# 2024 Chicago Bears season

The 2024 season was the Chicago Bears' 105th in the National Football League (NFL), their third under general manager Ryan Poles, and their third and final under head coach Matt Eberflus. It was also their final season under the ownership of Virginia Halas McCaskey, who died one month after the season ended. The Bears failed to improve on their 7–10 record from 2023 following a Week 15 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. The team was featured during the training camp edition of the HBO show Hard Knocks.
Despite a 4–2 start, their best since 2020, the Bears went on to lose 10 consecutive games, tying the franchise record set in 2022, with their first being against the Washington Commanders in the Hail Maryland game. In the last play of the game, a 52-yard Hail Mary pass that was tipped in the air by cornerback Tyrique Stevenson, who was caught taunting fans during the play, was caught in the endzone by Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown. The Bears suffered close consecutive losses to each of their division rivals, starting with the Green Bay Packers' Karl Brooks blocking a potential game-winning field goal in Week 11. In Week 12, the Bears rallied from an 11-point deficit in the last two minutes of regulation to force overtime against the Minnesota Vikings, only to lose despite winning the coin toss. On Thanksgiving Day, the Bears fell to a 4–8 record following a 23–20 loss to the Detroit Lions. Eberflus was widely criticized for his clock management in the final seconds of the game and was fired the next day, making him the first head coach in franchise history to be fired midseason in the teams' over century old history. In Week 14, with Thomas Brown at interim head coach, the Bears lost against the San Francisco 49ers, ensuring them of a last place finish in the division for the third straight season. Following the Commanders beating the New Orleans Saints in Week 15, the Bears were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season. They snapped their losing streak in the final week of the season with a 24–22 win over the Packers, their first win over their division rival since the 2018 season.

## Offseason
### Staff changes

On January 10, 2024, the Bears announced that they fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and four others offensive assistants. On January 23, 2024, Shane Waldron was hired as the new offensive coordinator, while Kerry Joseph was announced as the Quarterbacks coach three days later. On January 27, 2024, Eric Washington was named the defensive coordinator.
On February 21, 2024, the Bears announced the hiring of additional six coaches: offensive passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, running backs coach Chad Morton, receivers coach Chris Beatty, assistant offensive line coach Jason Houghtaling, assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach Robbie Picazo and assistant running backs coach Jennifer King. King would make history, as the first female coach in Bears history. Chavis Cook was hired as the coaching administration manager. On February 23, the Bears added Ryan Griffin as assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach and Bryan Bing as assistant defensive line coach. On February 26, Matt Pees was added as defensive analyst-advance/special projects.
In addition, three other coaches were promoted: Offensive line coach Chris Morgan promoted to run game coordinator; assistant defensive backs coach, David Overstreet II to Nickelbacks coach and administrative coaching assistant, Kenny Norton III to defensive quality control coach.
Chicago Bears Staff Changes :
| Coach | Position | Reason left | Replacement(s) |
| Cliff Stein | Senior vice president/general counsel | Fired | - |
| Sean Magee | Coaching chief of staff | Accepted job at the University of Michigan | Chavis Cook (Coaching administration manager) |
| Luke Getsy | Offensive coordinator | Fired (Later accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders) | Shane Waldron |
| Alan Williams | Defensive coordinator | Resigned mid-season | Eric Washington |
| Tyke Tolbert | Passing game coordinator/ wide receivers coach | Fired (Later accepted job with Tennessee Titans) | Thomas Brown (Passing game coordinator) |
| Tyke Tolbert | Passing game coordinator/ wide receivers coach | Fired (Later accepted job with Tennessee Titans) | Chris Beatty (Wide receivers coach) |
| Phil Snow | Senior defensive analyst | Contract expired | Matt Pees (Defensive analyst-advance/special projects) |
| Andrew Janocko | Quarterbacks coach | Fired (Later accepted job with New Orleans Saints) | Kerry Joseph |
| Omar Young | Interim running backs coach/ assistant quarterbacks coach | Fired | Chad Morton (Running backs coach) |
| Omar Young | Interim running backs coach/ assistant quarterbacks coach | Fired | Robbie Picazo & Ryan Griffin (Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers) |
| Luke Steckel | Assistant offensive line coach | Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders | Jason Houghtaling |
| Tim Zetts | Assistant tight ends coach | Fired | - |
| Assistant running backs | Assistant running backs | Assistant running backs | Jennifer King |
| Justin Hinds | Assistant defensive line | Accepted job with the Seattle Seahawks | Bryan Bing |

#### Bill Walsh Diversity coaches

The Bears added six coaches from the NFL's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship Program: Michael Bellamy II (assistant wide receivers/senior offensive analyst/special teams assistant, Howard), Stefon Wheeler (run game coordinator/offensive line coach, Yale), Angela Rowe (head flag football coach, Huntingdon College), Michael Bearden (assistant wide receivers graduate assistant, Notre Dame), Yosef Fares (head coach, Justin Garza High School) and Anthony Blevins (defensive assistant, Birmingham Stallions).

