You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Chicago Bears > 2006 Statistics & Players

2006 Chicago Bears

Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season

Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary

2006 NFC Champions

Scored 427 points (26.7/g), 2nd of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 255 points (15.9/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 172 points (10.8/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 12.4-3.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 4th.

Coached by Lovie Smith (13-3-0)

2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 10 W 1-0 @ Green Bay Packers 26 0 18 361 252 109 1 14 267 164 103 3
2 Sun September 17 W 2-0 Detroit Lions 34 7 22 383 294 89 1 15 245 199 46 3
3 Sun September 24 W 3-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 19 16 19 325 274 51 2 11 286 189 97 2
4 Sun October 1 W 4-0 Seattle Seahawks 37 6 21 362 219 143 14 230 153 77 2
5 Sun October 8 W 5-0 Buffalo Bills 40 7 23 351 195 156 1 10 145 87 58 5
6 Mon October 16 W 6-0 @ Arizona Cardinals 24 23 9 168 130 38 6 17 286 220 66 2
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 29 W 7-0 San Francisco 49ers 41 10 24 402 257 145 12 248 121 127 5
9 Sun November 5 L 7-1 Miami Dolphins 13 31 20 292 189 103 6 17 298 137 161 2
10 Sun November 12 W 8-1 @ New York Giants 38 20 21 352 234 118 3 15 249 99 150 3
11 Sun November 19 W 9-1 @ New York Jets 10 0 12 284 111 173 15 264 156 108 2
12 Sun November 26 L 9-2 @ New England Patriots 13 17 21 324 171 153 4 20 352 267 85 5
13 Sun December 3 W 10-2 Minnesota Vikings 23 13 6 107 24 83 5 21 346 156 190 5
14 Mon December 11 W 11-2 @ St. Louis Rams 42 27 22 372 200 172 28 433 332 101 1
15 Sun December 17 W 12-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34 31 27 446 312 134 1 11 357 300 57 2
16 Sun December 24 W 13-2 @ Detroit Lions 26 21 22 354 238 116 18 327 260 67 1
17 Sun December 31 L 13-3 Green Bay Packers 7 26 13 316 181 135 6 20 373 276 97 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 14 W 14-3 Seattle Seahawks 27 24
ConfChamp Sun January 21 W 15-3 New Orleans Saints 39 14
SuperBowl Sun February 4 L 15-4 N Indianapolis Colts 17 29

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 427 5199 1042 5.0 300 282 514 3281 24 22 6.1 161 503 1918 14 3.8 103 36 14 36
Team Defense 255 4706 1023 4.6 439 328 581 3116 18 24 5.0 159 402 1590 7 4.0 258 44 20 22
Lg Rank Offense 2 15 14 17 14 8 27 11 5 15 11 23 28 21
Lg Rank Defense 3 5 6 31 11 9 2 2 5 6 2 11 1 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Rex Grossman 26 QB 16 16 262 480 54.6 3193 23 4.8 20 4.2 62 6.7 5.3 12.2 199.6 73.9 21 142 6.1 4.8 4.2
Brian Griese 31 6 0 18 32 56.3 220 1 3.1 2 6.3 75 6.9 4.4 12.2 36.7 62.0 3 22 5.7 3.4 8.6
Thomas Jones 28 RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 -4 0 0.0 0 0.0 -4 -4.0 -4.0 -4.0 -0.3 79.2 1 1 -2.5 -2.5 50.0
Brad Maynard 32 P 16 0 1 1 100.0 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 37 37.0 37.0 37.0 2.3 118.7 0 0 37.0 37.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 282 514 54.9 3446 24 4.7 22 4.3 75 6.7 5.2 12.2 215.4 73.5 25 165 6.1 4.7 4.6
Opp Total 16 328 581 56.5 3116 18 3.1 24 4.1 5.4 3.8 9.5 194.8 64.6 40 272 5.0 3.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Thomas Jones 28 RB 16 16 296 1210 6 30 4.1 75.6 18.5 36 154 4.3 0 21 2.3 9.6 1364 6 1
Cedric Benson 24 rb 15 0 157 647 6 30 4.1 43.1 10.5 8 54 6.8 0 22 0.5 3.6 701 6 0
Rex Grossman 26 QB 16 16 24 2 0 22 0.1 0.1 1.5 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 -2 0 8
Adrian Peterson 27 16 0 10 41 2 11 4.1 2.6 0.6 6 88 14.7 0 37 0.4 5.5 129 2 2
Jason McKie 26 FB 15 12 8 18 0 7 2.3 1.2 0.5 25 162 6.5 0 26 1.7 10.8 180 0 0
Brian Griese 31 6 0 6 -5 0 0 -0.8 -0.8 1.0 -5 0 1
Bernard Berrian 26 WR 15 14 2 5 0 5 2.5 0.3 0.1 51 775 15.2 6 62 3.4 51.7 780 6 2
Muhsin Muhammad 33 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 863 14.4 5 40 3.8 53.9 863 5 1
Desmond Clark 29 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 626 13.9 6 33 2.8 39.1 626 6 0
Rashied Davis 27 RET 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 303 13.8 2 31 1.4 18.9 303 2 1
Mark Bradley 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 282 20.1 3 75 1.4 28.2 282 3 0
John Gilmore 27 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 38 6.3 2 18 0.4 2.4 38 2 0
Justin Gage 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 68 17.0 0 34 0.5 8.5 68 0 1
Gabe Reid 29 13 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 37 9.3 0 19 0.3 2.8 37 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 503 1918 14 30 3.8 119.9 31.4 282 3446 12.2 24 75 17.6 215.4 5364 38 26
Opp Total 16 402 1590 7 4.0 99.4 25.1 328 3116 9.5 18 20.5 194.8 4706 25 32

