The 2009 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 90th season overall in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears had looked to improve upon their 9–7 record from 2008 and return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2006 season, but failed to do so for the third consecutive season. The team finished 7–9, and third in the NFC North. This season was Lovie Smith's sixth season as the team's head coach. The Bears played all their home games at Soldier Field.
In 2008, Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection to Chicago for quarterback Brian Griese.[1]
In 2008, the Bears traded their seventh seventh-round selection to Tampa Bay for guard Dan Buenning.[2]
In 2009, the Bears traded their 2009 first round pick (18th overall), their 2009 third round pick (84th overall), their 2010 first round pick and quarterback Kyle Orton for quarterback Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth round pick (140th overall) from Denver originally belonging to Seattle.[3]
On February 27, 2009 just hours into free agency, the Bears agreed to a four-year contract with offensive lineman Frank Omiyale[5]
On March 11, 2009 the Bears signed unrestricted free agent free safety Josh Bullocks to a one-year contract. He previously played for the New Orleans Saints.[6]
On March 21, 2009 it was announced the Bears had signed safety Glenn Earl to a one-year contract.
On March 25, 2009 the Bears agreed to terms with free agent tackle Kevin Shaffer[7]
The Bears hired former Detroit Lions head coach, Rod Marinelli, to be their defensive line and assistant head coach.[11]Bob Babich became the linebackers coach again after Lloyd Lee was fired. However, Babich even though he is still the Defensive Coordinator was stripped of his play calling duties in favor of Head Coach Lovie Smith.[12]Jon Hoke was hired as defensive backs coach.
Rostersedit
Opening training camp rosteredit
Newly acquired quarterback Jay Cutler points out the mike linebacker during training camp.
Greg Jennings 50-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Greg Jennings pass from Aaron Rodgers)
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The Bears began their season at Lambeau Field for a Sunday night battle with their hated rival, the Green Bay Packers. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Packers kicker Mason Crosby got a 52-yard field goal. The Bears would respond with safety Danieal Manning sacking quarterback Aaron Rodgers in his own endzone for a safety, but Green Bay would respond as running back Ryan Grant got a 1-yard touchdown run.
Chicago would take the lead in the third quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 36-yard pass to wide receiver Devin Hester, along with kicker Robbie Gould making a 47-yard field goal. Afterwards, the lead went back and forth in the fourth quarter. Crosby would kick a 39-yard field goal, while Gould nailed a 21-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Packers took the lead again as Rodgers completed a 50-yard touchdown pass and the following two-point conversion to wide receiver Greg Jennings. The Bears tried to rally, but an interception ended any hope of a comeback.
With the loss, Chicago began its season at 0–1.
Cutler's 4 interceptions were the most he had thrown in one game of his career, until week 10 against the 49ers.
Johnny Knox 7-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick)
Tie 14–14
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Robbie Gould 44-yard field goal
CHI 17–14
Hoping to rebound from their Sunday night loss to the Packers, the Bears played their Week 2 home opener against the defending Super Bowl champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers took an early lead in the first quarter as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 1-yard TD pass to tight end Matt Spaeth, but the Bears immediately fired back in the second quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 7-yard TD pass to tight end Kellen Davis to tie the score 7–7.
In the third quarter, Pittsburgh retook the lead once more as Roethlisberger got a 2-yard run, but Chicago would rally in the fourth quarter as Cutler threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox. The Steelers would then miss 2 field goal attempts, as the Bears drive the ball down to Steelers territory, ending the drive with kicker Robbie Gould's 44-yard field goal, to give the Bears the lead. The Steelers then fumbled the ball on the ensuing kickoff, ending any chance for a last second hail mary.
Coming off their home win over the Steelers, the Bears flew to Qwest Field for a Week 3 duel with the Seattle Seahawks. Chicago would trail in the first quarter as quarterback Seneca Wallace completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to running back Julius Jones, followed by kicker Olindo Mare's 46-yard field goal. Seattle would add onto their lead in the second quarter with Mare's 37-yard field goal, yet the Bears would answer with quarterback Jay Cutler's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen.
Chicago would take the lead in the third quarter with Cutler's 7-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox, followed by kicker Robbie Gould's 37-yard field goal. The Seahawks would reply in the fourth quarter with Mare's 39-yard and 46-yard field goal, yet the Bears would prevail as Cutler completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devin Hester, followed by a 2-point conversion pass to wide receiver Earl Bennett. Afterwards, Chicago's defense would hold on for the win.
Coming off their road win over the Seahawks, the Bears went home for a Week 4 NFC North duel with the Detroit Lions. Chicago surprisingly trailed early in the first quarter as Lions running back Kevin Smith got a 1-yard touchdown run. The Bears would answer with quarterback Jay Cutler's 5-yard touchdown run, yet Detroit came right back with quarterback Matthew Stafford's 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Will Heller. Chicago would take the lead in the second quarter with Cutler's 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Davis and a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen, yet the Lions would tie the game prior to halftime with Smith's 3-yard touchdown run.
The Bears would start the third quarter with a bang as rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox returned the half's opening kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown. Later on, kicker Robbie Gould would add onto Chicago's lead with a 52-yard and a 22-yard field goal. Detroit tried to rally in the fourth quarter with kicker Jason Hanson's 35-yard field goal, yet the Bears pulled away with running back Matt Forté's 37-yard touchdown run and running back Garrett Wolfe's 2-yard touchdown run.
With the win, Chicago would enter its bye week at 3–1.
Coming off their bye week, the Bears flew to the Georgia Dome for a Week 6 Sunday night duel with the Atlanta Falcons. Following a scoreless first quarter, Chicago delivered the game's opening strike in the second quarter with quarterback Jay Cutler completing a 23-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox. However, the Falcons would respond with quarterback Matt Ryan hooking up with wide receiver Roddy White on a 40-yard touchdown pass and finding tight end Tony Gonzalez on a 10-yard touchdown.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Bears tied the game in the fourth quarter with Cutler hooking up with tight end Greg Olsen on a 2-yard touchdown pass. However, Atlanta struck back with a 5-yard touchdown run from running back Michael Turner. Cutler would get Chicago's offense deep into Falcon territory, but Atlanta's defense would spoil the comeback.
