2023 Chicago Bears season

The 2023 season is the Chicago Bears' 104th season in the National Football League and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles. The Bears will attempt to improve from their 3–14 season from the previous year and make the playoffs after a two-year absence.

2023 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
General managerRyan Poles
Head coachMatt Eberflus
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record2–5
Division place4th NFC North
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Chicago Bears Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Traded to Carolina[upper-alpha 1]
9 Traded to Philadelphia[upper-alpha 2]from Carolina[upper-alpha 1]
10 Darnell WrightOTTennesseefrom Philadelphia[upper-alpha 2] via New Orleans[upper-alpha 3]
232 Traded to Pittsburgh[upper-alpha 4]
53 Gervon DexterDTFloridafrom Baltimore[upper-alpha 5]
56 Tyrique StevensonCBMiami (FL)from Jacksonville[upper-alpha 6]
61 Traded to Jacksonville[upper-alpha 6] from San Francisco[upper-alpha 7] via Carolina[upper-alpha 1]
364 Zacch PickensDTSouth Carolina
4103 Traded to New Orleans[upper-alpha 8]
115 Roschon JohnsonRBTexasfrom New Orleans[upper-alpha 8]
133 Tyler ScottWRCincinnatifrom Philadelphia[upper-alpha 9]
5136 Traded to Jacksonville[upper-alpha 6]
148 Noah SewellLBOregonfrom New England[upper-alpha 10] via Baltimore[upper-alpha 5]
165 Terell SmithCBMinnesotafrom Philadelphia
6178 Traded to Miami[upper-alpha 11]
200 Traded to LA Chargers[upper-alpha 12]from LA Chargers[upper-alpha 13]
7218 Travis BellDTKennesaw State
258 Kendall WilliamsonCBStanfordSupplemental compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. The Bears traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for wide receiver D. J. Moore, first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), a 2024 first-round selection, and a 2025 second-round selection.[Trade 1]
  2. The Bears traded a first round-round selection (9th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a first round-round selection (10th overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection.[Trade 2]
  3. New Orleans traded a first-round selection, as well as 2022 first, third, and seventh-round selections, and a 2024 second-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections and a sixth-round selection.[Trade 3]
  4. The Bears traded its second-round selection (32nd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Chase Claypool.[Trade 4]
  5. The Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith to Baltimore in exchange for linebacker A. J. Klein along with second and fifth-round selections (53rd and 148th overall).[Trade 5]
  6. The Bears traded their second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 136th overall) in exchange for Jacksonville's second-round selection (56th overall).[1]
  7. San Francisco traded second, third, and fourth-round selections and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Carolina in exchange for running back Christian McCaffrey.[Trade 1][Trade 6]
  8. The Bears traded the fourth-round pick (103rd overall) pick to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for two fourth-round picks (115th and 165th overall).[Trade 7]
  9. Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for defensive end Robert Quinn.[Trade 8]
  10. New England traded a fifth-round selection and a 2022 seventh-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for cornerback Shaun Wade.[Trade 5][Trade 9]
  11. The Bears traded a sixth-round selection (178th overall) to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Jakeem Grant.[Trade 10]
  12. The Bears traded the sixth-round selection back to the Chargers in exchange for two 2022 seventh-round selections.[Trade 11]
  13. The Bears traded outside linebacker Khalil Mack to the Chargers in exchange for a sixth-round selection (200th overall) as well as a 2022 second-round selection.[Trade 12]
2023 Chicago Bears undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Nick Amoah OT UC Davis [2]
Tyson Bagent QB Shepherd
Micah Baskerville LB LSU
Justin Broiles S Oklahoma
Robert Burns FB UConn
Damien Caffrey TE Stony Brook
Macon Clark S Tulane
Aron Cruickshank WR Rutgers
Jalen Harris DE Arizona
Robert Haskins OT USC
Gabe Houy Pittsburgh
D'Anthony Jones DE Houston [3]
Josh Lugg G Notre Dame
Lorenz Metz Cincinnati [2]
Thyrick Pitts WR Delaware
Andre Szmyt K Syracuse
Bralen Trahan S Louisiana [3]

Staff
Chicago Bears staff
Front office
  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Kevin Warren
  • General manager – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
  • Senior vice president/general counsel – Cliff Stein
  • Co-director of player personnel – Jeff King
  • Co-director of player personnel – Trey Koziol
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Chris White
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
  • Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
  • Director of football research – Harrison Fried
  • Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Luke Getsy
  • Quarterbacks – Andrew Janocko
  • Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers – Omar Young
  • Running backs – David Walker
  • Passing game coordinator/wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert
  • Tight ends – Jim Dray
  • Assistant tight ends – Tim Zetts
  • Offensive line – Chris Morgan
  • Assistant offensive line – Luke Steckel
  • Offensive quality control – Zach Cable
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Vacant
  • Defensive line – Travis Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Justin Hinds
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Cornerbacks/passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
  • Safeties – Andre Curtis
  • Assistant defensive backs – David Overstreet II
  • Senior defensive analyst – Phil Snow
  • Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
  • Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
  • Chief of staff – Sean Magee
  • Coaching assistant – Kenny Norton III
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo
  • Player engagement/strength and conditioning – Isaiah Harris

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster
Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 39 Josh Blackwell CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 24 Khalil Herbert RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 Braxton Jones T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Khalid Kareem DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 19 Equanimeous St. Brown WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 21, 2023

