2011 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | The McCaskey Family |
General manager | Jerry Angelo |
Head coach | Lovie Smith |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd NFC North |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | Matt Forte, RB Lance Briggs, OLB Brian Urlacher, MLB Charles Tillman, CB Corey Graham, CB |
AP All-Pros | Devin Hester, PR/KR (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
The 2011 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 92nd overall season in the National Football League (NFL), and the 8th under head coach Lovie Smith. The Bears, defending NFC North Division champions, attempted a return to the playoffs after falling in the NFC Championship Game to their arch-rival Green Bay Packers. The club was scheduled to partake in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game but due to the lockout, the game was cancelled. The Bears traveled to Wembley Stadium in London to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL International Series and played the Green Bay Packers on Christmas Day evening in the only scheduled game on that day.[1] Despite starting the season with a 7–3 record, the Bears went 1–5 the rest of the way, finishing the season with an 8–8 record and not qualifying for the playoffs. The season would begin somewhat of a lengthy playoff drought for the organization, as they would not return to the playoffs again until 2018.