2009 Chicago Bears roster

7-9

Coach: Lovie Smith

The Chicago Bears went 7-9 in the 2009 NFL regular season, 3rd of 4 in the NFC North.

2009 Bears roster: passing

2009 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.
Jay Cutler6QB26163365553,666272676.8
Caleb Hanie12QB24337110110.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2009 Bears roster: rushing

2009 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 Forte22RB24162589293.64
Kahlil Bell32RB237402205.50
Jay Cutler6QB2616401734.31
Garrett Wolfe25RB258221205.51
Adrian Peterson29RB30147517.30
Devin Hester23WR27136-1-0.20

What the columns mean: CAR

2009 Bears roster: receiving

2009 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 Hester23WR2713579175713.33
Earl Bennett80WR2216548871713.32
Greg Olsen82TE24166010861210.28
Johnny Knox13WR2315458052711.75
Matt Forte22RB241657714718.30
Devin Aromashodu19WR2510244329812.44
Desmond Clark88TE321119341457.62
Kellen Davis87TE2416913758.33
Rashied Davis81WR301658357.00
Jason McKie37FB2916510132.60
Garrett Wolfe25RB25823126.00
Adrian Peterson29RB301422115.50
Kahlil Bell32RB2371344.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2009 Bears roster: defense

2009 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 Briggs55LB2915118932.5150
Danieal Manning38SS271592721.0122
Hunter Hillenmeyer92LB291490652.5144
Charles Tillman33CB281577650.0276
Nick Roach53LB241675542.0033
Zack Bowman—CB251666590.06101
Al Afalava24SS221353432.0071
Alex Brown96DE301648366.0010
Kevin Payne44S261346390.0050
Anthony Adams95DT291644362.0010
Jamar Williams52LB251643350.0031
Adewale Ogunleye93DE321438256.5001
Corey Graham21S241635310.0010
Mark Anderson97DE261628223.5000
Tim Shaw58LB251524210.0002
Tommie Harris91DT261524192.5110
Marcus Harrison94DT251624161.0000
Josh Bullocks36S261223190.0000
Israel Idonije71DE291518132.5001
Nathan Vasher31DB281515100.0110
Craig Steltz20SS23121180.0010
Garrett Wolfe25RB2581080.0000
Darrell McClover98LB28131080.0000
Rashied Davis81WR30161080.0000
Adrian Peterson29RB3014980.0000
Matt Forte22RB2416770.0000
Johnny Knox13WR2315550.0000
Patrick Mannelly65C3416420.0000
Olin Kreutz57C3216440.0000
Pisa Tinoisamoa59LB282440.0001
Jay Cutler6QB2616330.0000
Robbie Gould9PK2716330.0000
Brian Urlacher54LB311330.0000
Kahlil Bell32RB237310.0000
Roberto Garza63C3016220.0000
Earl Bennett80WR2216220.0000
Devin Aromashodu19WR2510110.0000
Kellen Davis87TE2416110.0000
Brad Maynard4P3516110.0000
Greg Olsen82TE2416110.0000
Frank Omiyale68OT2716110.0000
Josh Beekman67OG2611110.0000
Juaquin Iglesias17WR221110.0000
Jarron Gilbert90DT234110.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

2009 Chicago Bears team stats
Points20.419th of 32
Passing Yards217.117th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.710th of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.730th of 32
Rushing Yards93.329th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.429th of 32
Sacks2.213th of 32
Tackles69.96th of 32
Touchdowns2.319th of 32
Total Yards323.124th of 32
Points Allowed23.421st of 32
Point Differential-4821st of 32
3rd Down Conversion %37.318th of 32

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

Results

  1. Sep 13, 2009@ GBL 15-21
  2. Sep 20, 2009vs PITW 17-14
  3. Sep 27, 2009@ SEAW 25-19
  4. Oct 4, 2009vs DETW 48-24
  5. Oct 18, 2009@ ATLL 14-21
  6. Oct 25, 2009@ CINL 10-45
  7. Nov 1, 2009vs CLEW 30-6
  8. Nov 8, 2009vs ARIL 21-41
  9. Nov 12, 2009@ SFL 6-10
  10. Nov 22, 2009vs PHIL 20-24
  11. Nov 29, 2009@ MINL 10-36
  12. Dec 6, 2009vs LARW 17-9
  13. Dec 13, 2009vs GBL 14-21
  14. Dec 20, 2009@ BALL 7-31
  15. Dec 28, 2009vs MINW 36-30
  16. Jan 3, 2010@ DETW 37-23

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.