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season">Redskins</a>) 13–27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1987_Pro_Bowl" title="1987 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>7<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">RB <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LT <a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Jimbo Covert</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">C <a href="/wiki/Jay_Hilgenberg" title="Jay Hilgenberg">Jay Hilgenberg</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">DT <a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">Steve McMichael</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LB <a href="/wiki/Wilber_Marshall" title="Wilber Marshall">Wilber Marshall</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">MLB <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Mike Singletary</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">SS <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Dave Duerson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1986_All-Pro_Team" title="1986 All-Pro Team">AP All-Pros</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>11<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">WR <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Gentry" title="Dennis Gentry">Dennis Gentry</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">RB <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">RB <a href="/wiki/Neal_Anderson" title="Neal Anderson">Neal Anderson</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LT <a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Jimbo Covert</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">C <a href="/wiki/Jay_Hilgenberg" title="Jay Hilgenberg">Jay Hilgenberg</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">DE <a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Dan Hampton</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">DT <a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">Steve McMichael</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">LB <a href="/wiki/Wilber_Marshall" title="Wilber Marshall">Wilber Marshall</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">MLB <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Mike Singletary</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">CB <a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardson_(American_football,_born_1961)" title="Mike Richardson (American football, born 1961)">Mike Richardson</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">SS <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Dave Duerson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="List of Chicago Bears seasons">Bears seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1987 Chicago Bears season">1987</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> season</b> was their 67th <a href="/wiki/Regular_Season_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular Season (NFL)">regular season</a> and 17th <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs" title="NFL playoffs">post-season</a> completed in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. The Bears entered the season looking to repeat as <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">Super Bowl champions</a>, as they had won in <a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a>. Chicago managed to finish 14–2, one game off of their 1985 record of 15–1. Although the Bears had an equal 14–2 record as the <a href="/wiki/1986_New_York_Giants" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 New York Giants">New York Giants</a> for the league's best record, the Giants were seeded number one in the NFC for the playoffs due to the Giants having a better conference record (11–1) than that of the Bears (10–2). In going 14–2, the Chicago Bears were the first team in NFL history to have consecutive seasons with 14 or more victories. </p><p>After winning the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">championship</a> in <a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a>, the Bears seemed like a dynasty in the making. However, quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a> showed up to training camp 25 pounds overweight – the product of the post-Super Bowl partying he'd partaken in. Nonetheless, he was once again named as the starter. Injuries to his rotator cuff (including a flagrant late-hit by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Martin_(American_football)#1986_McMahon_incident" title="Charles Martin (American football)">Charles Martin</a> which exacerbated it), however, derailed his season. McMahon played in only six of the team's first 12 games. </p><p>Aided by a strong <a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">offensive line</a>, the Bears were once again led on offense by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a>. Payton remained his usual stellar self, posting his 10th and final 1,000-yard season. With McMahon's poor play, as well as the equally poor play of backups <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tomczak" title="Mike Tomczak">Mike Tomczak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Fuller_(football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Fuller (football player)">Steve Fuller</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a>, Payton was the sole spark on offense, which ranked 13th in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>. </p><p>As had been the case the year before, the Bears were once again led by their explosive defense. Any shortcomings on the offensive side of the ball were more than made up for on the defensive side. They once again were ranked 1st in the NFL. The Bears' defense became the third defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bears' 187 points allowed is the fewest surrendered by any team in the 1980s (other than the <a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NFL strike">strike-shortened</a> <a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982 season</a>) – even fewer than the 198 points the Bears allowed in their historic 1985 season. </p><p>However, the Bears were not able to recapture their magic from the season before and were bounced from the playoffs in their first game by <a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1986 Washington Redskins season">the Washington Redskins</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading 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.hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 NFL Draft">1986 NFL Draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;;text-align:center;"><b>1986 Chicago Bears draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks">1</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">27 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Neal_Anderson" title="Neal Anderson">Neal Anderson</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">2 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">55 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Vestee_Jackson" title="Vestee Jackson">Vestee Jackson</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">82 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(wide_receiver)" title="David Williams (wide receiver)">David Williams</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">110 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(American_football,_born_1963)" title="Paul Blair (American football, born 1963)">Paul Blair</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">Offensive tackle</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys football">Oklahoma State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">138 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Lew_Barnes" title="Lew Barnes">Lew Barnes</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Oregon" title="University of Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">6 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">166 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Powell_(American_football)" title="Jeff Powell (American