2008 Chicago Bears season
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The 2008 Chicago Bears
season is the franchise's 89th regular season in the National Football League
. They finished the 2008 season with a 9-7 record, improving upon their 7-9 record from the 2007 season
. The Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Following their 7-9 finish in the 2007 season, the Bears were faced with many issues to address heading into the 2008 NFL season
. In an interview, Jerry Angelo
, the team’s general manager
, stated the Bears will seek to bring stability to their offense by creating competition for their current running backs and quarterbacks through free agency
and the upcoming draft
. The team’s running game ranked near last in almost every statistical category, while the Bears had to rely on three different quarterbacks to finish the season. Additionally, the Bears were faced with many questions pertaining to their aging offensive line, which was ridden with injuries and inconsistent play throughout the 2007 season.
A week before free agency started, the Bears opted to extend Alex Brown’s contract, who recorded three sacks, two tackles for loss, one interception, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery after reclaiming his starting job. The same day, the Bears parted with Muhsin Muhammad
, Fred Miller, and Darwin Walker
. A few days later, Jerry Angelo stated the franchise would not re-sign Ruben Brown
, and suggested the team was in the process of rebuilding their offensive line. The Bears then focused their attention to their quarterbacks; re-signing Rex Grossman
, and extending Kyle Orton
’s contract for another year. The team considered releasing Brian Griese
in order to avoid a $300,000 dollar bonus, but eventually traded him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
for a sixth round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Finally, the Bears were left to deal with their top three free agents, Brendon Ayanbadejo
, Bernard Berrian
, and Lance Briggs
. Berrian left the Bears to play with the Minnesota Vikings
, agreeing to a six-year contract worth $42-million dollars. On the same day, the Bears signed Briggs to a six-year, $36 million dollar contract. The Bears also decided not to pursue Ayanbadejo, and allowed him to sign with the Baltimore Ravens
. With their top-two wide receivers gone, the team re-acquired Marty Booker
, who had been released from the Miami Dolphins
. The Bears also signed former Washington Redskins
wide receiver Brandon Lloyd
. The team then signed restricted free agent Rashied Davis
to a one-year, $927,000 tender on April 18, and later signed him to a three-year contract worth $5.86 million dollars. The Bears then released safety Adam Archuleta
after the 2008 NFL Draft
.
The Bears were forced to also part with Cedric Benson
after two run-ins with the law in Austin, Texas
. Benson was first arrested for allegedly operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol
. Only weeks after the incident, he was arrested again for reportedly driving while intoxicated. Benson denied the claims that he was drunk, and even contested that he was mistreated by the police on the first occasion. Angelo and Smith voiced a general sense of disappointment towards Benson's actions, and eventually opted to terminate his career with the organization. With Benson's departure the team had lost their passing (Griese), receiving (Berrian), and rushing (Benson) leaders from the previous season.
The Bears were reluctant to sign the free agents to fill vacancies on their team. Angelo stated that he believed "free agency begins at home". The team invested a great deal of money in order to re-sign various players, including place kicker Robbie Gould
, defensive tackle Tommie Harris
, tight end Desmond Clark
, and wide receiver Rashied Davis
. Various veteran running backs, such as Kevin Jones
and Shaun Alexander
, were reportedly interested in filling Benson's absence, The team acquired P.J. Pope and rookie Matt Lawrence
for competition and depth, and later Jones in mid-July.
. In addition to their six other regular picks, the team acquired an additional third-round draft pick as a result of a trade with the San Diego Chargers
. The Bears also traded third-round picks with the San Francisco 49ers
, and obtained their fifth round pick as a result of attempting to negotiate with Lance Briggs
's agent, Drew Rosenhaus
, before the trading deadline in October 2007. The League has also awarded the Bears with three compensatory picks, which are all in the draft's seventh round.
As widely speculated by many draft analysts, The Bears used their first three draft picks to select offensive players. The team drafted Chris Williams
from Vanderbilt
to address holes in their offensive lines, Matt Forte
from Tulane
to help solidify their running game, and Earl Bennett
to assist their wide receiver corp. Other rookies, such as Craig Steltz
and Marcus Monk
were drafted to provide additional depth and competition to their respective positions. The team also acquired several undrafted rookie after the draft. Caleb Hanie
and Nick Hill
were signed to add competition and extra depth to the Bears quarterback position.
The Bears signed Williams, their last unsigned draft pick, on July 23, 2008.
, who had previously stated he would forgo the team's mini-camps in order due to issues with his contract, was among several Bears players to attend the training sessions. All players who were previously injured in the previous season, including veteran safety Mike Brown and cornerback Nathan Vasher
, were cleared to practice. The Bears concluded their mini-camp sessions on June 18, with rookie Matt Forte
as the team's top running back.
All members of the Bears reported to the team's summer training facility at Olivet Nazarene University
in Bourbonnais, Illinois
, except for Devin Hester
, who missed the first two days of camp due to a contract dispute. Chris Williams
, the team's top draft pick, missed the camp's first weekend after sustaining a minor back injury. He was later diagnosed with separate injury, a herniated disc, which required minor surgery to repair. The Bears have not given a time table pertaining to Williams' return. His fellow offensive lineman, Terrence Metcalf
was also required to have surgery to repair his knee, and is also sidelined indefinitely. The Bears held their last training camp session of the summer on August 15, 2008. Lovie Smith
was generally pleased with team's progress, and stated, "Guys were fighting for positions. All of them have stepped up and we'll just keep that evaluation going. To me, a successful camp a lot of times is when you get out injury free and we've done that for the most part. And again we've gotten good work done."
at the newly opened Lucas Oil Stadium
. The team won the Super Bowl XLI
rematch, by a score of 29-13. The Bears offensive attack featured the debut of rookie running back
Matt Forté
, becoming the first Bears rookie running back to start a game since Walter Payton
in 1975, coincidentally against the Baltimore Colts
. Forte carried the ball 23 times for 123 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown run. The Colts and Bears exchanged field goals, and then Joseph Addai
was dropped for a safety. A Robbie Gould
25-yard field goal on the following drive ended the 1st half.
Peyton Manning
helped the Colts narrow their deficit by throwing a six-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne
. Later in the 3rd quarter, Bears cornerback Charles Tillman
forced a fumble, which Lance Briggs
picked up and returned for a 21-yard touchdown. The Bears defense was able to contain the Colts the rest of the way, including a key fourth down and one yard stop near midfield early in the fourth quarter. The Bears essentially sealed their victory with 8:56 left on a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Jason McKie
. After the game, Al Michaels
and John Madden
awarded Forte with the Sunday Night Football
’s “Horse Trailer Player of the Game” award. Adewale Ogunleye
received the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for recording a safety, three tackles-for-loss, and making a key fourth down stop during the game.
Coming off their upset road win over the Colts, the Bears flew to Bank of America Stadium
for a Week 2 intraconference duel with the Carolina Panthers
. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as WR Brandon Lloyd
returned a blocked punt 9 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Bears added on to their lead as kicker Robbie Gould
got a 26-yard field goal. The Panthers would respond with kicker John Kasay
getting a 37-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Chicago added on to its lead with FB Jason McKie
getting a 1-yard TD run. However, Carolina started to rally as Kasay nailed a 45-yard field goal, along with RB Jonathan Stewart
getting a 4-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers closed out its game-winning rally with Stewart getting a 1-yard TD run.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 1-1.
, Chicago, Illinois
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Panthers, the Bears played their Week 3 home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, who were led by former Bears QB Brian Griese
.
In the first quarter, Chicago got the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould
got a 40-yard and a 43-yard field goal. The Buccaneers would respond with Griese completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard
. In the second quarter, Tampa Bay increased its lead with DE Gaines Adams
returning an inteception 45 yards for a touchdown. The Bears closed out the half with Gould's 28-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago took the lead with QB Kyle Orton
completing a 6-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
(along with Orton's 2-point conversion pass to WR Brandon Lloyd
). In the fourth quarter, the Bears increased their lead with Orton completing a 19-yard TD pass to Lloyd. However, the Buccaneers rallied with kicker Matt Bryant
getting a 35-yard field goal, along with Griese's 1-yard TD pass to TE Jerramy Stevens
. In overtime, Tampa Bay got the victory as Bryany nailed the game-winning 21-yard field goal. The loss represented the Bears second consecutive loss as a result of a blown forth quarter lead.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 1-2.
40 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q1 - CHI - 6:10 - Robbie Gould 43 yd FG (CHI 6-0)
Q1 - TB - 1:50 - 4 yd TD pass from Brian Griese
to Ike Hilliard
(Matt Bryant
kick) (TB 7-6)
Q2 - TB - 5:26 - Gaines Adams
45 yd interception return TD (Bryant kick) (Bryant kick) (TB 14-6)
Q2 - CHI - 0:00 - Robbie Gould 28 yd FG (TB 14-9)
Q3 - CHI - 2:54 - 6 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
to Matt Forté
(2-pt conversion pass from Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd
) (CHI 17-14)
Q4 - CHI - 6:38 - 19 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd (Gould kick) (CHI 24-14)
Q4 - TB - 3:11 - Matt Bryant 35 yd FG (CHI 24-17)
Q4 - TB - 0:07 - 1 yd TD pass from Brian Griese to Jerramy Stevens
(Bryant kick) (Tied 24-24)
OT - TB - 4:21 - Matt Bryant 21 yd FG (TB 27-24)
, Chicago, Illinois
The Bears remained a home for week four's Sunday night duel with the Philadelphia Eagles
, led by Chicago native Donovan McNabb
.
