2012 Chicago Bears roster

10-6

Coach: Lovie Smith

The Chicago Bears went 10-6 in the 2012 NFL regular season, 3rd of 4 in the NFC North.

2012 Bears roster: passing

2012 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 Cutler6QB29152554343,033191481.3
Jason Campbell2QB31632512652272.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2012 Bears roster: rushing

2012 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 Forte22RB27152481,0944.45
Michael Bush29RB28131144113.65
Jay Cutler6QB2915412335.70
Armando Allen25RB2315271244.61
Jason Campbell2QB3167284.00
Devin Hester23WR3015362.00
Brandon Marshall15WR28161-2-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2012 Bears roster: receiving

2012 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.
Brandon Marshall15WR28161181941,50812.811
Earl Bennett80WR2512294937512.92
Alshon Jeffery17WR2210244836715.33
Matt Forte22RB271544603407.71
Devin Hester23WR3015234024210.51
Kellen Davis87TE2716194422912.12
Michael Bush29RB2813911839.20
Kyle Adams86TE2415484010.00
Matt Spaeth89TE2916610284.71
Eric Weems14WR2716242713.50
Evan Rodriguez48TE241248215.30
Armando Allen25RB231523168.00
Dane Sanzenbacher18WR2451377.00
Lance Louis60G27111144.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2012 Bears roster: defense

2012 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 Briggs55LB3216103741.52112
Charles Tillman33CB311686740.031610
Major Wright21S241671520.0481
Brian Urlacher54LB341268530.0172
Chris Conte47S231568520.0290
Nick Roach53LB271666511.5041
Tim Jennings26CB291460550.09210
Israel Idonije71DE321648297.5001
Henry Melton69DT261444326.0002
Julius Peppers90DE3216393211.5021
Kelvin Hayden24DB291637260.0150
D.J. Moore30CB251332270.0260
Corey Wootton98DE251627207.0012
Stephen Paea92DT241524132.5000
Geno Hayes58LB251516140.0020
Anthony Walters37S241615130.0000
Shea McClellin99LB23141472.5000
Craig Steltz20SS26131390.0002
Amobi Okoye91DT2591291.0001
Nate Collins93DT2591160.0010
Zack Bowman—CB281111100.0020
Blake Costanzo52LB2814960.0000
Eric Weems14WR2716850.0000
Sherrick McManis27S2512740.0000
Armando Allen25RB2315530.0000
Brandon Marshall15WR2816440.0000
Matt Toeaina75DT283420.0000
Joe Anderson19WR243320.0002
Cheta Ozougwu95DE242330.0000
Earl Bennett80WR2512330.0000
Kellen Davis87TE2716220.0000
Patrick Mannelly65C3716210.0000
Matt Forte22RB2715220.0000
Jay Cutler6QB2915220.0000
Jerry Franklin59LB243200.0000
Devin Hester23WR3015220.0000
Lance Louis60G2711220.0000
Matt Spaeth89TE2916110.0000
Evan Rodriguez48TE2412110.0000
Kyle Adams86TE2415110.0000
Roberto Garza63C3316110.0000
Gabe Carimi72OT2416110.0000
Adam Podlesh8P2916110.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

2012 Chicago Bears team stats
Points23.416th of 32
Passing Yards187.429th of 32
Passing Touchdowns1.322nd of 32
Interceptions Thrown1.018th of 32
Rushing Yards123.110th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.718th of 32
Sacks2.68th of 32
Tackles59.930th of 32
Touchdowns2.615th of 32
Total Yards329.325th of 32
Points Allowed17.33rd of 32
Point Differential986th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %36.522nd of 32

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

Results

  1. Sep 9, 2012vs INDW 41-21
  2. Sep 13, 2012@ GBL 10-23
  3. Sep 23, 2012vs LARW 23-6
  4. Oct 1, 2012@ DALW 34-18
  5. Oct 7, 2012@ JAXW 41-3
  6. Oct 22, 2012vs DETW 13-7
  7. Oct 28, 2012vs CARW 23-22
  8. Nov 4, 2012@ TENW 51-20
  9. Nov 11, 2012vs HOUL 6-13
  10. Nov 19, 2012@ SFL 7-32
  11. Nov 25, 2012vs MINW 28-10
  12. Dec 2, 2012vs SEAL 17-23
  13. Dec 9, 2012@ MINL 14-21
  14. Dec 16, 2012vs GBL 13-21
  15. Dec 23, 2012@ ARIW 28-13
  16. Dec 30, 2012@ DETW 26-24

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.