Kicker Robbie Gould became the Bears' all-time scoring leader in Week 5 of 2015 season[133] overtaking placekicker Kevin Butler who previously held the club record[132] for scoring the most points in his ten-year Bear career. Eventually, quarterback Jay Cutler fractured his thumb, and Forté also was lost for the season against the Kansas City Chiefs after spraining his MCL, and the Bears, with Caleb Hanie playing, lost five straight before winning against the Minnesota Vikings with Josh McCown starting over Hanie. The movie was later released for theater screenings after first being shown on television. [123] He is also the color analyst for all local broadcasts of Bears preseason games.
He became the only person to be involved with the NFL throughout the first 60 years of its existence. Details. During that span, the Bears posted 34 shutouts. There was a problem with saving your item(s) for later. Mark Bortz holds the record for most Bear playoff appearances, with 13 between 1983 and 1994, and is followed by Kevin Butler, Dennis Gentry, Dan Hampton, Jay Hilgenberg, Steve McMichael, Ron Rivera, Mike Singletary, and Keith Van Horne, who have each played in 12 playoff games. The company hired George Halas and Edward "Dutch" Sternaman in 1920 to run the team. Stealth Draft Tumbler, Chicago Bears Fanatics Authentic Black Framed Wall-Mountable Football Display Case, Chicago Bears Black 15oz. [28] Payton's career and personality would capture the hearts of Bear fans, who called him "Sweetness". It had done well against other local teams but Mr. Staley wanted to build it into a team that could compete successfully with the best semi-professional and industrial teams in the country ... Mr. Chamberlain asked if I would like to come to Decatur and work for the Staley Company.
4 seed Seattle Seahawks 35–24 in the Divisional Round. The Bears moved to Soldier Field in 1971 after outgrowing Wrigley Field, the team's home for 50 years. [45] The Bears became the first team in NFL history to return six interceptions for touchdowns in the first seven games of the season, with another pick-six by Brian Urlacher in Week 9 bringing Chicago two behind the record set by the 1961 San Diego Chargers. Since then, the Bears have led the series, 99–74–5. 00 jersey, with blue and orange eyes, synonymous with the team's main colors. Between 1939 and 1950, he set the Bears' passing records for most career touchdowns, yards, and completions. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The 1920 Decatur Staleys season[10] was their inaugural regular season completed in the newly formed American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League (NFL) in 1922). [65] Backup quarterback Brian Hoyer started the next three games before a broken arm put him out for the season. [35], Lovie Smith, hired on January 15, 2004, is the third post-Ditka head coach.
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