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Chicago Bears

5–2NFC North · 2nd1999–2026 in the record455 games with a final score

2026, every week, played or not

7 OF 17 PLAYED
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WinLossNot yet playedBye

Overview

NEXT · WEEK 8@ Seattle SeahawksLineCHI +3.5Total46.5Monday, Nov 2, 8:15 PM ET · opposing coach Mike Macdonald. Line and total from the nflverse schedule file, capture time not recorded.
LAST RESULT · WEEK 7W 30–24vs New England PatriotsCHI30NE24Margin +6. Listed line −3; against-the-spread results come once lines are confirmed as closing.
MARGIN · 2026+5.3points a gameWidest +22 at Carolina Panthers; narrowest −24 at Green Bay Packers. Ten games still to fill in.
Chance to win the division

NFC North, week 7 the last complete. Showing the model's chance.

  • MIN80%
  • DET10%
  • CHI9%
  • GB<2%

Season path

180 points for through week 7 of 2026: 7 of 17 games, every week drawn.

0100200300400500W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17W18596289112119150180PACE 437
Through week 7180
Per game25.7
17-game pace437
PlayedPace: the 2026 average carried forward. Arithmetic, not a forecast.Not yet playedBye, week 10
How this is computed

Cumulative points for across the 18-week season, read from this team's own schedule. The axis is drawn complete from week 1: the weeks carrying a result are solid, and every week after them is in the unplayed empty state.

The dashed line is the pace: the season's average per game so far, times each game still on the schedule, stepped at that game's own week. It assumes nothing but that the rest of the season looks like the part already played (arithmetic, not a forecast), and it moves only when a result lands. Wins are not carried forward this way: the win rate so far, times the games left, draws every unbeaten team winning out.

On the Wins tab the dashed line is the season model instead: its mean cumulative wins, week by week, with the central 80% and 95% of its simulations as bands. Each game left carries the model's chance to win it.

Scored walk-forward on 768 team-seasons, 2002 to 2025 (12,446 forecasts), the projected final wins missed by 1.76 wins, root mean square, against 3.08 for the pace line and 1.99 for the standings with every game left a coin flip. With whole seasons resampled, the model is better than the pace line and better than the coin-flip standings.

Walk-forward, the central 80% band held the real final record 89.5% of the time, consistent with the 90.1% of simulations inside it.

Schedule and results

7 of 17 games in 2026 carry a final score.

WEEK 1Sep 13@ Carolina PanthersW 59–37 +22LINE −3 · O/U 47.5Dave Canales
WEEK 2Sep 20vs Minnesota VikingsL 3–9 −6LINE −4.5 · O/U 46.5Kevin O'Connell
WEEK 3Sep 28vs Philadelphia EaglesW 27–7 +20LINE +3.5 · O/U 42.5Nick Sirianni
WEEK 4Oct 4vs New York JetsW 23–12 +11LINE −3.5 · O/U 43.5Aaron Glenn
WEEK 5Oct 11@ Green Bay PackersL 7–31 −24LINE −1.5 · O/U 46.5Matt LaFleur
WEEK 6Oct 18@ Atlanta FalconsW 31–23 +8LINE −1.5 · O/U 51.5Raheem Morris
WEEK 7Oct 22vs New England PatriotsW 30–24 +6LINE −3 · O/U 50.5Mike Vrabel
WEEK 8Nov 2@ Seattle SeahawksNot yet playedLINE +3.5 · O/U 46.5Mike Macdonald
WEEK 9Nov 8vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersNot yet playedTodd Bowles
WEEK 10

Bye

WEEK 11Nov 22vs New Orleans SaintsNot yet playedKellen Moore
WEEK 12Nov 26@ Detroit LionsNot yet playedDan Campbell
WEEK 13Dec 6vs Jacksonville JaguarsNot yet playedLiam Coen
WEEK 14Dec 13@ Miami DolphinsNot yet playedJeff Hafley
WEEK 15Dec 19@ Buffalo BillsNot yet playedSean McDermott
WEEK 16Dec 25vs Green Bay PackersNot yet playedMatt LaFleur
WEEK 17Jan 3vs Detroit LionsNot yet playedDan Campbell
WEEK 18Jan 10@ Minnesota VikingsNot yet playedKevin O'Connell

Result against the spread: coming once the schedule's lines are confirmed as closing lines. Line and total come from the nflverse schedule file; capture time is not recorded, so neither is confirmed as the closing line.

Line and total: nflverse schedule file, capture time not recorded, not confirmed as the closing line.

How this is computed

Games played before a relocation are shown under the current franchise.

Margin is points for minus points against, from the row's own two scores. The line is from this team's side: the favourite carries the minus sign.

Offense and defense, by unit

25.7 points a game in 2026, over 7 games.

