2006 Chicago Bears roster

13-3

Coach: Lovie Smith

Reached Super Bowl XLI, lost 29-17

The Chicago Bears went 13-3 in the 2006 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC North. They reached Super Bowl XLI and lost 29-17.

2006 Bears roster: passing

2006 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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.
Rex Grossman8QB26162624803,193232073.9
Brian Griese14QB31618322201262.0
Brad Maynard4P3216113700118.8
Thomas Jones20RB281611-40079.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2006 Bears roster: rushing

2006 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Thomas Jones20RB28162961,2104.16
Cedric Benson32RB24151576474.16
Adrian Peterson29RB271610414.12
Jason McKie37FB26158182.30
Bernard Berrian80WR2615252.50
Rex Grossman8QB26162420.10
Brian Griese14QB3166-5-0.80

What the columns mean: CAR

2006 Bears roster: receiving

2006 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Muhsin Muhammad87WR33166011686314.45
Bernard Berrian80WR2615519977515.26
Desmond Clark88TE2916457962613.96
Rashied Davis81WR2716225630313.82
Mark Bradley16WR2410142328220.13
Jason McKie37FB261525371626.50
Thomas Jones20RB281636471544.30
Adrian Peterson29RB2716668814.70
Justin Gage12WR258486817.00
Cedric Benson32RB2415810546.80
John Gilmore85TE2716612386.32
Gabe Reid—TE2913410379.30
Rex Grossman8QB261611-4-4.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2006 Bears roster: defense

2006 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.
Brian Urlacher54LB2816142930.0391
Lance Briggs55LB26161341131.02104
Charles Tillman33CB251481690.05141
Danieal Manning38SS241670540.0274
Chris Harris46DB241154440.0250
Ricky Manning24CB261553422.05101
Hunter Hillenmeyer92LB261548360.0020
Alex Brown96DE271647417.0243
Nathan Vasher31DB251445330.0380
Adewale Ogunleye93DE291443286.5041
Todd Johnson35S281233260.0021
Mark Anderson97DE2316282312.0024
Tommie Harris91DT231228225.0010
Alfonso Boone70DE301226222.0000
Tank Johnson99DT251426223.5011
Brendon Ayanbadejo94LB301626230.0001
Mike Brown30S28624190.0011
Ian Scott95DT251523160.0061
Cameron Worrell44S271622201.0001
Rod Wilson59LB251321180.0000
Israel Idonije71DE261319130.0010
Adrian Peterson29RB271618150.0002
Rashied Davis81WR271612110.0000
Dante Wesley21CB27131090.0000
Leon Joe53LB2591060.0000
Devin Hester23WR2416990.0000
Darrell McClover58LB257870.0000
Bernard Berrian80WR2615330.0000
Brad Maynard4P3216330.0000
Muhsin Muhammad87WR3316330.0000
Antonio Garay90DE274330.0000
Gabe Reid—TE2913220.0000
Fred Miller69OT3316220.0000
Brandon McGowan36S231210.0000
Robbie Gould9PK2416210.0000
Thomas Jones20RB2816220.0000
Jamar Williams52LB223220.0010
Mark Bradley16WR2410210.0000
Ruben Brown74OG3416220.0000
Rex Grossman8QB2616110.0000
Olin Kreutz57C2916110.0000
Desmond Clark88TE2916110.0000
Justin Gage12WR258110.0000
Jason McKie37FB2615110.0000
John Gilmore85TE2716110.0000
John Tait76OT3114110.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

2006 Chicago Bears team stats
Points26.72nd of 32
Passing Yards205.114th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.58th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.427th of 32
Rushing Yards119.915th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.911th of 32
Sacks2.58th of 32
Tackles69.614th of 32
Touchdowns2.96th of 32
Total Yards335.316th of 32
Points Allowed15.93rd of 32
Point Differential1722nd of 32
3rd Down Conversion %36.822nd of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Sep 10, 2006@ GBW 26-0
  2. Sep 17, 2006vs DETW 34-7
  3. Sep 24, 2006@ MINW 19-16
  4. Oct 1, 2006vs SEAW 37-6
  5. Oct 8, 2006vs BUFW 40-7
  6. Oct 16, 2006@ ARIW 24-23
  7. Oct 29, 2006vs SFW 41-10
  8. Nov 5, 2006vs MIAL 13-31
  9. Nov 12, 2006@ NYGW 38-20
  10. Nov 19, 2006@ NYJW 10-0
  11. Nov 26, 2006@ NEL 13-17
  12. Dec 3, 2006vs MINW 23-13
  13. Dec 11, 2006@ LARW 42-27
  14. Dec 17, 2006vs TBW 34-31
  15. Dec 24, 2006@ DETW 26-21
  16. Dec 31, 2006vs GBL 7-26
  17. Jan 14, 2007vs SEAW 27-24playoffs
  18. Jan 21, 2007vs NOW 39-14playoffs
  19. Feb 4, 2007vs INDL 17-29playoffs

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.