Chicago Bears
Value$9.45BHeartbreak#6818.5Founded: 1920 · Metro Area: Chicago · NFC · NFC North · Home: Soldier Field
Formerly based in Decatur.
Top TeamChicagoRating through time
Where Chicago Bears sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1920 to 2026. Above average in 65 of 107 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index18.5 · #68
The Tortured · NFL, 1985
The Heartbreak Index18.5 · #68
The Tortured · NFL, 1985
- NFL since 19858.6
- NFL final appearance since 20061.5
- NFL deep run since 20100.5
lost the final, 2006 · fell one round short, 2010 · playoff run died early, 2018 · playoff run died early, 2025
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 804-652-42 |
| Win pct | 0.551 |
| Playoff record | 19-21-0 (0.475) |
| Championship appearances | 14 (9 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 4 (1 wins) |
| Total seasons | 107 |
| .500 or better seasons | 66 |
| Most recent championship | 1985 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Soldier Field
1971-present- Soldier Field 1971-2001
- Soldier Field 2003-2026
Illinois Memorial Stadium
2002-2002Wrigley Field
1921-1970- Cubs Park 1921-1925
- Wrigley Field 1926-1970
Staley Field
1920-1920Season-by-season1920 to 2026 · 107 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 107 seasons
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Chicago Bears players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 155 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 1977Walter Payton · RB
Super Bowl MVP
- 1985Richard Dent · RDE
AP Offensive Player
- 1977Walter Payton · RB
AP Defensive Player
- 1985Mike Singletary · MLB
- 1988Mike Singletary · MLB
- 2005Brian Urlacher · MLB
AP Coach of the Year
- 1963George Halas
- 1965George Halas
- 1985Mike Ditka
- 1988Mike Ditka
- 2001Dick Jauron
- 2005Lovie Smith
- 2018Matt Nagy
Bert Bell Award
- 1985Walter Payton · RB
Walter Payton MOY
- 1977Walter Payton · RB
- 1987Dave Duerson · DB
- 1990Mike Singletary · MLB
- 2000Jim Flanigan · LDT
- 2013Charles Tillman · LCB
AP Offensive Rookie
- 2001Anthony Thomas · RB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1973Wally Chambers · RDT
- 1990Mark Carrier · FS
- 2000Brian Urlacher · MLB