2012 Chicago Bears season (original) (raw)

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The 2012 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 93rd season in the National Football League, as well as the ninth and final under head coach Lovie Smith. The team played at Soldier Field for the tenth season since its reconstruction in 2001. The Bears entered the 2012 season looking to improve on their 8–8 record in 2011. They acquired wide receiver Brandon Marshall from the Miami Dolphins, who had played with Bears Quarterback, Jay Cutler with the Denver Broncos from 2006–2008. The Bears were expected to be a wild card team by ten ESPN experts, and four NFL.com analysts predicted that the team would finish second in the NFC North. By the season's midpoint, the Bears had proven to be among the league's elite teams, having a record of 7–1 in their first 8 games, something they had not accomplished since their 2006 Super Bowl season, along with a scoring differential of +120, which led the league. The team trailed the San Francisco 49ers in scoring defense with 15 points per game allowed, and third in scoring offense with 29.5, trailing the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. The defense also recorded six interceptions returned for touchdowns in the first seven games of the season, an NFL record; the Bears then recorded two more in the season, one shy of the record set by the 1961 San Diego Chargers. However, during the second half of the season, the Bears went 3–5, and after scoring 19 touchdowns in the first eight games, the Bears scored ten fewer in the second half of the season. Despite defeating the Detroit Lions in the season finale to have a record of 10–6, the Minnesota Vikings, who also had a record of 10-6, had a better division record than Chicago after they defeated the Green Bay Packers 37–34 the same week, thus earning the second wild-card spot and ending the Bears’ season. As a result, the Bears became the first team since the 1996 Washington Redskins to start the season 7–1 and miss the playoffs. On December 31, Smith was fired, and was replaced by Montreal Alouettes head coach Marc Trestman. The Bears finished the season by leading the NFL in takeaways with 44, sixth in third-down efficiency (35.5 percent) and eighth in sacks with 41, while ranking third in the league in fewest points allowed with 277; Chicago was the lone team in the top five in that category to not qualify for the playoffs. The Bears also had a +20 turnover margin, second behind the New England Patriots; the Bears and New York Giants were the only teams in the top eleven of the category to not make the playoffs. This would be the last winning season for the Bears until 2018. (en)

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January 2022 (en)

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* Head coach – Lovie Smith * Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Rod Marinelli (en)

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* Offensive coordinator – Mike Tice * Quarterbacks – Jeremy Bates * Running backs – Tim Spencer * Wide receivers – Darryl Drake * Tight ends – Mike DeBord * Offensive line – Tim Holt * Offensive assistant/wide receivers – Andrew Hayes-Stoker (en)

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CB Charles Tillman (en)
CB Tim Jennings (en)
DT Henry Melton (en)