53 active, 5 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 Tennessee Titans W 23–17 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 August 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–24 1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3 August 26 Buffalo Bills L 21–24 1–2 Soldier Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 3:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers L 20–38 0–1 Soldier Field Fox Recap
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–27 0–2 Raymond James Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 24 3:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–41 0–3 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 1 12:00 p.m. Denver Broncos L 28–31 0–4 Soldier Field CBS Recap
5 October 5 7:15 p.m. at Washington Commanders W 40–20 1–4 FedExField Prime Video Recap
6 October 15 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings L 13–19 1–5 Soldier Field Fox Recap
7 October 22 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders W 30–12 2–5 Soldier Field Fox Recap
8 October 29 7:20 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium NBC
9 November 5 12:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Caesars Superdome CBS
10 November 9 7:15 p.m. Carolina Panthers Soldier Field Prime Video
11 November 19 12:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
12 November 27 7:15 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium ESPN
13 Bye
14 December 10 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Soldier Field Fox
15 TBD (December 16/17/18) TBD at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium TBD
16 December 24 3:25 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Soldier Field Fox
17 December 31 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Soldier Field CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field TBD
Notes:
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
* Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
* The date, time and network for Week 15 will be finalized at a later date.
* The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 1: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 3 141438
Bears 3 3 8620

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 2: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 0717
Buccaneers 3 10 7727

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game information

Week 3: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01010
Chiefs 7 27 7041

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,562
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 4: Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 0 71731
Bears 0 21 7028

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

The Bears blew a 28–7 lead and lost to Russell Wilson and the Broncos, 31–28. The Bears remained winless and extended their losing streak to 14 games.

Week 5: at Washington Commanders
Week 5: Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 17 01340
Commanders 0 3 11620

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

The Bears upset the Commanders, and picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1-4. Justin Fields had a perfect passer rating of 158.3, and D.J. Moore had a day with 3 touchdowns. They broke their losing streak of 14 games dating back to last season.

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 6: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 3 9 7019
Bears 0 6 0713

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 7: vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 7: Las Vegas Raiders at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 3 0912
Bears 7 7 7930

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8: Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Chargers 0 0 000

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Division
NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 5 2 0 .714 1–0 4–1 174 151 L1
Minnesota Vikings 3 4 0 .429 1–0 3–2 151 152 W2
Green Bay Packers 2 4 0 .333 1–1 2–2 130 132 L3
Chicago Bears 2 5 0 .286 0–2 1–3 158 188 W1

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 6 1 0 .857 1–0 4–0 .468 .463 W1
2[lower-alpha 1] Detroit Lions North 5 2 0 .714 1–0 4–1 .533 .469 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 5 2 0 .714 2–0 4–1 .457 .424 L2
4 Atlanta Falcons South 4 3 0 .571 2–0 3–2 .467 .333 W1
Wild cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Seattle Seahawks West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 4–1 .350 .296 W1
6[lower-alpha 2] Dallas Cowboys East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 1–2 .375 .346 W1
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 3–3 .548 .381 L2
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 3 4 0 .429 1–0 3–2 .522 .350 W2
9[lower-alpha 3] Los Angeles Rams West 3 4 0 .429 2–1 2–2 .565 .400 L1
10[lower-alpha 3] Washington Commanders East 3 4 0 .429 0–2 2–3 .429 .333 L1
11[lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South 3 4 0 .429 1–1 1–2 .386 .211 L2
12 Green Bay Packers North 2 4 0 .333 1–1 2–2 .452 .357 L3
13[lower-alpha 4] New York Giants East 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 .553 .286 W1
14[lower-alpha 4] Chicago Bears North 2 5 0 .286 0–2 1–3 .468 .429 W1
15 Arizona Cardinals West 1 6 0 .143 0–3 1–5 .522 .667 L4
16 Carolina Panthers South 0 6 0 .000 0–2 0–5 .585 .000 L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
  1. Detroit wins tie break over San Francisco based on strength of victory.
  2. Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
  3. Minnesota, LA Rams, Washington and New Orleans are ranked based on conference record.
  4. NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  5. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References
  1. "Bears trade up for Miami CB Tyrique Stevenson with 56th pick in 2023 NFL draft". April 29, 2023.
  2. "Bears sign 14 undrafted free agents – Roster Moves". chicagobears.com. May 4, 2023.
  3. "Roster Moves: Bears sign four players from rookie minicamp". chicagobears.com. May 8, 2023.

Draft trades
  1. McDaniel, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Bears Trade No. 1 Pick in 2023 NFL Draft to Panthers, per Reports". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. "Eagles trade up, pick Georgia DT Jalen Carter in NFL draft". April 27, 2023.
  3. "Sources: Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints shake up first round of 2022 NFL draft with multipick trade". April 4, 2022.
  4. "Roster Move: Bears agree to acquire Chase Claypool in trade with Steelers". Chicago Bears. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. "Bears trading LB Roquan Smith to Ravens for draft picks". NFL.com. October 31, 2022.
  6. "Panthers trading RB Christian McCaffrey to 49ers in exchange for host of draft picks". NFL.com. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  7. "Report: Bears trade back again, pick up extra 5th-rounder". April 29, 2023.
  8. Spadaro, Dave (October 26, 2022). "Eagles trade for Pro Bowl DE Robert Quinn". Philadelphia Eagles. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  9. DeArdo, Bryan (August 26, 2021). "Patriots, Ravens agree to trade that sends rookie Shaun Wade to New England, per report". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  10. Patra, Kevin (October 5, 2021). "Bears acquire WR Jakeem Grant in trade with Dolphins". NFL.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  11. Peterson, Michael (April 30, 2022). "Chargers trade #254, #255 to Bears for 2023 6th-round pick". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  12. "Chargers Acquire Six-Time Pro Bowl Outside Linebacker Khalil Mack". March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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