2023 Chicago Bears season

2023 Chicago Bears season
2023 Chicago Bears season
Owner	The McCaskey Family
General manager	Ryan Poles
Head coach	Matt Eberflus
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–10
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	CB Jaylon Johnson; DE Montez Sweat
AP All-Pros	CB Jaylon Johnson (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2022; Bears seasons; 2024 →;

The 2023 season was the Chicago Bears' 104th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.

Despite starting the season 0–4, and extending the team losing streak to 14 (longest in team history; dating back to the 2022 season),^[1] the Bears improved on their 3–14 record from the previous season after a Week 12 win over the Minnesota Vikings, and improved on their 6–11 record from the 2021 season after a Week 17 win against the Atlanta Falcons, although a Week 15 loss to the Cleveland Browns ensured their third consecutive losing season and fifth consecutive non-winning campaign. After the Carolina Panthers' loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on New Year's Eve, they secured the first overall pick in the NFL draft for the second successive season. However, wins by the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers later that day eliminated the Bears from playoff contention for the third consecutive season.

The Bears tied at NFL record for most blown double digit 4th quarter leads, at three.^[2]

During the season, Justin Fields became the fourth quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have 5,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in their first 30 starts.^[3]

Draft

2023 Chicago Bears Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Traded to Carolina^[A]
	9	Traded to Philadelphia^[B]			from Carolina^[A]
	10	Darnell Wright	OT	Tennessee	from Philadelphia^[B] via New Orleans^[C]
2	32	Traded to Pittsburgh^[D]
	53	Gervon Dexter	DT	Florida	from Baltimore^[E]
	56	Tyrique Stevenson	CB	Miami (FL)	from Jacksonville^[F]
	61	Traded to Jacksonville^[F]			from San Francisco^[G] via Carolina^[A]
3	64	Zacch Pickens	DT	South Carolina
4	103	Traded to New Orleans^[H]
	115	Roschon Johnson	RB	Texas	from New Orleans^[H]
	133	Tyler Scott	WR	Cincinnati	from Philadelphia^[I]
5	136	Traded to Jacksonville^[F]
	148	Noah Sewell	LB	Oregon	from New England^[J] via Baltimore^[E]
	165	Terell Smith	CB	Minnesota	from Philadelphia
6	178	Traded to Miami^[K]
6	200	Traded to LA Chargers^[L]			from LA Chargers^[M]
7	218	Travis Bell	DT	Kennesaw State
7	258	Kendall Williamson	CB	Stanford	Supplemental compensatory selection

Draft trades

^ ^a ^b ^c The Bears traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for wide receiver D. J. Moore, first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2024 first-round selection, and a 2025 second-round selection.^{[Trade 1]}
^ ^a ^b The Bears traded a first round-round selection (9th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a first round-round selection (10th overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection.^{[Trade 2]}
^ New Orleans traded a first-round selection, as well as 2022 first, third, and seventh-round selections, and a 2024 second-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections and a sixth-round selection.^{[Trade 3]}
^ The Bears traded its second-round selection (32nd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Chase Claypool.^{[Trade 4]}
^ ^a ^b The Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith to Baltimore in exchange for linebacker A. J. Klein along with second and fifth-round selections (53rd and 148th overall).^{[Trade 5]}
^ ^a ^b ^c The Bears traded their second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 136th overall) in exchange for Jacksonville's second-round selection (56th overall).^[4]
^ San Francisco traded second, third, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.^{[Trade 1]}^{[Trade 6]}
^ ^a ^b The Bears traded the fourth-round pick (103rd overall) pick to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for two fourth-round picks (115th and 165th overall).^{[Trade 7]}
^ Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for defensive end Robert Quinn.^{[Trade 8]}
^ New England traded a fifth-round selection and a 2022 seventh-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for cornerback Shaun Wade.^{[Trade 5]}^{[Trade 9]}
^ The Bears traded a sixth-round selection (178th overall) to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Jakeem Grant.^{[Trade 10]}
^ The Bears traded the sixth-round selection back to the Chargers in exchange for two 2022 seventh-round selections.^{[Trade 11]}
^ The Bears traded outside linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for a sixth-round selection (200th overall) as well as a 2022 second-round selection.^{[Trade 12]}

