The 2023 season was the Chicago Bears' 104th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.
Despite starting the season 0–4, and extending the team losing streak to 14 (longest in team history; dating back to the 2022 season), the Bears improved on their 3–14 record from the previous season after a Week 12 win over the Minnesota Vikings, and improved on their 6–11 record from the 2021 season after a Week 17 win against the Atlanta Falcons, although a Week 15 loss to the Cleveland Browns ensured their third consecutive losing season and fifth consecutive non-winning campaign. After the Carolina Panthers' loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on New Year's Eve, they secured the first overall pick in the NFL draft for the second successive season. However, wins by the Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers later that day eliminated the Bears from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. The Bears tied an NFL record for most blown double digit 4th quarter leads, at three.
During the season, Justin Fields became the fourth quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have 5,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in their first 30 starts. The Chicago Bears drew an average home attendance of 61,769 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
Draft
+ 2023 Chicago Bears draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 1 Traded to the Carolina Panthers 9 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles From Panthers 10 Darnell Wright OT Tennessee From Saints via Eagles 2 32 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers 53 Gervon Dexter DT Florida From Ravens 56 Tyrique Stevenson CB Miami (FL) From Jaguars 61 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars From 49ers via Panthers 3 64 Zacch Pickens DT South Carolina 4 103 Traded to the New Orleans Saints 115 Roschon Johnson RB Texas From Saints 133 Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati From Eagles 5 136 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars 148 Noah Sewell LB Oregon From Patriots via Ravens 165 Terell Smith CB Minnesota From Eagles via Saints 6 178 Traded to the Miami Dolphins 200 Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers From Chargers 7 218 Travis Bell DT Kennesaw State 258 Kendall Williamson CB Stanford Supplemental compensatory selection
+ 2023 Chicago Bears undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Nick Amoah OT UC Davis Tyson Bagent QB Shepherd Micah Baskerville LB LSU Justin Broiles S Oklahoma Robert Burns FB UConn Damien Caffrey TE Stony Brook Macon Clark S Tulane Aron Cruickshank WR Rutgers Jalen Harris DE Arizona Robert Haskins OT USC Gabe Houy Pittsburgh D'Anthony Jones DE Houston Josh Lugg G Notre Dame Lorenz Metz Cincinnati Thyrick Pitts WR Delaware Andre Szmyt K Syracuse Bralen Trahan S Louisiana
Draft trades
Staff On February 1, 2023, the Bears announced that Jon Hoke was hired as their new cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator, replacing James Rowe who left to become University of South Florida defensive passing game coordinator.
On September 20, 2023, Defensive Coordinator Alan Williams resigned, citing health and family concerns. According to multiple reports, the Bears’ human resources department was involved in the process that would lead up to Williams’ resignation as a result of inappropriate activity. On October 16, 2023, the Phil Snow was hired as their Defensive Analyst.
On November 1, 2023, Running backs coach David Walker was fired by the Bears over workplace behavior. Omar Young, the assistant quarterbacks and wide receivers coach, replaced him.
Final roster
Preseason The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Tennessee Titans W 23–17 1–0 Soldier Field Recap 2 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–24 1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 3 Buffalo Bills L 21–24 1–2 Soldier Field Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 Green Bay Packers L 20–38 0–1 Soldier Field Recap 2 September 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–27 0–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 September 24 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–41 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 4 October 1 Denver Broncos L 28–31 0–4 Soldier Field Recap 5 at Washington Commanders W 40–20 1–4 FedExField Recap 6 October 15 Minnesota Vikings L 13–19 1–5 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 22 Las Vegas Raiders W 30–12 2–5 Soldier Field Recap 8 October 29 at Los Angeles Chargers L 13–30 2–6 SoFi Stadium Recap 9 November 5 at New Orleans Saints L 17–24 2–7 Caesars Superdome Recap 10 Carolina Panthers W 16–13 3–7 Soldier Field Recap 11 November 19 at Detroit Lions L 26–31 3–8 Ford Field Recap 12 at Minnesota Vikings W 12–10 4–8 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 13 Bye 14 December 10 Detroit Lions W 28–13 5–8 Soldier Field Recap 15 December 17 at Cleveland Browns L 17–20 5–9 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap 16 December 24 Arizona Cardinals W 27–16 6–9 Soldier Field Recap 17 December 31 Atlanta Falcons W 37–17 7–9 Soldier Field Recap 18 January 7 at Green Bay Packers L 9–17 7–10 Lambeau Field Recap
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers The Bears lost to the Packers for the 9th straight time and the 14th time in the last 15 meetings.
Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
The Bears blew a 28–7 lead and lost to Russell Wilson and the Broncos, 31–28. The blown 21-point lead tied for the largest in Bears history.Bears' blown lead tied for worst meltdown in team history, Yahoo Sports, October 1, 2023 The Bears remained winless and extended their losing streak to 14 games.
Week 5: at Washington Commanders
Only a few hours after the death of team legend Dick Butkus, the Bears upset the Commanders, and picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1–4. Justin Fields had a perfect passer rating of 158.3 when he threw to D. J. Moore, and D. J. Moore had a day with 230 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns. They broke their losing streak of 14 games dating back to last season.
Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 7: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 9: at New Orleans Saints
Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 11: at Detroit Lions
The Bears became the first team in history to lose a game while having possession for over 40 minutes, with the Lions coming back from a 12-point deficit with just 4 minutes and 15 seconds on the clock.Bears Made Embarrassing NFL History In Brutal Loss to Lions, SI.com, November 20, 2023
Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 15: at Cleveland Browns
Week 16: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 18: at Green Bay Packers
Standings Division
Conference
References
Draft trades
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