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2013 Chicago Bears season
Owner
The McCaskey Family
General manager
Phil Emery
Head coach
Marc Trestman
Home field
Soldier Field
Local radio
WBBM · WCFS · WLEY · WSCR
Results
Record
8–8
Division place
2nd NFC North
Playoff finish
Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers
5
RB Matt Forte
WR Brandon Marshall
WR Alshon Jeffery
RG Kyle Long
CB Tim Jennings
AP All-Pros
None
Uniform
← 2012
Bears seasons
2014 →
The 2013 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 94th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season was the first year under head coach Marc Trestman after Lovie Smith was fired on December 31, 2012. The Bears played at Soldier Field for the 11th season since its reconstruction in 2001. They failed to qualify for the playoffs with an 8–8 record, the sixth time in seven years since the Super Bowl XLI loss in 2006.[1]
For the first time since 1999, Brian Urlacher was not on the opening day roster.
The Bears started the regular season by winning their first three games before losing in weeks four and five to the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. The following game, after winning against the New York Giants, quarterback Jay Cutler suffered a groin injury against the Washington Redskins. The Bears entered the bye week at 4–3. With Cutler out, Josh McCown stepped in against the Green Bay Packers in week nine, leading the Bears to victory. Cutler returned in the next game against the Lions but injured his ankle in the loss, so McCown filled in for the next four games. During the four-game span under McCown, the Bears went 2–2, while McCown excelled, throwing thirteen touchdowns and one interception. When Cutler returned in week fifteen against the Cleveland Browns, controversy arose over who should be the starter.
After winning against Cleveland, the Lions lost the following day. This allowed the Bears the opportunity to clinch the NFC North in week sixteen with Packers and Lions losses grouped with a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. However, the Bears lost 54–11 against the Eagles, and in week seventeen against the Packers, the Bears were eliminated from playoff contention with a 33–28 loss.
^Mayer, Larry (December 29, 2013). "Bears stunned by late Packers rally". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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