2023 Chicago Bears undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Nick Amoah	OT	UC Davis	^[5]
Tyson Bagent	QB	Shepherd
Micah Baskerville	LB	LSU
Justin Broiles	S	Oklahoma
Robert Burns	FB	UConn
Damien Caffrey	TE	Stony Brook
Macon Clark	S	Tulane
Aron Cruickshank	WR	Rutgers
Jalen Harris	DE	Arizona
Robert Haskins	OT	USC
Gabe Houy	OT	Pittsburgh
D'Anthony Jones	DE	Houston	^[6]
Josh Lugg	G	Notre Dame	^[6]
Lorenz Metz	G	Cincinnati	^[5]
Thyrick Pitts	WR	Delaware
Andre Szmyt	K	Syracuse
Bralen Trahan	S	Louisiana	^[6]

Staff

On February 1, 2023, the Bears announced that Jon Hoke was hired as their new cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator,^[7] replacing James Rowe who left to become University of South Florida defensive passing game coordinator.^[8]

On September 20, 2023, Defensive Coordinator Alan Williams resigned, citing health and family concerns.^[9] According to multiple reports, the Bears’ human resources department was involved in the process that would lead up to Williams’ resignation as a result of inappropriate activity.^[10] On October 16, 2023 the Phil Snow was hired as their Defensive Analyst.^[11]

On November 1, 2023, Running backs coach David Walker was fired by the Bears over workplace behavior.^[12] Omar Young, the assistant quarterbacks and wide receivers coach, replaced him.^[13]

**2023 Chicago Bears staff**
	Front office Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman – George McCaskey President/CEO – Kevin Warren General manager – Ryan Poles Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham Senior vice president/general counsel – Cliff Stein Co-director of player personnel – Jeff King Co-director of player personnel – Trey Koziol Assistant director of pro scouting – Chris White Assistant director of college scouting – Breck Ackley Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein Director of football research – Harrison Fried Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan Head coaches Head coach – Matt Eberflus Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Luke Getsy Quarterbacks – Andrew Janocko Running backs – David Walker; fired on November 1 Passing game coordinator/wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Jim Dray Assistant tight ends – Tim Zetts Offensive line – Chris Morgan Assistant offensive line – Luke Steckel Assistant Quarterbacks – Omar Young ; Running backs coach from November 1 Offensive quality control – Zach Cable			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Alan Williams; resigned on September 20 Defensive line – Travis Smith Assistant defensive line – Justin Hinds Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi Cornerbacks/passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke Safeties – Andre Curtis Assistant defensive backs – David Overstreet II Senior defensive analyst – Phil Snow Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Carlos Polk Coaching administration Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid Chief of staff – Sean Magee Coaching assistant – Kenny Norton III Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo Player engagement/strength and conditioning – Isaiah Harris

Final roster

**2023 Chicago Bears roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Tyson Bagent 1 Justin Fields 14 Nathan Peterman Running backs (RB) 35 Khari Blasingame FB 21 D'Onta Foreman 24 Khalil Herbert 20 Travis Homer 23 Roschon Johnson Wide receivers (WR) 80 Collin Johnson 12 Velus Jones Jr. 11 Darnell Mooney 2 D. J. Moore 13 Tyler Scott 19 Equanimeous St. Brown 15 Trent Taylor Tight ends (TE) 85 Cole Kmet 84 Marcedes Lewis 18 Robert Tonyan		Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Larry Borom T 69 Ja'Tyre Carter G 64 Nate Davis G 67 Dan Feeney G 76 Teven Jenkins G 70 Braxton Jones T 65 Cody Whitehair C 58 Darnell Wright T Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Andrew Billings DT 99 Gervon Dexter DT 94 Rasheem Green DE 93 Justin Jones DT 96 Zacch Pickens DT 90 Dominique Robinson DE 98 Montez Sweat DE 95 DeMarcus Walker DE		Linebackers (LB) 55 Dylan Cole OLB 49 Tremaine Edmunds MLB 53 T. J. Edwards OLB 57 Jack Sanborn OLB 44 Noah Sewell MLB Defensive backs (DB) 39 Josh Blackwell CB 9 Jaquan Brisker SS 6 Kyler Gordon CB 22 Elijah Hicks FS 4 Eddie Jackson FS 33 Jaylon Johnson CB 26 Quindell Johnson SS 31 Jaylon Jones CB 32 Terell Smith CB 29 Tyrique Stevenson CB 27 Greg Stroman CB Special teams 16 Trenton Gill P 8 Cairo Santos K 48 Patrick Scales LS				Practice squad 47 Micah Baskerville MLB 45 Robert Burns FB 88 Stephen Carlson TE 63 Jerome Carvin G 25 Adrian Colbert FS 74 Aviante Collins T 72 Michael Dwumfour DT 92 Daniel Hardy DE 52 Khalid Kareem DE 68 Doug Kramer C 46 Christian Matthew CB 78 Roy Mbaeteka T (IPP) 60 Bill Murray G -- Matt Overton LS 83 Nsimba Webster WR 36 Kendall Williamson SS Reserve 91 Yannick Ngakoue DE (IR) 62 Lucas Patrick C (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 2 reserve, 16 practice squad

