Bears vs Panthers — Week 1 NFL Player Props & Matchup

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers · Sunday, September 13, 2026 · Sun 1:00 PM ET · Week 1 · 2026 season

Player props, odds and matchup context for Bears at Panthers in Week 1: both teams' FanDuel lines with hit rates at this week's numbers, spread, total and moneyline, injury designations, 2025 offensive pace, the defense-vs-position matchup, key players — build a Bears vs Panthers same-game parlay on ParlayBuilder.

Kickoff & Odds

TeamSpreadMoneyline
Chicago Bears -3 (-106) -164
Carolina Panthers +3 (-114) +138

Total: 47.5 (over -102 / under -120)

Bears vs Panthers Player Props (Week 1)

FanDuel main lines. "Last 10" counts past games that would have cleared this week's line; the 2025 column is the same count over that season including playoffs. Opponent rank: 1 = toughest of 32 against that position and market, 2025 season, opponent-adjusted.

Bears player props

PlayerPosMarketLineOver / UnderLast 102025ModelOpp rank
Caleb WilliamsQBPass TDs1.5-106 / -1258/1011/216th
Caleb WilliamsQBPass Yards226.5-114 / -1146/1010/217th
Caleb WilliamsQBRush Yards19.5-114 / -1145/1010/2124th
Caleb WilliamsQBAnytime TD+3700/104/2120% to score13th
D'Andre SwiftRBAnytime TD-1854/109/1943% to score26th
Roschon JohnsonRBAnytime TD+6500/108% to score26th
Rome OdunzeWRAnytime TD+2001/106/1632% to score6th
Rome OdunzeWRRec Yards43.5-114 / -1145/109/164th
Luther Burden IIIWRAnytime TD+1651/102/2017% to score6th
Luther Burden IIIWRRec Yards56.5-114 / -1143/104/204th
Rome OdunzeWRReceptions3.5+106 / -1402/105/167th
Kalif RaymondWRAnytime TD+5501/101/1511% to score6th
Jahdae WalkerWRAnytime TD+7003/104/1210% to score6th
Luther Burden IIIWRReceptions4.5-138 / +1042/102/207th
Zavion ThomasWRAnytime TD+7006th
Colston LovelandTEAnytime TD+1854/105/2126% to score20th
Colston LovelandTERec Yards50.5-114 / -1145/107/2121st
Cole KmetTEAnytime TD+4002/103/1915% to score20th
Cole KmetTERec Yards14.5-114 / -1147/1012/1921st
Colston LovelandTEReceptions4.5-114 / -1143/104/2112th
Cole KmetTEReceptions1.5-138 / +1048/1010/1912th
Sam RoushTEAnytime TD+190020th

Panthers player props

PlayerPosMarketLineOver / UnderLast 102025ModelOpp rank
Bryce YoungQBPass TDs1.5+112 / -1484/107/1923rd
Bryce YoungQBPass Yards208.5-114 / -1143/104/1925th
Bryce YoungQBRush Yards13.5-114 / -1146/107/1932nd
Bryce YoungQBAnytime TD+7502/103/1914% to score29th
Chuba HubbardRBAnytime TD+1152/105/1825% to score4th
Tetairoa McMillanWRAnytime TD+1604/105/2029% to score26th
Tetairoa McMillanWRRec Yards58.5-114 / -1145/1010/2030th
Jalen CokerWRAnytime TD+2804/105/1319% to score26th
Jalen CokerWRRec Yards39.5-114 / -1146/106/1330th
Xavier LegetteWRAnytime TD+4701/103/1618% to score26th
Xavier LegetteWRRec Yards18.5-114 / -1145/107/1630th
John Metchie IIIWRAnytime TD+8502/102/1914% to score26th
Tetairoa McMillanWRReceptions4.5-114 / -1144/108/2030th
Jalen CokerWRReceptions3.5-128 / -1045/105/1330th
Xavier LegetteWRReceptions2.5+1363/105/1630th
Brycen TremayneWRAnytime TD+19000/100/197% to score26th
Darren WallerTEAnytime TD+3504/104/924% to score6th
Ja'Tavion SandersTEAnytime TD+4901/101/1412% to score6th
Tommy TrembleTEAnytime TD+4901/102/1811% to score6th
Mitchell EvansTEAnytime TD+12000/102/209% to score6th

Injury Designations (through Sep 8)

Bears

  • Beanie Bishop Jr. CB · IR
  • Brittain Brown RB · IR
  • Coby Bryant S · IR
  • Dallis Flowers CB · IR
  • Dontae Manning CB · IR
  • Hayden Large TE · IR
  • Jonathan Garvin DE · IR
  • Nephi Sewell LB · IR
  • Nikola Kalinic TE · IR
  • Ruben Hyppolite II LB · IR
  • Kyler Gordon CB · PUP-R
  • Noah Sewell LB · PUP-R

Panthers

  • Brady Christensen G · IR
  • Chris Brazzell II WR · IR
  • Nic Scourton LB · IR
  • Ikem Ekwonu OT · PUP-R
  • Tershawn Wharton DT · PUP-R
  • Taylor Moton OT · NFI-R
  • Bam Martin-Scott LB · IR-R
  • Trevor Etienne RB · IR-R

Offensive Profile (2025 season, through Week 18)

Per gameBearsPanthers
Plays per game63.5 (2)57.5 (20)
Pass rate53.2% (21)52.8% (22)
Yards per game379.2312.1
Yards per play65.4
Pass attempts33.8 (10)30.4 (21)
Rush attempts29.7 (4)27.1 (18)
Targets per game31.3 (13)28.3 (22)
Offensive TDs2.8 (9)1.9 (25)

Ranks in parentheses are of 32 teams.

Defensive Matchup (2025 season, opponent-adjusted)

Rank 1 = toughest of 32 against that position and market, through Week 18.

Bears defense

  • vs quarterbacks: 25th in passing yards allowed (one of the more generous), 23rd in passing touchdowns allowed (one of the more generous), 2nd in interceptions forced (one of the tougher), 32nd in rushing yards allowed (one of the more generous), 29th in touchdowns allowed (one of the more generous)
  • vs running backs: 25th in rushing yards allowed (one of the more generous), 5th in receptions allowed (one of the tougher), 7th in receiving yards allowed (one of the tougher), 4th in touchdowns allowed (one of the tougher)
  • vs wide receivers: 30th in receiving yards allowed (one of the more generous), 30th in receptions allowed (one of the more generous), 26th in touchdowns allowed (one of the more generous)
  • vs tight ends: 11th in receiving yards allowed, 20th in receptions allowed, 6th in touchdowns allowed (one of the tougher)

Panthers defense

  • vs quarterbacks: 7th in passing yards allowed (one of the tougher), 6th in passing touchdowns allowed (one of the tougher), 8th in interceptions forced (one of the tougher), 24th in rushing yards allowed (one of the more generous), 13th in touchdowns allowed
  • vs running backs: 27th in rushing yards allowed (one of the more generous), 17th in receptions allowed, 11th in receiving yards allowed, 26th in touchdowns allowed (one of the more generous)
  • vs wide receivers: 4th in receiving yards allowed (one of the tougher), 7th in receptions allowed (one of the tougher), 6th in touchdowns allowed (one of the tougher)
  • vs tight ends: 21st in receiving yards allowed, 12th in receptions allowed, 20th in touchdowns allowed

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