2004 Chicago Bears season

Offseason

2004 Draft

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Staff

• Chairman of the board – Michael McCaskey

• President/chief executive officer – Ted Phillips

• General manager – Jerry Angelo

• Director of pro personnel – Bobby DePaul

• Director of college scouting – Greg Gabriel

• Head coach – Lovie Smith

• Offensive coordinator – Terry Shea

• Quarterbacks – Wade Wilson

• Running backs – Tim Spencer

• Wide receivers – Darryl Drake

• Tight ends – Rob Boras

• Offensive line – Pete Hoener

• Assistant offensive line – Harold Goodwin

• Offensive quality control – Mike Bajakian

• Defensive coordinator – Ron Rivera

• Defensive line – Karl Dunbar

• Linebackers – Bob Babich

• Defensive backs – Vance Bedford

• Assistant defensive backs – Torrian Gray

• Defensive quality control – Lloyd Lee

• Special teams coordinator – Dave Toub

• Assistant special teams – Charlie Coiner

• Strength and conditioning coordinator – Rusty Jones

• Strength and conditioning assistant – Jim Arthur

Roster

• Jeff George

• Chad Hutchinson

• Jonathan Quinn

• *Keith Belton * FB

• Thomas Jones

• Jason McKie FB

• Adrian Peterson

• Anthony Thomas

• Bernard Berrian KR

• Justin Gage

• David Terrell

• Bobby Wade

• Desmond Clark

• John Gilmore

• Dustin Lyman

• John Owens

• Bryan Anderson G

• Marc Colombo T

• Steve Edwards G/T

• Aaron Gibson T

• Olin Kreutz C

• Bo Lacy T

• Terrence Metcalf G/T

• Qasim Mitchell T

• John Tait T

• Alfonso Boone DT

• Alex Brown DE

• Tommie Harris DT

• Michael Haynes DE

• Israel Idonije DT

• Tank Johnson DT

• Alain Kashama DE

• Shurron Pierson DE

• Ian Scott DT

• Lance Briggs OLB

• Jeremy Cain MLB

• Quinn Dorsey OLB

• Hunter Hillenmeyer MLB/OLB

• Joe Odom OLB

• Marcus Reese OLB

• Jerry Azumah CB/KR

• Bobby Gray CB/S

• Mike Green SS

• Todd Johnson FS

• Todd McMillon CB

• R. W. McQuarters CB/S/PR

• Jerrell Pippens CB/S

• Jason Shivers FS

• Charles Tillman CB

• Nathan Vasher CB

• Paul Edinger K

• Patrick Mannelly LS

• Brad Maynard P

• Mike Brown S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Ruben Brown G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Darrell Campbell DT (NF-Inj.) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Rob Droege DT (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Rex Grossman QB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Bryan Johnson FB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Craig Krenzel QB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Alfonso Marshall CB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Adewale Ogunleye DE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Gabe Reid TE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Rex Tucker G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Brian Urlacher LB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Cameron Worrell S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

• Derrick Ballard LB

• Carl Diggs LB

• Ryan Dinwiddie QB

• Carl Ford WR

• Jimmy Fryzel WR

• Kareem Kelly WR

• Fred Russell RB

• Cliff Washburn DE

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1: vs Detroit Lions

Scoring Summary

Q1 – CHI – 7:38 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q2 – DET – 0:16 – Jason Hanson 27 yd FG (CHI 7–3)

Q3 – DET – 12:17 – Bracy Walker 92 yd blocked FG return TD (Hanson kick) (DET 10–7)

Q3 – DET – 7:37 – Jason Hanson 21 yd FG (DET 13–7)

Q4 – CHI – 12:40 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (CHI 14–13)

Q4 – DET – 9:54 – 4 yd TD pass from Joey Harrington to Az-Zahir Hakim (Hanson kick) (DET 20–14)

Q4 – CHI – 1:53 – Safety, Nick Harris ran out of bounds in own end zone (DET 20–16)

Week 2 at Packers

;Bears

• Rex Grossman 10/18, 132 Yds, TD, INT
• Thomas Jones 23 Rush, 152 Yds, TD
• Desmond Clark 2 Rec, 43 Yds ;Packers
• Brett Favre 24/42, 252 Yds, TD, 2 INT
• Ahman Green 24 Rush, 128 Yds
• Javon Walker 7 Rec, 102 Yds

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Scoring summary

Q1 – CHI – 8:08 – Paul Edinger 34 yd FG (CHI 3–0)

Q2 – CHI – 13:41 – Paul Edinger 23 yd FG (CHI 6–0)

Q2 – MIN – 8:57 – 3 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss (Morten Andersen kick) (MIN 7–6)

Q2 – MIN – 5:09 – Morten Andersen 42 yd FG (MIN 10–6)

Q3 – MIN – 10:58 – Daunte Culpepper 1 yd TD run (Andersen kick) (MIN 17–6)

