Have participated in the NFL since the 1920 Season.
All-Time Record: 798-646-42 (.553)
1920: Decatur Staleys: 10-1-2 (.909)
1921: Chicago Staleys: 9-1-1 (.900)
1922-2025: Chicago Bears: 779-644-39 (.547)
Without their two years as the Staleys, the Bears would trail the Chiefs, the Dolphins, the Vikings, and the Patriots in winning percentage.
Super Bowl Record: 1-1 (XX) (1985)
Top Passer: Jay Cutler (23,443 yds)
Top Rusher: Walter Payton (16,726 yds)
Top Receiver: Johnny Morris (5,059 yds)
Top Coach: George Halas (318 wins)
Halas holds the record for most wins with a single team. He coached the Bears from 1920 through 1929, from 1933 through 1942, and from 1946 through 1967. His last season, at the age of 72, he went 7-6-1. In 40 seasons, he went 318-148-31 (.682) in the regular season. Since then, the Bears have gone 480-498-11 (.491). In other words, the post-Halas Bears have almost the same record as the Bills, who are 486-505-8 (.490).
Mike Ditka's regular season record coaching the Bears was 106-62-0 (.631).
Top All-Time Player Based on Approximate Value: Walter Payton (AV of 167)
William Perry finished with an AV of 59 in 138 games. Jim McMahon had an AV of 49 in 66 games for the Bears. His record as a starter was 46-15-0.
Johnny Morris's last season also was 1967, which also was the third season for both Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers. So that must've been a huge season in the memories of Bears fans.
ReplyDeleteAlso the last year Lombardi coached the Packers, which also had an impact on the Bears.
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