Hoping to rebound from their Sunday night road loss to the Falcons, the Bears flew to Paul Brown Stadium for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Cincinnati Bengals. Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer found wide receiver Chris Henry on a 9-yard touchdown pass and wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on an 8-yard touchdown pass. Things continued to get worse for the Bears as Palmer completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end J.P. Foschi and an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laveranues Coles, followed by a 29-yard field goal from kicker Shayne Graham. Chicago would close out the half as kicker Robbie Gould booted a 22-yard field goal.
Afterwards, Cincinnati would pull away with Palmer finding Ochocinco again on a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and former Bears running back Cedric Benson getting a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Chicago would end the game with quarterback Jay Cutler's 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devin Hester.
Charles Tillman 21-yard interception return (Robbie Gould kick)
CHI 30–6
Hoping to rebound from their horrendous road loss to the Bengals, the Bears went home for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Cleveland Browns. Before the game, a pregame ceremony was held for the late Walter Payton, who died exactly 10 years ago on November 1.
Chicago got off to a fast start in the first quarter as kicker Robbie Gould made a 37-yard and a 29-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bears would add onto their lead as Gould booted a 32-yard field goal, followed by running back Matt Forté got a 1-yard touchdown run. In the third quarter, the Browns would get onto their board with a 1-yard touchdown run by quarterback Derek Anderson (with a blocked PAT). Afterwards, Chicago would continue their dominating day with a 10-yard touchdown run by Forté. The Bears would then close out the game in the fourth quarter with cornerback Charles Tillman returning an interception 21 yards for a touchdown.
Ben Patrick 6-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick)
ARI 14–7
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11:19
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Larry Fitzgerald 17-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick)
ARI 21–7
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Anthony Becht 15-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick)
ARI 28–7
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Neil Rackers 43-yard field goal
ARI 31–7
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Neil Rackers 30-yard field goal
ARI 34–7
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Greg Olsen 3-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick)
ARI 34–14
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Greg Olsen 20-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick)
ARI 34–21
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Steve Breaston 4-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick)
ARI 41–21
Coming off their win over the Browns, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 duel with the Arizona Cardinals. Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner hooked up with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on an 11-yard touchdown pass. The Bears would answer as quarterback Jay Cutler competed a 33-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen, but Arizona came right back as Warner hooked up with tight end Ben Patrick on a 6-yard touchdown pass. Chicago would find themselves in a huge deficit in the second quarter as Warner completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Fitzpatrick and a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Becht, followed by kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 43-yard field goal.
The Cardinals would add onto their lead as Rackers booted a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter. The Bears tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Cutler connected with Olsen on a 3-yard and a 20-yard touchdown pass, but Arizona pulled away with Warner completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Breaston.
The Bears run onto the field before their game against the 49ers
Hoping to rebound from a miserable home loss to the Cardinals, the Bears flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 10 Thursday night duel with the San Francisco 49ers, led by head coach Mike Singletary (former Bears linebacker).
After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago would trail in the second quarter as 49ers running back Frank Gore got a 14-yard touchdown run. The Bears would close out the half with a 50-yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould. In the third quarter, Chicago would inch closer with Gould's 38-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, San Francisco would answer with kicker Joe Nedney making a 21-yard field goal. The Bears would get have a late game drive go deep into 49er territory, but an interception by safety Michael Lewis ended any hope of a win.
With the loss, the Bears fell to 4–5.
Quarterback Jay Cutler (29/52 for 307 yards) would throw for a career-worst 5 interceptions in one game.
