2013 Chicago Bears
The 2013 Chicago Bears went 8–8, finishing 2nd in the NFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 445 points and allowed 478.
- Record
- 8–8
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 3–5
- Points
- 445–478
- NFC North
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 445 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 478, tied for the second-most. Their point differential was -33.
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 8–8.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–23 over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3 (September 22, 2013).
Their heaviest loss was 54–11 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16 (December 22, 2013).
They scored a season-high 45 points against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 (December 9, 2013), winning 45–28.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–6.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC North, splitting with the Vikings and the Packers and getting swept by the Lions.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–7–1, 0.5 games better than their record.
Before and after
That was two wins fewer than in 2012, when they went 10–6.
In 2014, they went 5–11.
2013 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2013 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–21 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2013 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 31–30 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2013 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 40–23 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2013 | at Detroit Lions | L 32–40 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2013 | vs New Orleans Saints | L 18–26 |
| Week 6 | Oct 10, 2013 | vs New York Giants | W 27–21 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2013 | at Washington | L 41–45 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2013 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2013 | vs Detroit Lions | L 19–21 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2013 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 23–20 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2013 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–42 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2013 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2013 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 45–28 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2013 | at Cleveland Browns | W 38–31 |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2013 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 11–54 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2013 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 28–33 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.