The Chicago Bears were 4-12 in 1997. They finished 5th in the NFC Central and 14th in the NFC.

1997 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
263
4,990
1,128
4.4
1,746
490
3.6
3,501
595
5.9
43
257
305
94
188
23
107
867
Team Rank
28th
17th
1st
26th
16th
7th
23rd
18th
3rd
29th
17th
17th
10th
18th
6th
14th
20th
18th
Opponent
16
421
4,888
935
5.2
1,858
421
4.4
3,289
476
6.9
38
259
281
97
156
28
93
763
Opponent Rank
29th
12th
2nd
24th
19th
8th
27th
9th
4th
20th
18th
13th
10th
15th
8th
24th
23rd
23rd
Net
-158
+102
+193
-0.8
-112
+69
-0.9
+212
+119
-1.0
+5
-2
+24
-3
+32
-5
+14
+104
Net Rank
29th
11th
1st
30th
17th
7th
28th
10th
2nd
30th
21st
12th
9th
15th
5th
22nd
24th
23rd

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM