2007 Chicago Bears season The 2007 Chicago Bears season was the team ' s 88th regular season in the National Football League . The season officially began on September 9 , 2007 against the San Diego Chargers , and concluded on December 30 against the New Orleans Saints . The Bears entered the 2007 season as the National Football Conference Champions and had hopes of returning to the Super Bowl , but instead finished the season with a disappointing 7 - 9 record . Offseason . Roster changes . One of the biggest stories in the Bears ’ off - season was Tank Johnson ’ s jail sentence . In December 2006 , Johnson came under increased scrutiny after police entered his house in Gurnee , Illinois , and found several guns and weapon paraphernalia . The situation was further complicated when Johnson ’ s friend , William Posey , was murdered the following evening while defending Johnson at a nightclub . On March 15 , 2007 , a judge in Skokie , Illinois sentenced Johnson to a 120 days in jail and fined him $ 2 , 500 dollars . He was released from jail on May 13 , 2007 , due to good behavior . Johnson also faced an additional eight - game suspension from the NFL . The league ultimately suspended Johnson for half of the regular season on June 4 . Despite vowing the amend his ways , Johnson was pulled over for speeding in Arizona , and was later given a blood test after an officer suspected he was driving under the influence . The incident prompted the Bears to waive Johnson on June 25 . Johnson was replaced by Darwin Walker . Additionally , controversy ensued between the Bears ’ management and Lance Briggs . Only weeks after losing Super Bowl XLI , the Bears placed a franchise tag worth nearly 7 . 2 million dollars on the Pro Bowl - caliber linebacker , keeping him with the team for another year . Briggs became unhappy with the action and voiced his anger on " The Mike North Morning Show " . He even went as far to claim he no longer wanted to be a member of the Bears , a statement he later reiterated nationally on FoxSports . com . Despite Briggs ' remarks , the Bears stated that they planned to keep him with the organization for the 2007 season . The Washington Redskins offered to exchange first - round draft picks with the Bears in exchange for Briggs . Angelo deferred the offer on April 3 , but later stated they were interested in negotiating another deal the following day . Briggs came to terms with the Bears on July 25 , and accepted the 7 . 2 million dollar contract . The team traded running back Thomas Jones to the New York Jets and their second - round ( 63rd overall ) pick for the Jets ' second - round ( 37th overall ) pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . In addition to the loss of Jones , Todd Johnson , Cameron Worrell , and Justin Gage left the Bears for other teams later . In order to fill the void , the Bears acquired strong safety Adam Archuleta from the Washington Redskins in exchange for their sixth - round draft pick . They also signed former Redskins ' kicker Nick Novak to back up Robbie Gould . Defensive tackle Anthony Adams also was signed to further bolster the Bears ' defensive line , following the departures of Alfonso Boone and Ian Scott The Bears re - signed Ruben Brown , the team ' s last remaining free agent from the previous season , to a one - year extension for an undisclosed amount of money . Amidst these significant changes , Jerry Angelo , the team ' s general manager , stated , " I know on the outside it looks like we want to dismantle the team . It has nothing to do with that . We want to keep this the best possible football team that we can . And that ' s what we ' re trying to do . " , while addressing the media in March . By the end of May , the Bears had lost ten members of their 2006 roster . The team re - signed Nathan Vasher and Charles Tillman to multi - year contracts . The team traded one of their draft picks to the Buffalo Bills for Darwin Walker , who will replace Tank Johnson . The Bears traded safety Chris Harris to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick in 2008 . Dante Wesley was also traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh - round pick . Coaching changes . The Bears ’ coaching staff also saw significant changes during the off season . The team did not re - sign defensive coordinator Ron Rivera , whose contract expired at the end of the 2006 season . He was replaced by linebackers coach Bob Babich , who had followed head coach Lovie Smith from the St . Louis Rams . Eventually , five assistant coaches , including quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson , would leave the Bears for other teams . The team worked out a contract extension with Lovie Smith , which extended his contract for four years to 2011 . Smith will make a total of $ 22 million dollars during the course of the deal . Jerry Angelo , the team ’ s general manager , also signed a six - year deal on the same day . The Bears billed Pep Hamilton of the San Francisco 49ers as their new quarterback coach , and Charles London of Duke University as the team ’ s offensive quality control coach . 