bears defensive rankings by year 2000 to 2022

From 2000 through 2022, the Chicago Bears allowed their fewest points per game in a season in 2005, with 12.6 points allowed.

	TEAM	OPP PPG	SEASON	GP	W	L	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bears	12.6	2005	16	11	5	28	260	16.3	202	233	28.8	43.8
2	Bears	12.7	2001	16	13	3	37	338	21.1	203	277	32.9	47.6
3	Bears	15.9	2006	16	13	3	47	427	26.7	255	300	36.8	69.2
4	Bears	17.3	2012	16	10	6	42	375	23.4	277	292	36.5	38.5
5	Bears	17.7	2018	16	12	4	50	421	26.3	283	331	41.0	60.0
6	Bears	17.9	2010	16	11	5	37	334	20.9	286	263	32.8	28.6
7	Bears	18.6	2019	16	8	8	30	280	17.5	298	297	35.6	33.3
8	Bears	20.0	2017	16	5	11	31	264	16.5	320	267	34.6	38.9
9	Bears	20.7	2004	16	5	11	26	231	14.4	331	230	25.1	31.6
10	Bears	21.3	2011	16	8	8	38	353	22.1	341	271	32.5	25.0
11	Bears	21.6	2003	16	7	9	29	283	17.7	346	264	33.8	65.2
12	Bears	21.8	2007	16	7	9	34	334	20.9	348	266	34.0	43.8
13	Bears	21.9	2008	16	9	7	42	375	23.4	350	264	35.6	42.9
14	Bears	22.2	2000	16	5	11	22	216	13.5	355	239	30.2	44.0
15	Bears	23.1	2020	16	8	8	40	372	23.3	370	335	34.6	60.7
16	Bears	23.4	2009	16	7	9	36	327	20.4	375	262	37.3	38.9
17	Bears	23.7	2002	16	4	12	31	281	17.6	379	260	33.8	47.6
18	Bears	23.9	2021	17	6	11	33	311	18.3	407	333	34.7	41.7
19	Bears	24.8	2015	16	6	10	34	335	20.9	397	312	42.5	60.0
20	Bears	24.9	2016	16	3	13	32	279	17.4	399	324	37.8	28.6
21	Bears	27.2	2022	17	3	14	37	326	19.2	463	278	40.9	32.0
22	Bears	27.6	2014	16	5	11	40	319	19.9	442	322	37.7	46.4
23	Bears	29.9	2013	16	8	8	52	445	27.8	478	344	42.1	61.5

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More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,546

Williams

RUSH

576

Swift

REC

644

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

7th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

142.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

256.7

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	CHI	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 12/19	CHI	@	BUF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

3 - 6

Final

Bears

7 - 2

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000