football)">Jeff Powell</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">194 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Bruce Jones<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">North Alabama </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">8 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">221 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Douglass" title="Maurice Douglass">Maurice Douglass</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Safety </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">9 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">249 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Teltschik" title="John Teltschik">John Teltschik</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (American football)">Punter</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">Texas</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">10 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">277 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Barton Hundley<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Kansas State </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">11 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">305 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Glen_Kozlowski" title="Glen Kozlowski">Glen Kozlowski</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFCC00; color:black;">  †  </span> <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#faecc8; color:black;">  *  </span> Made at least one <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> during career</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches_/_Staff"><span id="Coaches_.2F_Staff"></span>Coaches / Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coaches / Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"><b>Coaching Staff of 1986 season</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Halas_McCaskey" title="Virginia Halas McCaskey">Virginia Halas McCaskey</a> – <i>Owner</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCaskey" title="Michael McCaskey">Michael McCaskey</a> – <i>Team president</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Vainisi" title="Jerry Vainisi">Jerry Vainisi</a> – <i>General manager</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ray_Earley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ray Earley (page does not exist)">Ray Earley</a> – <i>Equipment manager</i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Haeger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gary Haeger (page does not exist)">Gary Haeger</a> – <i>Assistant equipment manager</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Graves" title="Rod Graves">Rod Graves</a> – <i>Director of player personnel</i></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a> – <i>Head coach</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kazor" title="Steve Kazor">Steve Kazor</a> – <i>Assistant head coach</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Hughes" title="Ed Hughes">Ed Hughes</a> – <i>Offensive coordinator</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Tobin" title="Vince Tobin">Vince Tobin</a> – <i>Defensive coordinator</i></li></ul> </td> <td width="25">  </td> <td valign="top"> <p><b>Position coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Landry" title="Greg Landry">Greg Landry</a> – <i>Quarterbacks</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Roland" title="Johnny Roland">Johnny Roland</a> – <i>Running backs</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Dick Stanfel</a> – <i>Offensive line</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Levra" title="John Levra">John Levra</a> – <i>Defensive line</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_McGinnis" title="Dave McGinnis">Dave McGinnis</a> – <i>Linebackers</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_LaRue" title="Jim LaRue">Jim LaRue</a> – <i>Secondary</i></li></ul> <p><b>Trainers</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brian_McCaskey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brian McCaskey (page does not exist)">Brian McCaskey</a> – <i>Assistant trainer</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Emrich" title="Clyde Emrich">Clyde Emrich</a> – <i>Weightlifting/Strength</i></li></ul> </td> <td width="25">  </td> <td valign="top"> <p><b>Scouts</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Dooley" title="Jim Dooley">Jim Dooley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pete_McGrane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pete McGrane (page does not exist)">Pete McGrane</a> – <i>Video team</i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;; text-align: center;"><b>1986 Chicago Bears roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 2</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Fuller_(American_football)" title="Steve Fuller (American football)">Steve Fuller</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tomczak" title="Mike Tomczak">Mike Tomczak</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">9</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">35</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Neal_Anderson" title="Neal Anderson">Neal Anderson</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a></li></ul> <ul><li>26 <a href="/wiki/Matt_Suhey" title="Matt Suhey">Matt Suhey</a> FB</li> <li>20 <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Sanders_(football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Sanders (football player)">Thomas Sanders</a></li> <li>29 <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Gentry" title="Dennis Gentry">Dennis Gentry</a></li> <li>33 <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Thomas_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvin Thomas (football)">Calvin Thomas</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">81</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Lew_Barnes" title="Lew Barnes">Lew Barnes</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li>83 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Gault" title="Willie Gault">Willie Gault</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/wiki/Ken_Margerum" title="Ken Margerum">Ken Margerum</a></li> <li>86 <a href="/wiki/Clay_Pickering" title="Clay Pickering">Clay Pickering</a></li> <li>89 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Ortego" title="Keith Ortego">Keith Ortego</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li>87 <a href="/wiki/Emery_Moorehead" title="Emery Moorehead">Emery Moorehead</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wrightman" title="Tim Wrightman">Tim Wrightman</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Becker" title="Kurt Becker">Kurt Becker</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(American_football,_born_1963)" title="Paul Blair (American football, born 1963)">Paul Blair</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bortz" title="Mark Bortz">Mark Bortz</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Jim Covert</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <a href="/wiki/Jay_Hilgenberg" title="Jay Hilgenberg">Jay Hilgenberg</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Thayer" title="Tom Thayer">Tom Thayer</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li>78 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Van_Horne" title="Keith Van Horne">Keith Van Horne</a> T</li> <li>71 <a href="/wiki/Andy_Frederick" title="Andy Frederick">Andy Frederick</a> T</li> <li>75 <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Humphries" title="Stefan Humphries">Stefan Humphries</a> G</li> <li>52 <a href="/wiki/Larry_Rubens" title="Larry Rubens">Larry Rubens</a> C</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Richard Dent</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Dan Hampton</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hartenstine" title="Mike Hartenstine">Mike Hartenstine</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">76</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">Steve