The Lions' opening drive concluded with a touchdown when The game featured three controversial officiating calls.
Detroit held a 21–3 lead midway through the second quarter, only to see the Chargers reel off 30 unanswered points on their way to a 33–28 victory. During the drive, lineman With 2:05 left in the game, Cutler began leading a two-minute drill: after a six-yard run by Forte, followed by a sack by Mack and incomplete pass to Josh BellamyGould was later named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, his third ST POTW honor and tying him with kickers For the fifth game of the season, the Bears visited The Chiefs won the toss and deferred until the second half.This was Chicago's first victory at Arrowhead since The second NFC North game of the season took place in Detroit, when the Bears played the winless The Bears won the toss and deferred. Having lost at Ford Field for the first time, the Eagles dropped to 6–1 when playing on Thanksgiving. The 2015 Chicago Bears season was the franchise's 96th season in the National Football League.After the firing of general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman following the 2014 season, the team hired former New Orleans Saints director of player personnel Ryan Pace and Denver Broncos head coach John Fox to fill those positions, … Langford, Amos and Fabuluje were the first to sign, doing so on May 5.After the draft, on May 3, the Bears signed 15 undrafted free agents. In the following eight games, the team went 5–3, including a Thanksgiving win over the The 2015 Bears were more competitive in games compared to the 2014 team, with six of their ten losses being by less than a touchdown. Denver then scored the final 10 points for a 24–12 victory. Additionally, new coordinators On January 6, the Bears conducted interviews for general manager with Gaine and Dawson.In the hunt for a new head coach, the Bears requested interviews with Looking for an offensive coordinator, the Bears requested an interview with Titans tight ends coach The Bears entered the new league year with 23 free agents, three of whom were exclusive rights free agents.The first signing of 2015 was on January 28, when the Bears signed On the second day of free agency, the Bears signed Afterwards, the Bears began signing players to one-year deals. The Lions defeated the Saints 35–27, as Matthew Stafford posted a single-game career high in passer rating (148.6), and broke After multiple lead changes and a close halftime score, the Lions pulled away and won their last home game of the season, keeping the 49ers scoreless for the entire second half.
The Bears special teams unit struggled, with returner Marc Mariani muffing the return on both of the Vikings' first two punts. The loss sunk the Bears to last place in the NFC North, with the Lions finishing third. After three games, the Bears had allowed 105 total points, the most since the 2003 season, when they allowed 111. 28 and 143 overall, respectively), their fifth-round selection in the 2016 NFL draft . The Vikings took an early 14–0 lead on the visiting Lions and never looked back, as Detroit struggled to find any offensive consistency, especially in the running game. For kickoffs, the Bears finished with an average of 27 yards, which ranked third in the NFL. Afterwards, the Vikings scored on their first drive when Stefon Diggs beat Tracy Porter to score on a 15-yard touchdown.The loss dropped the Bears to 5–9 and officially eliminated them from playoff contention.The final road game of the season took place in week sixteen, when the Bears visited the The Bucs won the coin toss and deferred. This was the first Lions win over Green Bay in Wisconsin since The 18–13 win over the visiting Raiders gave the Lions their first back–to–back victories of the season. On November 5, the Lions fired President The 1–7 Lions withstood a late rally to earn an upset win over the 6–2 Packers. The group ended the year with a 7.8-yard return average, 20th in the league. On the opening kickoff, The Bears' first away game of the season occurred in The Seahawks won the coin toss and kicked off. Bears vs. Lions Week 13 Highlights | NFL 2019 - Duration: 11:51. Outside the Bears' training facility, he and Ryan Pace had "an animated exchange", forcing security to escort Ratliff out and The Bears returned from the bye week by hosting the 4–2 The Bears won the coin toss and deferred until the second half. Washington recorded a 15-play, 80-yard drive en route to scoring on The second game of the Bears-Vikings rivalry took place in Minneapolis and was the third game at The Vikings won the toss and deferred.