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The 2009 Chicago Bears season was the franchise s 90th season overall in the National Football League NFL The Bears had looked to improve upon their 9 7 record from 2008 and return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2006 season but failed to do so for the third consecutive season The team finished 7 9 and third in the NFC North This season was Lovie Smith s sixth season as the team s head coach The Bears played all their home games at Soldier Field 2009 Chicago Bears seasonOwnerThe McCaskey FamilyGeneral managerJerry AngeloHead coachLovie SmithHome fieldSoldier FieldResultsRecord7 9Division place3rd NFC NorthPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersOLB Lance BriggsKR Johnny KnoxAP All ProsLance Briggs 2nd team 2008 Bears seasons 2010 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 2009 NFL Draft 1 1 1 Draft pick trades 1 2 Departures 1 3 Additions 1 4 Free agents 1 5 Coaching changes 2 Rosters 2 1 Opening training camp roster 2 2 Week 1 roster 2 3 Final roster 3 Staff 4 Schedule 4 1 Preseason 4 2 Regular season 5 Standings 6 Regular season 6 1 Week 1 6 2 Week 2 6 3 Week 3 6 4 Week 4 6 5 Week 6 6 6 Week 7 6 7 Week 8 6 8 Week 9 6 9 Week 10 6 10 Week 11 6 11 Week 12 6 12 Week 13 6 13 Week 14 6 14 Week 15 6 15 Week 16 6 16 Week 17 7 References 8 External linksOffseason edit2009 NFL Draft edit Main article 2009 NFL Draft Draft pick trades edit In 2008 Tampa Bay traded its sixth round selection to Chicago for quarterback Brian Griese 1 In 2008 the Bears traded their seventh seventh round selection to Tampa Bay for guard Dan Buenning 2 In 2009 the Bears traded their 2009 first round pick 18th overall their 2009 third round pick 84th overall their 2010 first round pick and quarterback Kyle Orton for quarterback Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth round pick 140th overall from Denver originally belonging to Seattle 3 2009 Chicago Bears NFL Draft selections Round Pick Name Position College3 68 Jarron Gilbert Defensive tackle San Jose State3 99 Juaquin Iglesias Wide receiver Oklahoma4 105 Henry Melton Defensive end Texas4 119 D J Moore Cornerback Vanderbilt5 140 Johnny Knox Wide receiver Abilene Christian5 154 Marcus Freeman Linebacker Ohio State6 190 Al Afalava Safety Oregon State7 246 Lance Louis Tight end offensive lineman San Diego State7 251 Derek Kinder Wide receiver PittsburghPicks 99 246 and 251 are compensatory draft picks The Bears received picks 68 and 105 after a trade with Seattle for the Bears 2nd round pick at 49 Departures edit Marty Booker released Gilbert Gardner released Marcus Riley waived Mike Brown released John Tait retired Terrence Metcalf released Kyle Orton traded Brandon Lloyd released Additions edit nbsp Quarterback Jay Cutler was acquired from the Denver Broncos via trade On December 30 2008 the Bears signed DE Joe Clermond LB Marcus Riley WR Rudy Burgess OT Cody Balogh WR John Broussard OG Tyler Reed and TE Fontel Mines On February 3 2009 the Bears signed QB Brett Basanez 4 On February 27 2009 just hours into free agency the Bears agreed to a four year contract with offensive lineman Frank Omiyale 5 On March 11 2009 the Bears signed unrestricted free agent free safety Josh Bullocks to a one year contract He previously played for the New Orleans Saints 6 On March 21 2009 it was announced the Bears had signed safety Glenn Earl to a one year contract On March 25 2009 the Bears agreed to terms with free agent tackle Kevin Shaffer 7 On April 2 the Bears received Jay Cutler through a trade with the Denver Broncos 8 On April 2 the Bears signed Orlando Pace to a three year deal 9 On May 11 the Bears signed tight end Michael Gaines to a one year contract 10 On May 29 the Bears signed Pisa Tinoisamoa to a one year contract On September 1 the Bears signed Rod Hood who played in 2008 for the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals On October 19 defensive end Gaines Adams was traded to the Bears for a 2nd round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft Free agents edit Position Player Free agencytag Date signed 2009 teamS Mike Brown UFA June 24 2009 Kansas City ChiefsQB Rex Grossman UFA June 12 2009 Houston TexansCB Marcus Hamilton ERFA March 12 2009 Chicago BearsRB Kevin Jones UFA March 6 2009 Chicago BearsWR Brandon Lloyd UFA June 15 2009 Denver BroncosLB Darrell McClover UFAS Brandon McGowan UFA May 5 2009 New England PatriotsOT Fred Miller UFALB Nick Roach ERFA March 16 2009 Chicago BearsOT John St Clair UFA March 17 2009 Cleveland BrownsS Cameron Worrell UFARFA Restricted free agent UFA Unrestricted free agent ERFA Exclusive rights free agentCoaching changes edit The Bears hired former Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli to be their defensive line and assistant head coach 11 Bob Babich became the linebackers coach again after Lloyd Lee was fired However Babich even though he is still the Defensive Coordinator was stripped of his play calling duties in favor of Head Coach Lovie Smith 12 Jon Hoke was hired as defensive backs coach Rosters editOpening training camp roster edit nbsp Newly acquired quarterback Jay Cutler points out the mike linebacker during training camp Chicago Bears 2009 opening training camp rosterQuarterbacks 14 Brett Basanez 6 Jay Cutler 12 Caleb HanieRunning backs 43 Jason Davis FB 22 Matt Forte 27 Kevin Jones 37 Jason McKie FB 29 Adrian Peterson 45 Will Ta ufo ou FB 25 Garrett WolfeWide receivers 19 Devin Aromashodu 80 Earl Bennett 15 John Broussard 81 Rashied Davis 23 Devin Hester 17 Juaquin Iglesias 83 Derek Kinder 13 Johnny Knox 86 Eric Peterman 84 Brandon RideauTight ends 88 Desmond Clark 87 Kellen Davis 85 Michael Gaines 89 Fontel Mines 82 Greg Olsen Offensive linemen 62 Johan Asiata G 79 Cody Balogh T 67 Josh Beekman G C 72 Dan Buenning G 70 Dennis Conley G 63 Roberto Garza G C 57 Olin Kreutz C 60 Lance Louis G 68 Frank Omiyale T 76 Orlando Pace T 64 Tyler Reed G 78 Kevin Shaffer T 74 Chris Williams TDefensive linemen 95 Anthony Adams DT 97 Mark Anderson DE 99 Ervin Baldwin DE 96 Alex Brown DE 72 Joe Clermond DE 98 Dusty Dvoracek DT 73 Jarron Gilbert DT 91 Tommie Harris DT 94 Marcus Harrison DT 71 Israel Idonije DT 69 Henry Melton DE 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE 75 Matt Toeaina DT Linebackers 55 Lance Briggs OLB 58 Marcus Freeman OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer