The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears matched their 11–5 record from the previous season and returned to the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years, as an NFC Wild Card for the second consecutive year. The Bears were defeated 17–13 by the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeScott AsmanTight endWest ChesterSean BecktonWide receiverUCFRichard BookerLinebackerTCUPeter BrantleyLinebackerOregonSean BrownWide receiverWake ForestNigel CodringtonWide receiverRiceTim CrossFullbackTennessee StateAnthony CummingsWide receiverLouisvilleRon FergusonCornerbackTexas TechTre GillerTackleSMUJohn HardyCornerbackCaliforniaEric IhnatTight endMarshallMichael JohnsonWide receiverSacramento StateTim LanceSafetyEastern IllinoisSteve MontgomeryFullbackMichigan StatePatrick MooreDefensive endCal PolyQuintin ParkerSafetyIllinoisChris ReedGuardSW Missouri StateCharles RoweLinebackerTexas TechEric WenckowskiCenterNorthern IllinoisJohn WileySafetyAuburnJames WilliamsDefensive tackleCheyneyEric WrightWide receiverStephen F. Austin
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Miami Dolphins W 6–0 1–0 Joe Robbie Stadium 49,939 2 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 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–13 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 35,538 5 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 2–3 Soldier Field 57,435
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 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 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 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 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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–0 11–4 Soldier Field 54,719 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–52 11–5 Candlestick Park 60,419 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions
Standings
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 29 Dallas Cowboys (5) L 13–17 0–1 Soldier Field 62,594
References
External links 1991 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com