Jump to content

2021 Chicago Bears season: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals: added scores for each quarter
Line 360: Line 360:
|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/bengals-at-bears-2021-reg-2 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/58521/CHI_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]
|reference=[https://www.nfl.com/games/bengals-at-bears-2021-reg-2 Recap], [https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/58521/CHI_Gamebook.pdf Game Book]
|scoring=
|scoring=
'''First quarter'''
|stats=
* CHI – [[Allen Robinson]] 11-yard pass from [[Andy Dalton]] ([[Cairo Santos]] kick), 9:58. ''Bears 7–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.'''''
'''Second quarter'''
* ''No scoring plays.''
'''Third quarter'''
* CIN – [[Evan McPherson]] 53-yard field goal, 8:22. ''Bears 7–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:38.'''''
'''Fourth quarter'''
* CHI – Cairo Santos 28-yard field goal, 14:52. ''Bears 10–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:56.'''''
* CHI – [[Roquan Smith]] 53-yard interceptions return (Cairo Santos kick), 10:55. ''Bears 17–3.''
* CHI – Cairo Santos 22-yard field goal, 6:40. ''Bears 20–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26.'''''
* CIN – [[Ja'Marr Chase]] 42-yard pass from [[Joe Burrow]] (Evan McPherson kick), 4:39. ''Bears 20–10. '''Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01.'''''
* CIN – [[Tee Higgins]] 7-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:39. ''Bears 20–17. '''Drive: 1 plays, 7 yards, 0:04.'''''
|stats='''Top passers'''
* CIN – Joe Burrow 19/30, 207 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
* CHI – [[Justin Fields]] 6/13, 60 yards, INT
'''Top rushers'''
* CIN – [[Joe Mixon]] 20 rushes, 69 yards
* CHI – [[David Montgomery (American football)|David Montgomery]] 20 rushes, 61 yards
'''Top receivers'''
* CIN – [[Tyler Boyd (American football)|Tyler Boyd]] 7 receptions, 73 yards
* CHI – [[Darnell Mooney]] 6 receptions, 66 yards
}}
}}


Revision as of 10:54, 20 September 2021

2021 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
General managerRyan Pace
Head coachMatt Nagy
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record1–1
Division placetie 1st NFC North
Uniform

The 2021 season is the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League and their fourth under head coach Matt Nagy. They attempt to improve upon their 8–8 record from the previous year, as well as win their division for the first time since 2018. It is also be the Bears first season without Mitchell Trubisky since 2016 on the roster as he left the team in free agency and signed with the Buffalo Bills.

Draft

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

Notes

  • The Bears traded their first-round selection (20th overall) and their fifth-round selection (164th overall) as well as their 2022 first and fourth-round selections to the New York Giants in exchange for a first-round selection (11th overall).[1]
  • The Bears traded their second-round selection (52nd overall), third-round selection (83rd overall) and sixth-round selection (204th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a second-round selection (39th overall) and a fifth-round selection (151th overall).[2]
  • The Bears traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.[3]
  • The Bears acquired a conditional seventh-round selection, which could be upgraded to a sixth-rounder, in a trade that sent tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins and the pick ended up becoming a sixth-round selection (208th overall).[4]
  • The Bears traded their sixth-round selection (208th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for 2020 sixth-round (217th overall) and seventh-round (250th overall) selections.

Staff

Chicago Bears staff
Front office
  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Kevin Warren
  • General manager – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
  • Senior director of player personnel – Jeff King
  • Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol
  • Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
  • Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord
  • Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
  • Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Eric Washington
  • Defensive line – Travis Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Brian Bing
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Cornerbacks/defensive passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
  • Nickelbacks – David Overstreet II
  • Safeties – Andre Curtis
  • Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
  • Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III
  • Defensive analyst (advance/special projects) – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
  • Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
  • Coaching administration manager – Chavis Cook
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 24, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 12 reserve, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 Miami Dolphins W 20–13 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 21 Buffalo Bills L 15–41 1–1 Soldier Field Recap
3 August 28 at Tennessee Titans W 27–24 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap

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 Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 7:20 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams L 14–34 0–1 SoFi Stadium NBC Recap
2 September 19 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals W 20–17 1–1 Soldier Field Fox Recap
3 September 26 12:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Fox
4 October 3 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Soldier Field Fox
5 October 10 3:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
6 October 17 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Soldier Field Fox
7 October 24 3:25 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS
8 October 31 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Soldier Field Fox
9 November 8 7:15 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field ESPN
10 Bye
11 November 21 12:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Soldier Field CBS
12 November 25 11:30 a.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
13 December 5 12:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Soldier Field Fox
14 December 12 7:20 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field NBC
15 December 20 7:15 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Soldier Field ESPN
16 December 26 3:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
17 January 2 12:00 p.m. New York Giants Soldier Field CBS
18 January 9 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
Notes:
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
* Networks and times from Weeks 5–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games not played on a Sunday (Weeks 9, 12 and 15) are exempt.
* Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 1: Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 7 7014
Rams 10 3 14734

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 31417
Bears 7 0 01320

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 000

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4), claiming the No. 1 seed.
  2. ^ a b Dallas claimed the No. 3 seed over LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).
  3. ^ a b Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
  4. ^ a b c Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories.
  5. ^ a b Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit).
  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.

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Bears select QB Justin Fields with No. 11 pick in NFL draft after making deal with New York Giants". ESPN.com. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. ^ Simmons, Myles (2021-04-30). "Bears trade up for Teven Jenkins". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. ^ Mayer, Larry (April 26, 2020). "Bears draft Gipson with pick acquired in trade". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2020). "Bears trade Shaheen to Dolphins". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2021_Chicago_Bears_season&oldid=1045395513"