OLB 90 Joey LaRocque OLB 62 Kevin Malast OLB 60 Mike Rivera ILB 53 Nick Roach OLB 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB 54 Brian Urlacher ILB 52 Jamar Williams OLBDefensive backs 46 Al Afalava S 35 Zackary Bowman CB 36 Josh Bullocks SS 39 Rudy Burgess CB 45 Dahna Deleston S 21 Corey Graham FS 24 Marcus Hamilton CB 38 Danieal Manning FS 26 Trumaine McBride CB 30 D J Moore CB 44 Kevin Payne SS 20 Craig Steltz FS 33 Charles Tillman CB 47 Woodny Turenne CB 31 Nathan Vasher CBSpecial teams 9 Robbie Gould K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 4 Brad Maynard P Reserve lists Currently vacant79 Active 0 InactiveWeek 1 roster edit Chicago Bears 2009 week 1 rosterQuarterbacks 6 Jay Cutler 12 Caleb HanieRunning backs 22 Matt Forte 37 Jason McKie FB 29 Adrian Peterson 25 Garrett WolfeWide receivers 19 Devin Aromashodu 80 Earl Bennett 81 Rashied Davis 23 Devin Hester PR 17 Juaquin Iglesias 13 Johnny KnoxTight ends 88 Desmond Clark 87 Kellen Davis 86 Michael Gaines 82 Greg Olsen Offensive linemen 67 Josh Beekman G C 63 Roberto Garza G C 57 Olin Kreutz C 60 Lance Louis T G 68 Frank Omiyale G T 76 Orlando Pace T 78 Kevin Shaffer T 74 Chris Williams TDefensive linemen 95 Anthony Adams DT 97 Mark Anderson DE 96 Alex Brown DE 90 Jarron Gilbert DT 91 Tommie Harris DT 94 Marcus Harrison DT 71 Israel Idonije DT 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE 75 Matt Toeaina DT Linebackers 55 Lance Briggs OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer ILB 53 Nick Roach OLB 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB 54 Brian Urlacher ILB 52 Jamar Williams OLBDefensive backs 24 Al Afalava SS 35 Zackary Bowman CB 36 Josh Bullocks FS 21 Corey Graham CB 38 Danieal Manning FS KR 26 Trumaine McBride CB 30 D J Moore CB 44 Kevin Payne SS 20 Craig Steltz FS 33 Charles Tillman CB 31 Nathan Vasher CBSpecial teams 9 Robbie Gould K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 4 Brad Maynard P Reserve lists 98 Dusty Dvoracek DT IR nbsp 27 Kevin Jones RB IR nbsp 69 Henry Melton DE IR nbsp 89 Fontel Mines TE IR nbsp 64 Tyler Reed G IR nbsp Practice Squad 62 Johan Asiata G 99 Ervin Baldwin DE 14 Brett Basanez QB 70 Joe Clermond DE 72 James Marten OT 73 Donovan Raiola C 45 Will Ta ufo ou FB 47 Woodny Turenne CB53 Active 5 Inactive 8 PSFinal roster edit 2009 Chicago Bears final roster Quarterbacks 14 Brett Basanez 6 Jay Cutler 12 Caleb HanieRunning backs 32 Kahlil Bell 22 Matt Forte 37 Jason McKie FB 29 Adrian PetersonWide receivers 19 Devin Aromashodu 80 Earl Bennett PR 81 Rashied Davis 23 Devin Hester KR PR 17 Juaquin Iglesias 13 Johnny Knox KRTight ends 88 Desmond Clark 87 Kellen Davis 82 Greg Olsen Offensive linemen 67 Josh Beekman C G 63 Roberto Garza G 57 Olin Kreutz C 60 Lance Louis G 72 James Marten T 68 Frank Omiyale G 76 Orlando Pace T 78 Kevin Shaffer T 74 Chris Williams TDefensive linemen 95 Anthony Adams DT 99 Gaines Adams DE 97 Mark Anderson DE 96 Alex Brown DE 90 Jarron Gilbert DT 91 Tommie Harris DT 94 Marcus Harrison DT 75 Matt Toeaina DT Linebackers 55 Lance Briggs OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer MLB 98 Darrell McClover OLB 53 Nick Roach MLB OLB 58 Tim Shaw MLB 52 Jamar Williams OLBDefensive backs 24 Al Afalava SS 35 Zack Bowman CB 36 Josh Bullocks SS 21 Corey Graham CB 38 Danieal Manning FS KR 30 D J Moore CB 44 Kevin Payne FS 20 Craig Steltz FS 47 Woodny Turenne CB 31 Nathan Vasher CBSpecial teams 9 Robbie Gould K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 10 Richmond McGee P 4 Brad Maynard P Reserve lists Dusty Dvoracek DT IR nbsp 71 Israel Idonije DT IR nbsp 27 Kevin Jones RB IR nbsp 69 Henry Melton DE IR nbsp 89 Fontel Mines TE IR nbsp 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE IR nbsp Tyler Reed G IR nbsp 33 Charles Tillman CB IR nbsp 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa LB IR nbsp 54 Brian Urlacher LB IR nbsp 25 Garrett Wolfe RB IR nbsp Practice squad 62 Johan Asiata G 85 Kevin Brock TE 64 Kevin Malast LB 86 Eric Peterman WR 73 Donovan Raiola C 45 Will Ta ufo ou FBRookies in italics 53 active 11 inactive 6 practice squadStaff editChicago Bears 2009 staffFront office Secretary of the board of directors Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey President CEO Ted Phillips Vice president Tim McCaskey general manager Jerry Angelo Senior director of football administration general counsel Cliff Stein Senior director of pro personnel Bobby DePaul Director of college scouting Greg Gabriel Assistant director of pro personnel Kevin TurksHead coaches Head coach Lovie Smith Assistant head coach defensive line Rod MarinelliOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator Ron Turner Quarterbacks Pep Hamilton Running backs Tim Spencer Wide receivers Darryl Drake Tight ends Rob Boras Offensive line Harry Hiestand Offensive assistant assistant offensive line Luke Butkus Offensive assistant assistant wide receivers Charles London Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator linebackers Bob Babich Defensive backs Jon Hoke Assistant Defensive Backs Safeties Gill Byrd Defensive assistant assistant defensive line Eric WashingtonSpecial teams coaches Special teams coordinator Dave Toub Assistant special teams Chris TaborStrength and conditioning Director of physical development Rusty Jones Strength and conditioning Jim ArthurSchedule editPreseason edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL comrecap1 August 15 at Buffalo Bills L 20 27 0 1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap2 August 22 New York Giants W 17 3 1 1 Soldier Field Recap3 August 30 at Denver Broncos W 27 17 2 1 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap4 September 3 Cleveland Browns W 26 23 3 1 Soldier Field RecapRegular season edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL comrecap1 September 13 at Green Bay Packers