### Roster changes
#### Free agents

| Position | Player | Tag | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
| OLB | Dylan Cole | UFA | | | |
| OG | Dan Feeney | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | March 15, 2024 | 1 year, $3.5 million |
| RB | D'Onta Foreman | UFA | Cleveland Browns | March 20, 2024 | 1 year, $1.125 million |
| DE | Rasheem Green | UFA | | | |
| CB | Jaylon Johnson | UFA | Chicago Bears | March 11, 2024 | 4 year, $76 million |
| DT | Justin Jones | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | March 14, 2024 | 3 year, $30 million |
| TE | Marcedes Lewis | UFA | Chicago Bears | June 9, 2024 | 1 year, TBA |
| WR | Darnell Mooney | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | March 15, 2024 | 3 year, $39 million |
| DE | Yannick Ngakoue | UFA | | | |
| C | Lucas Patrick | UFA | New Orleans Saints | May 12, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| QB | Nathan Peterman | UFA | New Orleans Saints | March 18, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| LS | Patrick Scales | UFA | Chicago Bears | March 10, 2024 | 1 year, $1 million |
| WR | Equanimeous St. Brown | UFA | New Orleans Saints | April 12, 2024 | 1 year, TBA |
| CB | Greg Stroman | UFA | Chicago Bears | | 1 year, minimum |
| WR/PR | Trent Taylor | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | April 16, 2024 | 1 year, TBA |
| TE | Robert Tonyan | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | May 16, 2024 | 1 year, TBA |
| WR | Collin Johnson | RFA | Chicago Bears | March 8, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| CB | Josh Blackwell | ERFA | Chicago Bears | March 13, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| WR | Joe Reed | ERFA | | | |
| RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent LEGEND  – Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the Bears.  – Light red background indicates a player has departed the Bears. ||||||

#### Signings

| Position | Player | Previous team | Date signed | Contract |
| FS | Tarvarius Moore | Green Bay Packers | March 8, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| FS | Kevin Byard | Philadelphia Eagles | March 10, 2024 | 2 year, $15 million |
| RB | D'Andre Swift | Philadelphia Eagles | March 13, 2024 | 3 year, $24 million |
| TE | Gerald Everett | Los Angeles Chargers | March 13, 2024 | 2 year, $12 million |
| SS | Jonathan Owens | Green Bay Packers | March 13, 2024 | 2 year, $4.5 million |
| OT | Matt Pryor | San Francisco 49ers | March 13, 2024 | 1 year, $1 million |
| QB | Brett Rypien | New York Jets | March 13, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| LB | Amen Ogbongbemiga | Los Angeles Chargers | March 14, 2024 | 1 year, $2.1 million |
| C | Coleman Shelton | Los Angeles Rams | March 15, 2024 | 1 year, $3.5 million |
| WR | Dante Pettis | - | March 15, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| DE | Jacob Martin | Indianapolis Colts | March 16, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| OT | Jake Curhan | Seattle Seahawks | March 18, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |
| DE | Byron Cowart | Miami Dolphins | March 18, 2024 | 1 year, minimum |

##### Reserve/future contracts

The Bears signed the following players to reserve/future contracts: Micah Baskerville (LB), Stephen Carlson (TE), Jerome Carvin (G), Adrian Colbert (FS), Douglas Coleman III (SS), Aviante Collins (T), Michael Dwumfour (DT), Daniel Hardy (DE), Khalid Kareem (DE), Doug Kramer (C), Cameron Lyons (LS), Roy Mbaeteka (T), Bill Murray (G), Corliss Waitman (P) and Nsimba Webster (WR). Mbaeteka was later released.

#### Trade acquisitions

| Position | Player | Previous team | Date | Traded away |
| G/C | Ryan Bates | Buffalo Bills | March 13, 2024 | 2024 fifth-round selection |
| WR | Keenan Allen | Los Angeles Chargers | March 14, 2024 | 2024 fourth-round selection |
| DE | Darrell Taylor | Seattle Seahawks | August 23, 2024 | 2025 sixth-round selection |

#### Departures

| Position | Player | Reason | Date | 2024 team | Notes |
| FS | Eddie Jackson | Released | February 15, 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | |
| G | Cody Whitehair | Released | February 15, 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | |
| QB | Justin Fields | Traded | March 16, 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bears received conditional 2025 sixth-round selection (failed to convert to 4th as Fields played in less than 51% of the Steelers' snaps in 2024) |