In the first quarter, the Bears drew first blood as QB Kyle Orton
completed a 19-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
. The Eagles responded with McNabb completing a 22-yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson
. In the second quarter, Chicago responded with Orton completing a 23-yard TD pass to WR Marty Booker
. Philadelphia responded with RB Correll Buckhalter
getting a 1-yard TD run. The Bears closed out the half with Orton completing a 20-yard TD pass to WR/KR Devin Hester
.
In the third quarter, the Eagles drew closer as kicker David Akers
got a 24-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Philadelphia got even closer with Akers kicking a 31-yard field goal. Chicago answered with kicker Robbie Gould
nailing a 41-yard field goal. The Eagles were able to mount an offensive drive in the fourth quarter, which put them only inches away from taking the lead with a touchdown. The Bears defense was able to prevent the Eagle's from entering the Eagles on four attempts with only a few minutes left. The Eagles were unable to score with less than minute left, allowing the Bears to walk away with a 24-20 victory.
to Greg Olsen
(Robbie Gould
kick) (CHI 7-0)
Q1 - PHI - 8:49 - 22 yd TD pass from Donovan McNabb
to DeSean Jackson
(David Akers
kick (7-7)
Q2 - CHI - 13:58 - 23 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
(Gould kick) (CHI 14-7)
Q2 - PHI - 11:40 - Correll Buckhalter
1 yd TD run (Akers kick) (14-14)
Q2 - CHI - 1:16 - 20 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
(Gould kick) (CHI 21-14)
Q3 - PHI - 4:22 - David Akers 24 yd FG (CHI 21-17)
Q4 - PHI - 13:21 - David Akers 31 yd FG (CHI 21-20)
Q4 - CHI - 10:28 - Robbie Gould 41 yd FG (CHI 24-20)
, Detroit, Michigan
Coming off their Sunday night home win over the Eagles, the Bears flew to Ford Field
for a Week 5 NFC North duel with the Detroit Lions
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as kicker Robbie Gould
got a 37-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bears increased their lead with QB Kyle Orton
completing a 9-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
and a 12-yard TD pass to WR/KR Devin Hester
. In the third quarter, Chicago continued its domination with Forté getting a 1-yard TD run, along with CB Charles Tillman
returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, the Lions would get their only score of the game as RB Kevin Smith
got a 12-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Bears closed out the game with Gould nailing a 45-yard field goal.
With the win, Chicago improved to 3-2.
37 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q2 - CHI - 5:27 - 9 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
to Matt Forté
(Gould kick) (CHI 10-0)
Q2 - CHI - 1:56 - 12 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
(Gould kick) (CHI 17-0)
Q3 - CHI - 11:17 - Matt Forté 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 24-0)
Q3 - CHI - 10:10 - Charles Tillman
26 yd interception return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 31-0)
Q4 - DET - 7:08 - Kevin Smith
12 yd TD run (Jason Hanson
kick) (CHI 31-7)
Q4 - CHI - 11:58 - Robbie Gould 45 yd FG (CHI 34-7)
, Atlanta, Georgia
Coming off their divisional road win over the Lions, the Bears flew to the Georgia Dome
for a Week 6 duel with the Atlanta Falcons
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Falcons kicker Jason Elam
got a 29-yard and a 48-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Atlanta increased its lead with Elam getting a 32-yard field goal. The Bears would get on the board as kicker Robbie Gould
got a 36-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, the Falcons kept increasing their lead as Elam kicked a 41-yard field goal. Chicago began to threaten as rookie RB Matt Forté
got a 3-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Atlanta answered with QB Matt Ryan
completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White
. The Bears would take the lead as Gould got a 32-yard field goal, while QB Kyle Orton
completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis
. However, the Falcons got the last laugh as Elam nailed the game-winning 48-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 3-3.
29 yd FG (ATL 3-0)
Q1 - ATL - 0:59 - Jason Elam 48 yd FG (ATL 6-0)
Q2 - ATL - 7:49 - Jason Elam 32 yd FG (ATL 9-0)
Q2 - CHI - 4:02 - Robbie Gould
36 yd FG (ATL 9-3)
Q3 - ATL - 10:36 - Jason Elam 41 yd FG (ATL 12-3)
Q3 - CHI - 2:24 - Matt Forté
3 yd TD run (Gould kick) (ATL 12-10)
Q4 - ATL - 13:25 - 3 yd TD pass from Matt Ryan
to Roddy White
(Elam kick) (ATL 19-10)
Q4 - CHI - 4:00 - Robbie Gould 32 yd FG (ATL 19-13)
Q4 - CHI - 0:11 - 17 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
to Rashied Davis
(Gould kick) (CHI 20-19)
Q4 - ATL - 0:00 - Jason Elam 48 yd FG (ATL 22-20)
, Chicago, Illinois
Hoping to rebound from their last-second road loss to the Falcons, the Bears went home, donned their alternate uniforms, and played a Week 7 NFC North duel with the Minnesota Vikings
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Vikings RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run. The Bears responded with QB Kyle Orton
completing an 18-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
, along with RB Garrett Wolfe
returning a blocked punt 17 yards for a touchdown. Minnesota would answer with QB Gus Frerotte
completing a 24-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe
. In the second quarter, it was back and forth. Chicago kicker Robbie Gould
would get a 26-yard field goal, while Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell
got a 42-yard field goal. Bears rookie CB Zackary Bowman
would recover a fumble from Minnesota's endzone for a touchdown, while Vikings RB Chester Taylor
got a 1-yard TD run. Chicago closed out the half as Gould got a 48-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, the high-scoring mayhem continued as WR Rashied Davis
recovered a fumble within Minnesota's endzone for a touchdown. The Vikings would reply with Peterson getting a 54-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Bears increased their lead as Orton completed a 51-yard TD pass to WR Marty Booker
. In the fourth quarter, Chicago continued its run as rookie RB Matt Forté
got a 1-yard TD run. Minnesota tried to rally as Longwell nailed a 23-yard field goal, along with Frerotte completing a 5-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Bernard Berrian
. Fortunately, Chicago's defense got the game-winning interception to seal the deal.
With the win, the Bears went into their bye week at 4-3.
The 89 combined points became the highest single-game scoring total in the history of the Bears/Vikings rivalry.
kick) (MIN 7-0)
Q1 - CHI - 6:43 - 18 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
to Greg Olsen
(Robbie Gould
kick) (7-7)
Q1 - CHI - 5:43 - Garrett Wolfe
17 yd blocked punt return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 14-7)
Q1 - MIN - 2:18 - 24 yd TD pass from Gus Frerotte
to Visanthe Shiancoe
(Longwell kick) (14-14)
Q2 - CHI - 13:33 - Robbie Gould 26 yd FG (CHI 17-14)
Q2 - MIN - 9:10 - Ryan Longwell 42 yd FG (17-17)
Q2 - CHI - 4:58 - Zackary Bowman
0 yd fumble return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 24-17)
Q2 - MIN - 0:22 - Chester Taylor
1 yd TD run (Longwell kick) (24-24)
Q2 - CHI - 0:00 - Robbie Gould 48 yd FG (CHI 27-24)
Q3 - CHI - 12:12 - Rashied Davis
0 yd fumble recovery TD (Gould kick) (CHI 34-24)
Q3 - MIN - 10:40 - Adrian Peterson 54 yd TD run (Longwell kick) (CHI 34-31)
Q3 - CHI - 2:35 - 51 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
(Gould kick) (CHI 41-31)
Q4 - CHI - 14:53 - Matt Forté
1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 48-31)
Q4 - MIN - 5:54 - Ryan Longwell 23 yd FG (CHI 48-34)
Q4 - MIN - 3:00 - 5 yd TD pass from Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian
(Longwell kick) (CHI 48-41)
, Chicago, Illinois
Coming off their bye week, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 NFC North rematch with the Detroit Lions
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as kicker Robbie Gould
got a 36-yard field goal, while QB Kyle Orton
got a 5-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Lions responded with RB Kevin Smith
getting a 1-yard TD run, along with QB Dan Orlovsky
completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson
and a 14-yard TD pass to WR Shaun McDonald
. The Bears would respond with Gould getting a 41-yard field goal, yet Detroit replied with kicker Jason Hanson
getting a 52-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago began to rally as QB Rex Grossman
completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis
. In the fourth quarter, the Bears completed their comeback as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run. The Lions tried to come back, but Chicago's defense prevented any possible rally from happening.
With the season-sweep, the Bears improved to 5–3.
Kyle Orton (8/14 for 108 yards) left the game in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.
36 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q1 - CHI - 4:40 - Kyle Orton
5 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 10-0)
Q2 - DET - 13:25 - Kevin Smith
1 yd TD run (Jason Hanson
kick blocked) (CHI 10-6)
Q2 - DET - 13:14 - 17 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky
to Calvin Johnson
(Hanson kick) (DET 13-10)
Q2 - DET - 6:55 - 14 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky to Shaun McDonald
(Hanson kick) (DET 20-10)
Q2 - CHI - 4:46 - Robbie Gould 41 yd FG (DET 20-13)
Q2 - DET - 1:10 - Jason Hanson 52 yd FG (DET 23-13)
Q3 - CHI - 7:05 - 6 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman
to Rashied Davis
(Gould kick) (DET 23-20)
Q4 - CHI - 5:44 - Rex Grossman 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 27-23)
at Soldier Field
, Chicago, Illinois
Coming off their season-sweep over the Lions, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 10 interconference duel with the unbeaten Tennessee Titans
. With QB Kyle Orton
nursing an almost-healed right ankle, QB Rex Grossman
was given the start.
