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Key Players Returning:
QB Nick Foles, RB David Montgomery, WR/PR Anthony Miller, WR Darnell Mooney, WR Allen Robinson, TE Jimmy Graham, OC Cody Whitehair, OG James Daniels, OG Germain Ifedi, DE Mario Edwards, DE Akiem Hicks, NT Bilal Nichols, LB Khalil Mack, LB Robert Quinn, LB Roquan Smith, LB Danny Trevathan, CB Jaylon Johnson, FS Eddie Jackson, SS Tashaun Gipson, PK Cairo Santos, and PT Pat O’Donnell.
Key Players Departing:
QB Mitch Trubisky (Bills), OT Charles Leno (WFT), OT Bobby Massie (Broncos), DE Brent Urban (Cowboys), LB Barkevious Mingo (Falcons), CB Kyle Fuller (Broncos), CB Buster Skrine (UFA), KR Cordarrelle Patterson (Falcons), and PR Dwayne Harris (UFA).
Key Players Added:
QB Andy Dalton (Cowboys), OT Elijah Wilkinson (Broncos), LB Jeremiah Attaochu (Broncos), and CB Desmond Trufant (Lions).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 011 – QB Justin Fields (Ohio State)
Round 2: Pick 039 – OT Teven Jenkins (Oklahoma State)
Round 5: Pick 151 – OT Larry Borom (Missouri)
Round 6: Pick 217 – RB Khalil Herbert (Virginia Tech)
Round 6: Pick 221 – WR Dazz Newsome (North Carolina)
Round 6: Pick 228 – CB Thomas Graham (Oregon)
Round 7: Pick 250 – DT Khyiris Tonga (BYU)
2020 Results:
W01 at Detroit Lions W 27-23
W02 NEW YORK GIANTS W 17-13
W03 at Atlanta Falcons W 30-26
W04 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS L 11-19
W05 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS W 20-19
W06 at Carolina Panthers W 23-16
W07 at Los Angeles Rams L 10-24
W08 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS L | OT 23-26
W09 at Tennessee Titans L 17-24
W10 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L 13-19
W12 at Green Bay Packers L 25-41
W13 DETROIT LIONS L 30-34
W14 HOUSTON TEXANS W 36-7
W15 at Minnesota Vikings W 33-27
W16 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 41-17
W17 GREEN BAY PACKERS L 16-35
WC at New Orleans Saints L 9-21
Team Info:
2020: 8-8 (2nd in NFC North)
Home: 3-5
Road: 5-3
North: 2-4
NFC: 6-6
AFC: 2-2
Head Coach: Matt Nagy
Chicago: 28-20
Career: 28-22
Playoffs: 0-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Nick Foles (202-312, 1852 yards, 64.7%, 5.9 avg., 10 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing: David Montgomery (247 car., 1070 yards, 4.3 avg., 8 TD)
Receiving: Allen Robinson (102 rec., 1250 yards, 12.3 avg., 6 TD)
Yards After Catch: David Montgomery (410)
TD’s Scored: David Montgomery (10)
Sacks: Khalil Mack (9)
Tackles: Roquan Smith (139)
Interceptions: Tashaun Gipson/Roquan Smith (2)
Pass Deflections: Jaylon Johnson (15)
Tackles For Loss: Roquan Smith (18)
Forced Fumbles: Eddie Jackson/Khalil Mack/Robert Quinn (3)
Kick Returners: J.P. Holtz (5 ret., 49 yards, 9.8 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returners: Anthony Miller (5 ret., 55 yards, 11.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Cairo Santos (30-32 fg/fga., 94%, 36-37 xp/xpa., 126 pts.)
Punting: Pat O’Donnell (64 punts, 2924 yards, 45.7 avg., 28 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 14 Andy Dalton
RB: 32 David Montgomery
WR: 12 Allen Robinson
WR: 11 Darnell Mooney
WR: 10 Damiere Byrd
TE: 80 Jimmy Graham
LT: 76 Teven Jenkins |R|
LG: 68 James Daniels
OC: 65 Cody Whitehair
RG: 74 Germain Ifedi
RT: 70 Elijah Wilkinson
KR: 11 Darnell Mooney
PK: 2 Cairo Santos
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 96 Akiem Hicks
NT: 98 Bilal Nichols
DE: 97 Mario Edwards
LB: 52 Khalil Mack
LB: 58 Roquan Smith
LB: 59 Danny Trevathan
LB: 94 Robert Quinn
CB: 21 Desmond Trufant
CB: 33 Jaylon Johnson
FS: 39 Eddie Jackson
SS: 38 Tashaun Gipson
PR: 17 Anthony Miller
PT: 16 Pat O’Donnell
Team Grades:
Offense:
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: C
Offense Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: B
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/12 at Los Angeles Rams | Chicago trails the series 17-21-1. The Bears lost (10-24) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series win (15-6) was in 2018.
09/19 CINCINNATI BENGALS | Chicago trails the series 5-6. The Bears won (33-7) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
09/26 at Cleveland Browns | The series is tied 6-6. The Bears won (20-3) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
10/03 DETROIT LIONS | Chicago leads the series 55-53-1. The Bears are 9-11 since 2011, and their last series home win (20-13) was in 2019.
10/10 at Las Vegas Raiders | Chicago trails the series 7-8. The Raiders lost (21-24) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series win (22-20) was in 2015.
10/17 GREEN BAY PACKERS | Chicago trails the series 42-67. The Bears are 4-16 since 2011, and their last series home win (24-17) was in 2018.
10/24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chicago leads the series 40-20. The Bears are 5-2 since 2011, and their last series loss (7-29) was in 2017.
10/31 SAN FANCISCO 49ERS | Chicago trails the series 15-20-1. The Bears won (14-9) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (14-15) was in 2017.
11/08 at Pittsburgh Steelers | Chicago Bears leads the series 8-6. The Bears won (23-17) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/21 BALTIMORE RAVENS | Chicago leads the series 4-2. The Bears won (27-24) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
11/25 at Detroit Lions | The Bears last series road loss (10-20) was in 2017.
12/05 ARIZONA CARDINALS | Chicago leads the series 11-9. The Bears won (16-14) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (23-48) was in 2015.
12/12 at Green Bay Packers | The Bears last series road win (17-13) was in 2015.
12/20 MINNESOTA VIKINGS | Chicago trails the series 51-58-1. The Bears are 11-9 since 2011, and their last series home win (16-6) was in 2019.
12/26 at Seattle Seahawks | Chicago trails the series 7-11. The Bears won (24-17) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (0-26) was in 2015.
01/02 NEW YORK GIANTS | Chicago leads the series 13-9. The Bears won (17-13) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (27-30) was in 2018.
01/09 at Minnesota Vikings | The Bears last series road loss (10-23) was in 2017.
Prediction:
Home: 7-1
Away: 2-7
DIV: 4-2
NFC: 7-5
AFC: 2-3
Overall: 9-8 (2nd in NFC North)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2016, the game will be listed under the 2015 season.
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