McMichael</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li>72 <a href="/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)" title="William Perry (American football)">William Perry</a> DT</li> <li>70 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Waechter" title="Henry Waechter">Henry Waechter</a> DL</li> <li>90 <a href="/wiki/Al_Harris_(defensive_lineman)" title="Al Harris (defensive lineman)">Al Harris</a> DE</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li>58 <a href="/wiki/Wilber_Marshall" title="Wilber Marshall">Wilber Marshall</a> WLB</li> <li>51 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Morrissey_(American_football)" title="Jim Morrissey (American football)">Jim Morrissey</a> LB</li> <li>53 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Rains" title="Dan Rains">Dan Rains</a> LB</li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Mike Singletary</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li>55 <a href="/wiki/Otis_Wilson" title="Otis Wilson">Otis Wilson</a> SLB</li> <li>54 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cabral" title="Brian Cabral">Brian Cabral</a> LB</li> <li>59 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Rivera" title="Ron Rivera">Ron Rivera</a> LB</li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Rubens" title="Larry Rubens">Larry Rubens</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li>25 <a href="/wiki/Todd_Bell" title="Todd Bell">Todd Bell</a></li> <li>36 <i><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Douglass" title="Maurice Douglass">Maurice Douglass</a></i></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Dave Duerson</a> <abbr title="Strong safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">SS</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li>45 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Fencik" title="Gary Fencik">Gary Fencik</a> FS</li> <li>23 <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Gayle" title="Shaun Gayle">Shaun Gayle</a></li> <li>24 <i><a href="/wiki/Vestee_Jackson" title="Vestee Jackson">Vestee Jackson</a></i> CB</li> <li>48 <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Phillips" title="Reggie Phillips">Reggie Phillips</a> CB</li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Richardson_(American_football,_born_1961)" title="Mike Richardson (American football, born 1961)">Mike Richardson</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Maury_Buford" title="Maury Buford">Maury Buford</a> <abbr title="Punter"><span style="font-size:90%;">P</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Frazier" title="Leslie Frazier">Leslie Frazier</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">49</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Riley_Walton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riley Walton (page does not exist)">Riley Walton</a></i> <abbr title="Tight end"><span style="font-size:90%;">TE</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_McKinnon" title="Dennis McKinnon">Dennis McKinnon</a> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a> <abbr title="Quarterback"><span style="font-size:90%;">QB</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">93</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Glen_Kozlowski" title="Glen Kozlowski">Glen Kozlowski</a></i> <abbr title="Wide receiver"><span style="font-size:90%;">WR</span></abbr> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Injured_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Injured reserve">IR</a>)</span></li></ul> <div style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i><br /> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preseason">Preseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Game site</th> <th>Record </th></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td>August 3, 1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1986 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 17–6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td>August 9, 1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 33–13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td>August 16, 1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Indianapolis_Colts_season" title="1986 Indianapolis Colts season">Indianapolis Colts</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 38–21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fdd;"> <td style="text-align:center;">4</td> <td>August 23, 1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 7–14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfd;"> <td style="text-align:center;">5</td> <td>August 30, 1986</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1986 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 31–17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Stadium" title="Notre Dame Stadium">Notre Dame Stadium</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>1 </td> <td>September 7, 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1986 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>W 41–31 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">66,030</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>2 </td> <td>September 14, 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1986 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td>W 13–10 (OT) </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">65,130</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>3 </td> <td>September 22, 1986 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1986_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1986 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a></b> </td> <td>W 25–12 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">55,527</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>4 </td> <td>September 28, 1986 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1986_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1986 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td>W 44–7 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">55,146</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>5 </td> <td>October 5, 1986 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1986 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a></b> </td> <td>W 23–0 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">63,921</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>6 </td> <td>October 12, 1986 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1986 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a> </td> <td>W 20–7 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">46,026</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdddd;"> <td>7 </td> <td>October 19, 1986 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1986_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1986 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a></b> </td> <td>L 7–23 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">62,851</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>8 </td> <td>October 26, 1986 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1986 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a></b> </td> <td>W 13–7 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">62,064</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdddd;"> <td>9 </td> <td>November 3, 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1986 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>L 17–20 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">64,877</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>10 </td> <td>November 9, 1986 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1986_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></b> </td> <td>W 23–3 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">70,097</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>11 </td> <td>November 16, 1986 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1986_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1986 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>W 13–10 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">55,520</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>12 </td> <td>November 