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Trubisky started the team's last playoff game, a 16-15 loss to the Eagles on Wild Card Weekend two years ago. Trubisky is excited for his return to the playoffs, even if it will take place in a mostly empty stadium. He believes he's in a better position to lead the team to a first-round...

• Both the 1994 and 2020 teams controlled their own playoff destiny heading into the final day of the regular season, but needed help from another team to qualify after losing their finale at home to an opponent that had already clinched a postseason berth. The 1994 Bears lost to the New...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]With the Bears preparing to visit the Saints in a Super Wild Card Weekend game Sunday in New Orleans, take this quiz to test how much you know about Bears postseason history.

(4) Foles played well in a losing effort. The veteran quarterback completed 28 of 41 passes for 272 yards—his second highest yardage total of the season—with two touchdowns, one interception and a 92.7 passer rating. In the second quarter, Foles rainbowed a 50-yard completion to rookie Darnell...

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com. Why wasn't Allen Robinson targeted more in Sunday's game against the Packers? Was it something Green Bay was doing to take him...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Bears Senior Writer Larry Mayer breaks down the matchups for Sunday's wild card game, names his regular-season team MVP and gives his keys to victory in New Orleans in his weekly Q&A with fans.

• Kicker Cairo Santos ranked seventh in field goal percentage (93.8) and fifth in extra point percentage (97.3). Santos finished the year converting 30-of-32 field-goal attempts, including a club-record 27 straight, eclipsing the 26 in a row that Robbie Gould hit spanning the 2005-06 seasons...

So on Jan. 3rd at 7 p.m., the Bears (8-8) were able to fill out their dance card—just as Nagy had anticipated they would all along—with the NFC South champion New Orleans Saints (12-4). The Super Wild Card Weekend game is scheduled to kick off at 3:40 p.m. Sunday. "We weren't sure if it was...

In the aftermath of March's lockdown, a group of IT departments across professional sports began calls to discuss the adjustment to remote work. The Bears joined in those calls. After the lockdowns of spring gave way to social justice protests in the summer, Justin Stahl, the team's vice...

Together, we have made it here. The Playoffs. You've been with us every week, every snap, and now you can take home a piece of this one-of-a-kind season. The Chicago Bears 2021 Playoff Sweepstakes is now open. Together with Premier Playoff Partners PNC and Verizon, the Bears are offering one...

Trubisky can walk away from the game with some positives. For most of the game, the Bears played efficiently on offense, accomplishing their goals of moving the ball and dominating time of possession. On the first drive of the game, the Bears took 14 plays and half of the first quarter to...

The Bears held decisive advantages over the Packers in number of plays (74-44) and time of possession (35:29-24:31), but still lost by 19 points. "I think the biggest thing is not coming away with those touchdowns in the red zone, which is stating the obvious," Nagy said. "I thought the time of...

"This is my first time where you lose a game but yet to find out that you're in [the playoffs]," Nagy said. "So the message to the team is this: It's OK to feel like crap right now. We put a lot of time and effort and energy into winning this football game and it sucks when you lose. "But that...

Running man: David Montgomery rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries Sunday, increasing his season total to 1,070 yards and eight TDs on 247 attempts. He also caught 54 passes for 438 yards and two TDs. Montgomery tied for fifth in the NFL in rushing this season with the Jaguars'...

Nagy had to balance the excitement of his second playoff bid in three years with the feeling in the locker room. He decided to navigate the locker room by acknowledging the pain of the loss, even if it was ultimately meaningless to playoff standings. "The message was a lot of honesty," said...

The Bears will open the playoffs on what's being billed as Super Wild Card Weekend against the Saints next Sunday in New Orleans, with kickoff scheduled at 3:40 p.m. (CT) on CBS, Nickelodeon and Amazon Prime. Despite losing to the Packers 35-16 Sunday at Soldier Field, the Bears qualified as...

On what he's learned about the team and coach Matt Nagy and his staff: "We've talked about this before. I think you find out a ton about people when you go through adversity, and I think we found out about how close we are as a team and as an organization. Trust is a big word for us. Matt and...

With defensive backs Jaylon Johnson (shoulder) and Buster Skrine (concussion) both ruled out of Sunday's regular-season finale against the Packers at Soldier Field, the Bears on Saturday activated cornerback Xavier Crawford from the practice squad for the third straight week. Crawford has...

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com. I've watched 38 years of Bears football and can't recall a crazier season: a 5-1 start, six straight losses and then a winning...

The Bears will earn a wild card berth with a win over the rival Packers or a Cardinals loss to the Rams in Los Angeles. Both games will kick off at 3:25 p.m. (CT). Green Bay has already clinched the NFC North title but needs a victory or a Seahawks loss to the 49ers to secure the No. 1 seed and...