Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions The Bears kicked off their season at home with an NFC North duel against the
Detroit Lions. In the first quarter, the Bears took the early lead with kicker
Robbie Gould nailing a 20-yard field goal. The Lions responded with 2 TD runs (7 and 4 yards) by running back
Jahvid Best in the second quarter. The Bears fought back with quarterback
Jay Cutler completing an 89-yard screen pass to running back
Matt Forté for a TD, followed by Gould's 31-yard field goal after a Stafford fumble. The Bears increased their lead in the fourth quarter when Cutler threw a 28-yard TD pass to Matt Forté. The Bears tried to extend their lead to 7, but failed on their 2-point conversion. The game ended in somewhat controversial fashion, however, as an apparent touchdown reception in the final minute by Detroit receiver
Calvin Johnson was overturned via a little known rule (completing the process of a catch) and ruled incomplete. With the win, Chicago began the season at 1–0.
Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys Hoping to continue their winning streak, the Bears flew to
Cowboys Stadium for an NFC matchup with the Cowboys. In the first quarter Chicago took the early lead as kicker
Robbie Gould nailed a 38-yard field goal. Then they trailed with WR
Dez Bryant returning a punt 62 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. While the Cowboys were able to pressure quarterback Jay Cutler in the early stages of the game, the Bears' offense made adjustments and regained momentum. The Bears got the lead back when
Cutler made a 39-yard TD pass to tight end
Greg Olsen. In the second quarter the Bears trailed again when QB
Tony Romo made a 1-yard touchdown pass to RB
Chris Gronkowski, but took the lead with Cutler making a nine-yard TD pass to WR
Devin Hester. The Bears increased their lead when kicker
Robbie Gould made a 40-yard field goal. In the third quarter Dallas would reply with kicker
David Buehler nailing a 28-yard field goal. The Bears increased their lead in the fourth quarter when Cutler made a three-yard TD pass to RB
Matt Forte. The Cowboys made the final score of the game with Buehler hitting a 48-yard field goal. With the win, Chicago improved to 2–0.
Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers Coming off their road win over the Cowboys, the Bears went home, donned their throwback uniforms, and played a Week 3 Monday night duel with their so-called hated rival, the
Green Bay Packers. Chicago would trail in the first quarter as Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Greg Jennings. Green Bay would add onto their lead in the second quarter with a 38-yard field goal from kicker
Mason Crosby. Afterwards, the Bears answered with quarterback
Jay Cutler connecting with tight end
Greg Olsen on a nine-yard touchdown pass. After a scoreless third quarter, Chicago took the lead as wide receiver
Devin Hester returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. However, the Packers struck back as Rodgers got a three-yard touchdown run. The Bears would get the last laugh as kicker
Robbie Gould booted 25-yard and 19-yard field goals, the latter in the closing seconds of the game to put the Bears on top. With the win, Chicago improved to 3–0.
Week 4: at New York Giants Coming off their Monday night home win over the Packers, the Bears flew to
New Meadowlands Stadium for a Week 4 Sunday night duel with the
New York Giants. Chicago would trail early in the first quarter as Giants kicker
Lawrence Tynes got a 22-yard field goal. Both teams went scoreless in the second quarter, but pressure on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was mounting. By the half's end, Cutler had already been sacked nine times. Cutler would leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion and would be replaced by backup
Todd Collins. The Bears' deficit increased in the third quarter as running back
Ahmad Bradshaw got a three-yard touchdown run. Chicago would finally get on the board in the fourth quarter as kicker
Robbie Gould got a 40-yard field goal, but New York would come right back as running back
Brandon Jacobs scored on a two-yard touchdown run. With the loss, Chicago fell to 3–1.
Week 5: at Carolina Panthers Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Giants the Bears flew to
Bank of America Stadium for a matchup against the
Carolina Panthers. The Bears took the lead in the first quarter as RB
Matt Forte got an 18-yard TD run. The Panthers replied with kicker
John Kasay making a 24-yard field goal. The lead increased with Forte making a 68-yard TD run, followed by a 28-yard field goal from kicker
Robbie Gould. In the third quarter the Panthers replied with Kasay making a 53-yard field goal, but in the fourth quarter the Bears pulled away when Gould made 53- and 43-yard field goals. With the win, Chicago improved to 4–1.
Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks Hoping to increase their winning streak the Bears returned to Chicago for an NFC duel with the
Seattle Seahawks. The Bears took the early lead as RB
Matt Forte got a six-yard TD run. But the Seahawks answered back with QB
Matt Hasselbeck getting a 22-yard TD pass to WR
Deon Butler, followed in the second quarter by RB Justin Forsett getting a 9-yard TD run. Then the Bears responded with kicker
Robbie Gould making a 34 and a 24-yard field goal. In the third quarter the Bears fell further behind when QB
Jay Cutler was sacked in the endzone by free safety
Jordan Babineaux for a safety. This was followed in the fourth quarter by RB
Marshawn Lynch getting a 1-yard TD run. The Bears tried to come back into the game but only came away with a touchdown after WR
Devin Hester returned a punt 89 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. With the loss, Chicago fell to 4–2.
Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins The Bears' seventh game was an NFC duel with the Redskins at home. In the first quarter, the Bears took a sudden lead as CB
D.J. Moore returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown. However, their defense was broken down as QB
Donovan McNabb completed a 24-yard TD pass to WR
Santana Moss. In the second quarter, they trailed after kicker
Graham Gano nailed a 46-yard field goal. The Bears' offense broke through as QB
Jay Cutler got a 9-yard TD pass to WR
Johnny Knox, but was closed off in the third quarter as Cutler's pass was intercepted by
DeAngelo Hall and returned 92 yards for a touchdown. Hall intercepted four passes during the game, which is an NFL record. With the loss, Chicago fell to 4–3 heading into their bye week.
Week 9: at Buffalo Bills (Bills International Series) Coming off their bye week, the Bears flew to the
Rogers Centre for their Week 9 interconference duel with the winless
Buffalo Bills. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago delivered the opening strike in the second quarter as quarterback
Jay Cutler found tight end
Greg Olsen on a 4-yard touchdown pass. The Bills responded with quarterback
Ryan Fitzpatrick completing a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Roscoe Parrish. The Bears regained the lead in the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back
Chester Taylor. Buffalo answered with running back
Fred Jackson getting a 4-yard touchdown run (with a blocked extra point). Chicago trailed in the fourth quarter as fullback
Corey McIntyre got a 1-yard touchdown run, yet they came right back as Cutler found wide receiver
Earl Bennett on a 2-yard touchdown pass, followed by a successful two-point conversion pass to running back
Matt Forté. The Bears would eventually take the win as a Fitzpatrick throw was intercepted by cornerback
Tim Jennings. With the win, Chicago improved to 5–3.
Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings Coming off their win over the Bills the Bears played on home ground for an NFC North rivalry match against the Vikings. In the first quarter the Bears trailed early after kicker
Ryan Longwell hit a 36-yard field goal. They took the lead in the second quarter when QB
Jay Cutler threw a 17-yard TD pass to TE
Greg Olsen. They fell behind after QB
Brett Favre completed a 53-yard TD pass to WR
Percy Harvin. They got the lead back when Cutler got a 19-yard TD pass to WR
Devin Hester. The Bears extended their lead in the third quarter after kicker
Robbie Gould nailed a 34-yard field goal. The Vikings replied with Longwell making a 33-yard field goal, but the Bears continued to score with Gould hitting a 37-yard field goal, and in the 4th quarter with Cutler making a 19-yard TD pass to TE
Kellen Davis. With the win, the Bears improved to 6–3.
Week 11: at Miami Dolphins Coming off their home win over the Vikings, the Bears flew to
Sun Life Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the
Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. Chicago delivered the game's opening strike in the first quarter with a 46-yard field goal from kicker
Robbie Gould. The Bears added onto their lead in the second quarter with Gould's 24-yard field goal. Chicago went back to work in the third quarter as Gould booted a 50-yard field goal, followed by a 2-yard touchdown run from running back
Matt Forté. As they had done all game, the Bears defense continued to stifle any offensive production by the Dolphins, thus completing the
shutout, the first shutout recorded by the Bears since
2006. As of
2025, this remains the final shutout by the team. With the win, not only did the Bears improve to 7–3, but they also won their 700th game in franchise history (the first NFL team to do so). Ironically, 25 years prior, the Bears lost to the Dolphins, with the score of the 2010 matchup being the record the 1985 team was vying for had they been able to defeat the Dolphins.