Preseason

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	Tennessee Titans	W 23–17	1–0	Soldier Field	Recap
2	August 19	at Indianapolis Colts	L 17–24	1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	Buffalo Bills	L 21–24	1–2	Soldier Field	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	Green Bay Packers	L 20–38	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–27	0–2	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–41	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	Denver Broncos	L 28–31	0–4	Soldier Field	Recap
5	October 5	at Washington Commanders	W 40–20	1–4	FedExField	Recap
6	October 15	Minnesota Vikings	L 13–19	1–5	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 22	Las Vegas Raiders	W 30–12	2–5	Soldier Field	Recap
8	October 29	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 13–30	2–6	SoFi Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–24	2–7	Caesars Superdome	Recap
10	November 9	Carolina Panthers	W 16–13	3–7	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 19	at Detroit Lions	L 26–31	3–8	Ford Field	Recap
12	November 27	at Minnesota Vikings	W 12–10	4–8	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 10	Detroit Lions	W 28–13	5–8	Soldier Field	Recap
15	December 17	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–20	5–9	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	Arizona Cardinals	W 27–16	6–9	Soldier Field	Recap
17	December 31	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–17	7–9	Soldier Field	Recap
18	January 7	at Green Bay Packers	L 9–17	7–10	Lambeau Field	Recap
Notes: * Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 1: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	3	14	14	38
Bears	3	3	8	6	20

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: September 10
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 62,456
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

GB – Romeo Doubs 8-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 6:08. Packers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:23.
CHI – Cairo Santos 47-yard field goal, 2:04. Packers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 4:04.

Second quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 29-yard field goal, 9:00. Packers 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:32.
GB – Anders Carlson 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

GB – Aaron Jones 1-yard run (Anders Carlson kick), 10:19. Packers 17–6 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
GB – Aaron Jones 35-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 6:26. Packers 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:39.
CHI – Darnell Mooney 20-yard pass from Justin Fields (Khalil Herbert run), 0:59. Packers 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:23.

Fourth quarter

GB – Romeo Doubs 4-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 13:30. Packers 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:29.
GB – Quay Walker 37-yard interception return (Anders Carlson kick), 12:36. Packers 38–14.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 2-yard run (pass failed), 2:54. Packers 38–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

GB – Jordan Love – 15/27, 245 yards, 3 TD
CHI – Justin Fields – 24/37, 216 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

GB – Aaron Jones – 9 rushes, 41 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Justin Fields – 9 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

GB – Aaron Jones – 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD
CHI – Darnell Mooney – 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD

The Bears lost to the Packers for the 9th straight time and the 14th time in the last 15 meetings.

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 2: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	0	7	17
Buccaneers	3	10	7	7	27

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 62,976
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

TB – Chase McLaughlin 26-yard field goal, 9:03. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:57.
CHI – Justin Fields 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:17. Bears 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.

Second quarter

TB – Rachaad White 4-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 10:53. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:22.
CHI – Cairo Santos 52-yard field goal, 1:55. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:54.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Buccaneers 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

TB – Mike Evans 32-yard pass from Baker Mayfield (Chase McLaughlin kick), 4:06. Buccaneers 20–10 Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 7:25.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Chase Claypool 20-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 6:17. Buccaneers 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:53.
TB – Shaquil Barrett 4-yard interception return (Chase McLaughlin kick), 2:03. Buccaneers 27–17.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 16/29, 211 yards, TD, 2 INT
TB – Baker Mayfield – 26/34, 317 yards, TD

Top rushers

CHI – Khalil Herbert – 7 rushes, 35 yards
TB – Rachaad White – 17 rushes, 73 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 104 yards
TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 171 yards, TD

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	10	10
Chiefs	7	27	7	0	41

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: September 24
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 73,562
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

KC – Jerick McKinnon 6-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 6:51. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:45.

