Founded 1919 · Chicago, Illinois · metro pop. ~9.5M
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL — opened 1924 · 61,500 seats. 9× champions · last 1985.
Chicago, Illinois · founded 1919 · NFL since 1920
Super Bowl appearances: 2 (1–1)
Ranked by team-only production — stats accumulated only while with the Chicago Bears (1999–present, the per-category box-stat era).
| # | Player | Pos | Seasons | Team stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Payton | RB | 13 (1975–1987) | 16,726 rush yds · 110 TD · 4,538 rec yds · 15 TD |
| 2 | Matt Forte | RB | 8 (2008–2015) | 8,595 rush yds · 45 TD · 4,123 rec yds · 19 TD |
| 3 | Jay Cutler | QB | 8 (2009–2016) | 23,443 pass yds · 154 TD · 1,226 rush yds · 6 TD |
| 4 | Neal Anderson | RB | 8 (1986–1993) |
All-time franchise leaders by category — modern era (1999–present, the per-category box-stat era).
The four greatest players in franchise history by legacy score — all-era, honors-driven, weighted by career share.
Win% by decade since first NFL season. All-time: 56% across 106 seasons.
All-time regular-season dominance (min 10 games).
Ranked by rivalry intensity (volume × competitiveness × recency).
Score-weighted distribution of 25 best players in franchise history, by position group (KV-H basis, 1999+).
Most elite player: Brian Urlacher (MLB) — top 0% all-time at their position.
Every season since 1920: record, finish, head coach + how it ended. Per-category team stats (passing/rushing/receiving/defense) are filled for 1999+.
| Year | W-L-T | Finish | PF | PA | Pass | Rush | Rec | Sk | INT | Coach | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-6 | 1st | 441 | 415 | 3,991 | 2,456 | 3,991 | 35 | 23 | Ben Johnson | Lost Divisional |
| 2024 | 5-12 | 4th | 310 | 370 | 3,552 | 1,734 |
| 6,166 rush yds · 51 TD · 2,763 rec yds · 20 TD |
| 5 | Richard Dent | DE | 12 (1983–1995) | 124.5 sk · 8 INT |
| 6 | Brian Urlacher | MLB | 13 (2000–2012) | 40 sk · 22 INT |
| 7 | Gale Sayers | RB | 7 (1965–1971) | 4,956 rush yds · 39 TD · 1,307 rec yds · 9 TD |
| 8 | Sid Luckman | QB | 12 (1939–1950) | 14,685 pass yds · 133 TD |
| 9 | Charles Tillman | CB | 12 (2003–2014) | 36 INT |
| 10 | Mike Ditka | TE | 6 (1961–1966) | 4,503 rec yds · 34 TD |
| 11 | Jim Harbaugh | QB | 7 (1987–1993) | 11,567 pass yds · 50 TD · 1,609 rush yds · 15 TD |
| 12 | Lance Briggs | OLB | 12 (2003–2014) | 16.5 sk · 16 INT |
| 13 | Matt Suhey | RB | 10 (1980–1989) | 2,946 rush yds · 20 TD · 2,113 rec yds · 5 TD |
| 14 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | 5 (2012–2016) | 4,549 rec yds · 26 TD |
| 15 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB | 4 (2017–2020) | 10,609 pass yds · 64 TD · 1,057 rush yds · 8 TD |
Score is a transparent production estimate, not the proprietary Knox rating.