In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as Grossman completed a 5-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
. In the second quarter, the Titans responded with QB Kerry Collins
completing a 10-yard TD pass to TE Bo Scaife
. In the third quarter, Tennessee took the lead as Collins completed a 12-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Justin Gage
. In the fourth quarter, the Titans increased their lead as RB LenDale White
got a 2-yard TD run. Chicago tried to rally as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run. However, Tennessee's defense stiffened for the win.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 5-4.
to Matt Forté
(Robbie Gould
kick) (CHI 7-0)
Q2 - TEN - 8:45 - 10 yd TD pass from Kerry Collins
to Bo Scaife
(Rob Bironas
kick) (7-7)
Q3 - TEN - 11:34 - 12 yd TD pass from Kerry Collins to Justin Gage
(Bironas kick) (TEN 14-7)
Q4 - TEN - 12:09 - LenDale White
2 yd TD run (Bironas kick) (TEN 21-7)
Q4 - CHI - 5:00 - Rex Grossman 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (TEN 21-14)
for a Week 11 NFC North duel with their hated rival, the Green Bay Packers
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
completed a 3-yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings
. In the second quarter, the Bears got on the board with kicker Robbie Gould
getting a 35-yard field goal. Green Bay would answer with RB Ryan Grant
getting a 4-yard TD run, along with kicker Mason Crosby
getting a 53-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago continued to trail as Rodgers completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee. In the fourth quarter, the Packers pulled away as Crosby made a 33-yard field goal, DE Jason Hunter returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown, and Crosby nailing a 45-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 5-5.
for a Week 12 duel with the St. Louis Rams
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as rookie RB Matt Forté
got a 13-yard TD run, while QB Kyle Orton
completed a 7-yard TD pass to FB Jason McKie
. In the second quarter, the Bears continued their domination as Forté got a 47-yard TD run. The Rams would respond as kicker Josh Brown got a 43-yard field goal. Chicago would close out the half with kicker Robbie Gould
getting a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Bears pulled away as Gould nailed a 38-yard field goal. From there on out, Chicago's defense kept St. Louis in check.
With the win, the Bears improved to 6-5.
for a Week 13 NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings
, with first place in the division on the line. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as QB Kyle Orton
completed a 65-yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester
. In the second quarter, the Vikings responded with kicker Ryan Longwell
getting a 23-yard field goal, while QB Gus Frerotte
completed a 99-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Bernard Berrian
and got a 1-yard TD run.
In the third quarter, Chicago tried to rally as Orton completed a 2-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
, yet Minnesota answered with RB Chester Taylor
getting a 21-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings pulled away as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run, while Longwell nailed a 27-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 6-6.
. Chicago got off to a fast start in the first quarter as QB Kyle Orton
completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Desmond Clark
. The Jaguars would respond with kicker Josh Scobee
getting a 46-yard field goal, yet kicker Robbie Gould
replied by giving the Bears a 22-yard field goal. Chicago would greatly increase their lead in the second quarter as Gould got a 36-yard field goal, along with Orton completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
. After a scoreless third quarter, Jacksonville tried to come back in the fourth quarter, as QB David Garrard
completed a 4-yard TD pass to RB Maurice Jones-Drew
. Afterwards, after Gould nailed a 35-yard field goal, the Bears defense stiffened for the rest of the game.
With the win, Chicago improved to 7-6.
Rookie RB Matt Forté
(21 carries for 69 yards and 5 catches for 37 yards) would surpass Gale Sayers
for the most rookie scrimmage yards in franchise history with 1,476 yards.
. Chicago immediately got the lead as free safety Danieal Manning
returned the game's opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown. The Saints would respond in the second quarter with quarterback Drew Brees
compleing a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Pierre Thomas
, yet the Bears answered with rookie running back Matt Forté
getting a 1-yard touchdown run, while quarterback Kyle Orton
got a 6-yard touchdown run.
New Orleans would begin to rally in the third quarter as Thomas got a 42-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, the Sains took the lead as kicker Garrett Hartley
made a 30-yard field goal, along with Brees completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston
. Afterwards, Chicago replied with a game-tying 28-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould
. In overtime, the Bears clinched the victory as Gould nailed the game-winning 35-yard field goal.
With the win, Chicago kept its playoff hopes alive by improving to 8-6.
. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago would trail in the second quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings
. The Bears would respond with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould
. Green Bay would end the half with Rodgers completing a 17-yard touchdown to running back Ryan Grant
.
In the third quarter, Chicago would begin to rally as quarterback Kyle Orton
completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen
. The Packers would answer in the fourth quarter with kicker Mason Crosby
making a 28-yard field goal. The Bears would reply with rookie running back Matt Forté
getting a 3-yard touchdown run. After defensive end Alex Brown blocked a Crosby field goal attempt to force overtime, Chicago would seal the victory as Gould nailed the game-winning 38-yard field goal.
With the win, the Bears kept their playoff hopes alive at 9-6.
for a crucial Week 17 interconference battle with the Houston Texans
. Chicago got off to a fast first-quarter start as quarterback Kyle Orton
completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Lloyd
, followed by kicker Robbie Gould
's 37-yard field goal. The Texans responded in the second quarter with quarterback Matt Schaub
completing a 43-yard and a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson
.
In the third quarter, Houston added to their lead as running back Ryan Moats
got a 2-yard touchdown run. The Bears tried to rally as Orton completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen
. However, in the fourth quarter, the Texans struck back as kicker Kris Brown
nailed a 22-yard field goal, followed by running back Steve Slaton
's 2-yard touchdown run. Chicago tried to come back as Orton got a 1-yard touchdown run, but Houston's defense stopped any other attempt.
With the loss, the Bears' season ended at 9–7.
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, stated the Bears will seek to bring stability to their offense by creating competition for their current running backs and quarterbacks through free agency
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
and the upcoming draft
2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
. The team’s running game ranked near last in almost every statistical category, while the Bears had to rely on three different quarterbacks to finish the season. Additionally, the Bears were faced with many questions pertaining to their aging offensive line, which was ridden with injuries and inconsistent play throughout the 2007 season.
A week before free agency started, the Bears opted to extend Alex Brown’s contract, who recorded three sacks, two tackles for loss, one interception, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery after reclaiming his starting job. The same day, the Bears parted with Muhsin Muhammad
Muhsin Muhammad
Muhsin Muhammad II is a retired American football wide receiver who played for the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft...
, Fred Miller, and Darwin Walker
Darwin Walker
Darwin Jamar Walker is an American football defensive tackle in National Football League who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
. A few days later, Jerry Angelo stated the franchise would not re-sign Ruben Brown
Ruben Brown
Ruben Parnell Brown is a former American football guard of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 14th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh....
, and suggested the team was in the process of rebuilding their offensive line. The Bears then focused their attention to their quarterbacks; re-signing Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of...
, and extending Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
’s contract for another year. The team considered releasing Brian Griese
Brian Griese
Brian David Griese is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan....
in order to avoid a $300,000 dollar bonus, but eventually traded him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
for a sixth round draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Finally, the Bears were left to deal with their top three free agents, Brendon Ayanbadejo
Brendon Ayanbadejo
Oladele Brendon Ayanbadejo is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins....
, Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian is a free agent American football wide receiver who last played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
, and Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs
Lance Marell Briggs is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.-Early years:A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High...
. Berrian left the Bears to play with the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, agreeing to a six-year contract worth $42-million dollars. On the same day, the Bears signed Briggs to a six-year, $36 million dollar contract. The Bears also decided not to pursue Ayanbadejo, and allowed him to sign with the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
. With their top-two wide receivers gone, the team re-acquired Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
, who had been released from the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. The Bears also signed former Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
wide receiver Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
. The team then signed restricted free agent Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
to a one-year, $927,000 tender on April 18, and later signed him to a three-year contract worth $5.86 million dollars. The Bears then released safety Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta
Adam Jason Archuleta is a former American football safety. He played college football at Arizona State, and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 20th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft....
after the 2008 NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
.
The Bears were forced to also part with Cedric Benson
Cedric Benson
Cedric Myron Benson is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft...
after two run-ins with the law in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. Benson was first arrested for allegedly operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
. Only weeks after the incident, he was arrested again for reportedly driving while intoxicated. Benson denied the claims that he was drunk, and even contested that he was mistreated by the police on the first occasion. Angelo and Smith voiced a general sense of disappointment towards Benson's actions, and eventually opted to terminate his career with the organization. With Benson's departure the team had lost their passing (Griese), receiving (Berrian), and rushing (Benson) leaders from the previous season.
The Bears were reluctant to sign the free agents to fill vacancies on their team. Angelo stated that he believed "free agency begins at home". The team invested a great deal of money in order to re-sign various players, including place kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
, defensive tackle Tommie Harris
Tommie Harris
Tommie Harris, Jr. is an American football defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Harris has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts...