2007 NFL Draft . Going into the 2007 NFL Draft , the Bears did not reveal which prospects they were interested in , but stated that they entered the draft looking for the “ best athlete available ” . As the loser of the previous Super Bowl , the Bears entered the 2007 NFL Draft ostensibly with the thirty - first selection in each of the seven rounds of the draft . However , as a result of trading activity , both before and during the draft , the Bears ended up with nine picks instead of seven , and only five of those nine were in the 31st position . Trade activity . The Bears improved their placement in the second round by trading Thomas Jones and their second round pick for the New York Jets ' second round pick , which was the fifth pick of the second round . Thus , the Bears then possessed the 31st and 37th overall picks of the draft . However , the Bears then traded this second round pick to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers ' 2007 draft picks in the second round ( 62 overall ) , third round ( 93 ) , and fifth round ( 167 ) , as well as the Chargers ' third round pick in the 2008 draft . The Bears also traded away their sixth round pick ( 186th overall ) to the Washington Redskins for Adam Archuleta . Additionally , the Bears acquired the 11th pick of the 7th round ( 221 ) by trading Lennie Friedman to the Cleveland Browns . ( This pick had earlier been acquired by Cleveland from the San Francisco 49ers . ) Actual selections . The team used their 31st overall selection to draft Greg Olsen to solidify their tight end position . They later traded their second round , 37th overall selection to the San Diego Chargers , in exchange for the team ’ s second ( 62 ) , third ( 93 ) , fifth ( 167 ) and next year ' s third selection . Next , Dan Bazuin was selected to further bolster the Bears ’ defensive line , while Chicago native Garrett Wolfe was selected in the third round following Thomas Jones ’ departure . The team spent their other third - round pick to acquire linebacker Michael Okwo . The bears drafted Offensive guard Josh Beekman in the fourth round , and then selected two defensive backs , Kevin Payne and Corey Graham in the fourth round . Lastly , the team drafted offensive tackle Aaron Brant and cornerback Trumaine McBride in the seventh round . Undrafted signees . Following the Draft , the Bears signed several undrafted free agents . Most notably , the team acquired Chris Leak , who had previously led the Florida Gators to a BCS National Championship title , and Dave Ball , who broke Jerry Rice ’ s Division I - AA record with 58 career touchdowns . The team acquired six other rookie free agents to reinforce other positions . An additional six undrafted rookies were recruited following the team ' s rookie mini - camp to fill various needs in their team ' s depth chart . The Bears became the first team in the League to sign all of their draft picks when they came to terms with Dan Bazuin on July 25 . Training camp . Though the team started conditioning for the upcoming season as early as February , the Bears had scheduled several training camps between the 2007 NFL Draft , and the first game of the 2007 preseason . The first mini - camp for first year players was held less than a week after the Draft so that coaches could further evaluate the talent of rookie players . Next , the team had a mandatory mini - camp , which started on May 18 , 2007 . During the Bears ' first mini - camp , Tommie Harris , Dusty Dvoracek , and Mike Brown returned to practice after missing portions of the 2006 season . Additionally , the team converted Devin Hester to wide receiver in hopes of using his play - making ability on offense as well as special teams . The Bears held training camp from July 27 to August 18 at Olivet Nazarene University . Schedule and standings . Preseason . The team won their first preseason game against the Houston Texans by a score of 20 - 19 . The game was highlighted by a staunch performance from their three quarterbacks . Rex Grossman completed eight of ten passes for fifty yards , while his back , Brian Griese , went six for seven with seventy - two yards and one touchdown and interception . However , third - string quarterback Kyle Orton played in integral part in their victory . Orton , who played nearly two quarters , completed sixteen of twenty - five passes for 151 yards and single touchdown . At one point , he had completed twelve consecutive passes . Running back Josh Allen and Orton got the Bears to the Texan ' s twenty - nine yard line , where Robbie Gould kicked the game ' s winning field goal . While the team ' s defense and offense performed productively , their special teams unit drew skepticism after allowing the Texans to produce several large kick returns . Dave Toub , the Bears ' special team coach , blamed the problems on a lack of experience and poor tackling , which have since been properly addressed . The following week , the Bears faced