Points / game25.72026 · 7 GAMES
Pass + rush attempts / game69.62026 · 7 GAMES
Neutral situations · 2025POINT AND INTERVAL · N = 17
Neutral pace, seconds per play29.5s 28.6s–30.4s
Neutral plays per game37.3 31.2–43.8

No 2026 value is published yet for Neutral pace, seconds per play, Neutral plays per game, so each is shown for the season named beside it.

Coming once the analytics export carries per-team play-by-play

Neutral early-down pass rateEPA / play, offenseEPA / play allowed, defensePressure rate generatedPressure rate allowedSack-or-hit rate generated (not pressure)

Rank of 32 is not drawn: an order over teams whose figures overlap within their uncertainty asserts a separation the figures do not support.

How this is computed

Season totals over the games they were recorded across, from this team's own file.

The rows under them are the analytics export's, one value per team per season, each with its interval and n, the number of games it rests on. Under 5 is shown muted and marked: the interval is honest, and too wide to read. The interval's construction is the file's own. Rows of one format share one axis; rows of different formats never do.

Neutral pace, seconds per play. seconds between snaps within a drive, neutral situations only

Neutral plays per game. run and pass plays in neutral situations, per game; still partly a scoreboard measure - a team blown out weekly has fewer by construction

Roster · usage share

D'Andre Swift leads the offense with 30% of the team's targets and carries in 2026.

RB 51%WR 28%TE 13%QB 8%
RBD'Andre Swift730%11%47%62%
RBKyle Monangai414%2%24%41%
WRLuther Burden III712%21%3%61%
TEColston Loveland79%19%0%85%
WRRome Odunze78%17%0%85%
RBRoschon Johnson57%4%10%21%
WRKalif Raymond77%14%0%62%
QBCaleb Williams45%0%10%97%
TECole Kmet73%6%0%61%
QBTyson Bagent31%0%3%60%
WRZavion Thomas61%2%0%11%
TESam Roush51%2%0%22%
QBCase Keenum21%0%2%67%
WRJahdae Walker40%1%0%18%
WRKaden Davis10%0%0%13%
RBZavier Scott30%0%0%0%

Offensive line, 6 players at 22% to 100% snap share: Darnell Wright, Garrett Bradbury, Jonah Jackson, Theo Benedet, Braxton Jones, Ozzy Trapilo. 30 defensive and 3 special-teams players are on the roster and not drawn. The file carries offensive snap share only, and a column of zeros would be a false figure about each of them.

How this is computed

Volume, not efficiency. On offense each player is ranked by opportunity share: the player's targets plus carries, over the team's targets plus carries, summed over the season. The team file carries no count of plays, so the whole is the team's own opportunities, and a team's shares add up to all of them. The stacked bar is those shares, player by player, each in its position's colour; a row's bar is drawn against the leader's.

Linemen carry snaps and no targets or carries, so they are one line with the spread of their offensive snap share. A player at any position with a target or a carry is ranked. Snap share on this page is offensive snaps only, so it is not shown for defenders or specialists at all.

PPR/G: each game this player's row in the components table carries for this team, scored under the PPR preset, summed, and divided by those games. A player the table does not carry has a dash, not a zero.

Offensive splits by season

Per-game figures, regular season: 28 seasons, 1999–2026.

Points per game, by season

1999–2026 · 2026 IS SEVEN GAMES
17.0'9921.1'0117.7'0316.3'0520.9'0720.4'0922.1'1127.8'1320.9'1516.5'1717.5'1918.3'2121.2'2325.9'2525.7'26
Offense, per game
SeasonG
2026732.0254.91.035.1154.32.034.423.6254.91.025.70.7
20251731.3234.81.629.7144.51.133.819.6234.81.625.90.4
20241730.9208.91.225.4102.00.833.320.8208.91.218.20.4
20231728.1201.21.131.4141.10.930.218.9201.21.121.20.9
20221721.1152.81.132.8177.31.122.213.1152.81.119.20.9
20211730.8213.80.927.9118.70.831.919.5213.80.918.31.2
20201637.3245.31.624.6102.90.838.425.1245.31.623.31.0
20191635.4223.31.324.791.10.536.323.2223.31.317.50.8
20181631.5234.21.829.3121.11.032.021.5234.21.826.30.9
20171629.3192.80.826.4111.80.829.618.2192.80.816.50.8
20161634.4258.71.223.8108.40.634.921.7258.71.217.41.2
20151632.4240.21.329.3115.90.832.720.9240.21.320.90.8
20141638.0252.21.922.290.10.538.124.8252.21.919.91.2
20131635.6278.12.025.3114.30.836.223.3278.12.027.80.8
20121630.3206.11.329.4123.10.730.317.9206.11.323.41.0
20111629.1209.11.128.5125.90.629.616.8209.11.122.11.3
20101628.6212.31.425.9101.00.629.117.3212.31.420.91.3
20091634.8229.81.723.493.20.435.221.3229.81.720.41.7
200816—202.31.327.0104.10.933.119.1202.31.323.40.9
200716—231.11.126.583.30.535.520.4231.11.120.91.3
200616—215.61.531.5119.60.932.117.6215.61.526.71.4
200516—137.60.730.5131.20.726.113.7137.60.716.30.9
200416—165.10.626.9101.50.629.415.6165.10.614.41.0
200316—181.60.827.7110.20.832.216.9181.60.817.71.3
20021633.3207.31.423.984.00.533.919.4207.31.417.61.1
20011632.7192.01.329.7108.90.833.019.7192.01.321.11.0
20001632.8187.80.826.1108.50.433.919.0187.80.813.51.0
19991642.1272.01.624.886.70.342.825.3272.01.617.01.4