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Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 23/39, 292 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT * JAC – Blaine Gabbert – 17/33, 142 yds, 2 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 22 car, 107 yds * JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 12 car, 56 yds Top receivers * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 12 rec, 144 yds, 1 TD * JAC – Marcedes Lewis – 5 rec, 24 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Tim Jennings – 6 tkls * JAC – Paul Posluszny – 8 tkls, 1 ast (en)
Top passers * CAR – Cam Newton – 20/39, 314 yds, 2 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 19/28, 186 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 17 car, 42 yds * CHI – Matt Forte – 15 car, 70 yds Top receivers * CAR – Steve Smith – 7 rec, 118 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 9 rec, 98 yds Top tacklers * CAR – Luke Kuechly – 8 tkls, 3 ast * CHI – Tim Jennings – 8 tkls (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jason Campbell – 14/22, 107 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT * SF – Colin Kaepernick – 16/23, 243 yds, 2 TD Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 21 car, 63 yds * SF – Frank Gore – 17 car, 78 yds Top receivers * CHI – Devin Hester – 3 rec, 23 yds * SF – Vernon Davis – 6 rec, 83 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers * CHI – Major Wright – 8 tkls * SF – NaVorro Bowman – 11 tkls, 1 ast (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 11/27, 126 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT * GB – Aaron Rodgers – 22/32, 219 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * CHI – Michael Bush – 14 car, 54 yds * GB – Cedric Benson – 20 car, 81 yds Top receivers * CHI – Matt Forte – 4 rec, 49 yds * GB – Jordy Nelson – 6 rec, 84 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Lance Briggs – 7 tkls, 3 ast * GB – Morgan Burnett – 4 tkls, 2 ast (en)
Top passers * GB – Aaron Rodgers – 23/36, 291 yds, 3 TD * CHI – Jay Cutler – 12/21, 135 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * GB – Alex Green – 13 car, 35 yds * CHI – Matt Forte – 20 car, 69 yds Top receivers * GB – Randall Cobb – 6 rec, 115 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 6 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers * GB – Brad Jones – 6 tkls, 2 ast * CHI – Lance Briggs – 5 tkls, 4 ast (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 22/44, 260 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT * MIN – Christian Ponder – 11/16, 91 yds, 1 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 13 car, 85 yds * MIN – Adrian Peterson – 31 car, 154 yds, 2 TD Top receivers * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 10 car, 160 yds, 1 TD * MIN – Michael Jenkins – 4 rec, 36 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Lance Briggs – 6 tkls, 5 ast * MIN – Jasper Brinkley – 9 tkls, 3 ast (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 18/31, 257 yds, 1 TD * DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/42, 272 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 24 car, 103 yds, 1 TD * DET – Mikel Leshoure – 15 car, 57 yds Top receivers * CHI – Earl Bennett – 5 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD * DET – Calvin Johnson – 5 rec, 72 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Nick Roach – 7 tkls, 1 ast * DET – Ron Bartell – 6 tkls, 3 ast (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 18/24, 275 yds, 2 TD * DAL – Tony Romo – 31/43, 307 yds, 1 TD, 5 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 13 car, 52 yds * DAL – DeMarco Murray – 11 car, 24 yds Top receivers * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 7 rec, 138 yds, 1 TD * DAL – Jason Witten – 13 rec, 112 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers * CHI – Chris Conte – 8 tkls, 3 ast * DAL – Sean Lee – 10 tkls, 4 ast (en)
Top passers * MIN – Christian Ponder – 22/43, 159 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 23/31, 188 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * MIN – Adrian Peterson – 18 car, 108 yds * CHI – Michael Bush – 21 car, 60 yds, 2 TD Top receivers * MIN – Jarius Wright – 7 rec, 49 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 12 rec, 92 yds Top tacklers * MIN – Erin Henderson – 8 tkls, 1 ast * CHI – Nick Roach – 6 tkls, 1 ast (en)
Top passers * IND – Andrew Luck – 23/45, 309 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/35, 333 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * IND – Donald Brown, 9 car, 48 yds, 1 TD * CHI – Matt Forte, 16 car, 80 yds, 1 TD Top receivers * IND – Reggie Wayne, 9 rec, 135 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall, 9 rec, 119 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers * IND – Antoine Bethea, 9 tkls * CHI – Major Wright, 6 tkls, 1 ast (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 19/26, 229 yds, 3 TD * TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 20/35, 200 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 12 car, 103 yds, 1 TD * TEN – Chris Johnson – 16 car, 141 yds, 1 TD Top receivers * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 9 rec, 122 yds, 3 TD * TEN – Kenny Britt – 5 rec, 67 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Charles Tillman – 9 tkls * TEN – Zach Brown – 7 tkls, 3 ast (en)
Top passers * SEA – Russell Wilson – 23/37, 293 yds, 2 TD * CHI – Jay Cutler – 17/26, 233 yds, 2 TD Top rushers * SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 car, 87 yds, 1 TD * CHI – Matt Forte – 21 car, 66 yds Top receivers * SEA – Sidney Rice – 6 rec, 99 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 10 rec, 165 yds Top tacklers * SEA – Bobby Wagner – 9 tkls, 2 ast * CHI – Charles Tillman – 8 tkls, 1 ast, 1 FF (en)
Top passers * CHI – Jay Cutler – 12/26, 146 yds, 1 TD * ARI – Ryan Lindley – 17/30, 141 yds, 1 INT Top rushers * CHI – Matt Forte – 12 car, 88 yds, 1 TD * ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling – 10 car, 19 yds Top receivers * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 6 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD * ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 rec, 111 yds Top tacklers * CHI – Charles Tillman – 8 tkls, 1 INT * ARI – Calais Campbell – 7 tkls, 1 ast, 1 sck (en)
Top passers * DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/46, 261 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 16/31, 150 yds, 1 TD Top rushers * DET – Mikel Leshoure – 12 car, 63 yds * CHI – Matt Forte – 22 car, 96 yds Top receivers * DET – Titus Young – 6 rec, 81 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 6 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD Top tacklers * DET – Amari Spievey – 6 tkls, 2 ast * CHI – Tim Jennings – 7 tkls, 2 ast (en)
Top passers * HOU – Matt Schaub – 14/26, 95 yds, 1 TD * CHI – Jason Campbell – 11/19, 94 yds Top rushers * HOU – Arian Foster – 29 car, 102 yds * CHI – Matt Forte – 16 car, 39 yds Top receivers * HOU – Arian Foster – 5 rec, 15 yds, 1 TD * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 8 rec, 107 yds Top tacklers * HOU – Tim Dobbins – 5 tkls, 2 ast * CHI – Brian Urlacher – 7 tkls, 1 ast (en)
Top passers * STL – Sam Bradford – 18/35, 152 yds, 2 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 17/31, 183 yds, 1 INT Top rushers * STL – Steven Jackson – 11 car, 29 yds * CHI – Michael Bush – 18 car, 55 yds, 1 TD Top receivers * STL – Danny Amendola – 5 rec, 66 yds * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 5 rec, 71 yds Top tacklers * STL – James Laurinaitis – 11 tkls * CHI – Lance Briggs – 7 tkls (en)

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Week Fifteen: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Four: Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary (en)
Week Fourteen: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary (en)
Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary (en)
Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans – Game summary (en)
Week Five: Chicago Bears at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary (en)
Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary (en)
Week Two: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary (en)
Week Ten: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Seventeen: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary (en)
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Eight: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Seven: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Twelve: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)

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