the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLI rematch . Although the game took place during prime - time , the they would treat the game as if it were any other preseason game . Regardless , the Bears won by a score of 27 - 24 , but not without controversy . Grossman , making his homecoming to Indiana , struggled throughout the night . He fumble d the ball three times ( though only turning it over once ) , and threw an interception . Despite completing the night by completing nine of eleven passes for fifty - nine yards and one rushing touchdown , Grossman ’ s struggles became the focus of the night . Griese , however , threw ten completions on thirteen attempts with one touchdown . The Bears defense was able to record three interceptions , while the special teams unit was able to force a fumble on a return . Return specialists Devin Hester and Danieal Manning also performed productively as kick returners . The Bears trumped their third opponent , the San Francisco 49ers , by a score of 31 - 28 . Grossman opened the game with a forty - yard pass to Bernard Berrian . He went on to throw two touchdowns , but also threw an interception to Walt Harris , who returned the pick for a touchdown . Benson continued to struggle , and only averaged less than a yard on each carry . Nevertheless , the team ’ s first string defense held the 49ers offense to only six points , and caused two turnovers . The Bears ’ special team ’ s unit , who lost Hester to an injury in the first quarter , was plagued with fumbles , missed - snaps , inaccurate field goals . The 49ers , who had fallen behind by thirty - one points before the second half , mounted a fifteen - point rally in the fourth quarter . Their second string quarterback , Trent Dilfer completed nine of twelve passes for two touchdowns , en route to earning a perfect quarterback rating ( 158 . 3 ) for the night . The team suffered their lost their Preseason finale to the Cleveland Browns , 19 - 9 . Grossman , and most of the team ’ s starters saw limited action during the night . Instead , the team turned to Orton and Chris Leak to lead their offense . The Browns initially struggled , but used their special teams unit to score twelve points in the first half . Their second string rookie quarterback , Brady Quinn allowed the Browns to score their first offensive points of the night . The Bears quarterback , Kyle Orton , lead the game in passing , but failed to engineer a touchdown drive . The Bears turned to their fourth - string quarterback , Chris Leak , to finish the game . While Leak threw the Bears ’ lone passing touchdown of the night , much of the night ’ s praise went to David Ball and Mike Hass , who both made difficult catches . The Bears finished the preseason with a 3 - 1 record . However , the team ' s top three draft picks , Greg Olsen , Dan Bazuin , and Michael Okwo sustained injuries . While Banzuin and Okwo were lost for the season , the team was optimistic that Olsen may play in the season ' s opener . Regular season week - by - week results . Week 1 : at San Diego Chargers . Game summary . The Bears traveled to San Diego ’ s Qualcomm Stadium to start the 2007 season . They initially succeeded at containing LaDainian Tomlinson , the League ’ s reigning MVP , but received little support from Rex Grossman and Cedric Benson . The Chargers drove into Bears ’ territory on their second drive , but came up empty after Alex Brown blocked a thirty - three yard field goal . Mike Brown thwarted another Charger ’ s drive by intercepting Philip Rivers , which was eventually followed by a twenty - seven yard field goal . However , Grossman drove the team into field goal position , only to throw an interception ( the result of a miscue between him and Bernard Berrian ) deep within Chargers ’ territory . However , the Bears blew their shutout in the third quarter . After a punt return mishap , the Chargers capitalized on great field position and drove into Bears ’ territory . Tomlinson threw a touchdown pass to Antonio Gates to cap off the drive . On the Bears ’ following drive , Adrian Peterson fumbled a carry , and which eventually allowed Tomlinson to score a rushing touchdown . The Bears failed to cover Antonio Gates , who collected 107 yards for the afternoon . In addition to the loss , the Bears were forced to cope with the season ending injuries to Mike Brown and Dusty Dvoracek . Scoring summary . Q2 - CHI - 14 : 13 - Robbie Gould 27 yard FG ( CHI 3 - 0 ) Q3 - SD - 0 : 45 - 17 yard TD pass from LaDainian Tomlinson to Antonio Gates ( Nate Kaeding kick ) ( SD 7 - 3 ) Q4 - SD - 9 : 09 - LaDainian Tomlinson 7 yard TD run ( Kaeding kick ) ( SD 14 - 3 ) Week 2 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . Game summary . After their season opening loss to the Chargers , the Bears rebounded by winning their home opener against the Kansas City Chiefs . Bernard Berrian fumbled on the team ’ s opening drive , but a staunch defensive effort held the Chiefs at bay , and eventually allowed the Bears to engineer a successful drive . John St . Clair , a reserve offensive tackle , scored the Bears ’ first offensive touchdown of the season from a one - yard pass from Rex Grossman . The team forced the Chiefs to punt on their next drive , which was returned for a touchdown by Devin Hester . The Chiefs managed to score their first points of the game after Damon Huard threw a sixteen yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Bowe . During halftime , the Bears received the " Pro Team Community Award " for their charity efforts . The Bears ’ defense held the Chiefs to only three more points , after forcing pivotal turnovers in two red zone situations and also a blocked field goal attempt . Pro Bowl ers Brian Urlacher , Lance Briggs , and Tommie Harris each recorded sacks , and forced Larry Johnson and Huard to leave the game with injuries . Cedric Benson recorded his first one hundred yard rushing game . With 20 - 10 win , the Bears advanced to 1 - 1 record . Scoring summary . Q2 - CHI - 10 : 29 - 2 yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to John St . Clair ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 9 : 33 - Devin Hester 73 yard punt return TD ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 14 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 2 : 30 - Robbie Gould 47 yard FG ( CHI 17 - 0 ) Q2 - KC - 1 : 24 - 16 yard TD pass from Damon Huard to Dwayne Bowe ( Dave Rayner kick ) ( CHI 17 - 7 ) Q3 - CHI - 8 : 36 - Robbie Gould 38 yard FG ( CHI 20 - 7 ) Q3 - KC - 3 : 12 - Dave Rayner 45 yard FG ( CHI 20 - 10 ) Week 3 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . Game summary . The Bears returned home to play a Sunday night match with the Dallas Cowboys . The game was close early as the Bears ' Robbie Gould and the Cowboys ' Nick Folk each hit field goals respectively to make it a 3 - 3 tie at halftime . The Cowboys took the opening drive of the third quarter and ended it with a Tony Romo to Jason Witten touchdown pass . The Bears responded on the ensuing drive with a Cedric Benson goal line plunge . The Cowboys struck again before the end of the third quarter , Romo connecting on his second touchdown pass , this time to running back Marion Barber . Folk converted a 44 yard field goal early in the fourth quarter , and on the next play from scrimmage , Bears quarterback Rex Grossman threw a costly interception to Cowboys cornerback Anthony Henry , who ran it back for the score . With the lead in hand , the Cowboys proceeded to kill the clock , which they did effectively with Barber , who capped the scoring with a one yard touchdown run . Barber ended the night with over 100 yards rushing , and Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens caught eight passes for 145 yards . The Cowboys improved to 3 - 0 , while the Bears dropped to 1 - 2 . Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 3 : 09 - Robbie Gould 20 yard FG ( CHI 3 - 0 ) Q2 - DAL - 8 : 49 - Nick Folk 30 yard FG ( 3 - 3 ) Q3 - DAL - 10 : 14 - 3 yard TD pass from Tony Romo to Jason Witten ( Folk kick ) ( DAL 10 - 3 ) Q3 - CHI - 7 : 14 - Cedric Benson 1 yard TD run ( Gould kick ) ( 10 - 10 ) Q3 - DAL - 1 : 18 - 10 yard TD pass from Tony Romo to Marion Barber ( Folk kick ) ( DAL 17 - 10 ) Q4 - DAL - 12 : 10 - Nick Folk 44 yard FG ( DAL 20 - 10 ) Q4 - DAL - 11 : 49 - Anthony Henry 28 yard interception return TD ( Folk kick ) ( DAL 27 - 10 ) Q4 - DAL - 3 : 10 - Marion Barber 1 yard TD run ( Folk kick ) ( DAL 34 - 10 ) Week 4 : at Detroit Lions . Game summary . Following the aftermath of the team ’ s loss to Dallas , the Bears turned to Brian Griese replace Rex Grossman . The change came in an attempt to protect the ball , and reduce turnovers . Nonetheless , the turnovers continued to haunt the team en route to 37 - 27 loss against the Detroit Lions . The Lions took a first quarter lead by blocking a Robbie Gould field - goal attempt , and then using the field position to score a field goal . The Bears ’ offense struggled to move the ball in the first quarter , and but began to pick up momentum in the second quarter . Griese threw a fifteen - yard touchdown to Muhsin Muhammad , but also threw two interceptions in two red zone visits . Jon Kitna and the Lion ’ s top tier passing offense managed to exploit the Bears ’ injury depleted secondary . He managed to throw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter , to keep the Bears ’ four points behind the Lions . Griese threw an interception to Keith Smith , who returned it for a touchdown . However , Devin Hester responded by returning the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown . The Lions established their running game later , and allowed Kevin Jones to score a rushing touchdown , sending the Lions up by ten again . Griese led the Bears downfield on the subsequent drive . After several unusual penalties and mishaps , the Griese threw a touchdown to Desmond Clark . Now trailing by three points , the Gould attempted by an onside kick , but it was recovered and returned by Casey FitzSimmons , sealing the Bears ’ loss . Griese completed thirty - four of fifty - two passes for 286 yards , two touchdowns , and three interceptions in his first start as a Bear . The team ’ s running game mustered a combined total of sixty - nine yards ; ousted by the Lions ’ ninety - five yards . Both defenses unleashed equal punishment on their opposing quarterbacks , combining for a total of twelve quarterback sacks . The Lions ’ victory snapped their four game losing streak against the Bears . Scoring summary . Q1 - DET - 10 : 05 - Jason Hanson 49 yard FG ( DET 3 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 4 : 16 - 15 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Muhsin Muhammad ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( CHI 7 - 3 ) Q3 - CHI - 5 : 08 - Robbie Gould 49 yard FG ( CHI 10 - 3 ) Q3 - CHI - 0 : 49 - Robbie Gould 41 yard FG ( CHI 13 - 3 ) Q4 - DET - 14 : 56 - 4 yard TD pass from Jon Kitna to Shaun McDonald ( Hanson kick ) ( CHI 13 - 10 ) Q4 - DET - 13 : 14 - Keith Smith 64 yard interception return TD ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 17 - 13 ) Q4 - CHI - 12 : 57 - Devin Hester 97 yard kickoff return TD ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 20 - 17 ) Q4 - DET - 10 : 06 - 15 yard TD pass from Jon Kitna to Troy Walters ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 24 - 20 ) Q4 - DET - 3 : 34 - Kevin Jones 5 yard TD run ( kick failed ) ( DET 30 - 20 ) Q4 - CHI - 0 : 52 - 1 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Desmond Clark ( Gould kick ) ( DET 30 - 27 ) Q4 - DET - 0 : 45 - Casey FitzSimmons 41 yard kickoff return TD ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 37 - 27 ) Week 5 : at Green Bay Packers . Game summary . The Bears played the Green Bay Packers , their longtime rivals , during week five . The game was a must - win situation for the Bears , who needed a win to preserve any chance of winning the division . The Packers entered the game with a 4 - 0 record , but were forced to suffer their first lost of the season at the hands of a staunch Bears defense . The Packers were able to take a quick lead as DeShawn Wynn rushed for over sixty yards and scored a touchdown on the team ’ s opening drive . Cedric Benson responded by scoring a rushing touchdown , but the Packers broke the tie when Brett Favre threw a touchdown pass to Greg Jennings . The Packers ’ offense drove into Bears territory several times during the second quarter , but Charles Tillman forced two fumbles . The two turnovers allowed the Bears to hold the Packers at bay , and keep hold their deficit to ten points . However , Brian Urlacher provided the game ’ s biggest turnover , when he intercepted Favre at the Packers ’ fifteen yard line . The turnover allowed Brian Griese to throw a touchdown to Greg Olsen . Later , Charles Woodson fumbled while returning a punt , which allowed Robbie Gould to kick a game - tying field goal . The Bears defense prevented the Packers from scoring again . With two minutes left on the game clock , the Bears offense seemingly moved the ball in hopes of setting up a Gould field goal . However , Griese threw a play - action touchdown pass to Desmond Clark , and gave the Bears a seven - point lead . Favre tried to lead the Packers down field again , but threw an interception to rookie Brandon McGowan in the end zone . The pick sealed a Bears victory , allowed the team to progress to 2 - 3 . Al Michaels named Tillman as the ‘ Horse Trailer Player of the Game ’ for forcing two pivotal fumbles . Scoring summary . Q1 - GB - 11 : 01 - DeShawn Wynn 2 yard TD run ( Mason Crosby kick ) ( GB 7 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 7 : 52 - Cedric Benson 10 yard TD run ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q2 - GB - 4 : 55 - 41 yard TD pass from Brett Favre to Greg Jennings ( Crosby kick ) ( GB 14 - 7 ) Q2 - GB - 0 : 01 - Mason Crosby 37 yard FG ( GB 17 - 7 ) Q3 - CHI - 12 : 03 - Robbie Gould 44 yard FG ( GB 17 - 10 ) Q3 - GB - 9 : 02 - Mason Crosby 37 yard FG ( GB 20 - 10 ) Q3 - CHI - 4 : 19 - 19 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Greg Olsen ( Gould kick ) ( GB 20 - 17 ) Q4 - CHI - 14 : 13 - Robbie Gould 36 yard FG ( 20 - 20 ) Q4 - CHI - 2 : 05 - 34 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Desmond Clark ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 27 - 20 ) Week 6 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Game summary . Following their victory against the Packers , the Bears returned home to play the Minnesota Vikings . The Bears ’ return specialist Devin Hester allowed the Bears to take a lead by returning a punt 89 yards for a touchdown . However , Tarvaris Jackson tied the game by throwing a 60 yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson . Brian Griese threw a 39 yard touchdown to Bernard Berrian that helped the Bears regain the lead , but Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson helped the Vikings gain control of the game by scoring rushing touchdowns of 67 , 73 , and 35 respectively . With roughly two and a half