, tight end Desmond Clark
Desmond Clark
Desmond Darice Clark is an American football Tight End who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest...
, and wide receiver Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
. Various veteran running backs, such as Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones (American football)
Kevin S. Jones is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions 30th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft...
and Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexander is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. He was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Alabama.- Early career :Alexander was born and...
, were reportedly interested in filling Benson's absence, The team acquired P.J. Pope and rookie Matt Lawrence
Matt Lawrence
Matthew Nashid Lawrence is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks...
for competition and depth, and later Jones in mid-July.
NFL Draft
The Bears held the fourteenth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
. In addition to their six other regular picks, the team acquired an additional third-round draft pick as a result of a trade with the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. The Bears also traded third-round picks with the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
, and obtained their fifth round pick as a result of attempting to negotiate with Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs
Lance Marell Briggs is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.-Early years:A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High...
's agent, Drew Rosenhaus
Drew Rosenhaus
Drew Rosenhaus is an American sports agent who represents professional football players. He owns the Miami-based sports agency, Rosenhaus Sports, and is known for using aggressive tactics on behalf of his clients who play in the National Football League.Rosenhaus currently represents approximately...
, before the trading deadline in October 2007. The League has also awarded the Bears with three compensatory picks, which are all in the draft's seventh round.
As widely speculated by many draft analysts, The Bears used their first three draft picks to select offensive players. The team drafted Chris Williams
Chris Williams (American football)
Christopher Joseph Williams is an American football offensive guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears 14th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft...
from Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
to address holes in their offensive lines, Matt Forte
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
from Tulane
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
to help solidify their running game, and Earl Bennett
Earl Bennett
Earl Bennett is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
to assist their wide receiver corp. Other rookies, such as Craig Steltz
Craig Steltz
Craig Joseph Steltz is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University....
and Marcus Monk
Marcus Monk
Marcus Monk is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas...
were drafted to provide additional depth and competition to their respective positions. The team also acquired several undrafted rookie after the draft. Caleb Hanie
Caleb Hanie
Caleb Jeffrey Hanie is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played high school football for Forney High School in Forney, Texas and led his team to consecutive top 3 finishes in...
and Nick Hill
Nick Hill
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were signed to add competition and extra depth to the Bears quarterback position.
The Bears signed Williams, their last unsigned draft pick, on July 23, 2008.
Mini camps
The Bears held several scattered mini-camp and Organized Team Activity (OTA) workouts throughout May, and up to mid-June. Brian UrlacherBrian Urlacher
Brian Keith Urlacher is an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He attended the University of New Mexico, where he was one of the school's most decorated athletes. In addition to setting multiple university records, Urlacher earned consideration for the...
, who had previously stated he would forgo the team's mini-camps in order due to issues with his contract, was among several Bears players to attend the training sessions. All players who were previously injured in the previous season, including veteran safety Mike Brown and cornerback Nathan Vasher
Nathan Vasher
Nathaniel DeWayne Vasher is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
, were cleared to practice. The Bears concluded their mini-camp sessions on June 18, with rookie Matt Forte
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
as the team's top running back.
Training camp
Olivet Nazarene University
Olivet Nazarene University is a Christian institution of higher education located in the Kankakee, Illinois village of Bourbonnais. Named for Olivet, Illinois, ONU was originally established as a grammar school in east-central Illinois in 1907...
in Bourbonnais, Illinois
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Bourbonnais is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,256 at the 2000 census, but it was estimated to have grown to 19,119 in 2009...
, except for Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
, who missed the first two days of camp due to a contract dispute. Chris Williams
Chris Williams (American football)
Christopher Joseph Williams is an American football offensive guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears 14th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft...
, the team's top draft pick, missed the camp's first weekend after sustaining a minor back injury. He was later diagnosed with separate injury, a herniated disc, which required minor surgery to repair. The Bears have not given a time table pertaining to Williams' return. His fellow offensive lineman, Terrence Metcalf
Terrence Metcalf
Terrence Orlando Metcalf is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
was also required to have surgery to repair his knee, and is also sidelined indefinitely. The Bears held their last training camp session of the summer on August 15, 2008. Lovie Smith
Lovie Smith
Lovie Lee Smith is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team of the NFL. Smith has been to the Super Bowl twice, as the defensive coordinator for the 2001 Saint Louis Rams and as the head coach for the Chicago Bears in 2006....
was generally pleased with team's progress, and stated, "Guys were fighting for positions. All of them have stepped up and we'll just keep that evaluation going. To me, a successful camp a lot of times is when you get out injury free and we've done that for the most part. And again we've gotten good work done."
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Stadium | Box scores | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | August 7 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
20-24 | 0-1 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 2 | August 16 | 8:00 p.m. CDT | at Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
26-29 | 0-2 | Qwest Field Qwest Field CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer... |
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| 3 | August 21 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
30-37 | 0-3 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 4 | August 28 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
16-10 | 1-3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland Browns Stadium -See also:* List of current National Football League stadiums* Chronology of home stadiums for current National Football League teams* List of American football stadiums by capacity* List of U.S. stadiums by capacity* List of North American stadiums by capacity... |
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Stadium | Box scores | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | September 7 | 7:15 p.m. CDT | at Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... # |
W 29-13 | 1-0 | Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to... |
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| 2 | September 14 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | at Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion... ‡ |
L 20-17 | 1-1 | Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium is a 73,778-seat football stadium located on of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Belk Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East... |
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| 3 | September 21 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... ‡ |
L 27-24* | 1-2 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 4 | September 28 | 7:15 p.m. CDT | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... ‡ |
W 24-20 | 2-2 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 5 | October 5 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... † |
W 34-7 | 3-2 | Ford Field Ford Field Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for... |
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| 6 | October 12 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... ‡ |
L 20-22 | 3-3 | Georgia Dome Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the... |
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| 7 | October 19 | 12:00 p.m. CDT | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... † |
W 48-41 | 4-3 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 8 | October 26 | Bye week | ||||||
| 9 | November 2 | 12:00 p.m. CST | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... † |
W 27-23 | 5-3 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 10 | November 9 | 12:00 p.m. CST | Tennessee Titans Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... # |
L 21-14 | 5-4 | Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears... |
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| 11 | November 16 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... † |
L 37-3 | 5-5 | Lambeau Field Lambeau Field Lambeau Field is an outdoor football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced the original City Stadium as the Packers' home field... |
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| 12 | November 23 | 12:00 p.m. CST | at St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... ‡ |
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| 13 | November 30 | 7:15 p.m. CST | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... † |
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| 14 | December 7 | 12:00 p.m. CST | Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... # |
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| 15 | December 11 | 7:15 p.m. CST | New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... ‡ |
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Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts
The Bears began their 2008 season by recording an upset victory over the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
at the newly opened Lucas Oil Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The stadium celebrated its grand opening on August 24, 2008, and its ribbon-cutting ceremony August 16, 2008. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. The stadium was built to...
. The team won the Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game that featured the American Football Conference champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League champion for the 2006 season...
rematch, by a score of 29-13. The Bears offensive attack featured the debut of rookie running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, becoming the first Bears rookie running back to start a game since Walter Payton
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League for thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football...
in 1975, coincidentally against the Baltimore Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. Forte carried the ball 23 times for 123 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown run. The Colts and Bears exchanged field goals, and then Joseph Addai
Joseph Addai
Joseph Addai, Jr. is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was selected in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University.-Early years:Addai's family hails from Ghana in West Africa...
was dropped for a safety. A Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
25-yard field goal on the following drive ended the 1st half.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the...
helped the Colts narrow their deficit by throwing a six-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne
Reggie Wayne
Reginald "Reggie" Wayne is a professional American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Wayne was selected in the 1st round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Colts...
. Later in the 3rd quarter, Bears cornerback Charles Tillman
Charles Tillman
Charles "Peanut" Tillman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.-Early years:...
forced a fumble, which Lance Briggs
Lance Briggs
Lance Marell Briggs is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.-Early years:A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High...
picked up and returned for a 21-yard touchdown. The Bears defense was able to contain the Colts the rest of the way, including a key fourth down and one yard stop near midfield early in the fourth quarter. The Bears essentially sealed their victory with 8:56 left on a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Jason McKie
Jason McKie
Jason A. McKie is an American football fullback who currently a free agent. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002....
. After the game, Al Michaels
Al Michaels
Alan Richard "Al" Michaels is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession...
and John Madden
John Madden (American football)
John Earl Madden is a former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into...
awarded Forte with the Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. Al Michaels serves as the play-by-play announcer, with Cris Collinsworth as the color...
’s “Horse Trailer Player of the Game” award. Adewale Ogunleye
Adewale Ogunleye
Adewale Ogunleye is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Indiana.-Early years:...
received the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for recording a safety, three tackles-for-loss, and making a key fourth down stop during the game.
| Week One: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts— Game Summary |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 2: at Carolina Panthers
Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America Stadium is a 73,778-seat football stadium located on of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Belk Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East...
for a Week 2 intraconference duel with the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as WR Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
returned a blocked punt 9 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the Bears added on to their lead as kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
got a 26-yard field goal. The Panthers would respond with kicker John Kasay
John Kasay
John David Kasay is an American football kicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia...
getting a 37-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Chicago added on to its lead with FB Jason McKie
Jason McKie
Jason A. McKie is an American football fullback who currently a free agent. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002....
getting a 1-yard TD run. However, Carolina started to rally as Kasay nailed a 45-yard field goal, along with RB Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Stewart
Jonathan Creon Stewart is an American football running back for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oregon.-High school career:Stewart is the career leading rusher in...
getting a 4-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Panthers closed out its game-winning rally with Stewart getting a 1-yard TD run.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 1-1.
| Week Two: Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers— Game Summary |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
|
Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
at Soldier FieldSoldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: Sunday September 21, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/ 12:00 p.m. CDT - Game weather: 76°F (24.4°C), Partly cloudy
- Television announcers (FoxNFL on FOXNFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
): Sam RosenSam Rosen (sportscaster)Sam Rosen is an American sportscaster, best known as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers games on MSG. On June 8, 2008, Rosen was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame....
