2021 Chicago Bears season

2021 Chicago Bears season
2021 Chicago Bears season
Owner	Virginia Halas McCaskey
Head coach	Matt Nagy; Chris Tabor (Acting HC for Week 8 after Nagy tested positive for COVID-19)
General manager	Ryan Pace
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	6–11
Division place	3rd NFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	KR Jakeem Grant ; OLB Robert Quinn
AP All-Pros	3 EDGE Robert Quinn (2nd team); LB Roquan Smith (2nd team); KR Jakeem Grant (2nd team);
Uniform
	← 2020; Bears seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League and their fourth and final under head coach Matt Nagy.

Draft

2021 Chicago Bears Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	11	Justin Fields	QB	Ohio State
2	39	Teven Jenkins	OT	Oklahoma State
5	151	Larry Borom	OL	Missouri
6	217	Khalil Herbert	RB	Virginia Tech
	221	Dazz Newsome	WR	North Carolina
	228	Thomas Graham Jr.	CB	Oregon
7	250	Khyiris Tonga	DT	BYU

Regular season

Schedule

The Bears' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. The Bears will alternate home and away games every game of the season, becoming first team to do so in a 17-game season and the fifth since the NFL season expanded to 16 games in 1978.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–34	0–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–17	1–1	Soldier Field	Recap
3	September 26	at Cleveland Browns	L 6–26	1–2	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Detroit Lions	W 24–14	2–2	Soldier Field	Recap
5	October 10	at Las Vegas Raiders	W 20–9	3–2	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	3–3	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–38	3–4	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–33	3–5	Soldier Field	Recap
9	November 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–29	3–6	Heinz Field	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 21	Baltimore Ravens	L 13–16	3–7	Soldier Field	Recap
12	November 25	at Detroit Lions	W 16–14	4–7	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 5	Arizona Cardinals	L 22–33	4–8	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 12	at Green Bay Packers	L 30–45	4–9	Lambeau Field	Recap
15	December 20	Minnesota Vikings	L 9–17	4–10	Soldier Field	Recap
16	December 26	at Seattle Seahawks	W 25–24	5–10	Lumen Field	Recap
17	January 2	New York Giants	W 29–3	6–10	Soldier Field	Recap
18	January 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	6–11	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
Notes: * Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Legend: # Games played with navy uniforms. # Games played with white uniforms. # Game played with "classic" 1936 uniforms. # Games played with alternate orange uniforms. – Light green background indicates a victory. – Light red background indicates a loss.

Standings

Division

NFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Green Bay Packers	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	450	371	L1
Minnesota Vikings	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	425	426	W1
Chicago Bears	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	311	407	L1
Detroit Lions	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	325	467	W1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[13-4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[6] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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