Second quarter

KC – Clyde Edwards-Helaire 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 11:34. Chiefs 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:57.
KC – Jerick McKinnon 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 3:05. Chiefs 21–0. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:24.
KC – Harrison Butker 41-yard field goal, 1:51. Chiefs 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:06.
KC – Isiah Pacheco 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 1:06. Chiefs 31–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:31.
KC – Harrison Butker 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Chiefs 34–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:35.

Third quarter

KC – Travis Kelce 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:04. Chiefs 41–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:14.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 21-yard field goal, 13:34. Chiefs 41–3. Drive: 11 plays, 25 yards, 4:42.
CHI – D. J. Moore 9-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 4:20. Chiefs 41–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 11/22, 99 yards, TD, INT
KC – Patrick Mahomes – 24/33, 272 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Justin Fields – 11 rushes, 47 yards
KC – Isiah Pacheco – 15 rushes, 62 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 4: Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	0	7	17	31
Bears	0	21	7	0	28

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: October 1
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 62,220
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jaleel McLaughlin 18-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick), 5:08. Broncos 7-0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:12.

Second quarter

CHI – D.J. Moore 29-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 14:53. Tied 7-7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:15.
CHI – Cole Kmet 22-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 11:44. Bears 14-7. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:16.
CHI – Cole Kmet 3-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 6:08. Bears 21-7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:27.

Third quarter

CHI – Khalil Herbert 2-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 4:11. Bears 28-7. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 9:26.
DEN – Brandon Johnson 4-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick), 0:14. Bears 28-14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Courtland Sutton 13-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick), 9:36. Bears 28-21. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:20.
DEN – Jonathon Cooper 35-yard fumble return (Wil Lutz kick), 6:55. Tied 28-28.
DEN – Wil Lutz 51-yard field goal, 1:46. Broncos 31-28. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

DEN – Russell Wilson – 21/28, 223 yards, 3 TD
CHI – Justin Fields – 28/35, 335 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

DEN – Jaleel McLaughlin – 7 rushes, 72 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 18 rushes, 103 yards

Top receivers

DEN – Jerry Jeudy – 3 receptions, 52 yards
CHI – D.J. Moore – 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD

The Bears blew a 28–7 lead and lost to Russell Wilson and the Broncos, 31–28. The blown 21-point lead tied for the largest in Bears history.^[14] The Bears remained winless and extended their losing streak to 14 games.

Week 5: at Washington Commanders

Week 5: Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	17	0	13	40
Commanders	0	3	11	6	20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: October 5
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT/7:15 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 63,727
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (WFLD/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D. J. Moore 20-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 12:04. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56.
CHI – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 4:18. Bears 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:33.

Second quarter

CHI – D. J. Moore 11-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 14:15. Bears 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:37.
WAS – Joey Slye 51-yard field goal, 8:33. Bears 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:42.
CHI – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 2:24. Bears 20–3. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:09.
CHI – Cole Kmet 4-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 00:24. Bears 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

WAS – Logan Thomas 2-yard pass from Sam Howell (Sam Howell run), 12:00. Bears 27–11. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
WAS – Joey Slye 32-yard field goal, 3:17. Bears 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 14:09. Bears 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:08.
WAS – Curtis Samuel 3-yard pass from Sam Howell (pass failed), 10:51. Bears 30–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
CHI – D. J. Moore 56-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 4:09. Bears 37–20. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:02.
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 1:56. Bears 40–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:34.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 15/29, 282 yards, 4 TD
WAS – Sam Howell – 37/51, 388 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CHI – Khalil Herbert – 10 rushes, 76 yards
WAS – Sam Howell – 4 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 8 receptions, 230 yards, 3 TD
WAS – Logan Thomas – 9 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Only a few hours after the death of team legend Dick Butkus, the Bears upset the Commanders, and picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1-4. Justin Fields had a perfect passer rating of 158.3 when he threw to D. J. Moore, and D. J. Moore had a day with 230 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns. They broke their losing streak of 14 games dating back to last season.

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 6: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	9	7	0	19
Bears	0	6	0	7	13

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: October 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 62,167
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Greg Joseph 53-yard field goal, 6:24. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 4:47.

Second quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 13:41. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 7:43.
MIN – Greg Joseph 51-yard field goal, 8:56. Vikings 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:45.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 3:18. Tied 6–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:48.
MIN – Jordan Addison 10-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (kick blocked), 0:12. Vikings 12–6. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

MIN – Jordan Hicks 42-yard fumble return (Greg Joseph kick), 6:44. Vikings 19–6.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Tyson Bagent 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 7:46. Vikings 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:56.

Top passers

MIN – Kirk Cousins – 21/31, 181 yards, TD
CHI – Tyson Bagent – 10/14, 83 yards, INT

Top rushers

MIN – Alexander Mattison – 18 rushes, 44 yards
CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 15 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

MIN – T. J. Hockenson – 6 receptions, 50 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 5 receptions, 51 yards

Week 7: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 7: Las Vegas Raiders at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	0	9	12
Bears	7	7	7	9	30

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: October 22
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 62,199
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D'Onta Foreman 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:45. Bears 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:22.

Second quarter

CHI – D'Onta Foreman 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 7:31. Bears 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:48.
LV – Daniel Carlson 40-yard field goal, 1:47. Bears 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 5:44.

Third quarter

CHI – D'Onta Foreman 5-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 4:04. Bears 21–3. Drive: 15 plays, 88 yards, 8:16.

Fourth quarter

LV – Daniel Carlson 25-yard field goal, 12:20. Bears 21–6. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:44.
CHI – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 5:46. Bears 24–6. Drive: 12 plays, 37 yards, 6:34.
CHI – Jaylon Johnson 39-yard interception return (kick blocked), 5:36. Bears 30–6.
LV – Jakobi Meyers 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (pass failed), 1:10. Bears 30–12. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:22.

Top passers

LV – Brian Hoyer – 17/32, 129 yards, 2 INT
CHI – Tyson Bagent – 21/29, 162 yards, TD

Top rushers

LV – Josh Jacobs – 11 rushes, 35 yards
CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 16 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

LV – Davante Adams – 7 receptions, 57 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 8 receptions, 54 yards

Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week 8: Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	0	6	13
Chargers	14	10	6	0	30

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Date: October 29
Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT/5:20 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 70,240
Referee: Brad Rogers
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

LAC – Austin Ekeler 39-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 7:08. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:36.
LAC – Simi Fehoko 9-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 0:43. Chargers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:18.

Second quarter

LAC – Cameron Dicker 43-yard field goal, 8:50. Chargers 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:55.
CHI – Darrynton Evans 11-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:47. Chargers 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:03.
LAC – Donald Parham 11-yard pass from Justin Herbert (Cameron Dicker kick), 0:04. Chargers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

LAC – Cameron Dicker 53-yard field goal, 8:51. Chargers 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 6:09.
LAC – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal, 3:00. Chargers 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Tyson Bagent 1-yard run (pass failed), 2:12. Chargers 30–13. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 4:02.

Top passers

CHI – Tyson Bagent – 25/37, 232 yards, 2 INT
LAC – Justin Herbert – 31/40, 298 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 9 rushes, 34 yards
LAC – Austin Ekeler – 15 rushes, 29 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Cole Kmet – 10 receptions, 79 yards
LAC – Austin Ekeler – 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD

Week 9: at New Orleans Saints

Week 9: Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	3	0	17
Saints	7	7	3	7	24

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 70,006
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Cole Kmet 18-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 11:21. Bears 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
NO – Chris Olave 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 0:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:04.

Second quarter

CHI – Cole Kmet 9-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 12:52. Bears 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
NO – Taysom Hill 2-yard pass from Derek Carr (Blake Grupe kick), 6:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:47.

Third quarter

NO – Blake Grupe 55-yard field goal, 11:43. Saints 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:16.
CHI – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 3:27. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 8:16.

Fourth quarter

NO – Juwan Johnson 3-yard pass from Taysom Hill (Blake Grupe kick), 11:05. Saints 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:54.

