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National Football Conference · NFC North
The Chicago Bears were founded in 1920 in Decatur, Illinois, making them one of the NFL's charter franchises. Known as the Monsters of the Midway, the team plays home games at Soldier Field in Chicago and maintains headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois. George McCaskey owns the franchise, with Pat Ryan among the minority owners. The Bears have experienced considerable volatility over the past decade and a half. A 12–4 campaign in 2018 stands out, as does the 11–5 finish in 2010, both ending in playoff appearances. The years between brought more struggle than success: a 3–13 record in 2016, another 3–14 showing in 2022. The 2025 season marked a return to the postseason with an 11–6 record, and the current 2026 campaign has opened 5–2 under head coach Ben Johnson, with Press Taylor coordinating the offense and Dennis Allen running the defense. General manager Ryan Poles oversees football operations.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 85 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 71 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–2 | — |
| 2025 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 5–12 | — |
| 2023 | 7–10 | — |
| 2022 | 3–14 | — |
| 2021 | 6–11 | — |
| 2020 | 8–8 | Made the playoffs |
| 2019 | 8–8 | — |
| 2018 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 5–11 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Chicago Bears, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 96% of the room, across 3 articles · 100.0 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
Page 2 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“Kevin Patra, NFL YouTube : Chicago Bears”
| 2016 |
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| 3–13 |
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| 2015 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2010 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 7–9 | — |
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more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 93% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 89% of the room, across 5 articles · 53.6 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 86% of the room, across 4 articles · 64.5 accuracy on this team (4 settled)
“Brett Kollman, NFL Pro : Chicago Bears”
“Dan Graziano, ESPN : Chicago Bears”
“Jason Reid, ESPN : Chicago Bears”
“Genaro Filice, NFL.com : Chicago Bears”
“They do have Stephen Carlson available on the practice squad to move up and assist Colston Loveland and Sam Roush... Carlson would be an obvious choice for promotion.”
“If he continues to struggle, I would expect to see the Bears call up eight-year veteran Stephen Carlson from the practice squad to take over the TE2 role until Kmet returns.”
“I'll lean toward the Bears here because of the Patriots' injury issues along the offensive line... Prediction: Bears 31, Patriots 27”
“Again, I I just think it might be too much to overcome... I like the Bears at home tonight, Pat.”
“I'm gonna take the Bears on the short week. Okay. I think New England's, you know, lack of health at the moment, this might be the spot where it catches up to them... I don't think the Bears are gonna win by 10 points or anything like that.”
“I'm gonna go with the bears. It's not a division game, so Ben Johnson will be amazing.”
“John Breech's pick: Bears 27-20 over Patriots”
“Jared Dubin's pick: Bears 31-27 over Patriots”
“Jordan Dajani's pick: Bears 28-24 over Patriots”
“Tyler Sullivan's pick: Bears 24-20 over Patriots”
“Prediction: Bears 28, Patriots 24”
“Prediction: Bears 31, Patriots 27”
“Give me Chicago in this one in a 24, give me 27 to 20 ball game.”
“Patriots at Bears (Thursday) Projected score : Bears 24, Patriots 20”
“PICK: Bears (-3) 27-20 over Patriots”
“With a, Thursday night visit to Chicago in week seven. Yeah. I mean, I don't see a win there until week eight.”
“home for the Patriots on a Thursday night... I think the Bears win the game.”
“I will lean slightly in the direction of the bears, but this game is a fricking toss up for me.”
“I'm gonna take the Bears, but... To cover and win, but not with a high confidence level.”
“I am going Bears, but that's the thing. Falcons have kinda really earned my respect”
“Prediction: Bears 23, Falcons 17”
“Bears at Falcons — Gilberto Manzano: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — Matt Verderame: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — Conor Orr: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — John Pluym: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — Mitch Goldich: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — Mike Kadlick: Bears”
“Bears at Falcons — Albert Breer: Bears”
“Give me Chicago in this game.”
“Projected score: Bears 27, Falcons 23”
“The Falcons suddenly look like a wagon after two straight blowout road victories... but the Bears have been similarly impressive. They've survived without Williams in the lineup over the past two weeks, and they should be able to do the same over the next two.”
“at the Falcons. I think that'll be a sneaky tough game, but we end up pulling away. Five and one”
“Week six, Chicago Bears. Loss.”
“Prediction: Bears 31, Packers 21.”
“So, the mistake-ridden Packers will lose their third consecutive game against Chicago for the first time since the 2005-06 seasons. Prediction: Bears 34, Packers 17.”