2010 Chicago Bears
The 2010 Chicago Bears went 11–5, finishing 1st in the NFC North, and lost the conference championship. They scored 334 points and allowed 286.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 334–286
- NFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 334 points, the 12th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 286, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +48.
How the season unfolded
The Bears started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 9 to Week 13.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–14 over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15 (December 20, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 36–7 to the New England Patriots in Week 14 (December 12, 2010).
They shut out the Miami Dolphins (Week 11).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 7–3.
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 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Seattle Seahawks 35–24 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Green Bay Packers 21–14 at home.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2009, when they went 7–9.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2006.
In 2011, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2010 | vs Detroit Lions | W 19–14 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–20 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2010 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 20–17 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | at New York Giants | L 3–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Carolina Panthers | W 23–6 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 20–23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | vs Washington | L 14–17 |
| Week 9 | Nov 7, 2010 | at Buffalo Bills | W 22–19 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 27–13 |
| Week 11 | Nov 18, 2010 | at Miami Dolphins | W 16–0 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–26 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–20 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | vs New England Patriots | L 7–36 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2010 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 40–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | vs New York Jets | W 38–34 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3–10 |
| Divisional | Jan 16, 2011 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 35–24 |
| Conference championship | Jan 23, 2011 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 14–21 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.