| 3,552 |
| 40 |
| 11 |
| Matt Eberflus (4–8) Thomas Brown (1–4) |
| — |
| 2023 | 7-10 | 4th | 360 | 379 | 3,421 | 2,399 | 3,421 | 30 | 22 | Matt Eberflus | — |
| 2022 | 3-14 | 4th | 326 | 463 | 2,598 | 3,014 | 2,598 | 20 | 14 | Matt Eberflus | — |
| 2021 | 6-11 | 3rd | 311 | 407 | 3,635 | 2,018 | 3,635 | 49 | 8 | Matt Nagy | — |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 2nd | 372 | 370 | 3,925 | 1,647 | 3,925 | 35 | 10 | Matt Nagy | Lost Wild Card |
| 2019 | 8-8 | 3rd | 280 | 298 | 3,573 | 1,458 | 3,573 | 32 | 10 | Matt Nagy | — |
| 2018 | 12-4 | 1st | 421 | 283 | 3,747 | 1,938 | 3,747 | 50 | 27 | Matt Nagy | Lost Wild Card |
| 2017 | 5-11 | 4th | 264 | 320 | 3,085 | 1,788 | 3,083 | 42 | 8 | John Fox | — |
| 2016 | 3-13 | 4th | 279 | 399 | 4,139 | 1,735 | 4,139 | 37 | 8 | John Fox | — |
| 2015 | 6-10 | 4th | 335 | 397 | 3,843 | 1,854 | 3,843 | 35 | 8 | John Fox | — |
| 2014 | 5-11 | 4th | 319 | 442 | 4,035 | 1,441 | 4,035 | 39 | 14 | Marc Trestman | — |
| 2013 | 8-8 | 2nd | 445 | 478 | 4,450 | 1,828 | 4,450 | 31 | 19 | Marc Trestman | — |
| 2012 | 10-6 | 3rd | 375 | 277 | 3,298 | 1,970 | 3,298 | 41 | 24 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2011 | 8-8 | 3rd | 353 | 341 | 3,346 | 2,015 | 3,346 | 33 | 20 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2010 | 11-5 | 1st | 334 | 286 | 3,397 | 1,616 | 3,397 | 34 | 21 | Lovie Smith | Lost Conference Championship |
| 2009 | 7-9 | 3rd | 327 | 375 | 3,677 | 1,491 | 3,677 | 33 | 13 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2008 | 9-7 | 2nd | 375 | 350 | 3,236 | 1,666 | 3,236 | 27 | 22 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2007 | 7-9 | 4th | 334 | 348 | 3,698 | 1,333 | 3,698 | 41 | 16 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2006 | 13-3 | 1st | 427 | 255 | 3,450 | 1,913 | 3,450 | 38 | 23 | Lovie Smith | Lost Super Bowl |
| 2005 | 11-5 | 1st | 260 | 202 | 2,201 | 2,099 | 2,201 | 40 | 24 | Lovie Smith | Lost Divisional |
| 2004 | 5-11 | 4th | 231 | 331 | 2,641 | 1,624 | 2,641 | 32 | 17 | Lovie Smith | — |
| 2003 | 7-9 | 3rd | 283 | 346 | 2,905 | 1,763 | 2,905 | 19 | 15 | Dick Jauron | — |
| 2002 | 4-12 | 3rd | 281 | 379 | 3,316 | 1,344 | 3,316 | 34 | 9 | Dick Jauron | — |
| 2001 | 13-3 | 1st | 338 | 203 | 3,072 | 1,742 | 3,072 | 48 | 20 | Dick Jauron | Lost Divisional |
| 2000 | 5-11 | 5th | 216 | 355 | 2,973 | 1,715 | 2,973 | 36 | 11 | Dick Jauron | — |
| 1999 | 6-10 | 5th | 272 | 341 | 4,306 | 1,349 | 4,306 | 37 | 14 | Dick Jauron | — |
| 1998 | 4-12 | 5th | — | — | 3,259 | 784 | 2,145 | 20.5 | 13 | Dave Wannstedt | — |
| 1997 | 4-12 | 5th | — | — | 3,501 | 1,697 | 2,840 | 23.5 | 9 | Dave Wannstedt | — |
| 1996 | 7-9 | 3rd | — | — | 1,039 | 1,296 | 2,125 | 25 | 6 | Dave Wannstedt | — |
| 1995 | 9-7 | 3rd | — | — | 3,838 | 1,225 | 2,447 | 31 | 4 | Dave Wannstedt | — |
| 1994 | 9-7 | 4th | — | — | 3,207 | 1,435 | 2,192 | 19.5 | 1 | Dave Wannstedt | Made Playoffs |
| 1993 | 7-9 | 4th | — | — | 2,270 | 1,167 | 1,004 | 27.5 | 4 | Dave Wannstedt | — |
| 1992 | 5-11 | 4th | — | — | 3,334 | 1,829 | 2,534 | 21 | 0 | Mike Ditka | — |
| 1991 | 11-5 | 2nd | — | — | 3,292 | 1,949 | 2,693 | 17.5 | 1 | Mike Ditka | Made Playoffs |
| 1990 | 11-5 | 1st | — | — | 2,827 | 2,436 | 2,763 | 26 | 3 | Mike Ditka | Made Playoffs |
| 1989 | 6-10 | 4th | — | — | 3,262 | 2,275 | 2,836 | 18 | 1 | Mike Ditka | — |
| 1988 | 12-4 | 1st | — | — | 3,170 | 2,167 | 2,336 | 10.5 | 0 | Mike Ditka | Lost Conference Championship |
| 1987 | 11-4 | 1st | — | — | 2,921 | 1,431 | 2,501 | 20.5 | 0 | Mike Ditka | Made Playoffs |
| 1986 | 14-2 | 1st | — | — | 2,461 | 2,215 | 2,012 | 22 | 5 | Mike Ditka | Made Playoffs |
| 1985 | 15-1 | 1st | — | — | 2,526 | 2,289 | 2,209 | 28 | 6 | Mike Ditka | 🏆 Won Super Bowl |
| 1984 | 10-6 | 1st | — | — | 1,606 | 2,417 | 1,492 | 17.5 | 0 | Mike Ditka | Lost Conference Championship |
| 1983 | 8-8 | 3rd | — | — | 2,279 | 2,187 | 2,318 | 3 | 0 | Mike Ditka | — |
| 1982 | 3-6 | 12th | — | — | 1,540 | 823 | 860 | 0 | 0 | Mike Ditka | — |
| 1981 | 6-10 | 5th | — | — | 0 | 1,754 | 1,131 | 0 | 0 | Neill Armstrong | — |
