| 1991 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Owner | Virginia Halas McCaskey |
| General manager | Bill Tobin |
| Head coach | Mike Ditka |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 13–17 |
The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears returned to the playoffs for a second consecutive season as one of three NFC Wild Cards, finishing with an 11–5 record and in second place in the NFC Central. They were beaten 17-13 by the Dallas Cowboys in their first playoff game. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach.
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Main article: 1991 NFL draft |
| 1991 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 22 | Stan Thomas | Offensive tackle | Texas | |
| 2 | 49 | Chris Zorich | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 78 | Chris Gardocki * | Punter | Clemson | |
| 4 | 105 | Joe Johnson | Defensive back | North Carolina State | |
| 5 | 134 | Anthony Morgan | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 6 | 161 | Darren Lewis | Running back | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 190 | Paul Justin | Quarterback | Arizona State | |
| 8 | 217 | Larry Horton | Defensive back | Texas A&M | |
| 9 | 245 | Mike Stonebreaker | Linebacker | Notre Dame | |
| 10 | 272 | Tom Backes | Defensive end | Oklahoma | |
| 11 | 301 | Stacy Long | Guard | Clemson | |
| 12 | 328 | John Cook | Defensive tackle | Washington | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Asman | Tight end | West Chester |
| Sean Beckton | Wide receiver | UCF |
| Richard Booker | Linebacker | TCU |
| Peter Brantley | Linebacker | Oregon |
| Sean Brown | Wide receiver | Wake Forest |
| Nigel Codrington | Wide receiver | Rice |
| Tim Cross | Fullback | Tennessee State |
| Anthony Cummings | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| Ron Ferguson | Cornerback | Texas Tech |
| Tre Giller | Tackle | SMU |
| John Hardy | Cornerback | California |
| Eric Ihnat | Tight end | Marshall |
| Tim Lance | Safety | Eastern Illinois |
| Steve Montgomery | Fullback | Michigan State |
| Quintin Parker | Safety | Illinois |
| Chris Reed | Guard | SW Missouri State |
| Charles Rowe | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
| Eric Wenckowski | Center | Northern Illinois |
| John Wiley | Safety | Auburn |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 26 | at Miami Dolphins | W 6–0 | 1–0 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 49,939 |
| 2 | August 3 | vs. San Francisco 49ers | L 7–21 | 1–1 | Olympiastadion (Berlin) | 66,876 |
| 3 | August 11 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 10–12 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | 55,513 |
| 4 | August 17 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–13 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 35,538 |
| 5 | August 24 | Buffalo Bills | 'W 30–13 | 2–3 | Soldier Field | 57,435 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 1 | Minnesota Vikings | W 10–6 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | 64,112 | |
| 2 | September 8 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–20 | 2–0 | Tampa Stadium | 65,625 | |
| 3 | September 15 | New York Giants | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Soldier Field | 64,829 | |
| 4 | September 23 | New York Jets | W 19–13 (OT) | 4–0 | Soldier Field | 65,255 | |
| 5 | September 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–35 | 4–1 | Rich Stadium | 80,366 | |
| 6 | October 6 | Washington Redskins | L 7–20 | 4–2 | Soldier Field | 64,941 | |
| 7 | Bye | ||||||
| 8 | October 17 | at Green Bay Packers | W 10–0 | 5–2 | Lambeau Field | 58,435 | |
| 9 | October 27 | at New Orleans Saints | W 20–17 | 6–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 | |
| 10 | November 3 | Detroit Lions | W 20–10 | 7–2 | Soldier Field | 57,281 | |
| 11 | November 11 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 34–17 | 8–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,001 | |
| 12 | November 17 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31–17 | 9–2 | Hoosier Dome | 60,519 | |
| 13 | November 24 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–16 (OT) | 9–3 | Soldier Field | 58,288 | |
| 14 | November 28 | at Detroit Lions | L 6–16 | 9–4 | Pontiac Silverdome | 78,879 | |
| 15 | December 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–13 | 10–4 | Soldier Field | 62,353 | |
| 16 | December 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–0 | 11–4 | Soldier Field | 54,719 | |
| 17 | December 23 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–52 | 11–5 | Candlestick Park | 60,419 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| NFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Detroit Lions | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 295 | W6 |
| (4) Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 9–3 | 299 | 269 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 8–6 | 301 | 306 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 313 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 199 | 365 | W1 |
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Main article: 1991–92 NFL playoffs |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| Wild Card | December 29 | Dallas Cowboys (5) | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 62,594 |