23, 1986 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1986 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a></b> </td> <td>W 12–10 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">59,291</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>13 </td> <td>November 30, 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1986 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td>W 13–10 (OT) </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">61,425</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>14 </td> <td>December 7, 1986 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></b> </td> <td>W 48–14 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">52,746</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>15 </td> <td>December 15, 1986 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1986_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1986 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a></b> </td> <td>W 16–13 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">75,602</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;"> <td>16 </td> <td>December 21, 1986 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1986_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1986 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td>W 24–10 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">57,256</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_1:_vs._Cleveland_Browns">Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Browns</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">31</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• Bears</td> <td>21</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td>10</td> <td><b>41</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Sunday, September 7</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 1:00 p.m. </li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 66,030</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 63 °F or 17.2 °C (Sunny); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Ben Dreith</li><li><b>TV announcers (NBC):</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Al_Gross_(American_football)" title="Al Gross (American football)">Gross</a> recovered fumble in end zone (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bahr" title="Matt Bahr">Bahr</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE 7–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Gentry" title="Dennis Gentry">Gentry</a> 91 yard kickoff return (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Butler</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 7–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a> 2 yard run (Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 14–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Wilber_Marshall" title="Wilber Marshall">Marshall</a> 58 yard interception return (Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 21–7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mack" title="Kevin Mack">Mack</a> 3 yard run (Bahr kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 21–14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td>Butler 47 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 24–14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE</span></td><td>Mack 14 yard run (Bahr kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 24–21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td>Payton 11 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">McMahon</a> (Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 31–21</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE</span></td><td>Bahr 22 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 31–24</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td>Butler 19 yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 34–24</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CLE</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Brennan" title="Brian Brennan">Brennan</a> 15 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Kosar" title="Bernie Kosar">Kosar</a> (Bahr kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 34–31</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">Q4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Suhey" title="Matt Suhey">Suhey</a> 6 yard run (Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">CHI 41–31</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_2:_vs._Philadelphia_Eagles">Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">OT</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Eagles</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">10</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Bears</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Sunday, September 14</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 65,130</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 66 °F or 18.9 °C (Cloudy), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Dick Jorgensen</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dan Dierdorf</a></li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198609140chi.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Eagles</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Paul_McFadden" title="Paul McFadden">Paul McFadden</a> 49-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Eagles 3–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 7–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 23-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 10–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Eagles</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Quick" title="Mike Quick">Mike Quick</a> 26-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Ron_Jaworski" title="Ron Jaworski">Ron Jaworski</a> (Paul McFadden kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 10–10</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">OT</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 23-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 13–10</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_12:_vs._Green_Bay_Packers">Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Packers</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>3</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">10</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Bears</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>3</td> <td><b>12</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Sunday, November 23</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 12:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 41 °F (5 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Markbreit" title="Jerry Markbreit">Jerry Markbreit</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>):</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(sportscaster)" title="Tim Ryan (sportscaster)">Tim Ryan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Morris_(American_football)" title="Johnny Morris (American football)">Johnny Morris</a></li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198611230chi.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Safety, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Davis_(American_football)" title="Kenneth Davis (American football)">Kenneth Davis</a> tackled by <a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Dan Hampton</a> in end zone</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 2–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Gentry" title="Dennis Gentry">Dennis Gentry</a> recovered fumble in end zone (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 9–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Packers</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Al_Del_Greco" title="Al Del Greco">Al Del Greco</a> 22-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 9–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Packers</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Ed_West_(American_football)" title="Ed West (American football)">Ed West</a> 46-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Randy_Wright" title="Randy Wright">Randy Wright</a> (Al Del Greco kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Packers 10–9</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 32-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 12–10</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_15:_at_Detroit_Lions">Week 15: at Detroit Lions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Week 15: at Detroit Lions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Bears</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>13</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">16</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Lions</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Monday, December 15</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 8:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather:</b> Indoors (dome)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Haggerty_(American_football_official)" title="Pat Haggerty (American football official)">Pat Haggerty</a></li><li><b>Television network:</b> ABC</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612150det.