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Coming off their win over the Dolphins, the Bears played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Eagles. The Bears trailed early with kicker
David Akers nailing a 45-yard field goal. They took the lead after QB
Jay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20-yard TD pass to wide receivers
Earl Bennett and
Johnny Knox respectively. The lead was narrowed with QB
Michael Vick getting an 8-yard TD pass to WR
Jeremy Maclin, followed by Akers hitting a 36-yard field goal. The Bears increased their lead as Cutler got a 6 and a 9-yard TD pass to Bennett and
Greg Olsen. This was followed by kicker
Robbie Gould making a 23-yard field goal. The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36-yard field goal, followed by Vick throwing a 30-yard TD pass to TE
Brent Celek, but they failed to recover the onside kick which could have given them one last shot to win. With the win, Chicago improved to 8–3.
Week 13: at Detroit Lions The Bears' twelfth game was an NFC North rivalry match against the Lions at
Ford Field. In the first quarter the Bears trailed early as QB
Drew Stanton scrambled 3 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. They replied with RB
Chester Taylor getting a 1-yard TD run. The tie did not last long as kicker
Dave Rayner hit a 50-yard field goal. They took the lead with RB
Matt Forte getting a 14-yard TD run. They fell behind again after Stanton completed a 46-yard TD pass to WR
Calvin Johnson, followed by Rayner nailing a 25-yard field goal. The Bears responded to take the win with kicker
Robbie Gould making a 54-yard field goal, followed by QB
Jay Cutler making a 7-yard TD pass to TE
Brandon Manumaleuna. With the win, Chicago improved to 9–3.
Week 14: vs. New England Patriots Hoping to make it 6-straight the Bears played an interconference duel with the Patriots at home. The Bears trailed early as the Patriots commanded the first half with QB
Tom Brady throwing a 7-yard TD pass to TE
Rob Gronkowski, followed by RB
Danny Woodhead getting a 3-yard TD run, then with ILB
Gary Guyton recovering a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by kicker
Shayne Graham getting a 30 and a 25-yard field goal, and then by Brady completing a 59-yard TD pass to WR
Deion Branch. The Bears fell further behind with Graham getting a 29-yard field goal. The Bears tried to come back, but only came away with a 1-yard TD run by
Chester Taylor, with the fourth quarter controlled by the defense, giving them a loss. With the loss, Chicago fell to 9–4.
Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings With the
Monday night game having been moved to the
University of Minnesota's
TCF Bank Stadium due to the snow-induced collapse of the Metrodome roof, Minnesota quarterback
Joe Webb (who entered the game in the second quarter after Favre was injured while being sacked by Bears rookie
Corey Wootton) scrambled for a touchdown in the third quarter. With the win, Chicago improved to 10–4 and clinched the NFC North division title.
Week 16: vs. New York Jets Coming off their win over the Vikings the Bears played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Jets. In the first quarter the Bears took the lead as kicker
Robbie Gould got a 37-yard field goal, followed by
Matt Forte getting a 22-yard TD run. They trailed with RB
Shonn Greene getting a 3-yard TD run, followed by CB
Dwight Lowery returning an interception 20 yards for a touchdown, followed by RB
LaDainian Tomlinson getting a 3-yard TD run letting the Jets lead 21–10. The Bears tried to cut the lead as QB
Jay Cutler scrambled 2 yards for a touchdown, but the lead was soon extended as kicker
Nick Folk made a 26-yard field goal. They got the lead back with Cutler completing a 40 and a 25-yard TD pass to wide receivers
Devin Hester and
Johnny Knox respectively, but soon the game was tied with QB
Mark Sanchez throwing a 23-yard TD pass to WR
Santonio Holmes. The Bears escaped the tie with Cutler finding Knox again on a 26-yard TD pass. After a 34-yard field goal from Folk, and the Bears punting, the Jets attempted to score with less than a minute left in the game, but a
Chris Harris interception would seal the game for the Bears. With the win, Chicago improved to 11–4, and clinched a first-round bye when the Eagles lost to the Vikings.
Week 17: at Green Bay Packers passes against the Packers The Bears' final game was an NFC North rivalry rematch against the Packers. While the Bears scored first with kicker
Robbie Gould nailing a 30-yard field goal, the Packers tied the game with kicker
Mason Crosby hitting a 23-yard field goal, and then eventually found the winning score with QB
Aaron Rodgers throwing a 1-yard TD pass to TE
Donald Lee. With the loss, the Bears finished with an 11–5 regular season record. ==Postseason schedule==