## Draft

2024 Chicago Bears draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC | From Panthers |
| 1 | 9 | Rome Odunze | WR | Washington | |
| 2 | 40 | Traded to the Washington Commanders | Traded to the Washington Commanders | Traded to the Washington Commanders | |
| 3 | 75 | Kiran Amegadjie | OT | Yale | |
| 4 | 110 | Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers | Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers | Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers | |
| 4 | 122 | Tory Taylor | P | Iowa | From Eagles |
| 5 | 144 | Austin Booker | DE | Kansas | From Bears via Bills |
| 6 | 184 | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | |
| 7 | 231 | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | Traded to the New England Patriots | |
2024 Chicago Bears undrafted free agents :
| Name | Position | College |
| Brenden Bates | TE | Kentucky |
| Theo Benedet | OT | UBC |
| Carl Jones Jr. | LB | UCLA |
| Jamree Kromah | DE | James Madison |
| Peter LeBlanc | WR | Louisiana |
| Keith Randolph Jr. | DT | Illinois |
| Austin Reed | QB | Western Kentucky |
| Reddy Steward | CB | Troy |
| Ian Wheeler | RB | Howard |
Draft trades
* ↑ The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a first-round selection (1st overall), 2023 first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2025 second-round selection, and WR D. J. Moore.
* ↑ The Bears traded a second-round selection (40th overall) to the Washington Commanders in exchange for DE Montez Sweat.
* ↑ The Bears traded a fourth-round selection (110th overall) to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for WR Keenan Allen.
* ↑ The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection (122nd overall) and a 2023 first-round selection.
* ↑ The Bears traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for G/C Ryan Bates.
* ↑ The Bears traded a 2025 fourth-round selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a fifth-round selection (144th overall).
* ↑ The Bears traded a sixth-round selection (184th overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for G Dan Feeney.
* ↑ The Bears traded a seventh-round selection (231st overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for WR N'Keal Harry.

### Rookie minicamp participants

The following unsigned undrafted free agents participated in the Bears Rookie Minicamp from May 9 to 11: LB Brian Abraham, Albany; OT Noah Atagi, Weber State; RB T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova; DB Travian Blaylock, Wisconsin; DB Russell Dandy, Eastern Illinois; DT Mark Ho Ching, Northern Arizona; WR John Jackson, USC; DB Patrick Jolly, Abilene Christian; DB Leon Jones, Arkansas State; DT Dashaun Mallory, Arizona State; S Samuel Matthews, Texas A&M; DE John McCartan, Oregon State; LB Rich Miller Jr., Kansas; LB Paul Moala, Georgia Tech; WR R.J. Mobley, Winston-Salem; DB Decorian Patterson, UCF; DB Kendarin Ray, Tulsa; WR Marcus Rogers, Troy; OG David Satkowski, Stonehill; TE Geor'quarius Spivey, Mississippi State; OG Kameron Stutts, Auburn; OG Donald Ventrelli, North Dakota; TE Shelton Zeon, UNLV. Jackson, Jones, Mallory and Moala would later signed with the team.

## Staff

On November 12, 2024 the Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, after only nine games, and appointed passing game coordinator Thomas Brown as the interim offensive coordinator. It was the first ever change in the middle of the season since Perry Moss became Chicago's first designated OC in 1970. On November 29, 2024 Head coach Matt Eberflus was fired amid six game losing streak, and the team appointed Brown as the first ever interim head coach in franchise history, just 17 days after being promoted to interim offensive coordinator. On December 2, 2024, wide receivers coach Chris Beatty was subsequently promoted to interim offensive coordinator under Brown.

## Preseason
### Schedule

On March 26, the National Football League announced that the Bears would play the Houston Texans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at 7:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Bears were represented by Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers. The two teams were also scheduled to meet in Houston in Week 2 of the regular season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| HOF | August 1 | vs. Houston Texans | W 21–17 | 1–0 | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium | Recap |
| 1 | August 10 | at Buffalo Bills | W 33–6 | 2–0 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–3 | 3–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 3 | August 22 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 34–21 | 4–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### Hall of Fame Game

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 7 | 10 | 0 | - | 17 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | - | 21 |
at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio
* Date: August 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,528
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Teagan Quitoriano 9-yard pass from Davis Mills (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 8:39. Texans 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:21.
Second quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 33-yard field goal, 12:13. Texans 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:45.
CHI – Collin Johnson 20-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22. Texans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
HOU – Cam Akers 4-yard pass from Case Keenum (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 1:44. Texans 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:42.
CHI – Tommy Sweeney 22-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 0:46. Texans 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 0:58.
Third quarter
CHI – Collin Johnson 9-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Cairo Santos kick), 11:39. Bears 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
HOU – Davis Mills – 10/13, 102 yards, TD
CHI – Brett Rypien – 11/15, 166 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
HOU – J. J. Taylor – 6 rushes, 16 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 4 rushes, 35 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Xavier Hutchinson – 5 receptions, 56 yards
CHI – Collin Johnson – 3 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TD :
Due to lightning in the area, the game was called during the third quarter and the Bears were declared the winners.

#### Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| Bills | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: August 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,126
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad (4)
* TV: WFLD/NFLN
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 10:03. Bears 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:57.
CHI – Cairo Santos 31-yard field goal, 2:13. Bears 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:39.
Second quarter
BUF – Tyler Bass 24-yard field goal, 9:15. Bears 6–3. Drive: 18 plays, 78 yards, 7:58.
Third quarter
CHI – Velus Jones 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 7:46. Bears 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:28.
BUF – Tyler Bass 49-yard field goal, 2:54. Bears 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Micah Baskerville 53-yard interception return (kick failed, wide left), 14:08. Bears 19–6.
CHI – Ian Wheeler 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:03. Bears 26–6. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:11.
CHI – Ian Wheeler 8-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:24. Bears 33–6. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:40.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 4/7, 95 yards
BUF – Mitchell Trubisky – 10/18, 82 yards
Top rushers
CHI – Ian Wheeler – 5 rushes, 43 yards, 2 TD
BUF – Shane Buechele – 3 rushes, 22 yards
Top receivers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 1 reception, 42 yards
BUF – Khalil Shakir – 3 receptions, 28 yards :

#### Week 2: vs Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: August 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,829
* Referee: Tra Blake (3)
* TV: WFLD/NFLN
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 9:08. Bears 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:53.
CHI – Caleb Williams 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 1:33. Bears 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:19.
CIN – Evan McPherson 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:33.
Third quarter
CHI – Dante Pettis 4-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 7:46. Bears 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:30.
CHI – Dante Pettis 25-yard pass from Tyson Bagent (Cairo Santos kick), 3:18. Bears 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:01.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 10:17. Bears 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:24.
Top passers
CIN – Logan Woodside – 17/25, 132 yards, 2 INT
CHI – Tyson Bagent – 7/8, 87 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Noah Cain – 8 rushes, 28 yards
CHI – Khalil Herbert – 5 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Kwamie Lassiter II – 5 receptions, 33 yards
CHI – Dante Pettis – 3 receptions, 53 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: August 22
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,717
* Referee: Clete Blakeman (34)
* TV: WFLD/NFLN
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Tyson Bagent 5-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 11:23. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:37.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 32-yard field goal, 14:06. Bears 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:01.
KC – Carson Steele 1-yard run (Harrison Butker kick), 7:50. Bears 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:07.
CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 0:43. Bears 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:53.
CHI – Reddy Steward 48-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 0:22. Bears 20–7.
Third quarter
CHI – Tommy Sweeney 6-yard pass from Austin Reed (Cairo Santos kick), 6:19. Bears 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 6:01.
CHI – Velus Jones 39-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:28. Bears 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
KC – Cornell Powell 7-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 10:27. Bears 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:01.
KC – Baylor Cupp 10-yard pass from Ian Book (Harrison Butker kick), 3:29. Bears 34–21. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:38.
Top passers
CHI – Brett Rypien – 9/13, 106 yards
KC – Ian Book – 6/9, 71 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CHI – Velus Jones – 13 rushes, 111 yards, TD
KC – Carson Steele – 4 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
CHI – Tyler Scott – 6 receptions, 99 yards
KC – Montrell Washington – 1 reception, 49 yards :

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 8 | Tennessee Titans | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | at Houston Texans | L 13–19 | 1–1 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 16–21 | 1–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–18 | 2–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Carolina Panthers | W 36–10 | 3–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 35–16 | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 27 | at Washington Commanders | L 15–18 | 4–3 | Northwest Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 3 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 9–29 | 4–4 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 10 | New England Patriots | L 3–19 | 4–5 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Green Bay Packers | L 19–20 | 4–6 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Minnesota Vikings | L 27–30 (OT) | 4–7 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 13 | November 28 | at Detroit Lions | L 20–23 | 4–8 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–38 | 4–9 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 12–30 | 4–10 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | Detroit Lions | L 17–34 | 4–11 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 26 | Seattle Seahawks | L 3–6 | 4–12 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 18 | January 5 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24–22 | 5–12 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,403
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Tony Pollard 26-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 0:41. Titans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:45.
Second quarter
TEN – Nick Folk 40-yard field goal, 14:06. Titans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:35.
TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo 17-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 3:44. Titans 17–0. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 8:23.
CHI – Cairo Santos 24-yard field goal, 0:27. Titans 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:17.
Third quarter
CHI – Jonathan Owens 21-yard return of blocked punt (Cairo Santos kick), 9:07. Titans 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:19.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 50-yard field goal, 14:47. Titans 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 3:59.
CHI – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 9:52. Titans 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:52.
CHI – Tyrique Stevenson 43-yard interception return (Caleb Williams–D'Andre Swift pass), 7:35. Bears 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:17.
Top passers
TEN – Will Levis – 19/32, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 14/29, 93 yards
Top rushers
TEN – Tony Pollard – 16 rushes, 82 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 10 rushes, 30 yards
Top receivers
TEN – Calvin Ridley – 3 receptions, 50 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 5 receptions, 36 yards :
Despite falling behind 17–0 and failing to score an offensive touchdown, the Bears rallied to beat the Titans in their season opener with touchdowns on returns of a blocked punt and interception. Caleb Williams, despite finishing with just 93 passing yards, became the first #1 overall pick to win his first NFL start since David Carr in 2002.