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray_(American_football)" title="Eddie Murray (American football)">Eddie Murray</a> 52-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions 3–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> 41-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 3–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions</span></td><td>Eddie Murray 39-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions 6–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Leonard Thompson (American football)">Leonard Thompson</a> 4-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Long" title="Chuck Long">Chuck Long</a> (Eddie Murray kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions 13–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 32-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Lions 13–6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Suhey" title="Matt Suhey">Matt Suhey</a> 4-yard run (Kevin Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Tie 13–13</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 22-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 16–13</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_16:_at_Dallas_Cowboys">Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Bears</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td><td>3</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">24</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Cowboys</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>10</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> Sunday, December 21</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Texas_Stadium" title="Texas Stadium">Texas Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irving,_Texas" title="Irving, Texas">Irving, Texas</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 3:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Standard Time">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 47 °F (8.3 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wyant" title="Fred Wyant">Fred Wyant</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS):</b> Pat Summerall and John Madden</li> </ul> <ul><li><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198612210dal.htm">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a> 1-yard run (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 7–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Neal_Anderson" title="Neal Anderson">Neal Anderson</a> 58-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a> (Kevin Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 14–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Gault" title="Willie Gault">Willie Gault</a> 33-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Kevin Butler kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 21–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears</span></td><td>Kevin Butler 31-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 24–0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Cowboys</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Septi%C3%A9n" title="Rafael Septién">Rafael Septién</a> 50-yard field goal</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 24–3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Cowboys</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Renfro" title="Mike Renfro">Mike Renfro</a> 11-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Steve_Pelluer" title="Steve Pelluer">Steve Pelluer</a> (Rafael Septien kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">Bears 24–10</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdddd;"> <td>Divisional </td> <td>January 3, 1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1986 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td>L 27–13 </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">65,141</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;;text-align:center;"><b>NFC Divisional Playoff: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Redskins</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>13</td><td><b>27</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Bears</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: January 3, 1987</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 33 °F (0.6 °C), wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McElwee" title="Bob McElwee">Bob McElwee</a></li><li>Boxscore <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198701030chi.htm">[1]</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WAS – <a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Art Monk</a> 28 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Schroeder" title="Jay Schroeder">Jay Schroeder</a> (Jess Atkinson kick) <i><b>Redskins 7-0</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>CHI – Willie Gault 50 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Doug_Flutie" title="Doug Flutie">Doug Flutie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> kick) <i><b>Tie 7-7</b></i></li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> 23 yard field goal. <i><b>Bears 10-7</b></i></li> <li>CHI – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> 41 yard field goal. <i><b>Bears 13-7</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WAS – <a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Art Monk</a> 23 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Jay_Schroeder" title="Jay Schroeder">Jay Schroeder</a> (Jess Atkinson kick) <i><b>Redskins 14-13</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>WAS – George Rogers 1 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) <i><b>Redskins 21-13</b></i></li> <li>WAS – Jessie Atkinson 35 yard field goal. <i><b>Redskins 24-13</b></i></li> <li>WAS – Jessie Atkinson 25 yard field goal. <i><b>Redskins 27-13</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Redskins</b> </p> <ul><li>Jay Schroeder. 15–32, 185 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int</li> <li>Art Monk. 5 rec, 81 yards, 2 TD</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Bears</b> </p> <ul><li>Doug Flutie. 11–31, 134 yards, 1 TD, 2 Int</li> <li>Walter Payton. 14 rush, 38 yards.