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Devin Hester*+ 24 RET 16 0 47 600 3 84 12.8 20 528 2 96 26.4 1128
Rashied Davis 27 RET 16 2 32 753 0 42 23.5 1056
Adrian Peterson 27 16 0 3 49 0 25 16.3 178
Bernard Berrian 26 WR 15 14 2 7 0 7 3.5 787
Danieal Manning 24 FS 16 14 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Darrell McClover 25 7 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Jason McKie 26 FB 15 12 1 11 0 11 11.0 191
Muhsin Muhammad 33 WR 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 866
Dante Wesley 27 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 50 607 3 84 12.1 59 1373 2 96 23.3 7344
Opp Total 16 38 0 83 1730 0 20.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Robbie Gould*+ 24 K 16 0 36 32 88.9% 47 47 100.0%
Brad Maynard 32 P 16 0 77 3404 65 0 44.2
Team Total 26.6 16 36 32 88.9% 47 47 100.0% 77 3404 65 0 44.2
Opp Total 16 27 18 66.7% 28 27 96.4% 100 4370 43.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Mark Anderson 23 16 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 24 4
Alex Brown 27 RDE 16 16 7.0 2 22 0 18 4 3 0 2 0 0 41 6
Rex Grossman 26 QB 16 16 8 2 -4 0
Devin Hester*+ 24 RET 16 0 8 2 0 0
Adewale Ogunleye 29 LDE 14 14 6.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 29 14
Ricky Manning 26 rcb 15 6 2.0 5 113 1 54 9 1 0 2 0 0 43 10
Tommie Harris* 23 LDT 12 11 5.0 0 0 1 17 0 22 6
Charles Tillman 25 LCB 14 14 5 32 0 13 14 1 0 1 40 1 69 12
Lance Briggs* 26 RLB 16 16 1.0 2 18 0 18 9 4 0 1 0 0 113 21
Brian Urlacher*+ 28 MLB 16 16 3 38 0 36 9 1 0 1 0 0 93 49
Cameron Worrell 27 16 0 1.0 1 0 3 0 0 20 2
Tank Johnson 25 RDT 14 10 3.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 3 1
Brendon Ayanbadejo* 30 16 1 1 0 3 2 0 23 3
Danieal Manning 24 FS 16 14 2 26 0 15 7 4 0 1 0 0 53 17
Adrian Peterson 27 16 0 2 1 0 0
Nathan Vasher 25 RCB 14 13 3 11 0 7 8 33 12
Bernard Berrian 26 WR 15 14 2 0 0 0
Alfonso Boone 30 12 4 2.0 22 4
Chris Harris 24 SS 11 7 2 19 0 16 5 44 10
Israel Idonije 26 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 6
Mike Brown 28 ss 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 19 5
Rashied Davis 27 RET 16 2 0 1 0 0 0
Justin Gage 25 8 0 1 0 0 0
Roberto Garza 27 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Brian Griese 31 6 0 1 0 0 0
Hunter Hillenmeyer 26 LLB 15 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 36 12
Thomas Jones 28 RB 16 16 1 0 0 0
Muhsin Muhammad 33 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Ian Scott 25 rdt 15 7 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 16 7
Dante Wesley 27 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
Team Total 26.6 16 40.0 24 279 1 54 84 25 26 30 58 2 807 221 1
Opp Total 16 25 32 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Robbie Gould*+ 24 K 16 0 47 32 143
Cedric Benson 24 rb 15 0 6 36
Bernard Berrian 26 WR 15 14 6 36
Desmond Clark 29 TE 16 16 6 36
Devin Hester*+ 24 RET 16 0 3 2 1 36
Thomas Jones 28 RB 16 16 6 36
Muhsin Muhammad 33 WR 16 16 5 30
Mark Bradley 24 10 0 3 18
Rashied Davis 27 RET 16 2 2 12
John Gilmore 27 16 3 2 12
Adrian Peterson 27 16 0 2 12
Mike Brown 28 ss 6 6 1 6
Ricky Manning 26 rcb 15 6 1 6
Charles Tillman 25 LCB 14 14 1 6
Tank Johnson 25 RDT 14 10 1 2
Team Total 26.6 16 14 24 3 2 2 1 1 47 32 1 427
Opp Total 16 7 18 27 18 255