minutes left on the clock , Griese threw a 33 yard touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad and later an 81 yard touchdown pass to Hester . The two touchdowns tied the game , but Ryan Longwell kicked a 55 yard field goal in the game ’ s final seconds . With the loss , the Bears dropped to 2 - 4 . Scoring summary . Q1 - CHI - 1 : 56 - Devin Hester 89 yard punt return TD ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( CHI 7 - 0 ) Q1 - MIN - 0 : 00 - 60 yard TD pass from Tarvaris Jackson to Troy Williamson ( Ryan Longwell kick ) ( 7 - 7 ) Q2 - CHI - 11 : 45 - 39 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Bernard Berrian ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 14 - 7 ) Q2 - MIN - 2 : 19 - Adrian Peterson 67 yard TD run ( Longwell kick ) ( 14 - 14 ) Q3 - MIN - 2 : 31 - Adrian Peterson 73 yard TD run ( Longwell kick ) ( MIN 21 - 14 ) Q4 - MIN - 11 : 31 - Ryan Longwell 48 yard FG ( MIN 24 - 14 ) Q4 - CHI - 8 : 37 - Robbie Gould 32 yard FG ( MIN 24 - 17 ) Q4 - MIN - 4 : 10 - Adrian Peterson 35 yard TD run ( Longwell kick ) ( MIN 31 - 17 ) Q4 - CHI - 2 : 36 - 33 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Muhsin Muhammad ( Gould kick ) ( MIN 31 - 24 ) Q4 - CHI - 1 : 38 - 81 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Devin Hester ( Gould kick ) ( 31 - 31 ) Q4 - MIN - 0 : 00 - Ryan Longwell 55 yard FG ( MIN 34 - 31 ) Week 7 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Game summary . The Eagles fell to the Chicago Bears in the closing seconds of the game . The first three quarters were essentially a battle of field goals . David Akers successfully converted all three of his first half field goal attempts , the longest from 37 yards out . Robbie Gould was one for two , and the score was 9 - 3 Philadelphia at halftime . The Bears took the ball to the Eagles ' one - yard line on their first drive of the third quarter , but settled for a field goal . Gould connected for two more field goals early in the fourth quarter to tie the game , then put the Bears ahead 12 - 9 . On their ensuing possession , Donovan McNabb guided the Eagles down the field and fired a touchdown pass to tight end Matt Schobel , putting Philadelphia back on top 16 - 12 with less than five minutes to play . The Eagles forced a three and out , but their offense could not kill the clock . Chicago got the ball back with less than two minutes left and Brian Griese , with his headset broken , commanded his own drive , marching his team down the field , completing the winning touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad with nine seconds remaining . The Eagles fell short on their final opportunity , as the Bears improved to 3 - 4 with the win . Scoring summary . Q1 - PHI - 1 : 01 - David Akers 24 yard FG ( PHI 3 - 0 ) Q2 - PHI - 4 : 08 - David Akers 33 yard FG ( PHI 6 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 1 : 46 - Robbie Gould 31 yard FG ( PHI 6 - 3 ) Q2 - PHI - 0 : 22 - David Akers 37 yard FG ( PHI 9 - 3 ) Q3 - CHI - 8 : 04 - Robbie Gould 22 yard FG ( PHI 9 - 6 ) Q4 - CHI - 14 : 52 - Robbie Gould 41 yard FG ( 9 - 9 ) Q4 - CHI - 9 : 21 - Robbie Gould 45 yard FG ( CHI 12 - 9 ) Q4 - PHI - 4 : 57 - 13 yard TD pass from Donovan McNabb to Matt Schobel ( Akers kick ) ( PHI 16 - 12 ) Q4 - CHI - 0 : 09 - 15 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Muhsin Muhammad ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 19 - 16 ) Week 8 : vs . Detroit Lions . Game summary . Coming off a last - second road win over the Eagles , the Bears went home for Week 8 , donned their alternate uniforms , and played an NFC North rematch with the Detroit Lions . After a scoreless first quarter , Chicago trailed as Lions kicker Jason Hanson got a 26 - yard field goal , while RB Kevin Jones got a 4 - yard TD run . Afterwards , Hanson increased Detroit ' s lead with a 52 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bears managed to get on the board with QB Brian Griese completing a 20 - yard TD pass to rookie TE Greg Olsen for the only score of the period . Unfortunately , the Lions sealed Chicago ' s doom as Hanson nailed a 20 - yard field goal , while Detroit ' s defense held its ground and managed to get the season - sweep . With the loss , the Bears entered their bye week at 3 - 5 . Scoring summary . Q2 - DET - 14 : 56 - Jason Hanson 26 yard FG ( DET 3 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 1 : 53 - Kevin Jones 4 yard TD run ( Hanson kick ) ( DET 10 - 0 ) Q2 - DET - 0 : 05 - Jason Hanson 52 yard FG ( DET 13 - 0 ) Q3 - CHI - 5 : 26 - 20 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Greg Olsen ( Robbie Gould kick ) ( DET 13 - 7 ) Q4 - DET - 14 : 42 - Jason Hanson 20 yard FG ( DET 16 - 7 ) Week 10 : at Oakland Raiders . Game Summary . Coming off their bye week , the Bears flew to McAfee Coliseum for a Week 10 interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders . In the first quarter , Chicago trailed early as Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski managed to get a 37 