L 15 21 0 1 Lambeau Field Recap2 September 20 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17 14 1 1 Soldier Field Recap3 September 27 at Seattle Seahawks W 25 19 2 1 Qwest Field Recap4 October 4 Detroit Lions W 48 24 3 1 Soldier Field Recap5 Bye6 October 18 at Atlanta Falcons L 14 21 3 2 Georgia Dome Recap7 October 25 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10 45 3 3 Paul Brown Stadium Recap8 November 1 Cleveland Browns W 30 6 4 3 Soldier Field Recap9 November 8 Arizona Cardinals L 21 41 4 4 Soldier Field Recap10 November 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 6 10 4 5 Candlestick Park Recap11 November 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 20 24 4 6 Soldier Field Recap12 November 29 at Minnesota Vikings L 10 36 4 7 Metrodome Recap13 December 6 St Louis Rams W 17 9 5 7 Soldier Field Recap14 December 13 Green Bay Packers L 14 21 5 8 Soldier Field Recap15 December 20 at Baltimore Ravens L 7 31 5 9 M amp T Bank Stadium Recap16 December 28 Minnesota Vikings W 36 30 OT 6 9 Soldier Field Recap17 January 3 at Detroit Lions W 37 23 7 9 Ford Field RecapStandings editNFC Northviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 2 Minnesota Vikings 12 4 0 750 5 1 9 3 470 312 W1 5 Green Bay Packers 11 5 0 688 4 2 9 3 461 297 W2Chicago Bears 7 9 0 438 3 3 5 7 327 375 W2Detroit Lions 2 14 0 125 0 6 1 11 262 494 L6Regular season editWeek 1 edit Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers 1 234TotalBears 0 2103 15 Packers 0 10011 21Date September 13Location Lambeau Field Green Bay WisconsinGame start 8 20 p m ESTGame attendance 70 920Game weather Mostly cloudy 76 F 24 C Referee Ron WinterTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth and Andrea KramerScoring summaryQ28 18GBMason Crosby 52 yard field goalGB 3 0 Q25 52CHISafety Aaron Rodgers tackled by Danieal Manning in end zoneGB 3 2 Q24 36GBRyan Grant 1 yard run Mason Crosby kick GB 10 2 Q310 14CHIDevin Hester 36 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick GB 10 9 Q33 51CHIRobbie Gould 47 yard field goalCHI 12 10 Q410 10GBMason Crosby 39 yard field goalGB 13 12 Q42 35CHIRobbie Gould 21 yard field goalCHI 15 13 Q41 11GBGreg Jennings 50 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Greg Jennings pass from Aaron Rodgers GB 21 15The Bears began their season at Lambeau Field for a Sunday night battle with their hated rival the Green Bay Packers After a scoreless first quarter Chicago trailed early as Packers kicker Mason Crosby got a 52 yard field goal The Bears would respond with safety Danieal Manning sacking quarterback Aaron Rodgers in his own endzone for a safety but Green Bay would respond as running back Ryan Grant got a 1 yard touchdown run Chicago would take the lead in the third quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 36 yard pass to wide receiver Devin Hester along with kicker Robbie Gould making a 47 yard field goal Afterwards the lead went back and forth in the fourth quarter Crosby would kick a 39 yard field goal while Gould nailed a 21 yard field goal Afterwards the Packers took the lead again as Rodgers completed a 50 yard touchdown pass and the following two point conversion to wide receiver Greg Jennings The Bears tried to rally but an interception ended any hope of a comeback With the loss Chicago began its season at 0 1 Cutler s 4 interceptions were the most he had thrown in one game of his career until week 10 against the 49ers Week 2 edit Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears 1 234TotalSteelers 7 070 14 Bears 0 7010 17Date September 20Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 4 15 p m ESTGame attendance 62 231Game weather Light rain 70 F 21 C Referee Scott GreenTV announcers CBS Jim Nantz and Phil SimmsScoring summaryQ14 58PITMatt Spaeth 1 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger Jeff Reed kick PIT 7 0 Q2 19CHIKellen Davis 6 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 7 7 Q35 26PITBen Roethlisberger 2 yard run Jeff Reed kick PIT 14 7 Q46 21CHIJohnny Knox 7 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 14 14 Q4 15CHIRobbie Gould 44 yard field goalCHI 17 14Hoping to rebound from their Sunday night loss to the Packers the Bears played their Week 2 home opener against the defending Super Bowl champions the Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelers took an early lead in the first quarter as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 1 yard TD pass to tight end Matt Spaeth but the Bears immediately fired back in the second quarter as quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 7 yard TD pass to tight end Kellen Davis to tie the score 7 7 In the third quarter Pittsburgh retook the lead once more as Roethlisberger got a 2 yard run but Chicago would rally in the fourth quarter as Cutler threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox The Steelers would then miss 2 field goal attempts as the Bears drive the ball down to Steelers territory ending the drive with kicker Robbie Gould s 44 yard field goal to give the Bears the lead The Steelers then fumbled the ball on the ensuing kickoff ending any chance for a last second hail mary With this win the Bears improved to 1 1 Week 3 edit Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks 1 234Total Bears 0 7108 25Seahawks 10 306 19Date September 27Location Qwest Field Seattle WashingtonGame start 4 05 p m ESTGame attendance 67 938Game weather Sunny 60 F 16 C Referee Don CareyTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton and Charles DavisScoring summaryQ110 24SEAJulius Jones 39 yard pass from Seneca Wallace Olindo Mare kick SEA 7 0 Q1 40SEAOlindo Mare 46 yard field goalSEA 10 0 Q212 02SEAOlindo Mare 37 yard field goalSEA 13 0 Q21 56CHIGreg Olsen 1 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick SEA 13 7 Q311 28CHIJohnny Knox 7 