2014 Chicago Bears season

2014 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
General managerPhil Emery
Head coachMarc Trestman
Home fieldSoldier Field
Local radioWBBM · WCFS · WLEY · WSCR
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersMartellus Bennett, TE
Kyle Long, RG
AP All-ProsKyle Long, RG
Uniform

The 2014 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 95th season in the National Football League (NFL), as well as the second and final under head coach Marc Trestman. The Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs after being eliminated from contention in week fourteen, their fourth consecutive season without making the postseason.[1]

The Bears entered 2014 with hopes of improving their 8–8 record in 2013. After losing the season opener to the Buffalo Bills, the Bears won their next two games. However, this would be the only week of 2014 that the Bears had a winning record, as they fell to 3–5 upon reaching the bye week. The Bears lost three of those games by more than one touchdown, and allowed more than 50 points in consecutive games against the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. The Bears won two straight games after the loss to the Packers, but ended the season with five consecutive losses, all but two (in the second games against the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings) by more than two scores. The Bears ended the season 5–11, their first losing season since 2009 and first season with more than ten losses since 2004.

General manager Phil Emery was fired on December 29, and Trestman was fired later in the day.

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