55 Devin LloydNext up: Jackson Kuwatch
  6. RILB#58 Bobby OkerekeNext up: Claudin Cherelus
  7. SLB#5 Jaelan PhillipsNext up: Princely Umanmielen
  8. LCB#2 Mike JacksonNext up: Akayleb Evans
  9. SS#7 Tre'von MoehrigNext up: Zakee Wheatley
  10. FS#21 Nick ScottNext up: Lathan Ransom
  11. RCB#8 Jaycee HornNext up: Will Lee III

Panthers offense vs Bears defense

Carolina Panthers offense against the Chicago Bears defenseBears defense: LDE Montez Sweat, LDT Grady Jarrett, RDT Kentavius Street, RDE Dayo Odeyingbo, WLB Devin Bush, MLB T.J. Edwards, SLB D'Marco Jackson, LCB Jaylon Johnson, SS Dillon Thieneman, FS Xavier Woods, RCB Tyrique Stevenson. Panthers offense: WR Tetairoa McMillan, WR Jalen Coker, LT Rasheed Walker, LG Damien Lewis, C Luke Fortner, RG Robert Hunt, RT Monroe Freeling, WR Xavier Legette, QB Bryce Young, TE Tommy Tremble, RB Chuba HubbardBears defensePanthers offense#98LDESweat2 · Booker#50LDTJarrett2 · Gallimore#93RDTStreet2 · Berg#55RDEOdeyingbo2 · Hardy#12WLBBush2 · Fields II#53MLBEdwards2 · Elliott#48SLBJackson2 · Sanborn#1LCBJohnson2 · Blackwell#31SSThieneman2 · Hicks#32FSWoods2 · ThomasQ#29RCBStevenson2 · Phillips III#4WRMcMillan2 · Metchie III#18WRCoker2 · Horn Jr.#63LTWalker2 · Forsythe#68LGLewis2 · Bullock#77CFortner2 · Hecht#50RGHunt2 · Bullock#57RTFreeling2 · Forsythe#17WRLegette2 · Tremayne#9QBYoung2 · Pickett#82TETremble2 · Evans#30RBHubbard2 · Brooks

Panthers offense

  1. WR#4 Tetairoa McMillanNext up: John Metchie III
  2. WR#18 Jalen CokerNext up: Jimmy Horn Jr.
  3. LT#63 Rasheed WalkerNext up: Stone Forsythe
  4. LG#68 Damien LewisNext up: Corey Bullock
  5. C#77 Luke FortnerNext up: Sam Hecht
  6. RG#50 Robert HuntNext up: Corey Bullock
  7. RT#57 Monroe FreelingNext up: Stone Forsythe
  8. WR#17 Xavier LegetteNext up: Brycen Tremayne
  9. QB#9 Bryce YoungNext up: Kenny Pickett
  10. TE#82 Tommy TrembleNext up: Mitchell Evans
  11. RB#30 Chuba HubbardNext up: Jonathon Brooks

Bears defense

  1. LDE#98 Montez SweatNext up: Austin Booker
  2. LDT#50 Grady JarrettNext up: Neville Gallimore
  3. RDT#93 Kentavius StreetNext up: Jordan van den Berg
  4. RDE#55 Dayo OdeyingboNext up: Daniel Hardy
  5. WLB#12 Devin BushNext up: Tony Fields II
  6. MLB#53 T.J. EdwardsNext up: Keyshaun Elliott
  7. SLB#48 D'Marco JacksonNext up: Jack Sanborn
  8. LCB#1 Jaylon JohnsonNext up: Josh Blackwell
  9. SS#31 Dillon ThienemanNext up: Elijah Hicks
  10. FS#32 Xavier Woods Questionable (groin)Next up: Skyler Thomas
  11. RCB#29 Tyrique StevensonNext up: Clark Phillips III

Injury report, Week 1

Bears

  • FS Xavier Woods Questionable (groin)
  • QB Tyson Bagent Questionable (back)
  • WR Rome Odunze Questionable (calf)
  • LT Ozzy Trapilo Questionable (knee)

Panthers

  • WLB Patrick Jones II Out (back)

Special teams

Bears

  1. PK#8 Cairo SantosNo backup listed
  2. P#19 Tory TaylorNo backup listed
  3. H#19 Tory TaylorNo backup listed
  4. PR#14 Kalif RaymondNext up: Zavion Thomas
  5. KR#14 Kalif RaymondNext up: Zavion Thomas
  6. LS#45 Beau GardnerNo backup listed

Panthers

  1. PK#10 Ryan FitzgeraldNo backup listed
  2. P#6 Sam MartinNo backup listed
  3. H#6 Sam MartinNo backup listed
  4. PR#19 Jimmy Horn Jr.Next up: Xavier Legette
  5. KR#19 Jimmy Horn Jr.Next up: Xavier Legette
  6. LS#44 JJ JansenNo backup listed