</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Turnovers</b>: </p> <ul><li>Redskins – 1</li> <li>Bears – 4</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The 1986 Bears earned a first round playoff bye, but in their opening playoff game, they were upset <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">at home</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>. A holding penalty and a missed field goal by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Butler_(American_football)" title="Kevin Butler (American football)">Kevin Butler</a> frustrated the Bears in the first quarter. They still, however, managed to take a 13–7 lead into halftime. But their usually stout defense fell apart in the second half, allowing the Redskins to score 20 unanswered points. </p><p>"Maybe my dreams didn't come true", said Chicago Coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a>. "The defense has to play outstanding and today they were just not up to the way the Redskins were playing." </p><p>Despite injuries to Redskins <a href="/wiki/Offensive_linemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive linemen">offensive linemen</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jacoby" title="Joe Jacoby">Joe Jacoby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Russ Grimm</a>, the Washington offensive line was able to pick up the Bears patented blitzes. Washington quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jay_Schroeder" title="Jay Schroeder">Jay Schroeder</a> was sacked only twice. He was also able to use the blitzes to his advantage, completing passes while being chased out of the pocket. </p><p>Trailing 14–13 in the 4th quarter, the Bears' good fortune ran out, when the usually dependable Payton lost a fumble, which led to an 83-yard touchdown drive by the Redskins. The long drive perpetrated against the NFL's best defense seemed to take the wind out of the Bears' sails. A few minutes later, the Bears muffed a punt return which set up an easy field goal for the Redskins. The Bears lost 27–13. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings">Standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Chicago_Bears_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color:#D0E7FF"><a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC Central</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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Pro-Football-Reference.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1986+NFL+Pro+Bowlers&rft.pub=Pro-Football-Reference.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pro-football-reference.com%2Fyears%2F1986%2Fprobowl.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1986+Chicago+Bears+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/allpro.htm">"1986 NFL All-Pros"</a>. 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Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brickhouse" title="Jack Brickhouse">Jack Brickhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">George Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_station_(CTA)" title="Roosevelt station (CTA)">Roosevelt/Wabash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85386_Payton" class="mw-redirect" title="85386 Payton">85386 Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornelison" title="Jim Cornelison">Jim Cornelison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">Club Dub</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Swag_Surfin" title="Swag Surfin">Swag Surfin</a>")</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_NFL_championship_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 NFL championship controversy">Staley Swindle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932 Playoff Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1933 NFL Championship Game">First NFL Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1934 NFL Championship Game">Sneakers Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T_formation" title="T formation">T formation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1940 NFL Championship Game">73–0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985 season</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">Super Bowl XX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46_defense" title="46 defense">46 defense</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instant_Replay_Game" title="Instant Replay Game">Asterisk Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fog_Bowl_(American_football)" title="Fog Bowl (American football)">Fog Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears%E2%80%93Arizona_Cardinals_game" title="2006 Chicago Bears–Arizona Cardinals game">"They are who we thought they were!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Doink" title="Double Doink">Double Doink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhouse_in_Maryland" title="Madhouse in Maryland">Madhouse in Maryland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Cardinals_rivalry" title="Bears–Cardinals rivalry">Arizona Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Lions_rivalry" title="Bears–Lions rivalry">Detroit Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Packers_rivalry" title="Bears–Packers rivalry">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Bears–Vikings rivalry">Minnesota Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bears%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Bears–Giants rivalry">New York Giants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Minor league affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Newark_Tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Newark Tornadoes">Newark Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">AA</a>, 1939–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Aero_Commandos" title="Wichita Aero Commandos">Wichita Aero Commandos</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas#Akron_Bears" title="George Halas">Akron Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1946)</li> <li>Bloomfield Cardinals (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Rebels_(Dixie_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Rebels (Dixie League)">Richmond Rebels</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1946)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Football League (1946)">AFL</a>, 1948–1950)</li> <li>Quad City Mohawks (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Midwest_Professional_Football_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Midwest Professional Football League (page does not exist)">MWPFL</a>, 1970–1972)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">5</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">7</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Willie_Galimore" title="Willie Galimore">28</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">34</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">40</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo" title="Brian Piccolo">41</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">42</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">51</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">56</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">61</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">66</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">77</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">89</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Principal owner: <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Halas_McCaskey" title="Virginia Halas McCaskey">Virginia Halas McCaskey</a></li> <li>Chairman: <a href="/wiki/George_McCaskey" title="George McCaskey">George McCaskey</a></li> <li>President/CEO: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Warren" title="Kevin Warren">Kevin Warren</a></li> <li>General manager: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Poles" title="Ryan Poles">Ryan Poles</a></li> <li>Head coach: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Brown_(American_football_coach)" title="Thomas Brown (American football coach)">Thomas Brown</a> (interim)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1933 Chicago Bears season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1934 Chicago Bears season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1937 Chicago Bears season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1940 Chicago Bears season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1941 Chicago Bears season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1942 Chicago Bears season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1943 Chicago Bears season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1946 Chicago Bears season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1956 Chicago Bears season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1984 Chicago Bears season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1985 Chicago Bears season">1985</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1987 Chicago Bears season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1988 Chicago Bears season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1990 Chicago Bears season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2001 Chicago Bears season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2005 Chicago Bears season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2006 Chicago Bears season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2010 Chicago Bears season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_Bears_season" title="2018 Chicago Bears season">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_NFL_championship_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 NFL championship controversy">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game" title="1932 NFL Playoff Game">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1933 NFL Championship Game">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1940 NFL Championship Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1941 NFL Championship Game">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1943 NFL Championship Game">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1946 NFL Championship Game">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XX" title="Super Bowl XX">1985 (XX)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Bears_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago Bears broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li>Radio: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">WMVP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Personnel: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Joniak" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Joniak">Jeff Joniak</a> (play-by-play)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Thayer" title="Tom Thayer">Tom Thayer</a> (analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_McKie" title="Jason McKie">Jason McKie</a> (sideline reporter)</li></ul></li> <li>Television: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WFLD" title="WFLD">WFLD</a> (pre-season and most regular season games through <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>, official pre-game and post-game alternate)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marquee_Sports_Network" title="Marquee Sports Network">Marquee Sports Network</a> (official post-game and in-season programming)</li></ul></li> <li>Personnel: <ul><li>Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a> (pre-season play-by-play)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Miller_(quarterback)" title="Jim Miller (quarterback)">Jim Miller</a> (pre-season analyst)</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">North Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" 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colspan="2" style="background-color: #E64100 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;background-color: #0B162A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E64100, inset -2px -2px 0 #E64100;;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="Template:Chicago Bears seasons"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="Template talk:Chicago Bears seasons"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: #FFFFFF !important">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Chicago_Bears_seasons" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Chicago Bears seasons"><abbr title="Edit this 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title="1922 Chicago Bears season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1923 Chicago Bears season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1924 Chicago Bears season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1925 Chicago Bears season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1926 Chicago Bears season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1927 Chicago Bears season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1928 Chicago Bears season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1929 Chicago Bears season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1930 Chicago Bears season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1931 Chicago Bears season">1931</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1932_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1932 Chicago Bears season">1932</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1933_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1933 Chicago Bears season">1933</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1934_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1934 Chicago Bears season">1934</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1935 Chicago Bears season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1936 Chicago Bears season">1936</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1937_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1937 Chicago Bears season">1937</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1938 Chicago Bears season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1939 Chicago Bears season">1939</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1940 Chicago Bears season">1940</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1941_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1941 Chicago Bears season">1941</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1942_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1942 Chicago Bears season">1942</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1943 Chicago Bears season">1943</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1944 Chicago Bears season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1945 Chicago Bears season">1945</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1946_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1946 Chicago Bears season">1946</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1947 Chicago Bears season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1948 Chicago Bears season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1949 Chicago Bears season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1950 Chicago Bears season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1951 Chicago Bears season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1952 Chicago Bears season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1953 Chicago Bears season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1954 Chicago Bears season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1955 Chicago Bears season">1955</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1956_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1956 Chicago Bears season">1956</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1957 Chicago Bears season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1958 Chicago Bears season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1959 Chicago Bears season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1960 Chicago Bears season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1961 Chicago Bears season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1962 Chicago Bears season">1962</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">1963</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1964 Chicago Bears season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1965 Chicago Bears season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1966 Chicago Bears season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1967 Chicago Bears season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1968 Chicago Bears season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1969 Chicago Bears season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1970 Chicago Bears season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1971 Chicago Bears season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1972 Chicago Bears season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1973 Chicago Bears season">1973</a></li> <li><a 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