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The 2021 season was the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League and their fourth and final under head coach Matt Nagy.
2021 Chicago Bears season | |
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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
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Uniform | |
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 |
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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 |
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NFC North | |||||||||
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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 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division winners | |||||||||||
1[lower-alpha 1] | Green Bay Packers | North | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .479 | .480 | L1 |
2[lower-alpha 1] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .443 | W3 |
3[lower-alpha 2] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .488 | .431 | W1 |
4[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .469 | .350 | L1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | Washington Football Team | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .529 | .420 | W1 |
11[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .519 | .424 | W2 |
12[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | 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[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||
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