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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Schedule[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Division[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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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