, Tim RyanTim Ryan (American football)Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:...
, & Chris MyersChris MyersChristopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S... - Game attendance: 62,051
- Referee: Tony Corrente
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Panthers, the Bears played their Week 3 home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, who were led by former Bears QB Brian Griese
Brian Griese
Brian David Griese is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan....
.
In the first quarter, Chicago got the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
got a 40-yard and a 43-yard field goal. The Buccaneers would respond with Griese completing a 4-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard
Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for twelve seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...
. In the second quarter, Tampa Bay increased its lead with DE Gaines Adams
Gaines Adams
Gaines Adams was an American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round in the 2007 NFL Draft and in 2009 was traded to the Chicago Bears...
returning an inteception 45 yards for a touchdown. The Bears closed out the half with Gould's 28-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago took the lead with QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completing a 6-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(along with Orton's 2-point conversion pass to WR Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
). In the fourth quarter, the Bears increased their lead with Orton completing a 19-yard TD pass to Lloyd. However, the Buccaneers rallied with kicker Matt Bryant
Matt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy as a street free agent in 2002...
getting a 35-yard field goal, along with Griese's 1-yard TD pass to TE Jerramy Stevens
Jerramy Stevens
Jerramy Stevens is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks 28th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.-Early years:...
. In overtime, Tampa Bay got the victory as Bryany nailed the game-winning 21-yard field goal. The loss represented the Bears second consecutive loss as a result of a blown forth quarter lead.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 1-2.
Scoring summary
Q1 - CHI - 12:43 - Robbie GouldRobbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
40 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q1 - CHI - 6:10 - Robbie Gould 43 yd FG (CHI 6-0)
Q1 - TB - 1:50 - 4 yd TD pass from Brian Griese
Brian Griese
Brian David Griese is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School and later college football at Michigan....
to Ike Hilliard
Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for twelve seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...
(Matt Bryant
Matt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Frankfurt Galaxy as a street free agent in 2002...
kick) (TB 7-6)
Q2 - TB - 5:26 - Gaines Adams
Gaines Adams
Gaines Adams was an American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round in the 2007 NFL Draft and in 2009 was traded to the Chicago Bears...
45 yd interception return TD (Bryant kick) (Bryant kick) (TB 14-6)
Q2 - CHI - 0:00 - Robbie Gould 28 yd FG (TB 14-9)
Q3 - CHI - 2:54 - 6 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(2-pt conversion pass from Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
) (CHI 17-14)
Q4 - CHI - 6:38 - 19 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd (Gould kick) (CHI 24-14)
Q4 - TB - 3:11 - Matt Bryant 35 yd FG (CHI 24-17)
Q4 - TB - 0:07 - 1 yd TD pass from Brian Griese to Jerramy Stevens
Jerramy Stevens
Jerramy Stevens is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks 28th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.-Early years:...
(Bryant kick) (Tied 24-24)
OT - TB - 4:21 - Matt Bryant 21 yd FG (TB 27-24)
Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
at Soldier FieldSoldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/7:15 p.m. CDT - Game weather: 65°F (Cloudy)
- Television announcers (NBCNBC Sunday Night FootballNBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. Al Michaels serves as the play-by-play announcer, with Cris Collinsworth as the color...
): Al MichaelsAl MichaelsAlan Richard "Al" Michaels is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession...
, John MaddenJohn Madden (American football)John Earl Madden is a former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into...
, & Andrea KremerAndrea KremerAndrea Kremer is an American television sports journalist. She currently works as a correspondent on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel." Until the 2011 season she worked as a sideline reporter for NBC on the network's coverage of Sunday Night Football.Kremer has covered more than 20 Super... - Game attendance: 62,099
- Referee: Walt ColemanWalt ColemanWalt Coleman is an American football official in the National Football League since the 1989 NFL season. He wears uniform number 65.- Personal :Coleman resides in Little Rock, Arkansas and is a sixth-generation family operator of Coleman Dairy....
The Bears remained a home for week four's Sunday night duel with the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, led by Chicago native Donovan McNabb
Donovan McNabb
Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
.
In the first quarter, the Bears drew first blood as QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 19-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
. The Eagles responded with McNabb completing a 22-yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson
DeSean Jackson
Going to the 2008 NFL Draft Jackson was considered one of the top ten wide receivers available in a draft class littered with talented wide outs. The only knock on Jackson was his small frame, being measured at 5'9¾ " and just over 170 pounds. During the pre-draft period, Hall of Fame wide receiver...
. In the second quarter, Chicago responded with Orton completing a 23-yard TD pass to WR Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
. Philadelphia responded with RB Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska....
getting a 1-yard TD run. The Bears closed out the half with Orton completing a 20-yard TD pass to WR/KR Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
.
In the third quarter, the Eagles drew closer as kicker David Akers
David Akers
David Roy Akers is a left footed American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997. He played college football at Louisville....
got a 24-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Philadelphia got even closer with Akers kicking a 31-yard field goal. Chicago answered with kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
nailing a 41-yard field goal. The Eagles were able to mount an offensive drive in the fourth quarter, which put them only inches away from taking the lead with a touchdown. The Bears defense was able to prevent the Eagle's from entering the Eagles on four attempts with only a few minutes left. The Eagles were unable to score with less than minute left, allowing the Bears to walk away with a 24-20 victory.
Scoring summary
Q1 - CHI - 13:05 - 19 yd TD pass from Kyle OrtonKyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
kick) (CHI 7-0)
Q1 - PHI - 8:49 - 22 yd TD pass from Donovan McNabb
Donovan McNabb
Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings. In college, McNabb played...
to DeSean Jackson
DeSean Jackson
Going to the 2008 NFL Draft Jackson was considered one of the top ten wide receivers available in a draft class littered with talented wide outs. The only knock on Jackson was his small frame, being measured at 5'9¾ " and just over 170 pounds. During the pre-draft period, Hall of Fame wide receiver...
(David Akers
David Akers
David Roy Akers is a left footed American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Falcons in 1997. He played college football at Louisville....
kick (7-7)
Q2 - CHI - 13:58 - 23 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
(Gould kick) (CHI 14-7)
Q2 - PHI - 11:40 - Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter
Correll Buckhalter is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska....
1 yd TD run (Akers kick) (14-14)
Q2 - CHI - 1:16 - 20 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
(Gould kick) (CHI 21-14)
Q3 - PHI - 4:22 - David Akers 24 yd FG (CHI 21-17)
Q4 - PHI - 13:21 - David Akers 31 yd FG (CHI 21-20)
Q4 - CHI - 10:28 - Robbie Gould 41 yd FG (CHI 24-20)
Week 5: at Detroit Lions
at Ford FieldFord Field
Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/12:00 PM CDTCentral Time zoneIn North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours... - Game weather: None (Domed Stadium)
- TV announcers (FoxNFL on FOXNFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
): Matt VasgersianMatt VasgersianMatt Vasgersian is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a host for the MLB Network and has served as an announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of the Olympics, and on Fox Sports' MLB coverage...
, Brian BaldingerBrian BaldingerBrian David "The Facemask Fingerer" Baldinger is a former professional American football player and former color commentator for National Football League telecasts on the Fox network. He also covers Atlanta Falcons preseason games as an analyst on WXIA-TV with Randy Waters...
, Brian BillickBrian BillickBrian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007...
, & Laura Okmin - Game attendance: 59,790
- Referee: Scott GreenScott Green (American football official)Scott H. Green is an American football official in the National Football League since the 1991 NFL season. He has officiated Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002, XXXVIII in 2004, and was the referee for XLIV in 2010....
Coming off their Sunday night home win over the Eagles, the Bears flew to Ford Field
Ford Field
Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
for a Week 5 NFC North duel with the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
got a 37-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bears increased their lead with QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completing a 9-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
and a 12-yard TD pass to WR/KR Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
. In the third quarter, Chicago continued its domination with Forté getting a 1-yard TD run, along with CB Charles Tillman
Charles Tillman
Charles "Peanut" Tillman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.-Early years:...
returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, the Lions would get their only score of the game as RB Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith (running back)
Kevin Smith is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.-Early years:Smith attended Southridge High School...
got a 12-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Bears closed out the game with Gould nailing a 45-yard field goal.
With the win, Chicago improved to 3-2.
Scoring summary
Q1 - CHI - 6:48 - Robbie GouldRobbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
37 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q2 - CHI - 5:27 - 9 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(Gould kick) (CHI 10-0)
Q2 - CHI - 1:56 - 12 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
(Gould kick) (CHI 17-0)
Q3 - CHI - 11:17 - Matt Forté 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 24-0)
Q3 - CHI - 10:10 - Charles Tillman
Charles Tillman
Charles "Peanut" Tillman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.-Early years:...
