2021_Chicago_Bears_season

2021 Chicago Bears season

2021 Chicago Bears season

102nd season in franchise history


The 2021 season was the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 103rd overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Matt Nagy. This was the first season under the NFL's new 17-game schedule.

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The Bears finished 6–11, failing to improve upon their 8–8 record from the previous year, and failed to return to the playoffs. Nagy along with general manager Ryan Pace were fired on January 10, 2022.[1]

Draft

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Notes

  • The Bears traded their first-round selection (20th overall) and their fifth-round selection (164th overall) as well as their 2022 first and fourth-round selections to the New York Giants in exchange for a first-round selection (11th overall).[2]
  • The Bears traded their second-round selection (52nd overall), third-round selection (83rd overall) and sixth-round selection (204th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a second-round selection (39th overall) and a fifth-round selection (151st overall).[3]
  • The Bears traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.[4]
  • The Bears acquired a conditional seventh-round selection, which could be upgraded to a sixth-rounder, in a trade that sent tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins and the pick ended up becoming a sixth-round selection (208th overall).[5]
  • The Bears traded their sixth-round selection (208th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for 2020 sixth-round (217th overall) and seventh-round (250th overall) selections.

Staff

2021 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Ted Phillips
  • General manager – Ryan Pace
  • Senior vice president/general counsel – Cliff Stein
  • Director of player personnel – Josh Lucas
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Champ Kelly
  • Director of college scouting – Mark Sadowski
  • Director of football administration – Joey Laine

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Chris Tabor
  • Assistant special teams – Brian Ginn

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jason Loscalzo
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Anthony Hibbert
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Casey Kramer
  • Head athletic trainer – Andre Tucker

Final roster

2021 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 11 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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Regular season

Schedule

The Bears' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. The Bears alternated home and away games every game of the season, becoming first team to do so in a 17-game season and the fifth since the NFL season expanded to 16 games in 1978.

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 1: Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 3: Chicago Bears at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 4: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Week 5: at Las Vegas Raiders

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Week 5: Chicago Bears at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers

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Week 6: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,332
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 7: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 8: San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,877
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
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Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 9: Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 11: Baltimore Ravens at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,679
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Gene Steratore
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Week 12: at Detroit Lions

Thanksgiving Day games

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Week 12: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 14: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,273
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Kathryn Tappen and Terry McAulay
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Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 16: Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Snow, 25 °F (−4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,492
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Aaron Goldsmith, Aqib Talib and Megan Olivi
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Week 17: vs. New York Giants

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Week 17: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Week 18: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 18: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: January 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,625
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Aqib Talib and Megan Olivi
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Standings

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Conference

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References

  1. "Pace, Nagy relieved of duties with the Bears". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. Simmons, Myles (April 30, 2021). "Bears trade up for Teven Jenkins". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. Mayer, Larry (April 26, 2020). "Bears draft Gipson with pick acquired in trade". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2020). "Bears trade Shaheen to Dolphins". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

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