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 14 13 Q35 31CHIRobbie Gould 37 yard field goalCHI 17 13 Q414 48SEAOlindo Mare 39 yard field goalCHI 17 16 Q45 12SEAOlindo Mare 46 yard field goalSEA 19 17 Q41 52CHIDevin Hester 36 yard pass from Jay Cutler Earl Bennett pass from Jay Cutler CHI 25 19 nbsp Nate Burleson of the Seahawks tries to get away from Charles Tillman and Lance BriggsComing off their home win over the Steelers the Bears flew to Qwest Field for a Week 3 duel with the Seattle Seahawks Chicago would trail in the first quarter as quarterback Seneca Wallace completed a 39 yard touchdown pass to running back Julius Jones followed by kicker Olindo Mare s 46 yard field goal Seattle would add onto their lead in the second quarter with Mare s 37 yard field goal yet the Bears would answer with quarterback Jay Cutler s 1 yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen Chicago would take the lead in the third quarter with Cutler s 7 yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox followed by kicker Robbie Gould s 37 yard field goal The Seahawks would reply in the fourth quarter with Mare s 39 yard and 46 yard field goal yet the Bears would prevail as Cutler completed a 36 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devin Hester followed by a 2 point conversion pass to wide receiver Earl Bennett Afterwards Chicago s defense would hold on for the win With the win the Bears improved to 2 1 Week 4 edit Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears 1 234TotalLions 14 703 24 Bears 7 141314 48Date October 4Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 1 00 p m ESTGame attendance 62 192Game weather Partly cloudy 53 F 12 C Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Thom Brennaman Brian Billick and Charissa ThompsonScoring summaryQ110 50DETKevin Smit 1 yard run Jason Hanson kick DET 7 0 Q18 51CHIJay Cutler 5 yard run Robbie Gould kick Tie 7 7 Q15 03DETWill Heller 14 yard pass from Matthew Stafford Jason Hanson kick DET 14 7 Q214 14CHIKellen Davis 2 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 14 14 Q210 54CHIGreg Olsen 1 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 21 14 Q2 26DETKevin Smith 5 yard run Jason Hanson kick Tie 21 21 Q314 48CHIJohnny Knox 102 yard kickoff return Robbie Gould kick CHI 28 21 Q310 18CHIRobbie Gould 52 yard field goalCHI 31 21 Q32 33CHIRobbie Gould 22 yard field goalCHI 34 21 Q48 15DETJason Hanson 35 yard field goalCHI 34 24 Q46 46CHIMatt Forte 37 yard run Robbie Gould kick CHI 41 24 Q41 57CHIGarrett Wolfe 2 yard run Robbie Gould kick CHI 48 24Coming off their road win over the Seahawks the Bears went home for a Week 4 NFC North duel with the Detroit Lions Chicago surprisingly trailed early in the first quarter as Lions running back Kevin Smith got a 1 yard touchdown run The Bears would answer with quarterback Jay Cutler s 5 yard touchdown run yet Detroit came right back with quarterback Matthew Stafford s 14 yard touchdown pass to tight end Will Heller Chicago would take the lead in the second quarter with Cutler s 2 yard touchdown pass to tight end Kellen Davis and a 1 yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen yet the Lions would tie the game prior to halftime with Smith s 3 yard touchdown run The Bears would start the third quarter with a bang as rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox returned the half s opening kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown Later on kicker Robbie Gould would add onto Chicago s lead with a 52 yard and a 22 yard field goal Detroit tried to rally in the fourth quarter with kicker Jason Hanson s 35 yard field goal yet the Bears pulled away with running back Matt Forte s 37 yard touchdown run and running back Garrett Wolfe s 2 yard touchdown run With the win Chicago would enter its bye week at 3 1 Week 6 edit Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons 1 234TotalBears 0 707 14 Falcons 0 1407 21Date October 18Location Georgia Dome Atlanta GeorgiaGame start 8 20 p m ESTGame attendance 68 082Game weather Indoors dome Referee Terry McAulayTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth and Andrea KramerScoring summaryQ114 54CHIJohnny Knox 23 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 7 0 Q19 03ATLRoddy White 40 yard pass from Matt Ryan Jason Elam kick Tie 7 7 Q1 04ATLTony Gonzalez 10 yard pass from Matt Ryan Jason Elam kick ATL 14 7 Q46 14CHIGreg Olsen 2 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 14 14 Q43 06ATLMichael Turner 5 yard run Jason Elam kick ATL 21 14Coming off their bye week the Bears flew to the Georgia Dome for a Week 6 Sunday night duel with the Atlanta Falcons Following a scoreless first quarter Chicago delivered the game s opening strike in the second quarter with quarterback Jay Cutler completing a 23 yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Johnny Knox However the Falcons would respond with quarterback Matt Ryan hooking up with wide receiver Roddy White on a 40 yard touchdown pass and finding tight end Tony Gonzalez on a 10 yard touchdown After a scoreless third quarter the Bears tied the game in the fourth quarter with Cutler hooking up with tight end Greg Olsen on a 2 yard touchdown pass However Atlanta struck back with a 5 yard touchdown run from running back Michael Turner Cutler would get Chicago s offense deep into Falcon territory but Atlanta s defense would spoil the comeback With the loss the Bears fell to 3 2 Week 7 edit Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals 1 234TotalBears 0 307 10 Bengals 14 1777 45Date October 25Location Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati OhioGame start 4 15 p m ESTGame attendance 64 900Game weather Cloudy 61 F 16 C Referee Walt AndersonTV announcers Fox Sam Rosen Tim Ryan and Laura OkminScoring summaryQ111 00CINChris Henry 9 yard pass from Carson Palmer Shayne