Top passers

CHI – Tyson Bagent – 18/30, 220 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
NO – Derek Carr – 25/34, 211 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 20 rushes, 83 yards
NO – Taysom Hill – 11 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Cole Kmet – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD
NO – Chris Olave – 6 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 10: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	0	3	13
Bears	3	6	7	0	16

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: November 9
Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 61,200
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (WFLD/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Ihmir Smith-Marsette 79-yard punt return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:46. Panthers 7–0.
CHI – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 2:29. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:17.

Second quarter

CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 33-yard field goal, 13:33. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:56.
CHI – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 3:06. Panthers 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 5:13.
CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

CHI – D'Onta Foreman 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:33. Bears 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:56.

Fourth quarter

CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 39-yard field goal, 11:06. Bears 16–13. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 4:42.

Top passers

CAR – Bryce Young – 21/38, 185 yards
CHI – Tyson Bagent – 20/33, 162 yards

Top rushers

CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 9 rushes, 23 yards
CHI – D'Onta Foreman – 21 rushes, 80 yards, TD

Top receivers

CAR – Adam Thielen – 6 receptions, 42 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 5 receptions, 58 yards

Week 11: at Detroit Lions

Week 11: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	10	6	26
Lions	0	14	0	17	31

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 63,873
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D'Onta Foreman 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:23. Bears 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:37.

Second quarter

DET – Jahmyr Gibbs 2-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), 9:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:55.
CHI – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 1:47. Bears 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 7:36.
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown 7-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 0:11. Lions 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 6:41. Lions 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 6:21.
CHI – D. J. Moore 39-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 4:41. Bears 20–14. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:51.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 14:12. Bears 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:13.
CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 4:15. Bears 26–14. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:45.
DET – Jameson Williams 32-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 2:59. Bears 26–21. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:16.
DET – David Montgomery 1-yard run (Jared Goff–Sam LaPorta pass), 0:29. Lions 29–26. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 2:04.
DET – Justin Fields forced fumble out of bounds by Aidan Hutchinson for a Safety, 0:22. Lions 31–26.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 16/23, 169 yards, TD
DET – Jared Goff – 23/35, 236 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

CHI – Justin Fields – 18 rushes, 104 yards
DET – David Montgomery – 12 rushes, 76 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 7 receptions, 96 yards, TD
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD

The Bears became the first team in history to lose a game while having possession for over 40 minutes, with the Lions coming back from a 12 point deficit with just 4 minutes and 15 seconds on the clock.^[15]

Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 12: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	3	6	12
Vikings	0	3	0	7	10

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 27
Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,843
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 13:35. Bears 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:39.
MIN – Greg Joseph 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 6:59. Bears 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 5:08.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 55-yard field goal, 14:15. Bears 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:24.
MIN – T. J. Hockenson 17-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Greg Joseph kick), 5:54. Vikings 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:52.
CHI – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 0:10. Bears 12–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:19.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 27/37, 217 yards
MIN – Joshua Dobbs – 22/32, 185 yards, TD, 4 INT

Top rushers

CHI – Justin Fields – 12 rushes, 59 yards
MIN – Alexander Mattison – 10 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 11 receptions, 114 yards
MIN – Jordan Addison – 6 receptions, 39 yards

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 14: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	13	0	0	13
Bears	10	0	9	9	28

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 62,185
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D. J. Moore 16-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 10:17. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:43.
CHI – Cairo Santos 46-yard field goal, 1:22. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:12.

Second quarter

DET – Jahmyr Gibbs 12-yard run (kick failed), 6:59. Bears 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:40.
DET – Josh Reynolds 8-yard pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick), 0:26. Lions 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:49.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 25-yard field goal, 8:38. Tied 13–13. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:20.
CHI – D. J. Moore 38-yard pass from Justin Fields (kick failed), 1:36. Bears 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:30.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Justin Fields 11-yard run (pass failed), 14:12. Bears 25–13. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:48.
CHI – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 9:20. Bears 28–13. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:53.

Top passers

DET – Jared Goff – 20/35, 161 yards, TD, 2 INT
CHI – Justin Fields – 19/33, 223 yards, TD

Top rushers

DET – Jahmyr Gibbs – 11 rushes, 66 yards, TD
CHI – Justin Fields – 12 rushes, 58 yards, TD

Top receivers

DET – Josh Reynolds – 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week 15: Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	10	0	17
Browns	0	7	0	13	20

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Rain, 45 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 67,919
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

CHI – Cole Kmet 5-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 10:54. Bears 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:23.
CLE – David Njoku 2-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 7:06.

