2010 Chicago Bears season The 2010 Chicago Bears season was the franchise ' s 91st season overall in the National Football League . Coming off a disappointing 7 – 9 record in the 2009 season and failing to qualify for the NFL playoffs for a third consecutive season , the Bears sought to develop their roster and improve on their record in 2010 , particularly their standing in the NFC North . All Bears home games were scheduled to be played at Soldier Field . With their final regular season record at 11 – 5 , the Bears improved drastically on their 2009 record . Their regular season finished with their first playoff appearance since the Super Bowl season of 2006 , winning the NFC North division and earning a bye as the NFC ' s second seed . The Bears won their first game in the Divisional round of the playoffs , defeating the Seattle Seahawks on January 16 , 2011 , to advance to the NFC Championship game . The Chicago Bears ' s 2010 season came to an end January 23 , 2011 with a 21 – 14 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game . Offseason . Coaching changes . On January 5 , 2010 , Chicago fired Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner as well as position coaches Pep Hamilton ( Quarterbacks ) , Rob Boras ( Tight Ends ) , and Harry Hiestand ( Offensive Line ) . Quality Control assistants Luke Butkus and Charles London did not have their respective contracts renewed . While it ' s unclear whether or not former Defensive Coordinator Bob Babich will be brought back as a Linebackers coach or released , his contract will not be extended under its current terms . Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice was selected to succeed Hiestand as the Bears ' offensive line coach on January 15 . After nearly a month - long search for Turner ' s replacement , on February 1 , 2010 , former St . Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz was hired to the Chicago coaching staff as Offensive Coordinator . Following the Martz hire , Mike DeBord , former college head coach and Seattle Seahawks position coach , as a tight ends coach . With the addition of Martz and DeBord in the offseason , the amount of experience on the staff grew . These two offseason acquisitions joined defensive line coach ( and former Detroit Lions head coach ) , Rod Marinelli . In a series of moves finalizing their 2010 coaching roster , the Bears hired former San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Shane Day ( an assistant to Mike Martz during his tenure in San Francisco ) and quality control coaches Andrew Hayes - Stoker and Mikal Smith , assigned to the offense and defense , respectively . Defensive line coach Rod Marinelli was promoted to Defensive Coordinator and his assistant , Eric Washington , was promoted to the vacated position . On April 27 , 2010 , the Bears allowed the contract of Director of College Scouting , Greg Gabriel , a member of the Bears scouting staff since 2001 , to expire . There has been no announcement regarding who will succeed him . In a long anticipated move , on April 30 , the Bears welcomed former Seattle Seahawks officer Tim Ruskell to assume the post of Director of Pro Personnel at Halas Hall . Training Camp . The Bears announced in April that the first Training Camp session will be held on July 30 , 2010 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais . This is preceded by the official Rookie Mini - Camp which traditionally is held the weekend following the NFL Draft at Halas Hall , this year beginning on April 30 . Rookie Mini - Camp . A total of 54 players were listed on the roster sheet for the Chicago Bears ' April 30 - May 3 Rookie Mini - Camp at Halas Hall . In addition to the five drafted rookies and the 13 rookie signees , the Bears invited 31 undrafted free agents to participate on a try - out basis . Schedule . Preseason . The Bears preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 . Regular season . Week 1 : vs . Detroit Lions . The Bears began their season at home with an NFC North duel against the Detroit Lions . In the first quarter , the Bears had the early lead with kicker Robbie Gould nailing a 20 - yard field goal , which they eventually failed to maintain with Lions running back Jahvid Best getting a seven - and then a four - yard touchdown run in the second quarter . The Bears fought back with quarterback Jay Cutler completing a 89 - yard touchdown pass to running back Matt Forté , followed by Gould ' s 31 - yard field goal . The Bears came on top in the fourth quarter with Cutler making a 28 - yard TD pass to Forté ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) . The game ended in somewhat controversial fashion , however , as a touchdown reception in the final minute by Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson was overturned via a little known rule and ruled incomplete . With the win , Chicago began the season at 1 – 0 . Week 2 : at Dallas Cowboys . Hoping to continue their winning streak , the Bears flew to Cowboys Stadium for an NFC matchup with the Cowboys . In the first quarter Chicago took the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould nailed a 38 - yard field goal . Then they trailed with WR Dez Bryant returning a punt 62 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . While the Cowboys were able to pressure quarterback Jay Cutler in the early stages of the game , the Bears ' offense made adjustments and regained momentum . The Bears got the lead back when Cutler made a 39 - yard TD pass