Tgt is not recorded for 2003–2008.

The record carries 28 seasons, 1999–2026; the splits cover all 28.

Defense, per game
SeasonG
2026720.430.11.025.05.32.75.30.63.60.90.00.0
20251724.436.21.629.23.92.14.91.44.40.70.10.0
2025 POST223.539.50.528.54.02.56.00.07.02.50.00.0
20241721.834.76.626.34.82.45.90.63.91.00.10.0
20231722.334.26.522.13.41.85.41.34.90.80.10.0
20221727.236.67.422.52.91.22.50.82.90.80.00.0
20211723.937.24.422.64.22.94.90.53.30.80.10.1
20201623.141.21.520.83.62.25.50.64.40.90.00.1
2020 POST121.056.00.016.04.01.05.00.04.01.00.00.0
20191618.644.40.914.43.32.04.90.64.20.80.10.1
20181617.740.94.112.65.13.16.31.76.11.10.30.1
2018 POST116.041.00.010.06.01.05.02.09.00.00.00.0
20171620.045.41.314.34.52.66.30.54.30.90.10.1
20161624.944.13.613.43.92.34.70.54.40.70.10.1
20151624.842.72.311.33.52.25.80.53.30.40.00.0
20141627.641.91.918.34.12.44.90.93.31.10.10.0
20131629.944.51.714.24.01.93.01.23.91.20.30.0
20121617.343.31.014.04.82.64.11.56.01.60.50.0
20111621.347.40.411.8—2.14.11.34.20.90.30.1
20101617.944.65.411.8—2.14.41.35.11.40.10.0
2010 POST222.541.57.08.0—1.54.01.04.00.50.00.0
20091623.445.68.513.6—2.15.00.83.31.30.10.1
20081621.947.28.110.8—1.74.41.46.60.50.10.1
20071621.847.28.411.4—2.64.41.04.11.40.10.0
20061615.941.612.814.3—2.44.71.45.31.80.10.1
2006 POST322.351.06.714.0—2.34.71.05.71.70.00.0
20051612.644.49.812.4—2.5—1.55.91.30.30.0
2005 POST129.048.011.011.0—1.0—1.03.02.00.00.0
20041620.744.09.913.7—2.0—1.15.41.10.30.1
20031621.643.410.211.7—1.2—0.94.80.80.10.0
20021623.747.88.913.94.52.12.00.64.11.40.00.0
20011612.746.36.69.34.93.02.41.36.31.50.20.0
2001 POST133.052.08.08.06.02.02.01.05.00.01.00.0
20001622.244.18.613.14.12.31.90.74.70.90.30.0
19991621.344.38.611.92.92.31.90.94.31.40.10.0

TFL is not recorded for 2003–2011. QB Hits is not recorded for 2003–2005.

Yards allowed per game: not in the export, so the defensive table carries points allowed and the counting stats only.

How this is computed

Season totals divided by the games they were recorded over, each unit on its own. A rate the source publishes as a rate is left as one. The chart draws the regular seasons only.

Head coaches

28 seasons

7 head coaches across 28 seasons.

SeasonHead coach
2026Ben Johnson
2025Ben Johnson
2024Matt Eberflus
2023Matt Eberflus
2022Matt Eberflus
2021Matt Nagy
2020Matt Nagy
2019Matt Nagy
2018Matt Nagy
2017John Fox
2016John Fox
2015John Fox
2014Marc Trestman
2013Marc Trestman
2012Lovie Smith
2011Lovie Smith
2010Lovie Smith
2009Lovie Smith
2008Lovie Smith
2007Lovie Smith
2006Lovie Smith
2005Lovie Smith
2004Lovie Smith
2003Dick Jauron
2002Dick Jauron
2001Dick Jauron
2000Dick Jauron
1999Dick Jauron

In the news

465 scheduled · 455 played · 55 roster rowsLines not confirmed as closingData through week 7, 2026Generated Tue, Oct 27, 9:27 AM ET