2004 Chicago Bears season The 2004 Chicago Bears season was their 85th regular season completed in the National Football League . The club posted a 5 - 11 record under first year head coach Lovie Smith . The team was once again in a quarterbacking carousel after the injury of starter Rex Grossman early on in the season . This was the club ' s eighth losing season in the past nine . Week 1 : vs Detroit Lions . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring Summary . Q1 - CHI - 7 : 38 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 0 : 16 - Jason Hanson 27 yd FG ( CHI 7 - 3 ) Q3 - DET - 12 : 17 - Bracy Walker 92 yd blocked FG return TD ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 10 - 7 ) Q3 - DET - 7 : 37 - Jason Hanson 21 yd FG ( DET 13 - 7 ) Q4 - CHI - 12 : 40 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 14 - 13 ) Q4 - DET - 9 : 54 - 4 yd TD pass from Joey Harrington to Az - Zahir Hakim ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 20 - 14 ) Q4 - CHI - 1 : 53 - Safety , Nick Harris ran out of bounds in own end zone ( DET 20 - 16 ) Week 2 : at Green Bay Packers . " at Lambeau Field in Green Bay , Wisconsin " Scoring summary . Q1 - GB - 9 : 02 - Ryan Longwell 25 yd FG ( GB 3 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 7 : 40 - 11 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bryan Johnson ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( CHI 7 - 3 ) Q2 - CHI - 1 : 44 - Mike Brown 95 yd fumble return TD ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 14 - 3 ) Q3 - CHI - 11 : 31 - Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 21 - 3 ) Q3 - GB - 1 : 46 - 18 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to Robert Ferguson ( Longwell kick ) ( CHI 21 - 10 ) Week 3 : at Minnesota Vikings . " at the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis , Minnesota " Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 8 : 08 - Paul Edinger 34 yd FG ( CHI 3 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 13 : 41 - Paul Edinger 23 yd FG ( CHI 6 - 0 ) Q2 - MIN - 8 : 57 - 3 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( MIN 7 - 6 ) Q2 - MIN - 5 : 09 - Morten Andersen 42 yd FG ( MIN 10 - 6 ) Q3 - MIN - 10 : 58 - Daunte Culpepper 1 yd TD run ( Andersen kick ) ( MIN 17 - 6 ) Q4 - CHI - 14 : 46 - Paul Edinger 32 yd FG ( MIN 17 - 9 ) Q4 - MIN - 11 : 20 - Morten Andersen 24 yd FG ( MIN 20 - 9 ) Q4 - CHI - 6 : 20 - Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run ( 2 pt conversion failed ) ( MIN 20 - 15 ) Q4 - MIN - 5 : 39 - 2 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss ( Andersen kick ) ( MIN 27 - 15 ) Q4 - CHI - 2 : 00 - Rex Grossman 6 yd TD run ( Edinger kick ) ( MIN 27 - 22 ) Week 4 : vs Philadelphia Eagles . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q1 - PHI - 5 : 00 - David Akers 51 yd FG ( PHI 3 - 0 ) Q2 - PHI - 10 : 59 - David Akers 42 yd FG ( PHI 6 - 0 ) Q2 - PHI - 6 : 03 - 11 yd TD pass from Donovan McNabb to Terrell Owens ( Akers kick ) ( PHI 13 - 0 ) Q2 - PHI - 1 : 57 - David Akers 42 yd FG ( PHI 16 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 0 : 06 - Paul Edinger 25 yd FG ( PHI 16 - 3 ) Q3 - PHI - 4 : 41 - David Akers 40 yd FG ( PHI 19 - 3 ) Q4 - CHI - 3 : 57 - 2 yd TD pass from Jonathan Quinn to Bryan Johnson ( 2 pt conversion failed ) ( PHI 19 - 9 ) Week 6 : vs Washington Redskins . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois Scoring summary . Q1 - WAS - 5 : 41 - Ola Kimrin 41 yd FG ( WAS 3 - 0 ) Q2 - WAS - 14 : 53 - 18 yd TD pass from Mark Brunell to Rod Gardner ( Kimrin kick ) ( WAS 10 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 5 : 36 - Jerry Azumah 70 yd interception return TD ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( WAS 10 - 7 ) Q4 - WAS - 11 : 13 - Ola Kimrin 26 yd FG ( WAS 13 - 7 ) Q4 - CHI - 5 : 10 - Paul Edinger 46 yd FG ( WAS 13 - 10 ) Week 7 : at Tampa Bay Buccaneers . " at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa , Florida " Scoring summary . Q2 - TB - 13 : 25 - Martín Gramática 22 yd FG ( TB 3 - 0 ) Q2 - TB - 0 : 48 - 6 yd TD pass from Brian Griese to Michael Clayton ( Gramática kick ) ( TB 10 - 0 ) Q3 - TB - 12 : 23 - Martín Gramática 22 yd FG ( TB 13 - 0 ) Q3 - CHI - 3 : 45 - Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( TB 13 - 7 ) Q4 - TB - 8 : 52 - Michael Pittman 3 yd TD run ( 2 pt conversion failed ) ( TB 19 - 7 ) Week 8 : vs San Francisco 49ers . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 13 : 01 - 49 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q1 - SF - 5 : 26 - Dwaine Carpenter 80 yd fumble return TD ( Todd Peterson kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q1 - SF - 0 : 40 - Todd Peterson 48 yd FG ( SF 10 - 7 ) Q2 - CHI - 13 : 27 - Paul Edinger 52 yd FG ( 10 - 10 ) Q2 - SF - 6 : 20 - Todd Peterson 51 yd FG ( SF 13 - 10 ) Q2 - CHI - 4 : 35 - Paul Edinger 45 yd FG ( 13 - 13 ) Q4 - CHI - 13 : 59 - Paul Edinger 27 yd FG ( CHI 16 - 13 ) Q4 - CHI - 3 : 52 - Nathan Vasher 71 yd interception return TD ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 23 - 13 ) Week 9 : at New York Giants . " at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey " Scoring summary . Q1 - NYG - 8 : 03 - Tiki Barber 3 yd TD run ( Steve Christie kick ) ( NYG 7 - 0 ) Q1 - NYG - 3 : 54 - Tiki Barber 1 yd TD run ( Christie kick ) ( NYG 14 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 5 : 13 - 35 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( NYG 14 - 7 ) Q2 - CHI - 2 : 35 - Anthony Thomas 4 yd TD run ( Edinger kick ) ( 14 - 14 ) Q2 - CHI - 1 : 09 - Paul Edinger 22 yd FG ( CHI 17 - 14 ) Q2 - CHI - 0 : 00 - Paul Edinger 21 yd FG ( CHI 20 - 14 ) Q4 - CHI - 7 : 44 - Anthony Thomas 41 yd TD run ( Craig Krenzel run for 2 pt conversion ) ( CHI 28 - 14 ) Q4 - NYG - 1 : 56 - 1 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Jeremy Shockey ( Christie kick ) ( CHI 28 - 21 ) Week 10 : at Tennessee Titans . " at The Coliseum in Nashville , Tennessee " Scoring summary . Q1 - TEN - 2 : 17 - 29 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Derrick Mason ( Gary Anderson kick ) ( TEN 7 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 0 : 18 - Michael Haynes 45 yd interception return TD ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q3 - CHI - 11 : 04 - R . W . McQuarters 75 yd punt return TD ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 14 - 7 ) Q4 - TEN - 12 : 55 - Gary Anderson 33 yd FG ( CHI 14 - 10 ) Q4 - TEN - 6 : 00 - 47 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Drew Bennett ( Anderson kick ) ( TEN 17 - 14 ) Q4 - CHI - 0 : 52 - Paul Edinger 29 yd FG ( 17 - 17 ) OT - CHI - 11 : 43 - Safety , Fred Miller tackled in own end zone by Adewale Ogunleye ( CHI 19 - 17 ) Week 11 : vs Indianapolis Colts . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q1 - IND - 9 : 05 - 14 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard ( Mike Vanderjagt kick ) ( IND 7 - 0 ) Q1 - CHI - 2 : 12 - Paul Edinger 51 yd FG ( IND 7 - 3 ) Q2 - IND - 14 : 04 - 35 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne ( Vanderjagt kick ) ( IND 14 - 3 ) Q2 - IND - 10 : 56 - Mike Vanderjagt 34 yd FG ( IND 17 - 3 ) Q2 - IND - 5 : 41 - 10 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison ( Vanderjagt kick ) ( IND 24 - 3 ) Q2 - IND - 0 : 59 - Mike Vanderjagt 20 yd FG ( IND 27 - 3 ) Q3 - IND - 8 : 26 - 27 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne ( Vanderjagt kick ) ( IND 34 - 3 ) Q3 - IND - 0 : 42 - Edgerrin James 11 yd TD run ( Vanderjagt kick ) ( IND 41 - 3 ) Q4 - CHI - 1 : 37 - 2 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Dustin Lyman ( Edinger kick ) ( IND 41 - 10 ) Week 12 : at Dallas Cowboys . " at Texas Stadium in Irving , Texas " Scoring summary . Q1 - DAL - 10 : 43 - Julius Jones 33 yd TD run ( Billy Cundiff kick ) ( DAL 7 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 5 : 57 - R . W . McQuarters 45 yd interception return TD ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q4 - DAL - 11 : 07 - 5 yd TD pass from Vinny Testaverde to Darian Barnes ( Cundiff kick ) ( DAL 14 - 7 ) Q4 - DAL - 7 : 00 - Julius Jones 4 yd TD run ( Cundiff kick ) ( DAL 21 - 7 ) Week 13 : vs Minnesota Vikings . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 4 : 47 - 6 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Desmond Clark ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q1 - MIN - 1 : 19 - 4 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Nate Burleson ( Morten Andersen kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q2 - CHI - 11 : 22 - Paul Edinger 53 yd FG ( CHI 10 - 7 ) Q2 - MIN - 2 : 23 - 40 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson ( Andersen kick ) ( MIN 14 - 10 ) Q2 - CHI - 0 : 22 - 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to David Terrell ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 17 - 14 ) Q4 - CHI - 10 : 23 - 5 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie ( Edinger kick ) ( CHI 24 - 14 ) Week 14 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . " at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville , Florida " Scoring summary . Q1 - JAX - 3 : 18 - 6 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Reggie Williams ( Josh Scobee kick ) ( JAX 7 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 1 : 44 - Paul Edinger 42 yd FG ( JAX 7 - 3 ) Q2 - JAX - 0 : 31 - Josh Scobee 30 yd FG ( JAX 10 - 3 ) Q3 - JAX - 5 : 36 - Josh Scobee 25 yd FG ( JAX 13 - 3 ) Q4 - JAX - 13 : 48 - Safety , Chad Hutchinson sacked in own end zone by Daryl Smith ( JAX 15 - 3 ) Q4 - JAX - 9 : 26 - 31 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Jimmy Smith ( Scobee kick ) ( JAX 22 - 3 ) Week 15 : vs Houston Texans . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q2 - HOU - 0 : 27 - 37 yd TD pass from David Carr to Corey Bradford ( Kris Brown kick ) ( HOU 7 - 0 ) Q3 - CHI - 4 : 06 - Safety , intentional grounding by David Carr in own end zone ( HOU 7 - 2 ) Q4 - CHI - 14 : 09 - Paul Edinger 43 yd FG ( HOU 7 - 5 ) Q4 - HOU - 11 : 37 - Kris Brown 20 yd FG ( HOU 10 - 5 ) Q4 - HOU - 4 : 23 - Domanick Davis 11 yd TD run ( Brown kick ) ( HOU 17 - 5 ) Q4 - HOU - 2 : 37 - Charlie Anderson 60 yd fumble return TD ( Brown kick ) ( HOU 24 - 5 ) Week 16 : at Detroit Lions . " at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan " Scoring summary . Q1 - DET - 3 : 06 - Jason Hanson 31 yd FG ( DET 3 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 11 : 30 - Kevin Jones 1 yd TD run ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 10 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 5 : 50 - Jason Hanson 39 yd FG ( DET 13 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 0 : 00 - Jason Hanson 34 yd FG ( DET 16 - 0 ) Q3 - CHI - 3 : 40 - Lance Briggs 38 yd interception return TD ( 2 pt conversion failed ) ( DET 16 - 6 ) Q4 - DET - 11 : 29 - Jason Hanson 40 yd FG ( DET 19 - 6 ) Q4 - CHI - 7 : 04 - 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( DET 19 - 13 ) Week 17 : vs Green Bay Packers . " at Soldier Field in Chicago , Illinois " Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 12 : 54 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run ( Paul Edinger kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q1 - GB - 3 : 22 - 17 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to Bubba Franks ( Ryan Longwell kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q2 - GB - 13 : 16 - 38 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to William Henderson ( Longwell kick ) ( GB 14 - 7 ) Q2 - GB - 11 : 52 - Darren Sharper 43 yd interception return TD ( Longwell kick ) ( GB 21 - 7 ) Q2 - GB - 6 : 14 - 25 yd TD pass from Craig Nall to Javon Walker ( Longwell kick ) ( GB 28 - 7 ) Q3 - CHI - 5 : 48 - Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run ( Edinger kick ) ( GB 28 - 14 ) Q3 - GB - 0 : 41 - Ryan Longwell 20 yd FG ( GB 31 - 14 )