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2008 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 16th.
Differential of 25 points (1.6/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.1, Offense: 1.1, Defense: 1.0, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Lovie Smith (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ron Turner
Training Camp: Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Kyle Orton | 26 | 3 | 15 | 272 for 465, 2,972 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 49 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 106th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Matt Forte | 23 | Rook | 16 | 316 rushes for 1,238 yards, 8 td, & 63 catches for 477 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Jason McKie | 28 | 6 | 8 | 11 rushes for 26 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 64 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Rashied Davis | 29 | 3 | 12 | 35 catches for 445 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Devin Hester | 26 | 2 | 8 | 51 catches for 665 yards, 3 td, & 6 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 57th pick / 2006 |
| WR | Marty Booker | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 catches for 211 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Brandon Lloyd | 27 | 5 | 5 | 26 catches for 364 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 124th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Desmond Clark | 31 | 9 | 16 | 41 catches for 367 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Greg Olsen | 23 | 1 | 7 | 54 catches for 574 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 31st pick / 2007 |
| LT | John St. Clair | 31 | 6 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 94th pick / 2000 | |
| LG | Josh Beekman | 25 | 1 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 130th pick / 2007 | |
| C | Olin Kreutz | 31 | 10 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 | |
| RG | Roberto Garza | 29 | 7 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 99th pick / 2001 | |
| RT | John Tait | 33 | 9 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Adewale Ogunleye | 31 | 7 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Dusty Dvoracek | 27 | 1 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2006 | |
| RDT | Tommie Harris | 25 | 4 | 13 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 2004 |
| RDE | Alex Brown | 29 | 6 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Nick Roach | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Hunter Hillenmeyer | 28 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 166th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Brian Urlacher | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Lance Briggs* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Charles Tillman | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Corey Graham | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 168th pick / 2007 |
| RCB | Nathan Vasher | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Kevin Payne | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 167th pick / 2007 |
| FS | Mike Brown | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Robbie Gould | 26 | 3 | 0 | 26 of 29 field goals & 41 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Brad Maynard | 34 | 11 | 0 | 96 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| PR | Devin Hester | 26 | 2 | 8 | 32 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 57th pick / 2006 |
| KR | Danieal Manning | 26 | 2 | 1 | 36 kick returns for a 29.7 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Anthony Adams | 28 | DT-NT | 9 | 4 | 300 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 6/18/1980 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 57th pick / 2003 |
| 97 | Mark Anderson | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Alabama | 5/26/1983 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 159th pick / 2006 |
| 69 | Kirk Barton | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 303 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 11/4/1984 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 247th pick / 2008 |
| 67 | Josh Beekman | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 313 | 6-2 | Boston Col. | 6/30/1983 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 130th pick / 2007 |
| 85 | Earl Bennett | 21 | WR | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 3/23/1987 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 70th pick / 2008 |
| 86 | Marty Booker | 32 | WR | 13 | 5 | 212 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 7/31/1976 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1999 |
| 35 | Zackary Bowman | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 11/14/1984 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 142nd pick / 2008 |
| 16 | Mark Bradley | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/29/1982 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2005 |
| 55 | Lance Briggs* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-1 | Arizona | 11/12/1980 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 68th pick / 2003 |
| 96 | Alex Brown | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/4/1979 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| 30 | Mike Brown | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 212 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/13/1978 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| 72 | Dan Buenning | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 10/26/1981 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 107th pick / 2005 |
| 88 | Desmond Clark | 31 | TE | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 4/20/1977 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| 43 | Jason Davis | 25 | RB | 5 | 3 | 245 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/2/1983 | Rook | |
| 87 | Kellen Davis | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-6 | Michigan St. | 10/11/1985 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 158th pick / 2008 |
| 81 | Rashied Davis | 29 | DB | 16 | 12 | 180 | 5-10 | San Jose St. | 7/24/1979 | 3 | |
| 98 | Dusty Dvoracek | 27 | DT | 12 | 12 | 300 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 3/3/1981 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2006 |
| 22 | Matt Forte | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 6-1 | Tulane | 12/10/1985 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 2008 |
| 59 | Gilbert Gardner | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Purdue | 5/9/1982 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 69th pick / 2004 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/26/1979 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 99th pick / 2001 |
| 9 | Robbie Gould | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 12/6/1982 | 3 | |
| 21 | Corey Graham | 23 | DB | 16 | 9 | 187 | 6-0 | New Hampshire | 7/25/1985 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 168th pick / 2007 |
| 8 | Rex Grossman | 28 | QB | 4 | 1 | 222 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/23/1980 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Marcus Hamilton | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Virginia | 2/17/1984 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 245th pick / 2007 |
| 91 | Tommie Harris | 25 | DT | 14 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 4/29/1983 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 2004 |
| 94 | Marcus Harrison | 24 | DT | 16 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 7/10/1984 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 90th pick / 2008 |
| 23 | Devin Hester | 26 | DB | 15 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 11/4/1982 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 57th pick / 2006 |
| 92 | Hunter Hillenmeyer | 28 | LB | 13 | 6 | 238 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 10/28/1980 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 166th pick / 2003 |
| 71 | Israel Idonije | 28 | DT | 16 | 3 | 290 | 6-7 | Manitoba | 11/17/1980 | 4 | |
| 27 | Kevin Jones | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/21/1982 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| 57 | Olin Kreutz | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/9/1977 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1998 |
| 90 | Joey LaRocque | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 3/15/1986 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 243rd pick / 2008 |
| 80 | Brandon Lloyd | 27 | WR | 11 | 5 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 7/5/1981 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 124th pick / 2003 |
| 65 | Patrick Mannelly | 33 | T | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Duke | 4/18/1975 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 189th pick / 1998 |
| 38 | Danieal Manning | 26 | DB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Abilene Christian | 8/9/1982 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2006 |
| 4 | Brad Maynard | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Ball St. | 2/9/1974 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1997 |
| 26 | Trumaine McBride | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Mississippi | 9/24/1985 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 221st pick / 2007 |
| 58 | Darrell McClover | 27 | LB | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/25/1981 | 4 | New York Jets / 7th / 213th pick / 2004 |
| 36 | Brandon McGowan | 25 | DB | 2 | 1 | 200 | 5-11 | Maine | 9/16/1983 | 3 | |
| 37 | Jason McKie | 28 | FB | 11 | 8 | 240 | 5-11 | Temple | 5/22/1980 | 6 | |
| 60 | Terrence Metcalf | 30 | G-T | 6 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 1/28/1978 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2002 |
| 69 | Fred Miller | 35 | T-G | 6 | 0 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | 12 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| 93 | Adewale Ogunleye | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Indiana | 8/9/1977 | 7 | |
| 82 | Greg Olsen | 23 | TE | 16 | 7 | 254 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 3/11/1985 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 31st pick / 2007 |
| 18 | Kyle Orton | 26 | QB | 15 | 15 | 226 | 6-4 | Purdue | 11/14/1982 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 106th pick / 2005 |
| 44 | Kevin Payne | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 12/5/1983 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 167th pick / 2007 |
| 29 | Adrian Peterson | 29 | RB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Georgia Southern | 7/1/1979 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 199th pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Brandon Rideau | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Kansas | 10/18/1982 | Rook | |
| 53 | Nick Roach | 23 | LB | 14 | 9 | 246 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 6/16/1985 | 1 | |
| 78 | John St. Clair | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Virginia | 7/15/1977 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 94th pick / 2000 |
| 20 | Craig Steltz | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/7/1986 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 120th pick / 2008 |
| 76 | John Tait | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-6 | BYU | 1/26/1975 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1999 |
| 33 | Charles Tillman | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 196 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette | 2/23/1981 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 2003 |
| 75 | Matt Toeaina | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 301 | 6-2 | Oregon | 10/9/1984 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 188th pick / 2007 |
| 54 | Brian Urlacher | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-4 | New Mexico | 5/25/1978 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 2000 |
| 31 | Nathan Vasher | 27 | DB | 8 | 7 | 180 | 5-10 | Texas | 11/17/1981 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 2004 |
| 74 | Chris Williams | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 320 | 6-6 | Vanderbilt | 8/25/1985 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 2008 |
| 52 | Jamar Williams | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 6/14/1984 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 120th pick / 2006 |
| 25 | Garrett Wolfe | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 171 | 5-7 | Northern Illinois | 8/17/1984 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2007 |
| 45 | Cameron Worrell | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 12/14/1979 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 241.7 | 6-1.6 | 3.7 |