26 yd interception return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 31-0)
Q4 - DET - 7:08 - Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith (running back)
Kevin Smith is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.-Early years:Smith attended Southridge High School...
12 yd TD run (Jason Hanson
Jason Hanson
Jason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
kick) (CHI 31-7)
Q4 - CHI - 11:58 - Robbie Gould 45 yd FG (CHI 34-7)
Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons
at Georgia DomeGeorgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/12:00 PM CDTCentral Time zoneIn North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours... - Game weather: None (Domed Stadium)
- TV announcers (FoxNFL on FOXNFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
): Thom BrennamanThom BrennamanThomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:...
& Brian BillickBrian BillickBrian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox, and is also an analyst for the network's Bowl Championship Series coverage. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007... - Game attendance: 64,096
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Coming off their divisional road win over the Lions, the Bears flew to the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
for a Week 6 duel with the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Falcons kicker Jason Elam
Jason Elam
Jason Elam is a retired American football placekicker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii....
got a 29-yard and a 48-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Atlanta increased its lead with Elam getting a 32-yard field goal. The Bears would get on the board as kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
got a 36-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, the Falcons kept increasing their lead as Elam kicked a 41-yard field goal. Chicago began to threaten as rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
got a 3-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, Atlanta answered with QB Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan (American football)
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ryan , nicknamed "Matty Ice," is the starting American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round as the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft...
completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White
Roddy White
Sharod Lamor White is an American football wide receiver playing for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League...
. The Bears would take the lead as Gould got a 32-yard field goal, while QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
. However, the Falcons got the last laugh as Elam nailed the game-winning 48-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 3-3.
Scoring summary
Q1 - ATL - 9:13 - Jason ElamJason Elam
Jason Elam is a retired American football placekicker. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hawaii....
29 yd FG (ATL 3-0)
Q1 - ATL - 0:59 - Jason Elam 48 yd FG (ATL 6-0)
Q2 - ATL - 7:49 - Jason Elam 32 yd FG (ATL 9-0)
Q2 - CHI - 4:02 - Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
36 yd FG (ATL 9-3)
Q3 - ATL - 10:36 - Jason Elam 41 yd FG (ATL 12-3)
Q3 - CHI - 2:24 - Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
3 yd TD run (Gould kick) (ATL 12-10)
Q4 - ATL - 13:25 - 3 yd TD pass from Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan (American football)
Matthew Thomas "Matt" Ryan , nicknamed "Matty Ice," is the starting American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round as the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft...
to Roddy White
Roddy White
Sharod Lamor White is an American football wide receiver playing for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League...
(Elam kick) (ATL 19-10)
Q4 - CHI - 4:00 - Robbie Gould 32 yd FG (ATL 19-13)
Q4 - CHI - 0:11 - 17 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
(Gould kick) (CHI 20-19)
Q4 - ATL - 0:00 - Jason Elam 48 yd FG (ATL 22-20)
Week 7: vs. Minnesota Vikings
at Soldier FieldSoldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/ 12:00 p.m. CDT - Game weather: 58°F (Partly Cloudy)
- Television announcers (FoxNFL on FOXNFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
): Sam RosenSam Rosen (sportscaster)Sam Rosen is an American sportscaster, best known as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers games on MSG. On June 8, 2008, Rosen was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame....
, Tim RyanTim Ryan (American football)Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:...
, & Charissa ThompsonCharissa ThompsonCharissa Thompson is an American television host and sportscaster, currently for ESPN.-Education and early career:Thompson grew up in Seattle, Washington... - Game attendance: 62,235
- Referee: Carl CheffersCarl CheffersCarl Cheffers is an American football official in the National Football League since the 2000 NFL season, who wears uniform number 51.-Personal:Carl Cheffers is married and has two children...
Hoping to rebound from their last-second road loss to the Falcons, the Bears went home, donned their alternate uniforms, and played a Week 7 NFC North duel with the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Vikings RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run. The Bears responded with QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completing an 18-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, along with RB Garrett Wolfe
Garrett Wolfe
Garrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:...
returning a blocked punt 17 yards for a touchdown. Minnesota would answer with QB Gus Frerotte
Gus Frerotte
Gustave Joseph "Gus" Frerotte is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa....
completing a 24-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe
Visanthe Shiancoe
Visanthe Shiancoe is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.-High school:...
. In the second quarter, it was back and forth. Chicago kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
would get a 26-yard field goal, while Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell
Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise...
got a 42-yard field goal. Bears rookie CB Zackary Bowman
Zackary Bowman
Zackary Bowman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
would recover a fumble from Minnesota's endzone for a touchdown, while Vikings RB Chester Taylor
Chester Taylor
Chester Lamar Taylor also known as "Che Tay" is an American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
got a 1-yard TD run. Chicago closed out the half as Gould got a 48-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, the high-scoring mayhem continued as WR Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
recovered a fumble within Minnesota's endzone for a touchdown. The Vikings would reply with Peterson getting a 54-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Bears increased their lead as Orton completed a 51-yard TD pass to WR Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
. In the fourth quarter, Chicago continued its run as rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
got a 1-yard TD run. Minnesota tried to rally as Longwell nailed a 23-yard field goal, along with Frerotte completing a 5-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian is a free agent American football wide receiver who last played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
. Fortunately, Chicago's defense got the game-winning interception to seal the deal.
With the win, the Bears went into their bye week at 4-3.
The 89 combined points became the highest single-game scoring total in the history of the Bears/Vikings rivalry.
Scoring summary
Q1 - MIN - 9:18 - Adrian Peterson 1 yd TD run (Ryan LongwellRyan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise...
kick) (MIN 7-0)
Q1 - CHI - 6:43 - 18 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
(Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
kick) (7-7)
Q1 - CHI - 5:43 - Garrett Wolfe
Garrett Wolfe
Garrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:...
17 yd blocked punt return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 14-7)
Q1 - MIN - 2:18 - 24 yd TD pass from Gus Frerotte
Gus Frerotte
Gustave Joseph "Gus" Frerotte is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa....
to Visanthe Shiancoe
Visanthe Shiancoe
Visanthe Shiancoe is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.-High school:...
(Longwell kick) (14-14)
Q2 - CHI - 13:33 - Robbie Gould 26 yd FG (CHI 17-14)
Q2 - MIN - 9:10 - Ryan Longwell 42 yd FG (17-17)
Q2 - CHI - 4:58 - Zackary Bowman
Zackary Bowman
Zackary Bowman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
0 yd fumble return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 24-17)
Q2 - MIN - 0:22 - Chester Taylor
Chester Taylor
Chester Lamar Taylor also known as "Che Tay" is an American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
1 yd TD run (Longwell kick) (24-24)
Q2 - CHI - 0:00 - Robbie Gould 48 yd FG (CHI 27-24)
Q3 - CHI - 12:12 - Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
0 yd fumble recovery TD (Gould kick) (CHI 34-24)
Q3 - MIN - 10:40 - Adrian Peterson 54 yd TD run (Longwell kick) (CHI 34-31)
Q3 - CHI - 2:35 - 51 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
Marty Booker
Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
(Gould kick) (CHI 41-31)
Q4 - CHI - 14:53 - Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 48-31)
Q4 - MIN - 5:54 - Ryan Longwell 23 yd FG (CHI 48-34)
Q4 - MIN - 3:00 - 5 yd TD pass from Gus Frerotte to Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian is a free agent American football wide receiver who last played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
(Longwell kick) (CHI 48-41)
Week 9: vs. Detroit Lions
at Soldier FieldSoldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/ 12:00 PM CDT - Game weather: 60°F (Mostly cloudy)
- Game attendance: 62,188
- Referee: Peter Morelli
- TV announcers: (FoxNFL on FOXNFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
): Sam RosenSam Rosen (sportscaster)Sam Rosen is an American sportscaster, best known as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Rangers games on MSG. On June 8, 2008, Rosen was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame....
, Tim RyanTim Ryan (American football)Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League defensive tackle. He is currently an NFL analyst on the NFL on Fox and the host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.-College career:...
and Chris MyersChris MyersChristopher Patrick "Chris" Myers ) is an American sportscaster.-Biography:With more than 20 years in broadcasting, Chris Myers has covered premiere events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S...
Coming off their bye week, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 NFC North rematch with the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
got a 36-yard field goal, while QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
got a 5-yard TD run. In the second quarter, the Lions responded with RB Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith (running back)
Kevin Smith is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.-Early years:Smith attended Southridge High School...
getting a 1-yard TD run, along with QB Dan Orlovsky
Dan Orlovsky
Daniel John Orlovsky is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. The Detroit Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (American football)
Calvin Johnson, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech....
and a 14-yard TD pass to WR Shaun McDonald
Shaun McDonald
Shaun Terrance McDonald is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
. The Bears would respond with Gould getting a 41-yard field goal, yet Detroit replied with kicker Jason Hanson
Jason Hanson
Jason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
getting a 52-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago began to rally as QB Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of...
completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
. In the fourth quarter, the Bears completed their comeback as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run. The Lions tried to come back, but Chicago's defense prevented any possible rally from happening.
With the season-sweep, the Bears improved to 5–3.
Kyle Orton (8/14 for 108 yards) left the game in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.