Third quarter

CHI – Tremaine Edmunds 45-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 13:50. Bears 14–7.
CHI – Cairo Santos 41-yard field goal, 7:07. Bears 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:38.

Fourth quarter

CLE – Dustin Hopkins 33-yard field goal, 12:27. Bears 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:29.
CLE – Amari Cooper 51-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:08. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:10.
CLE – Dustin Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 0:32. Browns 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yard, 1:18.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 19/40, 166 yards, TD, 2 INT
CLE – Joe Flacco – 28/44, 374 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

CHI – Roschon Johnson – 5 rushes, 36 yards
CLE – Jerome Ford – 8 rushes, 20 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Cole Kmet – 5 receptions, 23 yards, TD
CLE – David Njoku – 10 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	3	6	16
Bears	7	14	3	3	27

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 24
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 59,978
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Justin Fields 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:16. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yard, 2:56.

Second quarter

CHI – Khalil Herbert 11-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:54. Bears 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yard, 5:57.
CHI – Marcedes Lewis 1-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 7:12. Bears 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:41.
ARI – James Conner 16-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 2:27. Bears 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.

Third quarter

ARI – Matt Prater 55-yard field goal, 12:12. Bears 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:48.
CHI – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 1:04. Bears 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:35.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Greg Dortch 38-yard pass from Kyler Murray (pass failed), 6:37. Bears 24–16. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45.
CHI – Cairo Santos 29-yard field goal, 1:02. Bears 27–16. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 1:55.

Top passers

ARI – Kyler Murray – 24/38, 230 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Justin Fields – 15/27, 170 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – James Conner – 12 rushes, 45 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 20 rushes, 112 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – Emari Demercado – 7 receptions, 40 yards
CHI – Cole Kmet – 4 receptions, 107 yards

Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 17: Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	3	7	17
Bears	7	14	6	10	37

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Light snow, 32 °F (0 °C)
Game attendance: 61,752
Referee: Adrian Hill
TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Ross Tucker and Amanda Renner
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – D. J. Moore 7-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 8:47. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yard, 3:33.

Second quarter

CHI – Justin Fields 9-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:14. Bears 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yard, 4:03.
ATL – Tyler Allgeier 75-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 14:00. Bears 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 4:02. Bears 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:06.

Third quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 11:56. Bears 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:04.
ATL – Younghoe Koo 38-yard field goal, 8:29. Bears 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:27.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 1:10. Bears 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

ATL – Taylor Heinicke 24-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:22. Bears 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 4:59. Bears 30–17. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:21.
CHI – Khalil Herbert 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 3:39. Bears 37–17. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:19.

Top passers

ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 10/29, 163 yards, TD, 3 INT
CHI – Justin Fields – 20/32, 268 yards, TD

Top rushers

ATL – Bijan Robinson – 15 rushes, 75 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 18 rushes, 124 yards, TD

Top receivers

ATL – Drake London – 4 receptions, 56 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 9 receptions, 159 yards, TD

Week 18: at Green Bay Packers

Week 18: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	3	0	3	9
Packers	0	7	7	3	17

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: January 7
Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 34 °F (1 °C)
Game attendance: 78,188
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 8:54. Bears 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 6:06.

Second quarter

GB – Dontayvion Wicks 10-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 7:20. Packers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:42.
CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 1:17. Packers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:03.

Third quarter

GB – Dontayvion Wicks 12-yard pass from Jordan Love (Anders Carlson kick), 9:47. Packers 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:13.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Cairo Santos 35-yard field goal, 13:03. Packers 14–9. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:14.
GB – Anders Carlson 25-yard field goal, 10:54. Packers 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09.