Q4 – CHI – 14:46 – Paul Edinger 32 yd FG (MIN 17–9)

Q4 – MIN – 11:20 – Morten Andersen 24 yd FG (MIN 20–9)

Q4 – CHI – 6:20 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (2 pt conversion failed) (MIN 20–15)

Q4 – MIN – 5:39 – 2 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss (Andersen kick) (MIN 27–15)

Q4 – CHI – 2:00 – Rex Grossman 6 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (MIN 27–22)

Week 4: vs Philadelphia Eagles

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – PHI – 5:00 – David Akers 51 yd FG (PHI 3–0)

Q2 – PHI – 10:59 – David Akers 42 yd FG (PHI 6–0)

Q2 – PHI – 6:03 – 11 yd TD pass from Donovan McNabb to Terrell Owens (Akers kick) (PHI 13–0)

Q2 – PHI – 1:57 – David Akers 42 yd FG (PHI 16–0)

Q2 – CHI – 0:06 – Paul Edinger 25 yd FG (PHI 16–3)

Q3 – PHI – 4:41 – David Akers 40 yd FG (PHI 19–3)

Q4 – CHI – 3:57 – 2 yd TD pass from Jonathan Quinn to Bryan Johnson (2 pt conversion failed) (PHI 19–9)

Week 5: Bye Week

Week 6: vs Washington Redskins

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – WAS – 5:41 – Ola Kimrin 41 yd FG (WAS 3–0)

Q2 – WAS – 14:53 – 18 yd TD pass from Mark Brunell to Rod Gardner (Kimrin kick) (WAS 10–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:36 – Jerry Azumah 70 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (WAS 10–7)

Q4 – WAS – 11:13 – Ola Kimrin 26 yd FG (WAS 13–7)

Q4 – CHI – 5:10 – Paul Edinger 46 yd FG (WAS 13–10)

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

Scoring summary

Q2 – TB – 13:25 – Martín Gramática 22 yd FG (TB 3–0)

Q2 – TB – 0:48 – 6 yd TD pass from Brian Griese to Michael Clayton (Gramática kick) (TB 10–0)

Q3 – TB – 12:23 – Martín Gramática 22 yd FG (TB 13–0)

Q3 – CHI – 3:45 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (TB 13–7)

Q4 – TB – 8:52 – Michael Pittman 3 yd TD run (2 pt conversion failed) (TB 19–7)

Week 8: vs San Francisco 49ers

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – CHI – 13:01 – 49 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – SF – 5:26 – Dwaine Carpenter 80 yd fumble return TD (Todd Peterson kick) (7–7)

Q1 – SF – 0:40 – Todd Peterson 48 yd FG (SF 10–7)

Q2 – CHI – 13:27 – Paul Edinger 52 yd FG (10–10)

Q2 – SF – 6:20 – Todd Peterson 51 yd FG (SF 13–10)

Q2 – CHI – 4:35 – Paul Edinger 45 yd FG (13–13)

Q4 – CHI – 13:59 – Paul Edinger 27 yd FG (CHI 16–13)

Q4 – CHI – 3:52 – Nathan Vasher 71 yd interception return TD (Edinger kick) (CHI 23–13)

Week 9: at New York Giants

at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Scoring summary

Q1 – NYG – 8:03 – Tiki Barber 3 yd TD run (Steve Christie kick) (NYG 7–0)

Q1 – NYG – 3:54 – Tiki Barber 1 yd TD run (Christie kick) (NYG 14–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:13 – 35 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian (Paul Edinger kick) (NYG 14–7)

Q2 – CHI – 2:35 – Anthony Thomas 4 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (14–14)

Q2 – CHI – 1:09 – Paul Edinger 22 yd FG (CHI 17–14)

Q2 – CHI – 0:00 – Paul Edinger 21 yd FG (CHI 20–14)

Q4 – CHI – 7:44 – Anthony Thomas 41 yd TD run (Craig Krenzel run for 2 pt conversion) (CHI 28–14)

Q4 – NYG – 1:56 – 1 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Jeremy Shockey (Christie kick) (CHI 28–21)

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans

at The Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee

Scoring summary

Q1 – TEN – 2:17 – 29 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Derrick Mason (Gary Anderson kick) (TEN 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 0:18 – Michael Haynes 45 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (7–7)

Q3 – CHI – 11:04 – R. W. McQuarters 75 yd punt return TD (Edinger kick) (CHI 14–7)

Q4 – TEN – 12:55 – Gary Anderson 33 yd FG (CHI 14–10)

Q4 – TEN – 6:00 – 47 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Drew Bennett (Anderson kick) (TEN 17–14)

Q4 – CHI – 0:52 – Paul Edinger 29 yd FG (17–17)

OT – CHI – 11:43 – Safety, Fred Miller tackled in own end zone by Adewale Ogunleye (CHI 19–17)