to tight end Greg Olsen . In the second quarter the Bears trailed again when QB Tony Romo made a 1 - yard touchdown pass to RB Chris Gronkowski , but took the lead with Cutler making a nine - yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester . The Bears increased their lead when kicker Robbie Gould made a 40 - yard field goal . In the third quarter Dallas would reply with kicker David Buehler nailing a 28 - yard field goal . The Bears increased their lead in the fourth quarter when Cutler made a three - yard TD pass to RB Matt Forte . The Cowboys made the final score of the game with Buehler hitting a 48 - yard field goal . With the win , Chicago improved to 2 – 0 . Week 3 : vs . Green Bay Packers . Coming off their road win over the Cowboys , the Bears went home , donned their throwback uniforms , and played a Week 3 Monday night duel with their so called hated rival , the Green Bay Packers . Chicago would trail in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a seven - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings . Green Bay would add onto their lead in the second quarter with a 38 - yard field goal from kicker Mason Crosby . Afterwards , the Bears answered with quarterback Jay Cutler connecting with tight end Greg Olsen on a nine - yard touchdown pass . After a scoreless third quarter , Chicago took the lead as wide receiver Devin Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown . However , the Packers struck back as Rodgers got a three - yard touchdown run . The Bears would get the last laugh as kicker Robbie Gould booted 25 - yard and 19 - yard field goals , the latter in the closing seconds of the game to put the Bears on top . With the win , Chicago improved to 3 – 0 . Week 4 : at New York Giants . Coming off their Monday night home win over the Packers , the Bears flew to New Meadowlands Stadium for a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the New York Giants . Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a 22 - yard field goal . Both teams went scoreless in the second quarter , but pressure on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was mounting . By the half ' s end , Cutler had already been sacked nine times . Cutler would leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion and would be replaced by backup Todd Collins . The Bears ' deficit increased in the third quarter as running back Ahmad Bradshaw got a three - yard touchdown run . Chicago would finally get on the board in the fourth quarter as kicker Robbie Gould got a 40 - yard field goal , but New York would come right back as running back Brandon Jacobs scored on a two - yard touchdown run . With the loss , Chicago fell to 3 – 1 . Week 5 : at Carolina Panthers . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Giants the Bears flew to Bank of America Stadium for a matchup against the Carolina Panthers . The Bears took the lead in the first quarter as RB Matt Forte got an 18 - yard TD run . The Panthers replied with kicker John Kasay making a 24 - yard field goal . The lead increased with Forte making a 68 - yard TD run , followed by a 28 - yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould . In the third quarter the Panthers replied with Kasay making a 53 - yard field goal , but in the fourth quarter the Bears pulled away when Gould made 53 - and 43 - yard field goals . With the win , Chicago improved to 4 – 1 . Week 6 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . Hoping to increase their winning streak the Bears returned to Chicago for an NFC duel with the Seattle Seahawks . The Bears took the early lead as RB Matt Forte got a six - yard TD run . But the Seahawks answered back with QB Matt Hasselbeck getting a 22 - yard TD pass to WR Deon Butler , followed in the second quarter by RB Justin Forsett getting a 9 - yard TD run . Then the Bears responded with kicker Robbie Gould making a 34 and a 24 - yard field goal . In the third quarter the Bears fell further behind when QB Jay Cutler was sacked in the endzone by free safety Jordan Babineaux for a safety . This was followed in the fourth quarter by RB Marshawn Lynch getting a 1 - yard TD run . The Bears tried to come back into the game but only came away with a touchdown after WR Devin Hester returned a punt 89 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . With the loss , Chicago fell to 4 - 2 . Week 7 : vs . Washington Redskins . The Bears ' seventh game was an NFC duel with the Redskins at home . In the first quarter , the Bears took a sudden lead as CB D . J . Moore returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown . However , their defense was broken down as QB Donovan McNabb completed a 24 - yard TD pass to WR Santana Moss . In the second quarter they trailed after kicker Graham Gano nailed a 46 - yard field goal . The Bears ' offense broke through as QB Jay Cutler got a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Johnny Knox , but was closed off in the third quarter as Cutler ' s pass was intercepted by DeAngelo Hall and returned 92 yards for a touchdown . With the loss , Chicago fell to 4 - 3 heading into their bye week . Week 9 : at Buffalo Bills ( Bills International Series ) . Coming off their bye week , the Bears flew to the Rogers Centre for their Week 9 interconference duel with the winless Buffalo Bills . After a scoreless first quarter , Chicago delivered the opening strike in the second quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler found tight end Greg Olsen