Top passers

CHI – Justin Fields – 11/16, 148 yards
GB – Jordan Love – 27/32, 316 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Khalil Herbert – 12 rushes, 28 yards
GB – Aaron Jones – 22 rushes, 111 yards

Top receivers

CHI – D. J. Moore – 4 receptions, 64 yards
GB – Dontayvion Wicks – 6 receptions, 61 yards, 2 TD

Standings

Division

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Detroit Lions	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	461	395	W1
⁽⁷⁾ Green Bay Packers	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	383	350	W3
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	344	362	L4
Chicago Bears	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	360	379	L1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	.509	.475	L1
2^[a]^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	5–1	9–3	.446	.392	W2
3^[a]^[b]	Detroit Lions	North	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.481	.436	W1
4^[c]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.481	.379	W1
Wild cards
5	Philadelphia Eagles	East	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.481	.476	L2
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	.529	.453	W4
7^[d]^[e]	Green Bay Packers	North	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.474	.458	W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	.512	.392	W1
9^[c]^[d]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.433	.340	W2
10^[f]^[g]	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.509	.454	L4
11^[g]^[h]	Chicago Bears	North	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.464	.370	L1
12^[f]^[h]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.429	.462	L2
13	New York Giants	East	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.512	.353	W1
14^[i]	Washington Commanders	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	2–10	.512	.338	L8
15^[i]	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	.561	.588	L1
16	Carolina Panthers	South	2	15	0	.118	1–5	1–11	.522	.500	L3
Tiebreakers^[j]
^ ^a ^b ^c San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) ^ ^a ^b ^c Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. ^ ^a ^b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. ^ ^a ^b Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). ^ ^a ^b Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) ^ ^a ^b Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

References

^ "Justin Fields, Bears snap 14-game losing streak: 'I'm proud of everybody in the building'". NFL.com.
^ "Bears reach historic depths of blowing late leads". ESPN.com. December 19, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ "Chicago Bears snap 14-game losing streak with 40-20 victory over the Washington Commanders". CNN.
^ "Bears trade up for Miami CB Tyrique Stevenson with 56th pick in 2023 NFL draft". April 29, 2023.
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Draft trades

^ ^a ^b McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Eagles trade up, pick Georgia DT Jalen Carter in NFL draft". April 27, 2023.
^ "Sources: Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints shake up first round of 2022 NFL draft with multipick trade". April 4, 2022.
^ "Roster Move: Bears agree to acquire Chase Claypool in trade with Steelers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bears trading LB Roquan Smith to Ravens for draft picks". NFL.com. October 31, 2022.
^ "Panthers trading RB Christian McCaffrey to 49ers in exchange for host of draft picks". NFL.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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^ "Chargers Acquire Six-Time Pro Bowl Outside Linebacker Khalil Mack". March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

External links

Official website

[Panthers-5] The Bears traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for wide receiver D. J. Moore, first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2024 first-round selection, and a 2025 second-round selection.^{[Trade 1]}

[Eagles2-7] The Bears traded a first round-round selection (9th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a first round-round selection (10th overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection.^{[Trade 2]}

[Saints-9] New Orleans traded a first-round selection, as well as 2022 first, third, and seventh-round selections, and a 2024 second-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections and a sixth-round selection.^{[Trade 3]}

[Steelers-11] The Bears traded its second-round selection (32nd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Chase Claypool.^{[Trade 4]}

[Ravens-13] The Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith to Baltimore in exchange for linebacker A. J. Klein along with second and fifth-round selections (53rd and 148th overall).^{[Trade 5]}

[Jaguars-15] The Bears traded their second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 136th overall) in exchange for Jacksonville's second-round selection (56th overall).^[4]

[49ers-17] San Francisco traded second, third, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.^{[Trade 1]}^{[Trade 6]}

[Saints2-19] The Bears traded the fourth-round pick (103rd overall) pick to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for two fourth-round picks (115th and 165th overall).^{[Trade 7]}

[Eagles-21] Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for defensive end Robert Quinn.^{[Trade 8]}

[Patriots-23] New England traded a fifth-round selection and a 2022 seventh-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for cornerback Shaun Wade.^{[Trade 5]}^{[Trade 9]}

[Dolphins-25] The Bears traded a sixth-round selection (178th overall) to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Jakeem Grant.^{[Trade 10]}

[Chargers2-27] The Bears traded the sixth-round selection back to the Chargers in exchange for two 2022 seventh-round selections.^{[Trade 11]}

[Chargers1-29] The Bears traded outside linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for a sixth-round selection (200th overall) as well as a 2022 second-round selection.^{[Trade 12]}

[12-5a-41] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.

[12-5b-42] Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-43] Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)

[9-8b-44] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-45] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-46] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-47] Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)

[7-10c-48] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-49] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[50] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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