2001 Chicago Bears
The 2001 Chicago Bears went 13–3, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 338 points and allowed 203.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 338–203
- Postseason
- Lost Divisional
Where the season ranked
They scored 338 points, the 11th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 203, the fewest. Their point differential was +135.
How the season unfolded
The Bears started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 2 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 31–3 over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4 (October 7, 2001).
Their heaviest loss was 33–19 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional round (January 19, 2002).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 (October 28, 2001), winning 37–31.
They shut out the Cincinnati Bengals (Week 6) and the Detroit Lions (Week 16).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–1.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 33–19 at home.
Before and after
That was an eight-win improvement on 2000, when they went 5–11.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in any season from 1999 on.
In 2002, they went 4–12 and missed the playoffs.
2001 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 9, 2001 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 6–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 23, 2001 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 17–10 |
| Week 4 | Oct 7, 2001 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31–3 |
| Week 5 | Oct 14, 2001 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 20–13 |
| Week 6 | Oct 21, 2001 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–0 |
| Week 7 | Oct 28, 2001 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 37–31 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Nov 4, 2001 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 27–21 (OT) |
| Week 9 | Nov 11, 2001 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 12–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 18, 2001 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 25, 2001 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 13–6 |
| Week 12 | Dec 2, 2001 | vs Detroit Lions | W 13–10 |
| Week 13 | Dec 9, 2001 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–17 |
| Week 14 | Dec 16, 2001 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–3 |
| Week 15 | Dec 23, 2001 | at Washington | W 20–15 |
| Week 16 | Dec 30, 2001 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–0 |
| Week 17 | Jan 6, 2002 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 33–13 |
| Divisional | Jan 19, 2002 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 19–33 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2001 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.