on a 4 - yard touchdown pass . The Bills responded with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 14 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Roscoe Parrish . The Bears regained the lead in the third quarter with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor . Buffalo answered with running back Fred Jackson getting a 4 - yard touchdown run ( with a blocked extra point ) . Chicago trailed in the fourth quarter as fullback Corey McIntyre got a 1 - yard touchdown run , yet they came right back as Cutler found wide receiver Earl Bennett on a 2 - yard touchdown pass , followed by a successful two - point conversion pass to running back Matt Forté . The Bears would eventually take the win as a Fitzpatrick throw was intercepted by cornerback Tim Jennings . With the win , Chicago improved to 5 - 3 . Week 10 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Coming off their win over the Bills the Bears played on home ground for an NFC North rivalry match against the Vikings . In the first quarter the Bears trailed early after kicker Ryan Longwell hit a 36 - yard field goal . They took the lead in the second quarter when QB Jay Cutler threw a 17 - yard TD pass to TE Greg Olsen . They fell behind after QB Brett Favre completed a 53 - yard TD pass to WR Percy Harvin . They got the lead back when Cutler got a 19 - yard TD pass to WR Devin Hester . The Bears extended their lead in the third quarter after kicker Robbie Gould nailed a 34 - yard field goal . The Vikings replied with Longwell making a 33 - yard field goal , but the Bears continued to score with Gould hitting a 37 - yard field goal , and in the 4th quarter with Cutler making a 19 - yard TD pass to TE Kellen Davis . With the win , the Bears improved to 6 – 3 . Week 11 : at Miami Dolphins . Coming off their home win over the Vikings , the Bears flew to Sun Life Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night . Chicago delivered the game ' s opening strike in the first quarter with a 46 - yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould . The Bears added onto their lead in the second quarter with Gould ' s 24 - yard field goal . Chicago went back to work in the third quarter as Gould booted a 50 - yard field goal , followed by a 2 - yard touchdown run from running back Matt Forté . As they had done all game , the Bears defense continued to stifle any offensive production by the Dolphins , thus completing the shutout . With the win , not only did the Bears improve to 7 – 3 , but they also won their 700th game in franchise history ( the first NFL team to do so ) . Week 12 : vs . Philadelphia Eagles . Coming off their win over the Dolphins , the Bears played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Eagles . The Bears trailed early with kicker David Akers nailing a 45 - yard field goal . They took the lead after QB Jay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20 - yard TD pass to wide receivers Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox respectively . The lead was narrowed with QB Michael Vick getting an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Jeremy Maclin , followed by Akers hitting a 36 - yard field goal . The Bears increased their lead as Cutler got a 6 and a 9 - yard TD pass to Bennett and Greg Olsen . This was followed by kicker Robbie Gould making a 23 - yard field goal . The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36 - yard field goal , followed by Vick throwing a 30 - yard TD pass to TE Brent Celek , but they failed to recover the onside kick which could have given them one last shot to win . With the win , Chicago improved to 8 – 3 . Week 13 : at Detroit Lions . The Bears ' twelfth game was an NFC North rivalry match against the Lions at Ford Field . In the first quarter the Bears trailed early as QB Drew Stanton scrambled 3 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . They replied with RB Chester Taylor getting a 1 - yard TD run . The tie did not last long as kicker Dave Rayner hit a 50 - yard field goal . They took the lead with RB Matt Forte getting a 14 - yard TD run . They fell behind again after Stanton completed a 46 - yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson , followed by Rayner nailing a 25 - yard field goal . The Bears responded to take the win with kicker Robbie Gould making a 54 - yard field goal , followed by QB Jay Cutler making a 7 - yard TD pass to TE Brandon Manumaleuna . With the win , Chicago improved to 9 – 3 . Week 14 : vs . New England Patriots . Hoping to make it 6 - straight the Bears played an interconference duel with the Patriots at home . The Bears trailed early as the Patriots commanded the first half with QB Tom Brady throwing a 7 - yard TD pass to TE Rob Gronkowski , followed by RB Danny Woodhead getting a 3 - yard TD run , then with ILB Gary Guyton recovering a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown . This was followed by kicker Shayne Graham getting a 30 and a 25 - yard field goal , and then by Brady completing a 59 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . The Bears fell further behind with Graham getting a 29 - yard field goal . The Bears tried to come back , but only came away with a 1 - yard TD run by Chester Taylor , with the fourth quarter controlled by the defense , giving them a loss . With the loss , Chicago fell to 9 – 4 . Week 15 : at Minnesota Vikings . With the Monday night game having been moved to the University of Minnesota ' s TCF Bank Stadium due to the snow - induced collapse of the Metrodome roof , Chicago looked to rebound from the previous week ' s rout in the first outdoor NFL game held in Minnesota in over two decades . Quarterback Brett Favre made a surprise start for the Vikings after having been ruled out earlier in the week due to injury . Minnesota started strong with an impressive opening drive that culminated in a touchdown pass from Favre to Percy Harvin , but the Bears soon took control in all three phases as the Vikings would be outscored 40 - 7 over the rest of the game . Jay Cutler connected with Johnny Knox , Devin Hester , and Rashied Davis for three touchdown passes , and Robbie Gould was 4 - for - 4 on field goal attempts . Chicago wide receiver / kick returner Devin Hester ran his way into the record books in the third quarter , scoring a touchdown on a punt return off the foot of the Vikings ' Chris Kluwe and becoming the all - time NFL leader in combined punt and kick returns for touchdowns . Minnesota quarterback Joe Webb ( who entered the game in the second quarter after Favre was injured while being sacked by Bears rookie Corey Wootten ) scrambled for a touchdown in the third quarter . With the win , Chicago improved to 10 - 4 and clinched the NFC North division title . Week 16 : vs . New York Jets . Coming off their win over the Vikings the Bears played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Jets . In the first quarter the Bears took the lead as kicker Robbie Gould got a 37 - yard field goal , followed by Matt Forte getting a 22 - yard TD run . They trailed with RB Shonn Greene getting a 3 - yard TD run , followed by CB Dwight Lowery returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown , followed by RB LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 3 - yard TD run letting the Jets lead 21 - 10 . The Bears tried to cut the lead as QB Jay Cutler scrambled 2 yards for a touchdown , but the lead was soon extended as kicker Nick Folk made a 26 - yard field goal . They got the lead back with Cutler completing a 40 and a 25 - yard TD pass to wide receivers Devin Hester and Johnny Knox respectively , but soon the game was tied with QB Mark Sanchez throwing a 23 - yard TD pass to WR Santonio Holmes . The Bears escaped the tie with Cutler finding Knox again on a 26 - yard TD pass . The Jets tried to come back , but only came away with a 34 - yard field goal from Folk , giving the Bears the win . With the win , Chicago improved to 11 – 4 , and clinched a first - round bye when the Eagles lost to the Vikings . Week 17 : at Green Bay Packers . The Bears ' final game was an NFC North rivalry rematch against the Packers . While the Bears scored first with kicker Robbie Gould nailing a 30 - yard field goal , the Packers tied the game with kicker Mason Crosby hitting a 23 - yard field goal , and then eventually found the winning score with QB Aaron Rodgers throwing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee . With the loss , the Bears finished with an 11 - 5 regular season record . Postseason results . Divisional round vs . Seattle Seahawks . Entering the postseason as the NFC ' s # 2 seed , the Bears began their playoff run at home against the # 4 Seattle Seahawks , hoping to avenge their Week 6 loss . Chicago delivered the game early strike in the first quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler found tight end Greg Olsen on a 58 - yard touchdown pass , followed by a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor . The Bears added onto their lead in the second quarter with a 6 - yard touchdown run from Cutler . Chicago continued their dominating day in the third quarter with a 9 - yard touchdown run from Cutler . Seattle would finally get on the board as kicker Olindo Mare got a 30 - yard field goal . The Seahawks tried to rally as quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed a 38 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams , yet the Bears pulled away with Cutler hooking up with tight end Kellen Davis on a 39 - yard touchdown pass . Seattle closed out the game with Hasselbeck completing a 3 - yard touchdown pass to Williams , followed by a 9 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Stokley . With the win , Chicago improved their overall record to 12 - 5 . NFC Championship vs . Green Bay Packers . Coming off their win over the Seahawks , the Bears stayed at home for the NFC Championship Game against their historic rival , the # 6 Green Bay Packers ( who were coming off their victory over the top - seeded Atlanta Falcons ) , in Round 3 of their 2010 series . This would be the second playoff meeting between the two teams , the first since defeating Green Bay 33 - 14 in 1941 . Chicago trailed early in the first quarter as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got a 1 - yard touchdown run . Green Bay added onto their lead in the second quarter as running back James Starks got a 4 - yard touchdown run . After a scoreless third quarter , Chicago finally got on the board in the fourth quarter with a 1 - yard touchdown run from running back Chester Taylor . However , the Packers came right back with nose tackle B . J . Raji returning an interception 18 yards for a touchdown . The Bears tried to rally with quarterback Caleb Hanie finding wide receiver Earl Bennett on a 35 - yard touchdown pass , but Green Bay ' s Sam Shields intercepted a pass with 37 seconds left in the game . With the loss , Chicago ' s season came to an end with an overall record of 12 - 6 .