#### Week 2: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Texans | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 7:20 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 89 °F (32 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 71,412
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 56-yard field goal, 10:20. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:40.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 3:51. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:29.
Second quarter
HOU – Nico Collins 28-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 14:55. Texans 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:56.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 47-yard field goal, 9:55. Texans 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:38.
CHI – Khalil Herbert 2-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:32. Texans 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:10.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 59-yard field goal, 0:01. Texans 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 53-yard field goal, 13:39. Texans 19–10. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:11.
CHI – Cairo Santos 54-yard field goal, 2:51. Texans 19–13. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 23/37, 174 yards, 2 INT
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 23/36, 260 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 5 rushes, 44 yards
HOU – Cam Akers – 7 rushes, 32 yards
Top receivers
CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 53 yards
HOU – Nico Collins – 8 receptions, 135 yards, TD :
The Bears offense continued to struggle, as Caleb Williams threw two interceptions. With the loss, the Bears fell to 1–1.

#### Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 66,624
* Referee: Adrian Hill
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J. Ross
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
IND – Jonathan Taylor 29-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:19. Colts 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:16.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 12:51. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:01.
IND – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 0:21. Colts 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Rome Odunze 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 8:21. Colts 14–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:00.
IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 5:22. Colts 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:24.
CHI – Cole Kmet 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 2:01. Colts 21–16. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 33/52, 363 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IND – Anthony Richardson – 10/20, 167 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Roschon Johnson – 8 rushes, 30 yards
IND – Jonathan Taylor – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CHI – Rome Odunze – 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
IND – Alec Pierce – 1 reception, 44 yards :
Caleb Williams put up his best game of the season to date, throwing for 363 yards, but also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. With the loss, the Bears fell to 1–2.

#### Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,074
* Referee: Brad Rogers
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal, 4:01. Rams 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:23.
Second quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 37-yard field goal, 13:05. Rams 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:51.
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 5:42. Bears 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:00.
CHI – Cairo Santos 40-yard field goal, 0:09. Bears 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
LAR – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal, 8:50. Bears 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:10.
CHI – D. J. Moore 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 2:43. Bears 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:13.
Fourth quarter
LAR – Kyren Williams 3-yard run (pass failed), 14:55. Bears 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:42.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 36-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:26. Bears 24–15. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:29.
LAR – Joshua Karty 52-yard field goal, 8:47. Bears 24–18. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:39.
Top passers
LAR – Matthew Stafford – 20/29, 224 yards, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 17/23, 157 yards, TD
Top rushers
LAR – Kyren Williams – 19 rushes, 94 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Top receivers
LAR – Tutu Atwell – 4 receptions, 82 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 7 receptions, 72 yards :
D'Andre Swift rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, and the Bears defense forced two turnovers, improving them to 2–2 and their first win over the Rams since 2018.

#### Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bears | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 36 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,307
* Referee: Tra Blake
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Chuba Hubbard 38-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 8:54. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:45.
CHI – D. J. Moore 34-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 5:44. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.
Second quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 10:44. Bears 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:27.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:14. Bears 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:35.
CHI – D. J. Moore 30-yard pass from Caleb Williams (kick failed, wide right), 0:24. Bears 27–7. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 6:25. Bears 30–7. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:37.
CAR – Eddy Piñeiro 27-yard field goal, 2:10. Bears 30–10. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (pass failed), 4:23. Bears 36–10. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 3:07.
Top passers
CAR – Andy Dalton – 18/28, 136 yards, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 20/29, 304 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 13 rushes, 97 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 21 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAR – Jalen Coker – 4 receptions, 68 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD :
The Bears played lights out football. Caleb Williams played his best game with the Bears with 304 passing yards and two touchdowns, and Chicago's defense allowed just 10 points and forced three turnovers. With the win, they improve to 3–2 and defeated the Panthers for the fourth straight meeting.

#### Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL London games
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. BST/8:30 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,182
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (WFLD/NFLN): Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Stacey Dales and Steve Wyche Game exclusive to WFLD through syndication. Out of market on the NFL Network.
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Cam Little 30-yard field goal, 4:37. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 8:12.
Second quarter
CHI – Cole Kmet 31-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:07. Bears 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:46.
CHI – Cole Kmet 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 0:13. Bears 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:55.
Third quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:22. Bears 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:18.
JAX – Gabe Davis 21-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 6:02. Bears 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:20.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 3-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 14:56. Bears 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:06.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:29. Bears 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:06.
JAX – Gabe Davis 5-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (pass failed), 6:58. Bears 35–16. Drive: 17 plays, 70 yards, 5:31.
Top passers
JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 23/35, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 23/29, 226 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – D'Ernest Johnson – 6 rushes, 28 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 17 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Evan Engram – 10 receptions, 102 yards
CHI – Cole Kmet – 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD :
The Bears scored 35+ points in consecutive games for the first time since 2013, blowing out the Jaguars 35–16 and improving to 4–2.

