Chicago Bears
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SEASONS
Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com
| SEASON | LEAGUE | CONF | DIVISION | FINISH | W | L | T | PLAYOFFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECATUR STALEYS | ||||||||
| 1919 | IND | 6 | 1 | 0 | NAMED CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAMPIONS | |||
| 1920 | APFA | 2nd | 1 | 2 | THE APFA DID NOT HOLD PLAYOFF GAMES | |||
| CHICAGO STALEYS | ||||||||
| 1921 | APFA | 1ST | 9 | 1 | 1 | NAMED APFA CHAMPIONS | ||
| CHICAGO BEARS | ||||||||
| 1922 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | THE NFL DID NOT HOLD PLAYOFF GAMES UNTIL 1933 | ||
| 1923 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1924 | NFL | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1925 | NFL | 7TH | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 1926 | NFL | 2nd | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1927 | NFL | 3RD | 9 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1928 | NFL | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1929 | NFL | 9TH | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 1930 | NFL | 3RD | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1931 | NFL | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | ||
| 1932 | NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | NAMED NFL CHAMPIONS (2) | |||
| 1933 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 2 | 1 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (3) (GIANTS) 23-21 | ||
| 1934 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 13 | 0 | 0 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (GIANTS) 13-30 | |
| 1935 | NFL | WESTERN | T-3RD | 6 | 4 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1936 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 9 | 3 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1937 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 9 | 1 | 1 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (REDSKINS) 21-28 | |
| 1938 | NFL | WESTERN | 3RD | 6 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1939 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 8 | 3 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1940 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 8 | 3 | 0 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (4) (REDSKINS) 73-0 | |
| 1941 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 1 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (PACKERS) 33-14 WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (5) (GIANTS) 37-9 |
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| 1942 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 11 | 0 | 0 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (REDSKINS) 6-14 | |
| 1943 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 8 | 1 | 1 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (6) (REDSKINS) 41-21 | |
| 1944 | NFL | WESTERN | T-2ND | 6 | 3 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1945 | NFL | WESTERN | 4TH | 3 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1946 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 8 | 2 | 1 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (7) (GIANTS) 24-14 | |
| 1947 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1948 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 2 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | ||
| 1949 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 9 | 3 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1950 | NFL | NATIONAL | T-1ST | 9 | 3 | 0 | LOST CONFERENCE PLAYOFF (Rams) 14-24 | |
| 1951 | NFL | NATIONAL | 4TH | 7 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1952 | NFL | NATIONAL | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1953 | NFL | WESTERN | 4TH | 3 | 8 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1954 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1955 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1956 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 9 | 2 | 1 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (GIANTS) 7-47 | |
| 1957 | NFL | WESTERN | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1958 | NFL | WESTERN | T-2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1959 | NFL | WESTERN | 2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1960 | NFL | WESTERN | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1961 | NFL | WESTERN | T-3RD | 8 | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1962 | NFL | WESTERN | 3RD | 9 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1963 | NFL | WESTERN | 1ST | 11 | 1 | 2 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (8) (GIANTS) 14-10 | |
| 1964 | NFL | WESTERN | 6TH | 5 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1965 | NFL | WESTERN | 3RD | 9 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1966 | NFL | WESTERN | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1967 | NFL | WESTERN | CENTRAL | 2ND | 7 | 6 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1968 | NFL | WESTERN | CENTRAL | 2ND | 7 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1969 | NFL | WESTERN | CENTRAL | 4TH | 1 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 6 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1971 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 6 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1972 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 4 | 9 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1973 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 3 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1974 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1975 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1976 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 2ND | 7 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 2ND | 9 | 5 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 7-37 |
| 1978 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 2ND | 6 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 17-27 | |
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1981 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 5th | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1982 | NFL | NFC | 12TH | 3 | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1983 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1984 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 10 | 6 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 23-19 LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (49ERS) 0-23 |
| 1985 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 15 | 1 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (GIANTS) 21-0 WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Rams) 24-0 WON SUPER BOWL XX (9) (PATRIOTS) 46-10 |
| 1986 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 14 | 2 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 13-27 |
| 1987 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 11 | 4 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (REDSKINS) 17-21 |
| 1988 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 12 | 4 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 20-12 LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (49ERS) 3-28 |
| 1989 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 11 | 5 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 16-6 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (GIANTS) 3-31 |
| 1991 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 2ND | 11 | 5 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (COWBOYS) 13-17 |
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1994 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 4TH | 9 | 7 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 35-18 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 15-44 |
| 1995 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 9 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1997 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 5th | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1998 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 5th | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1999 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 5th | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2001 | NFL | NFC | CENTRAL | 1ST | 13 | 3 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 19-33 |
| 2002 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2003 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2005 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 1ST | 11 | 5 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (PANTHERS) 21-29 |
| 2006 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 1ST | 13 | 3 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS) 27-24 (OT) WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (SAINTS) 39-14 LOST SUPER BOWL XLI (Colts) 17-29 |
| 2007 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 2ND | 9 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 1ST | 11 | 5 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS) 35-24 LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (PACKERS) 14-21 |
| 2011 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2012 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2013 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 2ND | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2014 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 3 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2018 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 1ST | 4 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 15-16 | |
| 2019 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2020 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 2ND | 8 | 8 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 9-21 |
| 2021 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 3RD | 6 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2022 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 3 | 14 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2023 | NFL | NFC | NORTH | 4TH | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |