2008 Chicago Bears roster

9-7

Coach: Lovie Smith

The Chicago Bears went 9-7 in the 2008 NFL regular season, 2nd of 4 in the NFC North.

2008 Bears roster: passing

2008 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.
Kyle Orton18QB26152724652,972181279.6
Rex Grossman8QB28432622572259.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2008 Bears roster: rushing

2008 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.
Matt Forte22RB23163161,2383.98
Kevin Jones27RB2611341093.20
Adrian Peterson29RB2915201005.00
Garrett Wolfe25RB241315694.60
Devin Hester23WR261566110.20
Kyle Orton18QB261524492.03
Jason McKie37FB281111262.42
Rashied Davis81WR29163144.70
Rex Grossman8QB284341.32
Marty Booker86WR3213133.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2008 Bears roster: receiving

2008 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.
Devin Hester23WR2615519166513.03
Greg Olsen82TE2316548257410.65
Matt Forte22RB231663774777.64
Rashied Davis81WR2916356744512.72
Desmond Clark88TE311641733679.01
Brandon Lloyd80WR2711265036414.02
Marty Booker86WR3213144921115.12
Jason McKie37FB28111115645.81
Adrian Peterson29RB2915610457.50
Jason Davis43FB255131212.00
Kevin Jones27RB26112252.50

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2008 Bears roster: defense

2008 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.
Lance Briggs55LB2816110900.53101
Brian Urlacher54LB301693790.02100
Charles Tillman33CB271593810.03174
Corey Graham21S231691770.0181
Kevin Payne44S251688731.0470
Mike Brown30S301573571.0280
Adewale Ogunleye93DE311662485.0140
Alex Brown96DE291644426.0161
Nick Roach53LB231437280.0020
Tommie Harris91DT251437335.0000
Danieal Manning38SS261433281.0140
Dusty Dvoracek98DT251229230.0020
Marcus Harrison94DT241628242.0020
Israel Idonije71DE281624223.5060
Nathan Vasher31DB27821200.0180
Anthony Adams95DT28921140.0000
Mark Anderson97DE251618101.0020
Hunter Hillenmeyer92LB281318141.0020
Craig Steltz20SS221118180.0110
Garrett Wolfe25RB241316150.0000
Jamar Williams52LB241614110.0000
Adrian Peterson29RB291511110.0000
Trumaine McBride26CB231611100.0120
Rashied Davis81WR2916760.0000
Joey LaRocque90LB2214660.0000
Darrell McClover58LB2710650.0000
Kellen Davis87TE2316430.0000
Brandon McGowan36S252420.0010
Matt Forte22RB2316330.0000
Kyle Orton18QB2615330.0000
Josh Beekman67OG2516330.0000
Kevin Jones27RB2611320.0000
John Tait76OT3316210.0000
Brad Maynard4P3416220.0000
Zack Bowman—CB241210.0110
Greg Olsen82TE2316220.0002
Devin Hester23WR2615220.0000
Earl Bennett85WR2110220.0000
Mark Bradley16WR262110.0000
Rex Grossman8QB284110.0000
Robbie Gould9PK2616110.0000
Brandon Lloyd80WR2711110.0000
Patrick Mannelly65C3316110.0000
Desmond Clark88TE3116110.0000
Brandon Rideau84WR262110.0000
Jason McKie37FB2811110.0000
Cameron Worrell45S291100.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

2008 Chicago Bears team stats
Points23.415th of 32
Passing Yards191.321st of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.316th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.915th of 32
Rushing Yards104.624th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.914th of 32
Sacks1.822nd of 32
Tackles68.112th of 32
Touchdowns2.613th of 32
Total Yards306.427th of 32
Points Allowed21.916th of 32
Point Differential2517th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %35.625th of 32

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

Results

  1. Sep 7, 2008@ INDW 29-13
  2. Sep 14, 2008@ CARL 17-20
  3. Sep 21, 2008vs TBL 24-27
  4. Sep 28, 2008vs PHIW 24-20
  5. Oct 5, 2008@ DETW 34-7
  6. Oct 12, 2008@ ATLL 20-22
  7. Oct 19, 2008vs MINW 48-41
  8. Nov 2, 2008vs DETW 27-23
  9. Nov 9, 2008vs TENL 14-21
  10. Nov 16, 2008@ GBL 3-37
  11. Nov 23, 2008@ LARW 27-3
  12. Nov 30, 2008@ MINL 14-34
  13. Dec 7, 2008vs JAXW 23-10
  14. Dec 11, 2008vs NOW 27-24
  15. Dec 22, 2008vs GBW 20-17
  16. Dec 28, 2008@ HOUL 24-31

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.