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National Football Conference · NFC North
The Chicago Bears were founded in 1920 in Decatur, Illinois, making them one of the NFL's oldest franchises. Known as Da Bears or the Monsters of the Midway, the team plays home games at Soldier Field in Chicago and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Owner George McCaskey oversees operations, with Ryan Poles serving as general manager and Ben Johnson as head coach. The Bears' recent history reflects the inconsistency that has marked much of the modern era. A 12–4 campaign in 2018 stands as the high point of the past decade-plus, bookended by rebuilding stretches that included a 3–13 mark in 2016 and another 3–14 finish in 2022. The 2025 season brought renewed optimism, with the team posting an 11–6 record and returning to the playoffs behind a roster featuring quarterback Caleb Williams, running back D'Andre Swift, pass rusher Montez Sweat, and tight end Cole Kmet.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 77 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 71 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–0 | — |
| 2025 | 11–6 | Made the playoffs |
| 2024 | 5–12 | — |
| 2023 | 7–10 | — |
| 2022 | 3–14 | — |
| 2021 | 6–11 | — |
| 2020 | 8–8 | Made the playoffs |
| 2019 | 8–8 | — |
| 2018 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 5–11 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Chicago Bears, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 98% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 96% of the room, across 3 articles · 100.0 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
Page 4 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“I'm gonna go with the Bears beating the Eagles.”
| 2016 |
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| 3–13 |
| — |
| 2015 | 6–10 | — |
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| 2010 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 7–9 | — |
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more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 86% of the room, across 4 articles · 74.5 accuracy on this team (4 settled)
more bearish than 85% of the room, across 3 articles · 53.6 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 84% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
“Brady and Burkhart are going back to Chicago for Packers and Bears”
“the no changes with the Bears at home against the Cleveland Browns in the cold”
“they do have the Cleveland Browns at home next. I think they're gonna be a 10 win team welcoming the Packers into their house”
“The NFC North is only getting two playoff teams, and one of them is the bears.”
“He said the Bears were gonna go eleven and six when he did the win loss game back in May.”
“Although I could see them both kinda going eight and nine. Eight and nine.”
“So week 16, your bears come to play my niners... Bear up, bear down. You don't stand a chance.”
“Caleb for MVP.”
“Romadunze really has a chance to be the number one wide receiver in Chicago.”
“Caleb Williams is gonna take a massive leap. I'm talking top five MVP incoming.”
“That means you're talking about eleven, twelve win season there... That's what I'm talking about.”
“So I understand. A top five MVP finish? Yeah. Why not? ... Alright, Chris. Thank you. I'll give you this one.”
“Caleb Williams is gonna break the Bears passing and touchdown records in 2025... 30 touchdowns and 3,900 yards.”
“Caleb Williams is gonna break the Bears passing and touchdown records in 2025. That's a tall order, pal. 30 touchdowns and 3,900 yards.”
“the bears forty first overall, they add to the mix, Trevion Henderson”
“This is where I slotted Malachi Lawrence the Edge from E c F... I like him to the Bears here at twenty five”
“chicago bears twenty five... it's Gonna Be, caleb banks the defensive Tackle From Florida”
“Let's give him a safety. Emmanuel McNeil Warren nine pass breakups over the last two years.”
“if it doesn't affect the ability to throw the ball and Caleb Williams goes off for three hundred and forty passing yards against those corners, that would not surprise me at all”
“I think the Bears can win that game outright. So my five picks are Dallas minus six and a half, Jacksonville minus six and a half, Pittsburgh minus four, Buffalo minus two and a half, Chicago plus three.”
“I think the Bears can win that game outright.”
“you're a home seven point favorite against rookie Shador Sanders, so this is a game they should win”
“I think the Bears do enough to win here, but I have no action on this game.”
“I am rolling with Chicago laying two and a half at home against Pittsburgh... It feels like a Bear's ugly three point win.”
“I'm gonna take the Bears to win and the Bears to cover twenty seven twenty one”
“Like the Seahawks, sort of like the Bears, sort of like the Packers.”
“I think the Bears could end up like supplanting San Francisco as a wild card team.”
“I know, the Bears, someone jumps out as being strange, but everything else, I mean, the wildcard teams, the division champs, like, I'm pretty comfortable with that.”
“Bears minus three. Okay, that's against the Bengals. Yep, coaching mismatch... I just think the Bears their floor is much higher. I think we get this win.”
“It was Eagles, Commanders, Lions, Bears, Packers, Bucks, Rams.”
“I went through the schedule and it looks like eight and nine, nine and eight to me”
“I got Green Bay bringing up second, Detroit falls the third, and the Bears. They will be fourth in the NFC North”
“going Bears under for the fourth straight year, even though I do think they will be better eight and a half”
“Brandon, hash Chicago, Minnesota and green Bay.”
“I like what they did offensively enough for them to make the playoffs.”
“I think the Bears eke into the playoffs.”
“Number ten the Bears... I think the Bears are gonna get will Johnson the corner.”
“Mimbo does not get past the Bears. There's no chance Mimbo is going to be a top ten pick... watch out for Mimbo. In the top ten”
“finally number ten Chicago Bears... But Josh Simmons, the tackle out of Ohio State... my guy, Josh Simmons, That's who I'd go with here.”