Graham kick CIN 7 0 Q11 07CINChad Ochocinco 8 yard pass from Carson Palmer Shayne Graham kick CIN 14 0 Q211 14CINJ P Foschi 3 yard pass from Carson Palmer Shayne Graham kick CIN 21 0 Q22 49CINLavernaues Coles 8 yard pass from Carson Palmer Shayne Graham kick CIN 28 0 Q21 10CINShayne Graham 29 yard field goalCIN 31 0 Q2 00CHIRobbie Gould 22 yard field goalCIN 31 3 Q34 48CINChad Ochocinco 13 yard pass from Carson Palmer Shayne Graham kick CIN 38 3 Q414 57CINCedric Benson 1 yard run Shayne Graham kick CIN 45 3 Q411 48CHIDevin Hester 5 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CIN 45 10Hoping to rebound from their Sunday night road loss to the Falcons the Bears flew to Paul Brown Stadium for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Cincinnati Bengals Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer found wide receiver Chris Henry on a 9 yard touchdown pass and wide receiver Chad Ochocinco on an 8 yard touchdown pass Things continued to get worse for the Bears as Palmer completed a 3 yard touchdown pass to tight end J P Foschi and an 8 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laveranues Coles followed by a 29 yard field goal from kicker Shayne Graham Chicago would close out the half as kicker Robbie Gould booted a 22 yard field goal Afterwards Cincinnati would pull away with Palmer finding Ochocinco again on a 13 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter and former Bears running back Cedric Benson getting a 1 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter Chicago would end the game with quarterback Jay Cutler s 5 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Devin Hester With the loss the Bears fell to 3 3 Week 8 edit Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears 1 234TotalBrowns 0 060 6 Bears 6 1077 30Date November 1Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 1 00 p m ESTGame attendance 62 262Game weather Partly cloudy 50 F 10 C Referee Alberto RiveronTV announcers CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon WilcotsScoring summaryQ12 20CHIRobbie Gould 37 yard field goalCHI 3 0 Q11 13CHIRobbie Gould 29 yard field goalCHI 6 0 Q28 43CHIRobbie Gould 32 yard field goalCHI 9 0 Q21 56CHIMatt Forte 1 yard run Robbie Gould kick CHI 16 0 Q310 33CLEDerek Anderson 1 yard run kick blocked CHI 16 6 Q31 42CHIMatt Forte 10 yard run Robbie Gould kick CHI 23 6 Q43 14CHICharles Tillman 21 yard interception return Robbie Gould kick CHI 30 6Hoping to rebound from their horrendous road loss to the Bengals the Bears went home for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Cleveland Browns Before the game a pregame ceremony was held for the late Walter Payton who died exactly 10 years ago on November 1 Chicago got off to a fast start in the first quarter as kicker Robbie Gould made a 37 yard and a 29 yard field goal In the second quarter the Bears would add onto their lead as Gould booted a 32 yard field goal followed by running back Matt Forte got a 1 yard touchdown run In the third quarter the Browns would get onto their board with a 1 yard touchdown run by quarterback Derek Anderson with a blocked PAT Afterwards Chicago would continue their dominating day with a 10 yard touchdown run by Forte The Bears would then close out the game in the fourth quarter with cornerback Charles Tillman returning an interception 21 yards for a touchdown With the win Chicago improved to 4 3 Week 9 edit Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears 1 234Total Cardinals 14 1737 41Bears 7 0014 21Date November 8Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 1 00 p m ESTGame attendance 62 309Game weather Partly cloudy 65 F 18 C Referee Ed HochuliTV announcers Fox Joe Buck Troy Aikman and Pam OliverScoring summaryQ112 12ARILarry Fitzgerald 11 yard pass from Kurt Warner Neil Rackers kick ARI 7 0 Q19 13CHIGreg Olsen 33 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 7 7 Q13 26ARIBen Patrick 6 yard pass from Kurt Warner Neil Rackers kick ARI 14 7 Q211 19ARILarry Fitzgerald 17 yard pass from Kurt Warner Neil Rackers kick ARI 21 7 Q22 49ARIAnthony Becht 15 yard pass from Kurt Warner Neil Rackers kick ARI 28 7 Q2 00ARINeil Rackers 43 yard field goalARI 31 7 Q37 46ARINeil Rackers 30 yard field goalARI 34 7 Q411 50CHIGreg Olsen 3 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick ARI 34 14 Q49 04CHIGreg Olsen 20 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick ARI 34 21 Q44 30ARISteve Breaston 4 yard pass from Kurt Warner Neil Rackers kick ARI 41 21Coming off their win over the Browns the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 duel with the Arizona Cardinals Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner hooked up with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on an 11 yard touchdown pass The Bears would answer as quarterback Jay Cutler competed a 33 yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen but Arizona came right back as Warner hooked up with tight end Ben Patrick on a 6 yard touchdown pass Chicago would find themselves in a huge deficit in the second quarter as Warner completed a 17 yard touchdown pass to Fitzpatrick and a 15 yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Becht followed by kicker Neil Rackers nailing a 43 yard field goal The Cardinals would add onto their lead as Rackers booted a 30 yard field goal in the third quarter The Bears tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Cutler connected with Olsen on a 3 yard and a 20 yard touchdown pass but Arizona pulled away with Warner completing a 4 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Breaston With the loss Chicago fell to 4 4 Week 10 edit Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers 1 234TotalBears 0 330 6 49ers 0 703 10Date November 12Location Candlestick Park San Francisco CaliforniaGame start 8 20 p m ESTGame attendance 69 732Game weather Mostly clear 60 F 16 C Referee Ron WinterTV announcers NFLN Bob Papa and Matt MillenScoring summaryQ22 03SFFrank Gore 14 yard run Joe Nedney kick SF 7 0 Q2 02CHIRobbie Gould 50 yard field goalSF 7 3 Q37 27CHIRobbie Gould 38 yard field goalSF 7 6 Q410 11SFJoe Nedney 21 yard field goalSF 10 6 nbsp The Bears run onto the field before their game against the 49ersHoping to rebound from a miserable home loss to the Cardinals the Bears flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 10 Thursday night duel with the San Francisco 49ers led by head coach Mike Singletary former Bears linebacker After a scoreless first quarter Chicago would trail in the second quarter as 49ers running back Frank Gore got a 14 yard touchdown run The Bears would close out the half with a 50 yard field goal from kicker Robbie Gould In the third quarter Chicago would inch closer with Gould s 38 yard field goal In the fourth quarter San Francisco would answer with kicker Joe Nedney making a 21 yard field goal The Bears would get have a late game drive go deep into 49er territory but an interception by safety Michael Lewis ended any hope of a win With the loss the Bears fell to 4 5 Quarterback Jay Cutler 29 52 for 307 yards would throw for a career worst 5 interceptions in one game Week 11 edit Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears 1 234Total Eagles 10 077 24Bears 0 9110 20Date November 22Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 8 20 p m ESTGame attendance 62 421Game weather Cloudy 47 F 8 C Referee Tony CorrenteTV announcers NBC Al Michaels Cris Collinsworth and Andrea KramerScoring summaryQ110 54PHIDavid Akers 25 yard field goalPHI 3 0 Q12 48PHIJason Avant 13 yard pass from Donovan McNabb David Akers kick PHI 10 0 Q214 45CHIRobbie Gould 45 yard field goalPHI 10 3 Q29 59CHIRobbie Gould 28 yard field goalPHI 10 6 Q2 13CHIRobbie Gould 28 yard field goalPHI 10 9 Q310 26CHIRobbie Gould 49 yard field goalCHI 12 10 Q35 53PHIDeSean Jackson 48 yard pass from Donovan McNabb David Akers kick PHI 17 12 Q32 52CHIKellen Davis 15 yard pass from Jay Cutler Matt Forte pass from Jay Cutler CHI 20 17 Q45 31PHILeSean McCoy 10 yard run David Akers kick PHI 24 20 Week 12 edit Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings 1 234TotalBears 0 730 10 Vikings 0 2439 36Date November 29Location Mall of America Field Minneapolis MinnesotaGame start 4 15 p m ESTGame attendance 63 854Game weather Indoors dome Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Joe Buck Troy Aikman and Pam OliverScoring summaryQ214 56MINPercy Harvin 15 yard pass from Brett Favre Ryan Longwell kick MIN 7 0 Q212 12CHIJohnny Knox 24 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick Tie 7 7 Q28 06MINChester Taylor 10 yard pass from Brett Favre Ryan Longwell kick MIN 14 7 Q27 02MINRyan Longwell 52 yard field goalMIN 17 7 Q2 17MINVisanthe Shiancoe 6 yard pass from Brett Favre Ryan Longwell kick MIN 24 7 Q312 44CHIRobbie Gould 38 yard field goalMIN 24 10 Q37 45MINRyan Longwell 37 yard field goalMIN 27 10 Q413 36MINRyan Longwell 20 yard field goalMIN 30 10 Q46 35MINAdrian Peterson 5 yard run run failed MIN 36 10 Week 13 edit St Louis Rams at Chicago Bears 1 234TotalRams 0 333 9 Bears 10 070 17Date December 6Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 1 00 p m ESTGame weather Cloudy 36 F 2 C TV announcers Fox Dick Stockton and Trent Green Week 14 edit Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 1 234Total Packers 10 308 21Bears 0 770 14Date December 13Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 1 00 p m ESTTelevision network Fox Week 15 edit Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens 1 234TotalBears 0 700 7 Ravens 14 0170 31Date December 20Location M amp T Bank Stadium Baltimore MarylandGame start 4 15 p m ESTGame weather Sunny 32 F 0 C TV announcers Fox Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick Week 16 edit Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears 1 234OTTotalVikings 0 013170 30 Bears 3 13776 36Date December 28Location Soldier Field Chicago IllinoisGame start 8 30 p m ESTGame attendance 62 479Game weather Partly cloudy 26 F 3 C Referee Gene SteratoreTV announcers ESPN Mike Tirico Ron Jaworski and Jon GrudenScoring summaryQ17 24CHIRobbie Gould 22 yard field goalCHI 3 0 Q213 23CHIRobbie Gould 42 yard field goalCHI 6 0 Q25 56CHIGreg Olsen 7 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 13 0 Q2 00CHIRobbie Gould 41 yard field goalCHI 16 0 Q38 17MINAdrian Peterson 1 yard run kick blocked CHI 16 6 Q36 30CHIDesmond Clark 2 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 23 6 Q31 18MINVisanthe Shiancoe 6 yard pass from Brett Favre Ryan Longwell kick CHI 23 13 Q412 10MINRyan Longwell 41 yard field goalCHI 23 16 Q45 49MINAdrian Peterson 1 yard run Ryan Longwell kick Tie 23 23 Q44 55CHIEarl Bennett 20 yard pass from Jay Cutler Robbie Gould kick CHI 30 23 Q4 16MINSidney Rice 6 yard pass from Brett Favre Ryan Longwell kick Tie 30 30 OT9 15CHIDevin Aromashodu 39 yard pass from Jay CutlerCHI 36 30 Week 17 edit Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions 1 234Total Bears 3 10717 37Lions 3 7310 23Date January 3Location Ford Field Detroit MichiganGame start 1 00 p m ESTGame weather Indoors dome TV announcers Fox Chris Myers Trent Green amp Jennifer HammondReferences edit Griese traded to Bucs Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog Bucs Beat tampabay com amp Tampa Bay Times Tampabay com March 3 2008 Archived from the original on January 4 2011 Retrieved August 14 2012 Bears trade for Tampa Bay lineman Chicagobears com Archived from the original on October 12 2008 Retrieved August 14 2012 Cutler goes to Bears for Orton picks Sports espn go com April 3 2009 Retrieved August 14 2012 Bears bring QB Brett Basanez back home Chicagotribune com 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