Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks

31 since 1999 · Last start: Case Keenum

Who has started at quarterback for the Bears?

The Chicago Bears have started 31 quarterbacks since 1999. Jay Cutler made the most starts since 1999: 102 (51-51). Only in 2006, 2009, 2024, and 2025 did one quarterback start every game since 1999. In 2026 2 have started: Case Keenum (2) and Caleb Williams (2); Case Keenum started the last game.

Year by yearMost starts

Bears starting quarterbacks by year

Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Caleb Williams 2 (1-1)Case Keenum 2 (2-0)3-1—
2025Caleb Williams 17 (11-6)11-6Caleb Williams 1-1
2024Caleb Williams 17 (5-12)5-12—
2023Justin Fields 13 (5-8)Tyson Bagent 4 (2-2)7-10—
2022Justin Fields 15 (3-12)Trevor Siemian 1 (0-1)Nathan Peterman 1 (0-1)3-14—
2021Andy Dalton 6 (3-3)Justin Fields 10 (2-8)Nick Foles 1 (1-0)6-11—
2020Mitch Trubisky 9 (6-3)Nick Foles 7 (2-5)8-8Mitch Trubisky 0-1
2019Mitch Trubisky 15 (8-7)Chase Daniel 1 (0-1)8-8—
2018Mitch Trubisky 14 (11-3)Chase Daniel 2 (1-1)12-4Mitch Trubisky 0-1
2017Mike Glennon 4 (1-3)Mitch Trubisky 12 (4-8)5-11—
2016Jay Cutler 5 (1-4)Brian Hoyer 5 (1-4)Matt Barkley 6 (1-5)3-13—
2015Jay Cutler 15 (6-9)Jimmy Clausen 1 (0-1)6-10—
2014Jay Cutler 15 (5-10)Jimmy Clausen 1 (0-1)5-11—
2013Jay Cutler 11 (5-6)Josh McCown 5 (3-2)8-8—
2012Jay Cutler 15 (10-5)Jason Campbell 1 (0-1)10-6—
2011Jay Cutler 10 (7-3)Caleb Hanie 4 (0-4)Josh McCown 2 (1-1)8-8—
2010Jay Cutler 15 (10-5)Todd Collins 1 (1-0)11-5Jay Cutler 1-1
2009Jay Cutler 16 (7-9)7-9—
2008Kyle Orton 15 (9-6)Rex Grossman 1 (0-1)9-7—
2007Rex Grossman 7 (2-5)Brian Griese 6 (3-3)Kyle Orton 3 (2-1)7-9—
2006Rex Grossman 16 (13-3)13-3Rex Grossman 2-1
2005Kyle Orton 15 (10-5)Rex Grossman 1 (1-0)11-5Rex Grossman 0-1
2004Rex Grossman 3 (1-2)Jonathan Quinn 3 (0-3)Craig Krenzel 5 (3-2)Chad Hutchinson 5 (1-4)5-11—
2003Kordell Stewart 8 (2-6)Chris Chandler 6 (3-3)Rex Grossman 2 (2-0)7-9—
2002Jim Miller 8 (2-6)Chris Chandler 7 (2-5)Henry Burris 1 (0-1)4-12—
2001Shane Matthews 3 (2-1)Jim Miller 13 (11-2)13-3Jim Miller 0-1
2000Cade McNown 9 (1-8)Jim Miller 2 (1-1)Shane Matthews 5 (3-2)5-11—
1999Shane Matthews 7 (3-4)Cade McNown 6 (2-4)Jim Miller 3 (1-2)6-10—

Most starts at quarterback for the Bears

Chicago Bears quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-LPctPlayoffs
Jay Cutler2009–201610251-51.5001-1
Mitch Trubisky2017–20205029-21.5800-2
Justin Fields2021–20233810-28.263—
Caleb Williams2024–20263617-19.4721-1
Kyle Orton2005–20083321-12.636—
Rex Grossman2003–20083019-11.6332-2
Jim Miller1999–20022615-11.5770-1
Shane Matthews1999–2001158-7.533—
Cade McNown1999–2000153-12.200—
Chris Chandler2002–2003135-8.385—
Nick Foles2020–202183-5.375—
Kordell Stewart200382-6.250—
Josh McCown2011–201374-3.571—
Andy Dalton202163-3.500—
Brian Griese200763-3.500—
Matt Barkley201661-5.167—
Craig Krenzel200453-2.600—
Brian Hoyer201651-4.200—
Chad Hutchinson200451-4.200—
Tyson Bagent202342-2.500—
Mike Glennon201741-3.250—
Caleb Hanie201140-4.000—
Chase Daniel2018–201931-2.333—
Jonathan Quinn200430-3.000—
Case Keenum202622-01.000—
Jimmy Clausen2014–201520-2.000—
Todd Collins201011-01.000—
Trevor Siemian202210-1.000—
Nathan Peterman202210-1.000—
Jason Campbell201210-1.000—
Henry Burris200210-1.000—

Regular season unless marked. A starter is the quarterback who took the first snap, credited with the game's result however long he played: nflverse's game file from 1999, Pro-Football-Reference's record as starter for 1950-98 (no playoff starts before 1999). A quarterback traded within a season before 1999 is left out of that season.