Scoring summary
Q1 - CHI - 11:19 - Robbie GouldRobbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
36 yd FG (CHI 3-0)
Q1 - CHI - 4:40 - Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
5 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 10-0)
Q2 - DET - 13:25 - Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith (running back)
Kevin Smith is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Central Florida.-Early years:Smith attended Southridge High School...
1 yd TD run (Jason Hanson
Jason Hanson
Jason Douglas Hanson is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career. He was drafted by the Lions in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft...
kick blocked) (CHI 10-6)
Q2 - DET - 13:14 - 17 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky
Dan Orlovsky
Daniel John Orlovsky is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. The Detroit Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
to Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (American football)
Calvin Johnson, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Lions second overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech....
(Hanson kick) (DET 13-10)
Q2 - DET - 6:55 - 14 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky to Shaun McDonald
Shaun McDonald
Shaun Terrance McDonald is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
(Hanson kick) (DET 20-10)
Q2 - CHI - 4:46 - Robbie Gould 41 yd FG (DET 20-13)
Q2 - DET - 1:10 - Jason Hanson 52 yd FG (DET 23-13)
Q3 - CHI - 7:05 - 6 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of...
to Rashied Davis
Rashied Davis
Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State...
(Gould kick) (DET 23-20)
Q4 - CHI - 5:44 - Rex Grossman 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 27-23)
Week 10: vs. Tennessee Titans
at Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, Chicago, Illinois
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDTNorth American Eastern Time ZoneThe Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/ 12:00 PM CDT - Game weather: 37°F (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 62,124
- Referee: Ed HochuliEd HochuliEdward G. Hochuli is an attorney for the firm of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. since 1983, and better known as an American football official in the National Football League since the 1990 NFL season. His uniform number is 85...
- TV announcers: (CBSNFL on CBSThe NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage and television policies:...
): Greg GumbelGreg GumbelGreg Gumbel is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments on the CBS network...
& Dan DierdorfDan DierdorfDaniel Lee "Dan" Dierdorf is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and has worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since retiring from football....
Coming off their season-sweep over the Lions, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 10 interconference duel with the unbeaten Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
. With QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
nursing an almost-healed right ankle, QB Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of...
was given the start.
In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as Grossman completed a 5-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
. In the second quarter, the Titans responded with QB Kerry Collins
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
completing a 10-yard TD pass to TE Bo Scaife
Bo Scaife
Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife, III is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
. In the third quarter, Tennessee took the lead as Collins completed a 12-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Justin Gage
Justin Gage
Justin Gage is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
. In the fourth quarter, the Titans increased their lead as RB LenDale White
LenDale White
LenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
got a 2-yard TD run. Chicago tried to rally as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run. However, Tennessee's defense stiffened for the win.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 5-4.
Scoring summary
Q1 - CHI - 7:11 - 5 yd TD pass from Rex GrossmanRex Grossman
Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of...
to Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
kick) (CHI 7-0)
Q2 - TEN - 8:45 - 10 yd TD pass from Kerry Collins
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
to Bo Scaife
Bo Scaife
Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife, III is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
(Rob Bironas
Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Auburn University and Georgia Southern.Bironas was an All-Pro...
kick) (7-7)
Q3 - TEN - 11:34 - 12 yd TD pass from Kerry Collins to Justin Gage
Justin Gage
Justin Gage is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
(Bironas kick) (TEN 14-7)
Q4 - TEN - 12:09 - LenDale White
LenDale White
LenDale Anthony White is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California....
2 yd TD run (Bironas kick) (TEN 21-7)
Q4 - CHI - 5:00 - Rex Grossman 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (TEN 21-14)
Week 11: at Green Bay Packers
Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Titans, the Bears flew to Lambeau FieldLambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced the original City Stadium as the Packers' home field...
for a Week 11 NFC North duel with their hated rival, the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Packers QB Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . Rodgers was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers...
completed a 3-yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings
Greg Jennings
Gregory Jennings, Jr. is a professional American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...
. In the second quarter, the Bears got on the board with kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
getting a 35-yard field goal. Green Bay would answer with RB Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant
Ryan Brett Grant is a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005 but was traded to the Packers shortly before the 2007 season in exchange for a future sixth-round draft pick...
getting a 4-yard TD run, along with kicker Mason Crosby
Mason Crosby
Mason Walker Crosby , is a professional American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. During his playing days at the University of Colorado, Crosby was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s...
getting a 53-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, Chicago continued to trail as Rodgers completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee. In the fourth quarter, the Packers pulled away as Crosby made a 33-yard field goal, DE Jason Hunter returned a fumble 54 yards for a touchdown, and Crosby nailing a 45-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 5-5.
| Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers— Game Summary |
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Fourth Quarter
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
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Leading Tacklers
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Week 12: at St. Louis Rams
Hoping to rebound from their embarrassing divisional road loss to the Packers, the Bears flew to the Edward Jones DomeEdward Jones Dome
The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was...
for a Week 12 duel with the St. Louis Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
. In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
got a 13-yard TD run, while QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 7-yard TD pass to FB Jason McKie
Jason McKie
Jason A. McKie is an American football fullback who currently a free agent. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002....
. In the second quarter, the Bears continued their domination as Forté got a 47-yard TD run. The Rams would respond as kicker Josh Brown got a 43-yard field goal. Chicago would close out the half with kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
getting a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Bears pulled away as Gould nailed a 38-yard field goal. From there on out, Chicago's defense kept St. Louis in check.
With the win, the Bears improved to 6-5.
| Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams— Game Summary |
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Third Quarter
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings
Coming off their easy road win over the Rams, the Bears flew to the Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, commonly called the Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1982, it replaced Metropolitan Stadium, which was on the current site of the Mall of America in Bloomington and Memorial Stadium on the University...
for a Week 13 NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
, with first place in the division on the line. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 65-yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester
Devin Hester
Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football...
. In the second quarter, the Vikings responded with kicker Ryan Longwell
Ryan Longwell
Ryan Walker Longwell is an American football placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League. After playing college football for the California Golden Bears, he started his professional football career with the San Francisco 49ers, but never played a game for the franchise...
getting a 23-yard field goal, while QB Gus Frerotte
Gus Frerotte
Gustave Joseph "Gus" Frerotte is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa....
completed a 99-yard TD pass to former Bears WR Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian
Bernard Berrian is a free agent American football wide receiver who last played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
and got a 1-yard TD run.
In the third quarter, Chicago tried to rally as Orton completed a 2-yard TD pass to rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
, yet Minnesota answered with RB Chester Taylor
Chester Taylor
Chester Lamar Taylor also known as "Che Tay" is an American football running back of the National Football League who is currently on the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
getting a 21-yard TD run. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings pulled away as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run, while Longwell nailed a 27-yard field goal.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 6-6.
| Week Thirteen: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings— Game Summary |
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Fourth Quarter
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
With a divisional road loss to the Vikings behind them, the Bears went home for a Week 14 interconference duel with the Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Chicago got off to a fast start in the first quarter as QB Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 2-yard TD pass to TE Desmond Clark
Desmond Clark
Desmond Darice Clark is an American football Tight End who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest...
. The Jaguars would respond with kicker Josh Scobee
Josh Scobee
Joshua Taylor Scobee is an American football placekicker, who currently plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He began his college football career as kicker for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs, setting several school records...
getting a 46-yard field goal, yet kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
replied by giving the Bears a 22-yard field goal. Chicago would greatly increase their lead in the second quarter as Gould got a 36-yard field goal, along with Orton completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
. After a scoreless third quarter, Jacksonville tried to come back in the fourth quarter, as QB David Garrard
David Garrard
David Douglas Garrard is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent.Garrard played college football at East Carolina. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and served as the team's starting quarterback from 2007 to 2010...
completed a 4-yard TD pass to RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Jones-Drew
Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew is a professional American football player who currently plays running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League . He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
. Afterwards, after Gould nailed a 35-yard field goal, the Bears defense stiffened for the rest of the game.
With the win, Chicago improved to 7-6.
Rookie RB Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
(21 carries for 69 yards and 5 catches for 37 yards) would surpass Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
Gale Eugene Sayers also known as "The Kansas Comet", is a former professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears....
for the most rookie scrimmage yards in franchise history with 1,476 yards.
| Week Fourteen: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears— Game Summary |
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Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 15: vs. New Orleans Saints
Fresh off their win over the Jaguars, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 15 Thursday night battle with the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
. Chicago immediately got the lead as free safety Danieal Manning
Danieal Manning
Danieal Manning is a professional American football safety for the Houston Texans. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 42nd pick in the 2006 NFL Draft from Abilene Christian University, which made him the first player from a non-Division I school to be selected that year...
returned the game's opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown. The Saints would respond in the second quarter with quarterback Drew Brees
Drew Brees
Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....
compleing a 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Pierre Thomas
Pierre Thomas (American football)
Charles Pierre Thomas Jr. is an American football running back for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League.- Early years :...
, yet the Bears answered with rookie running back Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
getting a 1-yard touchdown run, while quarterback Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
got a 6-yard touchdown run.
New Orleans would begin to rally in the third quarter as Thomas got a 42-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, the Sains took the lead as kicker Garrett Hartley
Garrett Hartley
Garrett Hartley is an American football placekicker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
made a 30-yard field goal, along with Brees completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston
Marques Colston
Marques Colston is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft as a supplemental compensatory pick. Following the trade of receiver Donté Stallworth, Colston was inserted into the starting lineup for week 1 of...
