The 2021 season was the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 103rd overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Matt Nagy. This was the first season under the NFL's new 17-game schedule.
The Bears finished 6–11, failing to improve upon their 8–8 record from the previous year, causing them to suffer their first losing season since 2017, and failed to return to the playoffs. Nagy along with general manager Ryan Pace were fired on January 10, 2022.
Draft
2021 Chicago Bears Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 11 Justin Fields QB Ohio State 2 39 Teven Jenkins OT Oklahoma State 5 151 Larry Borom OL Missouri6 217 Khalil Herbert RB Virginia Tech 221 Dazz Newsome WR North Carolina 228 Thomas Graham Jr. CB Oregon 7 250 Khyiris Tonga DT BYU Notes The Bears traded their first-round selection (20th overall) and their fifth-round selection (164th overall) as well as their 2022 first and fourth-round selections to the New York Giants in exchange for a first-round selection (11th overall). The Bears traded their second-round selection (52nd overall), third-round selection (83rd overall) and sixth-round selection (204th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a second-round selection (39th overall) and a fifth-round selection (151st overall). The Bears traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection. The Bears acquired a conditional seventh-round selection, which could be upgraded to a sixth-rounder, in a trade that sent tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins and the pick ended up becoming a sixth-round selection (208th overall). The Bears traded their sixth-round selection (208th overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for 2020 sixth-round (217th overall) and seventh-round (250th overall) selections.
Staff
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Miami Dolphins W 20–13 1–0 Soldier Field Recap 2 Buffalo Bills L 15–41 1–1 Soldier Field Recap 3 at Tennessee Titans W 27–24 2–1 Nissan Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule The Bears' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. The Bears alternated home and away games every game of the season, becoming first team to do so in a 17-game season and the fifth since the NFL season expanded to 16 games in .
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–34 0–1 SoFi Stadium Recap 2 September 19 Cincinnati Bengals W 20–17 1–1 Soldier Field Recap 3 September 26 at Cleveland Browns L 6–26 1–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 4 October 3 Detroit Lions W 24–14 2–2 Soldier Field Recap 5 October 10 at Las Vegas Raiders W 20–9 3–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap 6 October 17 Green Bay Packers L 14–24 3–3 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–38 3–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap 8 October 31 San Francisco 49ers L 22–33 3–5 Soldier Field Recap 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–29 3–6 Heinz Field Recap 10 Bye 11 November 21 Baltimore Ravens L 13–16 3–7 Soldier Field Recap 12 November 25 at Detroit Lions W 16–14 4–7 Ford Field Recap 13 December 5 Arizona Cardinals L 22–33 4–8 Soldier Field Recap 14 December 12 at Green Bay Packers L 30–45 4–9 Lambeau Field Recap 15 Minnesota Vikings L 9–17 4–10 Soldier Field Recap 16 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks W 25–24 5–10 Lumen Field Recap 17 January 2 New York Giants W 29–3 6–10 Soldier Field Recap 18 January 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–31 6–11 U.S. Bank Stadium RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 2: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 5: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 6: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 11: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 12: at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day games
Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: vs. New York Giants
Week 18: at Minnesota Vikings
Standings Division
Conference
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