| 1980 | 7-9 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 1,505 | 630 | 0 | 0 | Neill Armstrong | — |
| 1979 | 10-6 | 2nd | — | — | 54 | 1,610 | 313 | 0 | 0 | Neill Armstrong | Made Playoffs |
| 1978 | 7-9 | 4th | — | — | 0 | 1,395 | 480 | 0 | 0 | Neill Armstrong | — |
| 1977 | 9-5 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 1,852 | 269 | 0 | 0 | Jack Pardee | Made Playoffs |
| 1976 | 7-7 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 1,390 | 149 | 0 | 0 | Jack Pardee | — |
| 1975 | 4-10 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 679 | 213 | 0 | 0 | Jack Pardee | — |
| 1974 | 4-10 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Abe Gibron | — |
| 1973 | 3-11 | 4th | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Abe Gibron | — |
| 1972 | 4-9-1 | 4th | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Abe Gibron | — |
| 1971 | 6-8 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | Jim Dooley | — |
| 1970 | 6-8 | 4th | — | — | 0 | 52 | -6 | 2 | 3 | Jim Dooley | — |
| 1969 | 1-13 | 4th | — | — | 0 | 1,032 | 116 | 2 | 2 | Jim Dooley | — |
| 1968 | 7-7 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 856 | 117 | 0 | 3 | Jim Dooley | — |
| 1967 | 7-6-1 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 880 | 126 | 4 | 1 | George Halas | — |
| 1966 | 5-7-2 | 5th | — | — | 58 | 1,231 | 825 | 8.5 | 2 | George Halas | — |
| 1965 | 9-5 | 3rd | — | — | 53 | 867 | 961 | 11.5 | 6 | George Halas | — |
| 1964 | 5-9 | 6th | — | — | 0 | 0 | 897 | 5 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1963 | 11-1-2 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 0 | 794 | 12 | 1 | George Halas | Won League Championship |
| 1962 | 9-5 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 904 | 10.5 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1961 | 8-6 | T-3rd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1,076 | 9 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1960 | 5-6-1 | 5th | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1959 | 8-4 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1958 | 8-4 | T-2nd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1957 | 5-7 | 5th | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paddy Driscoll | — |
| 1956 | 9-2-1 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paddy Driscoll | Made Playoffs |
| 1955 | 8-4 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1954 | 8-4 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1953 | 3-8-1 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1952 | 5-7 | 5th | — | — | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1951 | 7-5 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1950 | 9-3 | T-1st | — | — | 180 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Made Playoffs |
| 1949 | 9-3 | 2nd | — | — | 397 | 161 | 157 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1948 | 10-2 | 2nd | — | — | 1,047 | 392 | 227 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1947 | 8-4 | 2nd | — | — | 2,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1946 | 8-2-1 | 1st | — | — | 1,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Won League Championship |
| 1945 | 3-7 | 4th | — | — | 1,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos | — |
| 1944 | 6-3-1 | T-2nd | — | — | 1,018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos | — |
| 1943 | 8-1-1 | 1st | — | — | 2,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos | Won League Championship |
| 1942 | 11-0 | 1st | — | — | 1,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas (5–0) Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos (6–0) | Made Playoffs |
| 1941 | 10-1 | 1st | — | — | 1,181 | 474 | 144 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Won League Championship |
| 1940 | 8-3 | 1st | — | — | 941 | 253 | 117 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Won League Championship |