Week 11: vs Indianapolis Colts

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – IND – 9:05 – 14 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (IND 7–0)

Q1 – CHI – 2:12 – Paul Edinger 51 yd FG (IND 7–3)

Q2 – IND – 14:04 – 35 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 14–3)

Q2 – IND – 10:56 – Mike Vanderjagt 34 yd FG (IND 17–3)

Q2 – IND – 5:41 – 10 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 24–3)

Q2 – IND – 0:59 – Mike Vanderjagt 20 yd FG (IND 27–3)

Q3 – IND – 8:26 – 27 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 34–3)

Q3 – IND – 0:42 – Edgerrin James 11 yd TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 41–3)

Q4 – CHI – 1:37 – 2 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Dustin Lyman (Edinger kick) (IND 41–10)

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas

Scoring summary

Q1 – DAL – 10:43 – Julius Jones 33 yd TD run (Billy Cundiff kick) (DAL 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:57 – R. W. McQuarters 45 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (7–7)

Q4 – DAL – 11:07 – 5 yd TD pass from Vinny Testaverde to Darian Barnes (Cundiff kick) (DAL 14–7)

Q4 – DAL – 7:00 – Julius Jones 4 yd TD run (Cundiff kick) (DAL 21–7)

Week 13: vs Minnesota Vikings

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – CHI – 4:47 – 6 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Desmond Clark (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – MIN – 1:19 – 4 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Nate Burleson (Morten Andersen kick) (7–7)

Q2 – CHI – 11:22 – Paul Edinger 53 yd FG (CHI 10–7)

Q2 – MIN – 2:23 – 40 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson (Andersen kick) (MIN 14–10)

Q2 – CHI – 0:22 – 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to David Terrell (Edinger kick) (CHI 17–14)

Q4 – CHI – 10:23 – 5 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie (Edinger kick) (CHI 24–14)

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida

Scoring summary

Q1 – JAX – 3:18 – 6 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Reggie Williams (Josh Scobee kick) (JAX 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 1:44 – Paul Edinger 42 yd FG (JAX 7–3)

Q2 – JAX – 0:31 – Josh Scobee 30 yd FG (JAX 10–3)

Q3 – JAX – 5:36 – Josh Scobee 25 yd FG (JAX 13–3)

Q4 – JAX – 13:48 – Safety, Chad Hutchinson sacked in own end zone by Daryl Smith (JAX 15–3)

Q4 – JAX – 9:26 – 31 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Jimmy Smith (Scobee kick) (JAX 22–3)

Week 15: vs Houston Texans

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q2 – HOU – 0:27 – 37 yd TD pass from David Carr to Corey Bradford (Kris Brown kick) (HOU 7–0)

Q3 – CHI – 4:06 – Safety, intentional grounding by David Carr in own end zone (HOU 7–2)

Q4 – CHI – 14:09 – Paul Edinger 43 yd FG (HOU 7–5)

Q4 – HOU – 11:37 – Kris Brown 20 yd FG (HOU 10–5)

Q4 – HOU – 4:23 – Domanick Davis 11 yd TD run (Brown kick) (HOU 17–5)

Q4 – HOU – 2:37 – Charlie Anderson 60 yd fumble return TD (Brown kick) (HOU 24–5)

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan

Scoring summary

Q1 – DET – 3:06 – Jason Hanson 31 yd FG (DET 3–0)

Q2 – DET – 11:30 – Kevin Jones 1 yd TD run (Hanson kick) (DET 10–0)

Q2 – DET – 5:50 – Jason Hanson 39 yd FG (DET 13–0)

Q2 – DET – 0:00 – Jason Hanson 34 yd FG (DET 16–0)

Q3 – CHI – 3:40 – Lance Briggs 38 yd interception return TD (2 pt conversion failed) (DET 16–6)

Q4 – DET – 11:29 – Jason Hanson 40 yd FG (DET 19–6)

Q4 – CHI – 7:04 – 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie (Paul Edinger kick) (DET 19–13)

Week 17: vs Green Bay Packers

at Soldier Field in Chicago

Scoring summary

Q1 – CHI – 12:54 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – GB – 3:22 – 17 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to Bubba Franks (Ryan Longwell kick) (7–7)

Q2 – GB – 13:16 – 38 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to William Henderson (Longwell kick) (GB 14–7)

Q2 – GB – 11:52 – Darren Sharper 43 yd interception return TD (Longwell kick) (GB 21–7)

Q2 – GB – 6:14 – 25 yd TD pass from Craig Nall to Javon Walker (Longwell kick) (GB 28–7)

Q3 – CHI – 5:48 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (GB 28–14)

Q3 – GB – 0:41 – Ryan Longwell 20 yd FG (GB 31–14)

Standings

References

References

1. ["1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary}}, from 1992–2011, "Previously, only two teams had pass offense DVOA below −45%: the [2005 San Francisco 49ers season".