2022 Chicago Bears season
OwnerVirginia Halas McCaskey
Head coachMatt Eberflus
General managerRyan Poles
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record3–14
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 2022 season was the Chicago Bears' 103rd season in the National Football League, and their first season under the head coach Matt Eberflus.

Current roster

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Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 35 Khari Blasingame FB
  • 25 Darrynton Evans
  • 21 D'Onta Foreman
  • 20 Travis Homer
  • 23 Roschon Johnson

Wide receivers

  • 12 Velus Jones Jr.
  • 11 Darnell Mooney
  •  2 D. J. Moore
  • 13 Tyler Scott
  • 15 Trent Taylor

Tight ends

  • 85 Cole Kmet
  • 84 Marcedes Lewis
  • 18 Robert Tonyan
 Offensive linemen
  • 75 Larry Borom T
  • 69 Ja'Tyre Carter G
  • 74 Aviante Collins T
  • 64 Nate Davis G
  • 67 Dan Feeney G
  • 76 Teven Jenkins G
  • 62 Lucas Patrick C
  • 65 Cody Whitehair C
  • 58 Darnell Wright T

Defensive linemen

  • 97 Andrew Billings DT
  • 99 Gervon Dexter DT
  • 94 Rasheem Green DE
  • 93 Justin Jones DT
  • 91 Yannick Ngakoue DE
  • 96 Zacch Pickens DT
  • 90 Dominique Robinson DE
  • 95 DeMarcus Walker DE
 Linebackers
  • 55 Dylan Cole OLB
  • 49 Tremaine Edmunds MLB
  • 53 T. J. Edwards OLB
  • 57 Jack Sanborn OLB
  • 44 Noah Sewell MLB

Defensive backs

  •  9 Jaquan Brisker SS
  •  6 Kyler Gordon CB
  • 37 Duron Harmon SS
  • 22 Elijah Hicks FS
  •  4 Eddie Jackson FS
  • 33 Jaylon Johnson CB
  • 26 Quindell Johnson SS
  • 31 Jaylon Jones CB
  • 32 Terell Smith CB
  • 29 Tyrique Stevenson CB
  • 27 Greg Stroman CB

Special teams

  • 16 Trenton Gill P
  •  8 Cairo Santos K
  • 48 Patrick Scales LS
 Reserve lists
  • 39 Josh Blackwell CB (IR)
  • 24 Khalil Herbert RB (IR)
  • 70 Braxton Jones T (IR)
  • 52 Khalid Kareem DE (IR)
  • 68 Doug Kramer C (IR-DFR)
  • 19 Equanimeous St. Brown WR (IR)

Practice squad

  • 47 Micah Baskerville MLB
  • 73 Travis Bell DT
  • 45 Robert Burns FB
  • 88 Stephen Carlson TE
  • 63 Matt Farniok C
  • 43 DeMarquis Gates OLB
  • 92 Daniel Hardy DE
  • 59 Jalen Harris DE
  • 80 Collin Johnson WR
  • 46 Christian Matthew CB
  • 78 Roy Mbaeteka T (Int.)
  • 10 Trace McSorley QB
  • 60 Bill Murray G
  • 79 Austen Pleasants G
  • 38 A. J. Thomas SS
  • 83 Nsimba Webster WR
  • 36 Kendall Williamson SS


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 17, 2023

53 active, 6 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Regular season

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The Bears' 2022 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 San Francisco 49ers W 19–10 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 18 at Green Bay Packers L 10–27 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap
3 September 25 Houston Texans W 23–20 2–1 Soldier Field Recap
4 October 2 at New York Giants L 12–20 2–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
5 October 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–29 2–3 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
6 October 13 Washington Commanders L 7–12 2–4 Soldier Field Recap
7 October 24 at New England Patriots W 33–14 3–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
8 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 29–49 3–5 AT&T Stadium Recap
9 November 6 Miami Dolphins L 32–35 3–6 Soldier Field Recap
10 November 13 Detroit Lions L 30–31 3–7 Soldier Field Recap
11 November 20 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 3–8 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
12 November 27 at New York Jets L 10–31 3–9 MetLife Stadium Recap
13 December 4 Green Bay Packers L 19–28 3–10 Soldier Field Recap
14 Bye
15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–25 3–11 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 24 Buffalo Bills L 13–35 3–12 Soldier Field Recap
17 January 1 at Detroit Lions L 10–41 3–13 Ford Field Recap
18 January 8 Minnesota Vikings L 13–29 3–14 Soldier Field Recap
Notes:
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Legend:
 #  Games played with navy uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with orange uniforms.
 –  Light green background indicates a victory.
 –  Light red background indicates a loss.

Other websites

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Franchise
Records
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  • Players
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Culture
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    • 1971
    • 2001
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  • "Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
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  • "Sweet Home Chicago"
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Rivalries
  • Arizona Cardinals
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Minor league affiliates
  • Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941)
  • Wichita Aero Commandos (1942)
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Retired numbers
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  • 2006
League championships (9)
  • 1921
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  • 1985 (XX)
Media
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  • Radio:
    • WBBM (AM)
    • WCFS-FM (FM simulcast of WBBM)
  • Personnel:
    • Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
    • Tom Thayer (analyst)
    • Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
  • Television:
    • WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
    • WPWR (official post-game)
    • NBC Sports Chicago (in-season team programming)
  • Personnel:
    • Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
    • Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
    • Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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