| 1939 | 8-3 | 2nd | — | — | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1938 | 6-5 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1937 | 9-1-1 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Made Playoffs |
| 1936 | 9-3 | 2nd | — | — | 0 | 529 | 12 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1935 | 6-4-2 | T-3rd | — | — | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | — |
| 1934 | 13-0 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 586 | 32 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Made Playoffs |
| 1933 | 10-2-1 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 533 | 23 | 0 | 0 | George Halas | Won League Championship |
| 1932 | 7-1-6 | 1st | — | — | 0 | 533 | 67 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Jones | Made Playoffs |
| 1931 | 8-5 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Jones | — |
| 1930 | 9-4-1 | 3rd | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Jones | — |
| 1929 | 4-9-2 | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1928 | 7-5-1 | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1927 | 9-3-2 | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1926 | 12-1-3 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1925 | 9-5-3 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1924 | 6-1-4 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1923 | 9-2-1 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1922 | 9-3 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
| 1921 | 9-1-1 | 1st | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | Made Playoffs |
| 1920 | 10-1-2 | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | George Halas | — |
Full-history records + coaches from Wikipedia (facts-only); per-category team stats + points are exact for 1999+ (nflverse). Playoff box-score splits aren't yet in the free corpus.
Stadium, market-population, title and handle data are curated public facts (Wikipedia/Census/official league facts). Fan Interest, Barometer and reach tier are transparently derived from those facts — weighted (market 0.4, venue 0.2, titles 0.25, heritage 0.15), min-max within NFL — derived structural proxy, not a survey. No fan survey, sentiment scrape, or follower count is used.
Every position room Chicago Bears has passed down, steadiest first. The RB room is their most stable — 8 holders across 76 years, a new one every 5.6 on average.
+1 more room with a shorter average hold.
Room tenures, not starting jobs — the corpus has no per-season depth chart, so holders can overlap (a successor often arrives before his predecessor leaves) and the measure is how often the room changed hands. A holder is a player who produced real value for this club during his years here, which is what separates holding the room from being on the roster. Detected from per-season VAL (1939–2026 here; league coverage is complete from 1999) — rooms the corpus cannot value are not shown.
Every NFL player the encyclopedia attributes to the Chicago Bears from profile season records, grouped by position, first season to last. Coverage follows the encyclopedia’s per-era source depth (complete 1999+, legend-era via validated Wikipedia/NFL.com grids).
Most prominent 8 of 56 shown · all 56 QB →
Most prominent 8 of 110 shown · all 110 RB →
Most prominent 8 of 121 shown · all 121 WR →
Most prominent 8 of 77 shown · all 77 TE →
Most prominent 8 of 89 shown · all 89 OL →
Most prominent 8 of 148 shown ·
Most prominent 8 of 143 shown · all 143 LB →
Most prominent 8 of 184 shown ·
Most prominent 8 of 42 shown ·
NFL players who spent their entire encyclopedia-attributed career with the Chicago Bears — ranked by seasons of service. Tenure is the span the corpus attributes (skill rows complete 1999+, legend grids validated).
+254 more one-club men with the franchise.
NFL players who wore the Chicago Bears crest along the way but played for three or more franchises in all — the well-traveled careers this club was one chapter of. The count is distinct canonical franchises (skill rows complete 1999+, legend grids validated).
+420 more well-traveled players who wore the crest.