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Bears tied the game as kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 32 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . However , during the period , starting QB Brian Griese ( 10 / 14 for 97 yards ) would have to leave the game as his left shoulder was injured during a sack . It would mark the return of QB Rex Grossman . After a scoreless third quarter , Oakland regained the lead in the fourth quarter with Janikowski nailing a 52 - yard field goal . Fortunately , Chicago took the lead for good as Grossman completed a 59 - yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian , along with RB Cedric Benson getting a 3 - yard TD run . With the win , not only did the Bears improve to 4 - 5 , but it also marked their first road win against the Raiders since 1987 when playing in Los Angeles and first at Oakland since 1981 . The Bears did beat them at Soldier Field in 2003 24 - 21 . Scoring Summary . Q1 - OAK - 9 : 18 - Sebastian Janikowski 37 yard FG ( OAK 3 - 0 ) Q2 - CHI - 6 : 51 - Robbie Gould 32 yard FG ( 3 - 3 ) Q4 - OAK - 4 : 04 - Sebastian Janikowski 52 yard FG ( OAK 6 - 3 ) Q4 - CHI - 3 : 11 - 59 yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 10 - 6 ) Q4 - CHI - 1 : 35 - Cedric Benson 3 yard TD run ( Gould kick ) ( CHI 17 - 6 ) Week 11 : at Seattle Seahawks . Coming off their road win over the Raiders , the Bears flew to Qwest Field for a Week 11 duel with the Seattle Seahawks , in the rematch of last year ' s NFC divisional game ( which took place in Chicago ) . For QB Rex Grossman , he would be making his first start since Week 3 . In the first quarter , Chicago took the early lead with RB Cedric Benson getting a 43 - yard TD run , while kicker Robbie Gould managed to get a 31 - yard field goal . The Seahawks would reply with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 19 - yard TD pass to WR D . J . Hackett . In the second quarter , Seattle took the lead with RB Maurice Morris getting a 19 - yard TD run . The Bears would regain the lead as RB Adrian Peterson managed to get a 5 - yard TD run . The Seahawks would tie the game prior to halftime as kicker Josh Brown managed to get a 40 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Seattle retook the lead as Hasselbeck completed a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , Chicago tried to come back as Gould kicked a 47 - yard field goal . However , the Seahawks pulled away with Brown kicking a 23 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal . The Bears ' final response would be Gould nailing a 48 - yard field goal . With the loss , Chicago fell to 4 - 6 . For Rex Grossman first starting appearance in eight weeks , he went 24 / 37 for 266 yards . For Bernard Berrian , in his last 3 games against the Seahawks , he has a combined 315 receiving yards . Week 12 : vs . Denver Broncos . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Seahawks , the Bears went home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the Denver Broncos . In the first quarter , Chicago got the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould managed to get a 24 - yard field goal . The Broncos would tie the game as kicker Jason Elam managed to get a 23 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , Denver took the lead as RB Andre Hall got a 16 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Bears responded with Gould kicking a 44 - yard field goal . The Broncos would end the half with Elam kicking a 22 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bears tied the game with WR / KR / PR Devin Hester returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown . Denver would respond with FB Cecil Sapp getting a 5 - yard TD run , but afterwards , Hester went right back to work for Chicago as he returned the following kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , the Broncos replied with QB Jay Cutler completing a 68 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall . In the fourth quarter , Denver increased its lead with Cutler completing a 14 - yard TD pass to TE Tony Scheffler . Afterwards , the Bears tied the game with RB Adrian Peterson getting a 4 - yard TD run , along with QB Rex Grossman completing a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian . In overtime , Chicago came out on top as Gould nailed the game - winning 39 - yard field goal . With the win , the Bears improved to 5 - 6 . For Devin Hester , he became the 5th player since 1970 to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game . Week 13 : vs . New York Giants . Coming off their overtime win over the Broncos , the Bears stayed at home for a Week 13 intraconference duel with the New York Giants . In the first quarter , Chicago struck first with QB Rex Grossman completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Desmond Clark for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Giants got on the board with RB Derrick Ward . Afterwards , the Bears ended the half with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 35 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Chicago increased its lead with Gould nailing a 41 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . However , in the fourth quarter , New York took the lead with QB Eli Manning completing a 6 - yard TD pass to WR Amani Toomer , along with RB Reuben Droughns . The Bears did have one final attempt , but it ended with a thud . With the loss , Chicago fell to 5 - 7 . Week 14 : at Washington Redskins . Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Giants ( along with keeping any hope of a playoff spot alive ) , the Bears flew to FedEx Field for a Thursday Night intraconference throwdown with the Washington Redskins . After a scoreless first quarter , Chicago trailed as Redskins QB Todd Collins completed a 21 - yard TD pass to TE Todd Yoder for the only score of the second quarter . In the third quarter , the Bears continued to trail as Washington continued its night with FB Mike Sellers getting a 1 - yard TD run . Afterwards , Chicago would get on the board with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 30 - yard field goal , while QB Brian Griese completed a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian . In the fourth quarter , the Redskins replied with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 23 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Bears responded with Gould kicking a 22 - yard field goal . Later , Washington struck big as Collins completed a 16 - yard TD pass to RB Ladell Betts . Chicago would draw closer as Gould nailed a 21 - yard field goal . However , a failed onside kick sealed their doom . With the loss , the Bears fell to 5 - 8 . Starting QB Rex Grossman ( 2 of 6 for 14 yards ) left the game in the first quarter with a left knee injury . Week 15 : at Minnesota Vikings . Trying to snap a two - game skid , the Bears flew to the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome for a Week 15 Monday night NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings . In the first quarter , Chicago struck first as kicker Robbie Gould managed to get a 29 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Vikings tied the game with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 42 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Bears would take the halftime lead as Gould kicked a 47 - yard field goal and FB Jason McKie managed to get a 1 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , Minnesota started to creep closer as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1 - yard TD run ( with a failed PAT ) for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , the Vikings took the lead with Peterson getting an 8 - yard TD run . Chicago tried to rally , but Minnesota ' s defense was too much . With their third - straight loss , not only did the Bears fall to 5 - 9 , but it also knocked them out of playoff contention . On a positive note , LB Brian Urlacher had a good day with 4 tackles , 2 sacks , and an interception . It was also the first time since 2004 that Urlacher had a sack and an interception in the same game . Week 16 : vs . Green Bay Packers . The Bears went into Week 16 knowing that any chance of a Playoff berth was over , but still had the chance to end the season on a high with their rivals the Green Bay Packers traveling to Soldier Field . The game was a must - win for the Packers if they wanted to have any chance of getting the No . 1 seed and gain home field advantage in the playoffs . On a bone - chilling 16 degree afternoon in Chicago , reserve RB Adrian Peterson ran for 102 yards from 30 attempts including and 8 - yard run for a TD ( only the second 100 yard game of his career and his first since 2005 ) while Garrett Wolfe also gained a valuable 67 all - purpose yards from the RB position . However , it was the Chicago special teams that really excelled in this game . Despite Green Bay previously going 12 years ( 929 punts ) without a blocked punt , the Bears managed to block Jon Ryan twice on a slippery afternoon . In the second quarter Darrell McClover got his hand onto a Ryan punt but more damaging was Charles Tillman ' s charge down midway through the third quarter which allowed Corey Graham to pick up the football and run in 7 yards for a TD to put the Bears 28 - 7 up . Kyle Orton , Lovie Smith ' s third choice QB , was steady enough , going 8 - for - 14 for 101 yards including a 3 - yard touchdown pass to Desmond Clark in the third quarter . It was also a good day for LB Brian Urlacher who ran home an 85 - yard interception early in the fourth quarter , the first of his career . Alex Brown , starting for the injured Mark Anderson , also got an interception which set up Clark ' s Touchdown . In the end it was a fairly comfortable win for the Bears who ran out 35 - 7 victors which meant that they completed the double over their arch rivals having previously beating them at Lambeau Field in Week 5 27 - 20 . Also , these 35 points were their most against Green Bay since a 61 - 7 win on December 7 , 1980 .