1991 Chicago Bears

1991 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Mike Ditka
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	11–5
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Lost NFC Wild Card
Timeline
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The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League. The Bears returned to the playoffs for a second consecutive season as one of three NFC Wild Cards, finishing with an 11-5 record and in second place in the NFC Central. They were beaten, however, by the Dallas Cowboys in their first playoff game. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1991 NFL Draft

1991 Chicago Bears NFL Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	22	Stan Thomas	OT	Texas
2	49	Chris Zorich	DT	Notre Dame
3	78	Chris Gardocki	P	Clemson
4	105	Joe Johnson	DB	North Carolina State
5	134	Anthony Morgan	WR	Tennessee
6	161	Darren Lewis	RB	Texas A&M
7	190	Paul Justin	QB	Arizona State
8	217	Larry Horton	DB	Texas A&M
9	245	Mike Stonebreaker	LB	Notre Dame
10	272	Tom Backes	DE	Oklahoma
11	301	Stacy Long	G	Clemson
12	328	John Cook	DT	Washington

Personnel

Staff

1991 Chicago Bears final staff
	Front Office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President/Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Player Personnel – Bill Tobin Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves Head Coaches Head Coach – Mike Ditka Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Greg Landry Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Vic Rapp Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vince Tobin Defensive Line – John Levra Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive Backs – Zaven Yaralian Special Teams Coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Steve Kazor

Roster

1991 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks  4 Jim Harbaugh 10 Peter Tom Willis Running Backs 35 Neal Anderson RB 22 Johnny Bailey RB 31 Mark Green RB 33 Darren Lewis RB 25 Brad MusterFB 30 James Rouse RB Wide Receivers 82 Wendell Davis 29 Dennis Gentry 88 Glen Kozlowski 81 Anthony Morgan 84 Ron Morris 87 Tom Waddle 83 Eric Wright Tight Ends 86 Cap Boso 85 Keith Jennings 80 James Thornton		Offensive Linemen 79 Louis Age T 62 Mark Bortz G 67 Jerry FontenotC 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 75 Ron Mattes T 51 Mark Rodenhauser C 57 Tom Thayer G 60 Stan Thomas T 78 Keith Van Horne T 71 James Williams T 73 John Wojciechowski T Defensive Linemen 93 Trace Armstrong DE 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 72 William Perry DT 96 Tim Ryan DE 97 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers 54 Ron CoxILB 53 Dante Jones MLB 51 Jim MorrisseyLB 59 Ron Rivera OLB 55 John Roper OLB 50 Mike Singletary MLB Defensive Backs 20 Mark CarrierFS 37 Maurice DouglassCB 23 Shaun Gayle SS 38 John Hardy DB 26 John MangumS 36 Markus Paul FS 32 Lemuel Stinson CB 49 David Tate DB 21 Donnell Woolford CB Special Teams  8 Maury Buford P  17 Chris Gardocki P  6 Kevin Butler K

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	Minnesota Vikings	W 10-6	64,112
2	September 8, 1991	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21-20	65,625
3	September 15, 1991	New York Giants	W 20-17	64,829
4	September 23, 1991	New York Jets	W 19-13	65,255
5	September 29, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 35-20	80,366
6	October 6, 1991	Washington Redskins	L 20-7	64,941
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1991	at Green Bay Packers	W 10-0	58,435
9	October 27, 1991	at New Orleans Saints	W 20-17	68,591
10	November 3, 1991	Detroit Lions	W 20-10	57,281
11	November 11, 1991	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34-17	59,001
12	November 17, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 31-17	60,519
13	November 24, 1991	Miami Dolphins	L 16-13	58,288
14	November 28, 1991	at Detroit Lions	L 16-6	78,879
15	December 8, 1991	Green Bay Packers	W 27-13	62,353
16	December 14, 1991	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27-0	54,719
17	December 23, 1991	at San Francisco 49ers	L 52-14	60,419

Standings

Template:1991 NFC Central standings

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 29	Dallas Cowboys	L 17-13	62,594