2021 Chicago Bears season

2021 Chicago Bears season
OwnerVirginia Halas McCaskey
Head coachMatt Nagy
Chris Tabor (Acting HC for Week 8 after Nagy tested positive for COVID-19)
General managerRyan Pace
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record6–11
Division place3rd NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersKR Jakeem Grant
OLB Robert Quinn
AP All-Pros
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Uniform

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

See the main article: 2021 NFL 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
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
# 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
  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.