1997 Chicago Bears roster: 4-12

The Chicago Bears went 4-12 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Chicago Bears team stats
Points16.329th of 30
Passing Yards202.815th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.926th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.425th of 30
Rushing Yards109.116th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.912th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles40.427th of 30
Touchdowns1.826th of 30
Total Yards327.917th of 30
Points Allowed26.329th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %36.021st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Bears roster: passing

1997 Chicago Bears passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Erik KramerQB152754773,011141474.0
Rick MirerQB7531034200637.7
Steve StenstromQB3814700231.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Bears roster: rushing

1997 Chicago Bears rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Raymont HarrisRB132751,0333.810
Darnell AutryRB131123192.81
Rashaan SalaamRB3311123.60
Erik KramerQB1527833.12
Rick MirerQB720783.91
Tony CarterRB169566.20
Curtis ConwayWR73175.70
Michael HicksRB34143.50
Eric SmithWR711212.00
Todd SauerbrunP16284.00
Steve StenstromQB3166.00
Tyrone HughesDB14133.00
Chris PennWR141-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Bears roster: receiving

1997 Chicago Bears receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Ricky ProehlWR1558075313.07
Chris PennWR1447057612.33
Curtis ConwayWR730047615.91
Ryan WetnightTE1646046410.11
Bobby EngramWR114503998.92
Keith JenningsTE1214016411.70
Tony CarterRB162401526.30
Fabien BownesWR1612014612.20
Raymont HarrisRB132801154.10
John AllredTE1580708.80
Tyrone HughesDB1480688.50
Darnell AutryRB1390596.60
Eric SmithWR7202211.00
Rashaan SalaamRB3202010.00
Tremayne AllenTE21099.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Bears roster: defense

1997 Chicago Bears defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Bryan CoxLB16101685.0061
Marty CarterSS1596701.0150
Barry MinterLB1692656.0021
John MangumDB1690681.0260
Walt HarrisCB1680720.05164
Ron CoxLB1556421.0021
Jim FlaniganDT1648366.0002
Tom CarterDB1648430.03180
Anthony MarshallDB1434253.0231
Carl SimpsonDT1634244.5040
Marlon ForbesDB1632210.0030
Mark ThomasDE1631244.5011
Carl ReevesDE1526200.5010
John ThierryLB91593.0022
Paul GrasmanisDT161490.5010
Alonzo SpellmanDE71282.0030
James BurtonDB512100.0000
Michael LoweryLB16820.0000
Sean HarrisLB11640.0000
Terry CousinDB6420.0010
Van HilesDB16310.0020
Tyrone M. WilliamsDE3320.0000
Mike DulaneyRB7200.0000
Ryan WetnightTE16200.0000
Tony PetersonLB16100.0000
Todd SauerbrunP16100.0000
Curtis ConwayWR7100.0000
Andy HeckOT16100.0000
Corey DowdenDB2100.0000
Fabien BownesWR16100.0000
Harper LeBelTE16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1997@ GBT 0-0
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs MINL 24-27
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs DETL 7-32
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ NEL 3-31
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ DALL 3-27
  6. Oct 5, 1997vs NOL 17-20
  7. Oct 12, 1997vs GBL 23-24
  8. Oct 27, 1997@ MIAT 0-0
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs WSHL 8-31
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ MINL 22-29
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs NYJL 15-23
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs TBW 13-7
  13. Nov 27, 1997@ DETL 20-55
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs BUFW 20-3
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ LARW 13-10
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ TBL 15-31

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.