#### Week 8: at Washington Commanders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Commanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,704
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 27-yard field goal, 8:51. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:12.
WAS – Austin Seibert 30-yard field goal, 1:04. Commanders 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:59.
Second quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 28-yard field goal, 5:24. Commanders 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:01.
Third quarter
WAS – Austin Seibert 47-yard field goal, 5:48. Commanders 12–0. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:50.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 56-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:43. Commanders 12–7. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:46.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Caleb Williams–Cole Kmet pass), 0:23. Bears 15–12. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:56.
WAS – Noah Brown 52-yard pass from Jayden Daniels, 0:00. Commanders 18–15. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:25.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 10/24, 131 yards
WAS – Jayden Daniels – 21/38, 326 yards, TD
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 18 rushes, 129 yards, TD
WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 16 rushes, 65 yards
Top receivers
CHI – Rome Odunze – 3 receptions, 41 yards
WAS – Terry McLaurin – 5 receptions, 125 yards :
The game ended with a play now known as the Hail Maryland, where Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard Hail Mary pass to wide receiver Noah Brown to defeat the Bears on the final play. As the play began, Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was taunting the crowd and was responsible for tipping the pass that was then caught by Brown for the winning touchdown. With the crushing loss, the Bears fell to 4–3.

#### Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 29 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 64,609
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Trey McBride 2-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 0:46. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:37.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 29-yard field goal, 11:51. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:55.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 9:10. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:52.
ARI – Trey Benson 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 3:14. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:56.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 0:26. Cardinals 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:48.
ARI – Emari Demercado 53-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 0:04. Cardinals 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
ARI – Chad Ryland 29-yard field goal, 4:53. Cardinals 24–9. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:54.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Chad Ryland 55-yard field goal, 14:02. Cardinals 27–9. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:53.
ARI – Penalty on D'Andre Swift enforced in the end zone for a safety, 7:58. Cardinals 29–9.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 22/41, 216 yards
ARI – Kyler Murray – 13/20, 154 yards
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 51 yards
ARI – James Conner – 18 rushes, 107 yards
Top receivers
CHI – Rome Odunze – 5 receptions, 104 yards
ARI – Trey McBride – 3 receptions, 35 yards :
The Bears were defeated in lopsided fashion by the Cardinals, failing to score a touchdown and falling to 4–4.

#### Week 10: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,912
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Joey Slye 30-yard field goal, 6:19. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 33-yard field goal, 7:17. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:41.
NE – Ja'Lynn Polk 2-yard pass from Drake Maye (Joey Slye kick), 1:46. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:31.
NE – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
NE – Joey Slye 25-yard field goal, 7:30. Patriots 16–3. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:03.
NE – Joey Slye 33-yard field goal, 2:17. Patriots 19–3. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:37.
Top passers
NE – Drake Maye – 15/25, 184 yards, TD, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 16/30, 120 yards
Top rushers
NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 20 rushes, 74 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 59 yards
Top receivers
NE – Austin Hooper – 3 receptions, 64 yards
CHI – Keenan Allen – 5 receptions, 44 yards :
For the second straight game, the Bears failed to score a touchdown, and fell to 4–5. This was also the Bears' first loss at Soldier Field since Week 6 of 2023, snapping an 8-game winning streak at home.
After this game, the Bears fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and named Thomas Brown interim offensive coordinator.

#### Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,419
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Jayden Reed 15-yard pass from Jordan Love (Brandon McManus kick), 11:15. Packers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:45.
CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 7:49. Packers 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:26.
Second quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:07. Bears 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:42.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Bears 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:43.
GB – Josh Jacobs 7-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 6:34. Packers 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:43.
CHI – D'Andre Swift 39-yard run (pass failed), 0:31. Bears 19–14. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:03.
Fourth quarter
GB – Jordan Love 1-yard run (run failed), 2:59. Packers 20–19. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:18.
Top passers
GB – Jordan Love – 13/17, 261 yards, TD, INT
CHI – Caleb Williams – 23/31, 231 yards
Top rushers
GB – Josh Jacobs – 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 14 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Christian Watson – 4 receptions, 150 yards
CHI – Rome Odunze – 6 receptions, 65 yards :
The Bears suffered another last-second loss, after a 46-yard field goal attempt from Cairo Santos to win the game was deflected by Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks. With this loss, the Bears fell to 4–6 and lost their eleventh straight game against the Packers.

#### Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 57,659
* Referee: Clay Martin
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Roschon Johnson 1-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 0:53. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
MIN – Jordan Addison 2-yard pass from Sam Darnold (John Parker Romo kick), 14:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:59.
MIN – Jalen Nailor 5-yard pass from Sam Darnold (John Parker Romo kick), 6:29. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:57.
CHI – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
MIN – John Parker Romo 40-yard field goal, 12:40. Vikings 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:20.
MIN – Aaron Jones 2-yard run (John Parker Romo kick), 1:22. Vikings 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:47.
Fourth quarter
CHI – D. J. Moore 10-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 7:22. Vikings 24–16. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:45.
MIN – John Parker Romo 26-yard field goal, 1:56. Vikings 27–16. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:26.
CHI – Keenan Allen 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Caleb Williams–D. J. Moore pass), 0:22. Vikings 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 1:34.
CHI – Cairo Santos 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 27–27. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:22.
Overtime
MIN – John Parker Romo 29-yard field goal, 2:10. Vikings 30–27. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:29.
Top passers
MIN – Sam Darnold – 22/34, 330 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Caleb Williams – 32/47, 340 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
MIN – Aaron Jones – 22 rushes, 106 yards, TD
CHI – Caleb Williams – 6 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Jordan Addison – 8 receptions, 162 yards, TD
CHI – D. J. Moore – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD :
The Bears rallied from an 11-point deficit with under 2 minutes remaining to force overtime, but the Bears offense went three-and-out and the Vikings drove down the field for a game-winning field goal. With the loss, the Bears fell to 4–7.

#### Week 13: at Detroit Lions

Thanksgiving Day games
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Lions | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 64,275
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Jake Bates 30-yard field goal, 7:06. Lions 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 7:54.
Second quarter
DET – Sam LaPorta 3-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 14:55. Lions 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:33.
DET – Jake Bates 36-yard field goal, 7:15. Lions 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:26.
DET – Jake Bates 48-yard field goal, 3:11. Lions 16–0. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 3:02.
Third quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 31-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 9:47. Lions 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 5:13.
DET – Sam LaPorta 1-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 2:43. Lions 23–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 7:04.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Keenan Allen 9-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 13:40. Lions 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:03.
CHI – D. J. Moore 31-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 5:36. Lions 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:06.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 20/39, 256 yards, 3 TD
DET – Jared Goff – 21/34, 221 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 11 rushes, 39 yards
DET – David Montgomery – 21 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
CHI – D. J. Moore – 8 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown – 5 receptions, 73 yards :
The Bears rallied from a 23–7 fourth quarter deficit to pull within 23–20 with possession of the ball in field goal range; however, a sack knocked them out of field goal range, and a disastrous sequence ensued with the Bears not using their last timeout and the clock running out after an incomplete pass. The loss dropped the Bears to 4–8, and the day after the game, head coach Matt Eberflus was fired, becoming the first head coach in franchise history to be fired mid-season, and interim offensive coordinator Thomas Brown was promoted to interim head coach.

#### Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 49ers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,662
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Jauan Jennings 7-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 12:20. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:40.
SF – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 1:39. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
SF – Jauan Jennings 16-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 7:41. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 7:24.
SF – Jake Moody 23-yard field goal, 1:50. 49ers 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
CHI – Rome Odunze 4-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 5:56. 49ers 24–6. Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 9:04.
Fourth quarter
SF – Isaac Guerendo 4-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 14:57. 49ers 31–6. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:43.
CHI – Rome Odunze 14-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 11:48. 49ers 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:09.
SF – Patrick Taylor Jr. 3-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 5:15. 49ers 38–13. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:33.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 17/23, 134 yards, 2 TD
SF – Brock Purdy – 20/25, 325 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 14 rushes, 38 yards
SF – Isaac Guerendo – 15 rushes, 78 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 49 yards
SF – George Kittle – 6 receptions, 151 yards :
Thomas Brown's head coaching debut was a disaster for the Bears, who were outgained in yardage 319–4 in the first half and 452–162 for the game against a shorthanded 49ers team. With their seventh straight loss, the Bears fell to 4–9 and were assured of a fourth straight losing season.

#### Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Vikings | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 67,017
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Will Reichard 52-yard field goal, 12:04. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:53.
MIN – Justin Jefferson 7-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick), 5:04. Vikings 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:30.
Second quarter
MIN – Will Reichard 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Vikings 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 2:31.
Third quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 29-yard field goal, 7:02. Vikings 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:38.
MIN – Aaron Jones 1-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 1:38. Vikings 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:24.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 39-yard field goal, 13:00. Vikings 20–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:38.
MIN – Cam Akers 1-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 10:14. Vikings 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:46.
CHI – Keenan Allen 16-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 5:19. Vikings 27–12. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 0:54.
MIN – Will Reichard 46-yard field goal, 1:12. Vikings 30–12. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 4:07.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 18/31, 191 yards, TD
MIN – Sam Darnold – 24/40, 231 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 19 rushes, 79 yards
MIN – Aaron Jones – 18 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Top receivers
CHI – Keenan Allen – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD
MIN – Justin Jefferson – 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD :
The Bears were shut out in the first half for the third consecutive game, and were blown out 30–12 by the Vikings, falling to 4–10. Also, prior to this game playing out, the Bears were disqualified from the playoffs due to Washington's win over New Orleans.

#### Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 29 °F (−2 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,539
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Jake Bates 30-yard field goal, 9:35. Lions 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:14.
DET – Jahmyr Gibbs 1-yard run (Jake Bates kick), 5:34. Lions 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:53.
DET – Jake Bates 34-yard field goal, 0:02. Lions 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:26.
Second quarter
DET – Jameson Williams 82-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 12:49. Lions 20–0. Drive: 2 plays, 93 yards, 0:43.
CHI – Cole Kmet 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 6:31. Lions 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:16.
DET – Amon-Ra St. Brown 8-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 0:58. Lions 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:33.
CHI – Keenan Allen 45-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 0:39. Lions 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
DET – Sam LaPorta 21-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jake Bates kick), 12:18. Lions 34–14. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:42.
CHI – Cairo Santos 30-yard field goal, 6:03. Lions 34–17. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 6:15.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
DET – Jared Goff – 23/32, 336 yards, 3 TD
CHI – Caleb Williams – 26/40, 332 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
DET – Jahmyr Gibbs – 23 rushes, 109 yards, TD
CHI – Caleb Williams – 6 rushes, 34 yards
Top receivers
DET – Jameson Williams – 5 receptions, 143 yards, TD
CHI – Keenan Allen – 9 receptions, 140 yards, TD :
With another lopsided loss, the Bears fell to 4–11.

#### Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,346
* Referee: Scott Novak
* TV announcers (WFLD/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung Game exclusive to WFLD through syndication. Out of market on Prime Video.
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Jason Myers 27-yard field goal, 8:59. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:01.
Second quarter
CHI – Cairo Santos 42-yard field goal, 2:32. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:47.
SEA – Jason Myers 50-yard field goal, 0:21. Seahawks 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:11.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
SEA – Geno Smith – 17/23, 160 yards
CHI – Caleb Williams – 16/28, 122 yards, INT
Top rushers
SEA – Zach Charbonnet – 15 rushes, 57 yards
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 12 rushes, 53 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Noah Fant – 4 receptions, 43 yards
CHI – D. J. Moore – 6 receptions, 54 yards :
For the third time this season, the Bears failed to score a touchdown, and failed to score an offensive touchdown for the fourth time on the season.
With the loss, the Bears tied their franchise-worst 10-game losing streak (with the 2022 season).

#### Week 18: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Packers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: January 5
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 16 °F (−9 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,862
* Referee: Clay Martin
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Josh Blackwell 94-yard punt return for a touchdown (Cairo Santos kick), 6:34. Bears 7–0.
GB – Brandon McManus 37-yard field goal, 2:24. Bears 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:10.
Second quarter
CHI – D'Andre Swift 4-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 14:17. Bears 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:45.
GB – Josh Jacobs 9-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 11:12. Bears 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:05.
GB – Brandon McManus 30-yard field goal, 1:57. Bears 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:28.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
CHI – D. J. Moore 32-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 10:02. Bears 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:53.
GB – Emanuel Wilson (pass failed), 4:28. Bears 21–19. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:30.
GB – Brandon McManus 55-yard field goal, 0:54. Packers 22–21. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:55.
CHI – Cairo Santos 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 24–22. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 0:54.
Top passers
CHI – Caleb Williams – 21/29, 148 yards, TD
GB – Malik Willis – 10/13, 136 yards
Top rushers
CHI – D'Andre Swift – 20 rushes, 65 yards, TD
GB – Emanuel Wilson – 14 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Top receivers
CHI – D. J. Moore – 9 receptions, 86 yards, TD
GB – Malik Heath – 3 receptions, 53 yards :
With the last second game-winning field goal the Bears snap both their 10 game losing streak and their 11 game losing streak against Green Bay to finish 5–12. This was also the Bears' only road win of the season, their first road win on a Sunday since 2021, and their first win in Green Bay since 2015.

### Standings
#### Division

NFC North :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Detroit Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 564 | 342 | W3 |
| $^{(5)}$ Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 432 | 332 | L1 |
| $^{(7)}$ Green Bay Packers | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 460 | 338 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 310 | 370 | W1 |
Teams highlighted in green made the playoffs, and their seedings are shown.

#### Conference

NFCvte :
| Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit Lions | North | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .516 | .494 | W3 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .453 | .424 | W2 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .502 | .465 | W2 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .505 | .441 | L1 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .474 | .408 | L1 |
| 6 | Washington Commanders | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .436 | .358 | W5 |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | North | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .533 | .412 | L2 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 8 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .498 | .424 | W2 |
| 9 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .519 | .426 | L2 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .536 | .404 | W1 |
| 11 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .522 | .387 | L2 |
| 12 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .564 | .402 | L4 |
| 13 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .554 | .388 | W1 |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | South | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .498 | .329 | W1 |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | South | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .505 | .306 | L4 |
| 16 | New York Giants | East | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .554 | .412 | L1 |