2006 Chicago Bears
The 2006 Chicago Bears went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 427 points and allowed 255.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 427–255
- NFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 427 points, tied for the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 255, the third-fewest. Their point differential was +172.
How the season unfolded
The Bears opened with four straight wins and were 7–1 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was seven games, from Week 1 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–7 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 (October 8, 2006).
Their heaviest loss was 26–7 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 17 (December 31, 2006).
They scored a season-high 42 points against the St. Louis Rams in Week 14 (December 11, 2006), winning 42–27.
They shut out the Green Bay Packers (Week 1) and the New York Jets (Week 11).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–1.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the NFC North, sweeping the Lions and the Vikings and splitting with the Packers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–1 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 27–24 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the New Orleans Saints 39–14 at home.
They lost Super Bowl XLI to the Indianapolis Colts, 29–17.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2005, when they went 11–5.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2007, they went 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
2006 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2006 | at Green Bay Packers | W 26–0 |
| Week 2 | Sep 17, 2006 | vs Detroit Lions | W 34–7 |
| Week 3 | Sep 24, 2006 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 19–16 |
| Week 4 | Oct 1, 2006 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 37–6 |
| Week 5 | Oct 8, 2006 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 40–7 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2006 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 24–23 |
| Week 8 | Oct 29, 2006 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 41–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2006 | vs Miami Dolphins | L 13–31 |
| Week 10 | Nov 12, 2006 | at New York Giants | W 38–20 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2006 | at New York Jets | W 10–0 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2006 | at New England Patriots | L 13–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 3, 2006 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 23–13 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2006 | at St. Louis Rams | W 42–27 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2006 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 34–31 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2006 | at Detroit Lions | W 26–21 |
| Week 17 | Dec 31, 2006 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 7–26 |
| Divisional | Jan 14, 2007 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Conference championship | Jan 21, 2007 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 39–14 |
| Super Bowl | Feb 4, 2007 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 17–29 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2006 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.