. Afterwards, Chicago replied with a game-tying 28-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
. In overtime, the Bears clinched the victory as Gould nailed the game-winning 35-yard field goal.
With the win, Chicago kept its playoff hopes alive by improving to 8-6.
| Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears— Game Summary |
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First Quarter
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Fourth Quarter
Overtime
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
Coming off their overtime win over the Saints, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 16 NFC North rematch with their hated rival, the Green Bay PackersGreen Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago would trail in the second quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . Rodgers was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers...
completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings
Greg Jennings
Gregory Jennings, Jr. is a professional American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League...
. The Bears would respond with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
. Green Bay would end the half with Rodgers completing a 17-yard touchdown to running back Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant
Ryan Brett Grant is a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005 but was traded to the Packers shortly before the 2007 season in exchange for a future sixth-round draft pick...
.
In the third quarter, Chicago would begin to rally as quarterback Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
. The Packers would answer in the fourth quarter with kicker Mason Crosby
Mason Crosby
Mason Walker Crosby , is a professional American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. During his playing days at the University of Colorado, Crosby was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s...
making a 28-yard field goal. The Bears would reply with rookie running back Matt Forté
Matt Forté
Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
getting a 3-yard touchdown run. After defensive end Alex Brown blocked a Crosby field goal attempt to force overtime, Chicago would seal the victory as Gould nailed the game-winning 38-yard field goal.
With the win, the Bears kept their playoff hopes alive at 9-6.
| Week Sixteen: Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears— Game Summary |
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Fourth Quarter
Overtime
Leading Passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Week 17: at Houston Texans
Hoping to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Bears flew to Reliant StadiumReliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....
for a crucial Week 17 interconference battle with the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. Chicago got off to a fast first-quarter start as quarterback Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, followed by kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
's 37-yard field goal. The Texans responded in the second quarter with quarterback Matt Schaub
Matt Schaub
Matthew Rutledge Schaub is the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.-College career:...
completing a 43-yard and a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson
Andre Johnson
Andre Lamont Johnson is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Through the 2010–11 NFL season, Johnson currently ranks first all-time in NFL history in receiving yards per game for a career...
.
In the third quarter, Houston added to their lead as running back Ryan Moats
Ryan Moats
Ryan Moats is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
got a 2-yard touchdown run. The Bears tried to rally as Orton completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen
Greg Olsen (American football)
Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
. However, in the fourth quarter, the Texans struck back as kicker Kris Brown
Kris Brown
Kristopher "Kris" Clayton Brown is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent.He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first six years of his NFL career, he has converted 132 of 173 field goals and scored 573 points...
nailed a 22-yard field goal, followed by running back Steve Slaton
Steve Slaton
Steve Slaton is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
's 2-yard touchdown run. Chicago tried to come back as Orton got a 1-yard touchdown run, but Houston's defense stopped any other attempt.
With the loss, the Bears' season ended at 9–7.
| Week Seventeen: Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans— Game Summary |
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First Quarter
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Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Leading passers
Leading Rushers
Leading Receivers
Leading Tacklers
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Offense
| Passing Statistics | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sck | Sack/Lost | Rating |
| Kyle Orton Kyle Orton Kyle Orton is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft... |
465 | 272 | 2972 | 58.5 | 6.4 | 18 | 3.9 | 12 | 2.6 | 65 | 27 | 160 | 79.6 |
| Rex Grossman Rex Grossman Rex Daniel Grossman, III is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League . Grossman played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he has played professionally for the Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins of... |
62 | 32 | 257 | 51.6 | 4.1 | 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 3.2 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 59.7 |
| Brad Maynard Brad Maynard Bradley "Brad" Alan Maynard is an American football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Total | 528 | 304 | 3229 | 57.6 | 6.1 | 20 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.7 | 65 | 29 | 168 | 77.1 |
| Rushing Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yards | RushAvg | Long | TD |
| Matt Forte Matt Forté Matthew Garrett Forté is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft... |
316 | 1238 | 3.9 | 50 | 8 |
| Kevin Jones Kevin Jones (American football) Kevin S. Jones is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions 30th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft... |
34 | 109 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyle Orton | 24 | 49 | 2.0 | 12 | 3 |
| Adrian Peterson | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:... |
15 | 69 | 4.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Jason McKie Jason McKie Jason A. McKie is an American football fullback who currently a free agent. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2002.... |
11 | 26 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 |
| Devin Hester Devin Hester Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football... |
6 | 61 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Rashied Davis Rashied Davis Rashied Khalid Davis is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at San José State... |
3 | 14 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Rex Grossman | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Marty Booker Marty Booker Marty Montez Booker is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft... |
1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Davis Jason Davis (American football) Jason Sidney Arthur Davis is an American football fullback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006... |
1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 434 | 1673 | 3.9 | 50 | 15 |
| Receiving Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yards | RecAvg | Long | TD |
| Matt Forte | 63 | 477 | 7.6 | 19 | 4 |
| Greg Olsen Greg Olsen (American football) Gregory Olsen is an American football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft... |
54 | 574 | 10.6 | 52 | 5 |
| Devin Hester | 51 | 665 | 13.0 | 65 | 3 |
| Desmond Clark Desmond Clark Desmond Darice Clark is an American football Tight End who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest... |
41 | 367 | 9.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Rashied Davis | 35 | 445 | 12.7 | 36 | 2 |
| Brandon Lloyd Brandon Lloyd Brandon Matthew Lloyd is an American football wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft... |
26 | 364 | 14.0 | 32 | 2 |
| Marty Booker | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 51 | 2 |
| Jason McKie | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Kevin Jones | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 298 | 3229 | 10.8 | 65 | 20 |
Defense
| Defense | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR | Def TD |
| Lance Briggs Lance Briggs Lance Marell Briggs is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.-Early years:A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High... |
16 | 110 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman Charles Tillman Charles "Peanut" Tillman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft.-Early years:... |
15 | 93 | 0.0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Total |
Special teams
| Kicking | ||||||||
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| Player | GP | FGM | FGA | FG % | XPM | XPA | XP % | Lng |
| Robbie Gould Robbie Gould Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State... |
16 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 48 |
| Total | 16 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 48 |
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| Brad Maynard Brad Maynard Bradley "Brad" Alan Maynard is an American football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft... |
16 | 53 | n/a | 67 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 40.6 |
| Total | 9 | |96 | n/a | 67 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 41.2 |
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| Danieal Manning Danieal Manning Danieal Manning is a professional American football safety for the Houston Texans. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the 42nd pick in the 2006 NFL Draft from Abilene Christian University, which made him the first player from a non-Division I school to be selected that year... |
16 | 36 | 1070 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Devin Hester Devin Hester Devin Hester is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Miami, where he became the first person in the university’s recent history to play in all three phases of American football... |
15 | 31 | 679 | 21.9 | n/a | 0 | 51 |
| Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:... |
13 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | n/a | 0 | 33 |
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Josh Beekman Josh Beekman is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He played High School football in his hometown of Amsterdam, New York. He played college football at Boston College. He won the 2006 Scanlan Award an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club Award to the senior... G Dan Buenning Dan Robert Buenning is an American football guard for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin.Buenning has also been a member of the Chicago Bears.-External... G Roberto Garza Roberto Garza is an American football center and guard for the Chicago Bears of the NFL.-High School Years:Garza attended Rio Hondo High School in Rio Hondo, Texas and was a Letterman in football and track and field... G Olin Kreutz Olin George Kreutz is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football for Washington.Kreutz has also played for the New Orleans Saints.... C Terrence Metcalf Terrence Orlando Metcalf is an American football guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft... G John St. Clair John Bradley St. Clair is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.St... T Chris Williams (American football) Christopher Joseph Williams is an American football offensive guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears 14th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft... T Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Lance Briggs Lance Marell Briggs is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.-Early years:A Sacramento native, Briggs attended Elk Grove High... OLB Gilbert Gardner Gilbert Ravelle Gardner, II is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.... ILB Hunter Hillenmeyer Hunter Taverner Hillenmeyer is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was originally selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round with the 31st pick of the 2003 NFL Draft. Hillenmeyer attended high school at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville... OLB Joey LaRocque Joey LaRocque is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft... OLB Nick Roach Nicholas Alexander Roach is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007... OLB Brian Urlacher Brian Keith Urlacher is an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League . He attended the University of New Mexico, where he was one of the school's most decorated athletes. In addition to setting multiple university records, Urlacher earned consideration for the... ILB Jamar Williams Jamar Williams is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. Williams played at Arizona State University. Originally from Houston, TX, he attended Langham Creek High School. He graduated as a member of the 4 year National Honor Roll... OLB Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Zackary Bowman Zackary Bowman is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft... CB (IR)  Dusty Dvoracek Dusty Dvoracek is an American football defensive tackle for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. Drafted by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft, he played college football at Oklahoma and professionally with the Bears from 2006... DT (IR) Darrell McClover Darrell McClover is an American Football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft... OLB (IR) Brandon McGowan Brandon McGowan is an American football safety of the National Football League who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005... SS (IR) Nathan Vasher Nathaniel DeWayne Vasher is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft... CB (IR) Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe is an American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. He is currently a free agent.-Personal life:... RB (IR) Practice Squad
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