2015 Chicago Bears
The 2015 Chicago Bears went 6–10, finishing 4th in the NFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 335 points and allowed 397.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 1–7
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 335–397
- NFC North
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 335 points, the tenth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 397, the 13th-most. Their point differential was -62.
How the season unfolded
The Bears started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.
Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 37–13 over the St. Louis Rams in Week 10 (November 15, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 26–0 to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3 (September 27, 2015).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–7.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 0–2 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the NFC North, splitting with the Packers and getting swept by the Lions and the Vikings.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, three games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a one-win improvement on 2014, when they went 5–11.
In 2016, they went 3–13.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | vs Green Bay Packers | L 23–31 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 23–48 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 0–26 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 22–20 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2015 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 18–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | at Detroit Lions | L 34–37 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | vs Minnesota Vikings | L 20–23 |
| Week 9 | Nov 9, 2015 | at San Diego Chargers | W 22–19 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2015 | at St. Louis Rams | W 37–13 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | vs Denver Broncos | L 15–17 |
| Week 12 | Nov 26, 2015 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–13 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 20–26 (OT) |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | vs Washington | L 21–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–38 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2015 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 26–21 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | vs Detroit Lions | L 20–24 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.