ATLANTA — Jay Cutler brought his ‘A’ game to Atlanta. Chicago’s polarizing quarterback passed for a season-high 381 yards and a touchdown, leading the Bears to a 27-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

Criticized for his inconsistency, Cutler made seemingly every big throw, fitting the ball into tight spots and connecting on multiple deep balls to wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery, who each finished with more than 100 yards receiving.

Cutler completed 26 of 38 passes without an interception, helping the Bears (3-3) snap their two-game losing streak.

“It was big, a big momentum swing,” Cutler said. “We came in knowing that we would have to get some chunks (of yards) and just couldn’t dink and dunk all day. I thought the coaches did a great job installing the game plan.”

After the Falcons rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to tie the score 13-13 in the third quarter, Cutler engineered two long scoring drives, capped by Matt Forte touchdown runs. Forte had another productive all-around game, finishing with 80 yards rushing and 77 yards receiving.

Atlanta (2-4) lost three straight and suffered its first loss at home this season.

It didn’t feel like much of a home-field advantage, though. After quarterback Matt Ryan was sacked and then intercepted by Demontre Hurst late in the fourth quarter, the strong contingent of Bears fans at the Georgia Dome made their presence known and waved goodbye to departing Falcons fans.

“There was a lot of noise in the Dome today,” Marshall said of the Bears fans. “I wasn’t surprised. That’s why I always say that I love the city of Chicago.”

Atlanta running back Antone Smith had a 41-yard catch and run in third quarter, and Matt Bryant kicked two field goals.

Ryan completed 18 of 35 passes for 257 yards with an interception and the touchdown to Smith. Falcons wide receiver/kick returner Devin Hester didn’t make much of an impact in his first game against his former team.

“We’ve played very inconsistently on defense throughout the entire season, and we haven’t played nearly up to our potential on the offensive side of the football either,” Atlanta coach Mike Smith said. “I don’t think anything is off the table in terms of what we’ve got to get done. These are the guys that we have on our football team. We have to coach them better. They have to play better.”

What the Bears said:

“I think we took advantage of our opportunities. We just made plays and Jay (Cutler) was really just dropping those balls in places that him and only a few guys can do. I’m just proud of our offense for bouncing back.” — WR Brandon Marshall.

“Our players came in on Wednesday with amnesia. They put the past and last week behind them and really went to work at preparing both in the classroom and on the field. We worked hard at it all week and today all three phases came into play.” — coach Marc Trestman.

What the Falcons said:

“I’m okay with the touches I get. If I get more, that’s great, too.” — RB Antone Smith.

“It was a tough day in the office. I need to play better to help our team win ball games. I feel like I let my team down a bit, but I am willing to work to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” — TE Levin Toilolo, who was one of several Falcon receivers to drop passes.

What we learned about the Bears:

1. This is still a team capable of contending in the wide-open NFC — when quarterback Jay Cutler protects the football. Cutler completed 26 of 38 passes for a season-high 381 yards and a touchdown. Cutler didn’t throw an interception after throwing two picks in each of his last two games. Receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery both went over 100 yards in receiving, and running back Matt Forte finished with 157 total yards. Few teams can stack up against that trio of weapons, if Cutler doesn’t turn it over.

2. Missing two starting linebackers, the Bears’ defense still managed to hang tough against a Falcons’ offense that has been explosive in the Georgia Dome. Rookie cornerback Kyle Fuller matched up against receiver Julio Jones and helped hold the Atlanta star four catches and 68 yards.

–DE Willie Young had two of the Bears’ three sacks of Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan. Young, in his fifth season out of North Carolina State, is among the league leaders in sacks with seven.

–CB Kyle Fuller continued his impressive rookie season. Fuller, a first-round pick out of Virginia Tech, was matched up against receiver Julio Jones for much of the game and held the Atlanta start in check for much of the game. Fuller forced Jones to fumble after a completion in the first half and broke up a pass on a third-down crossing route in the third quarter.

–WR Alshon Jeffery is part of a solid tandem with WR Brandon Marshall. Jeffery had five catches for 136 yards and a touchdown called back by a penalty.

–WR Brandon Marshall is part of a solid tandem with WR Alshon Jeffery. Marshall had six catches for 113 yards, including a 47-yard reception that set up the Bears’ first touchdown against the Falcons.

What we learned about the Falcons

1. Atlanta continues to struggle to stop the run. The Falcons entered Sunday’s game with the 28th-ranked rushing defense. The Bears finished with a 110 yards rushing, averaging 3.9 yards per rush.

2. While the defense has been the Falcons’ biggest concern to this point in the season, quarterback Matt Ryan and the offense had their own struggles against a banged-up Bears’ defense. The Falcons converted just 4 of 13 third downs and were tormented by dropped passes.

–RB Antone Smith, in his fifth season out of Florida State, has developed into a sparkplug for the Falcons’ offense. Smith scored on a 41-yard swing pass from Matt Ryan to cap Atlanta’s opening drive of the second half. Smith has scored touchdowns in four straight games and has five on the season.

–K Matt Bryant made two 50-plus-yard field goals, including a season-long 54-yarder to tie the game in the third quarter. Bryant made 15 field goals of 50 yards or more in his career with the Falcons.

–WR Julio Jones was held to a season-low in catches (four) and yards (68) against the Bears.