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2006 Chicago Bears
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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)
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2006 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Rex Grossman | 26 | 3 | 16 | 262 for 480, 3,193 yards, 23 td, 20 int, & 24 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 2003 |
| RB | Thomas Jones | 28 | 6 | 16 | 296 rushes for 1,210 yards, 6 td, & 36 catches for 154 yards and 0 td | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Cedric Benson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 157 rushes for 647 yards, 6 td, & 8 catches for 54 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 2005 |
| FB | Jason McKie | 26 | 4 | 12 | 8 rushes for 18 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 162 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Bernard Berrian | 26 | 2 | 14 | 51 catches for 775 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 33 | 10 | 16 | 60 catches for 863 yards, 5 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| TE | Desmond Clark | 29 | 7 | 16 | 45 catches for 626 yards, 6 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| LT | John Tait | 31 | 7 | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 |
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| LG | Ruben Brown* | 34 | 11 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
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| C | Olin Kreutz*+ | 29 | 8 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 |
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| RG | Roberto Garza | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 99th pick / 2001 |
| RT | Fred Miller | 33 | 10 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Adewale Ogunleye | 29 | 5 | 14 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Tommie Harris* | 23 | 2 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 2004 |
| RDT | Tank Johnson | 25 | 2 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 47th pick / 2004 |
| RDT | Ian Scott | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Alex Brown | 27 | 4 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Hunter Hillenmeyer | 26 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 166th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Brian Urlacher*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Lance Briggs* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Charles Tillman | 25 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Nathan Vasher | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Ricky Manning | 26 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| SS | Chris Harris | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| SS | Mike Brown | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| SS | Todd Johnson | 27 | 2 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 2003 |
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| FS | Danieal Manning | 24 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Robbie Gould*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 32 of 36 field goals & 47 of 47 extra points | |
| P | Brad Maynard | 32 | 9 | 0 | 77 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| PR | Devin Hester*+ | 24 | Rook | 0 | 47 punt returns for a 12.8 average and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 57th pick / 2006 |
| KR | Rashied Davis | 27 | 1 | 2 | 32 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mark Anderson | 23 | DE | 16 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Alabama | 5/26/1983 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 159th pick / 2006 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo* | 30 | LB | 16 | 1 | 230 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/6/1976 | 3 | |
| Cedric Benson | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Texas | 12/28/1982 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 2005 |
| Bernard Berrian | 26 | WR | 15 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 12/27/1980 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 2004 |
| Alfonso Boone | 30 | DT | 12 | 4 | 318 | 6-4 | Mount San Antonio Junior College | 1/11/1976 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 253rd pick / 2000 |
| Mark Bradley | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/29/1982 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2005 |
| Lance Briggs* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-1 | Arizona | 11/12/1980 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2003 |
| Alex Brown | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/4/1979 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| Mike Brown | 28 | DB | 6 | 6 | 212 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/13/1978 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| Ruben Brown* | 34 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| Desmond Clark | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 4/20/1977 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| Airese Currie | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Clemson | 11/16/1982 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 140th pick / 2005 |
| Rashied Davis | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | San Jose State | 7/24/1979 | 1 | |
| Tyler Everett | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 11/4/1983 | Rook | |
| Justin Gage | 25 | WR | 8 | 0 | 208 | 6-4 | Missouri | 1/25/1981 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 143rd pick / 2003 |
| Antonio Garay | 27 | DE | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Boston College | 11/30/1979 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 195th pick / 2003 |
| Roberto Garza | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/26/1979 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 99th pick / 2001 |
| John Gilmore | 27 | TE | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-4 | Penn State | 9/21/1979 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 196th pick / 2002 |
| Robbie Gould*+ | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Penn State | 12/6/1982 | 1 | |
| Brian Griese | 31 | QB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| Rex Grossman | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/23/1980 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 2003 |
| Chris Harris | 24 | DB | 11 | 7 | 206 | 6-1 | La-Monroe | 8/6/1982 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 181st pick / 2005 |
| Tommie Harris* | 23 | DT | 12 | 11 | 300 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 4/29/1983 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 2004 |
| Devin Hester*+ | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1982 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 57th pick / 2006 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 26 | LB | 15 | 13 | 238 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 10/28/1980 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 166th pick / 2003 |
| Israel Idonije | 26 | DT | 13 | 1 | 290 | 6-7 | Manitoba | 11/17/1980 | 2 | |
| Leon Joe | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Maryland | 10/26/1981 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 2004 |
| Tank Johnson | 25 | DT | 14 | 10 | 300 | 6-3 | Washington | 12/7/1981 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 47th pick / 2004 |
| Todd Johnson | 27 | DB | 12 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/18/1979 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 2003 |
| Thomas Jones | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 5-10 | Virginia | 8/19/1978 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 2000 |
| Olin Kreutz*+ | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/9/1977 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 |
| Patrick Mannelly | 31 | T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Duke | 4/18/1975 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 189th pick / 1998 |
| Danieal Manning | 24 | DB | 16 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Abilene Christian | 8/9/1982 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| Ricky Manning | 26 | DB | 15 | 6 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/18/1980 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| Marcus Maxey | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 2/2/1983 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 154th pick / 2006 |
| Brad Maynard | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Ball State | 2/9/1974 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| Darrell McClover | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/25/1981 | 2 | New York Jets / 7th / 213th pick / 2004 |
| Brandon McGowan | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Maine | 9/16/1983 | 1 | |
| Jason McKie | 26 | FB | 15 | 12 | 240 | 5-11 | Temple | 5/22/1980 | 4 | |
| Terrence Metcalf | 28 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 1/28/1978 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2002 |
| Fred Miller | 33 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 5/5/1973 | 10 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana | 8/9/1977 | 5 | |
| Adrian Peterson | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Georgia Southern | 7/1/1979 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 199th pick / 2002 |
| Gabe Reid | 29 | TE | 13 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | BYU | 5/28/1977 | 3 | |
| J.D. Runnels | 22 | RB | 2 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 6/19/1984 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 195th pick / 2006 |
| Ian Scott | 25 | DT | 15 | 7 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida | 11/8/1981 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 2003 |
| John St. Clair | 29 | T | 16 | 2 | 320 | 6-4 | Virginia | 7/15/1977 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 94th pick / 2000 |
| Derrick Strait | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 8/27/1980 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 76th pick / 2004 |
| John Tait | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 315 | 6-6 | BYU | 1/26/1975 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 |
| Charles Tillman | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 2/23/1981 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 2003 |
| Nick Turnbull | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Florida International | 7/28/1981 | Rook | |
| Brian Urlacher*+ | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-4 | New Mexico | 5/25/1978 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| Nathan Vasher | 25 | DB | 14 | 13 | 180 | 5-10 | Texas | 11/17/1981 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 2004 |
| Dante Wesley | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| Jamar Williams | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 6/14/1984 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 120th pick / 2006 |
| Rod Wilson | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 11/12/1982 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 220th pick / 2005 |
| Cameron Worrell | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/14/1979 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 237.4 | 6-1.6 | 3.4 |