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Longest run from scrimmage – Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions , 10/8/61. Longest play in Bears history – 108 yard missed field goal return , Nathan Vasher , vs. San Francisco 49ers , 11/13/05; Devin Hester , at New York ...
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).
The Bears tied at NFL record for most blown double digit 4th quarter leads, at three. [ 2 ] During the season, Justin Fields became the fourth quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have 5,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in their first 30 starts.
The most notable was the 1985 shootout at Monday Night, as Miami handing Chicago their first, and only, regular-season loss for the year, while keeping the 1972 Dolphins as the only perfect team in NFL history. [220]
As the saying goes, there’s always next year. Week 15 saw the Bears and Carolina Panthers as the only teams to be eliminated from postseason contention in the NFC.
The Chicago Bears fired fourth-year head coach Matt Nagy on January 10, 2022, who most notably led the organization to one NFC North title and two NFL Playoffs appearances among other accolades. [8] On January 27, 2022, Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus was hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history. [9]
Last season, Moore put up the best numbers of his NFL career. He caught 96 passes for 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns. That yardage total was the fourth-highest for a receiver in Bears team history.
In a season when the Bears’ No. 1 priority should be supporting and developing their franchise QB, the decision to shuffle Williams’ direct line of contact raised eyebrows across the NFL.