The Chicago Bears began their 2005 NFL season in hopes of recovering from a previous 5-11 record. Sophomore coach, Lovie Smith was eager to lead his young team to a super bowl, but a preseason injury to starting quarterback Rex Grossman spelled disaster for the Bears. Chicago Bears logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... City Chicago Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football League... The 2005 National Football League regular season began on Thursday, September 8, 2005 and ended on Sunday, January 1, 2006, New Years Day. ... Lovie Smith (born May 8, 1958 in Gladewater, Texas) is the head coach of the Chicago Bears professional football team. ... Rex Grossman (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football player and a quarterback. ...

The Bears began the season on a negative note, winning only one of their first four games. Despite their poor passing game, the Bears managed to win eight consecutive games through a perseverant defense and running game. The Bears eventually clinched a playoff berth on Christmas Day against the Green Bay Packers. However, in their playoff in almost four years, Carolina Panthers upset the Bears, 29-21. Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933-1949) National Conference (1950... City Charlotte, North Carolina Other nicknames The Cardiac Cats Team colors Black, Panther Blue, and Silver Head Coach John Fox Owner Jerry Richardson General manager Marty Hurney Mascot Sir Purr League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1995–present) National Football Conference (1995-present) NFC West (1995-2001) NFC South (2002...

Offseason

2005 NFL Draft

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Summer Camp

Hopeful expectations were crushed as quarterback Rex Grossman's ankle was broken in the 2nd preseason game against the St. Louis Rams. Backup quarterback Chad Hutchinson was benched and cut after struggling heavily in the next two preseason games against the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills. The Bears then turned to rookie Kyle Orton to lead their offense. NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. ... Rex Grossman (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football player and a quarterback. ... City St. ... NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. ... Chad Hutchinson (born in Boulder, Colorado) is a American football quarterback in the NFL who currently plays for the Chicago Bears and previously played for the Dallas Cowboys. ... City Indianapolis, Indiana Team colors Speed Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy Owner Jim Irsay General manager Bill Polian Mascot Spike and Spirit Local radio Flagship stations: WFBQ (94. ... City Orchard Park, New York Team colors Dark Navy, Red, Royal, Nickel, and White Head Coach Dick Jauron Owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. ... Kyle Raymond Orton (born November 14, 1982 in Altoona, Iowa) is a quarterback in the National Football League. ...

Rookie running back Cedric Benson held out of training camp over a contract dispute until just before the final preseason game. His absence in camp meant that Thomas Jones would be the starting running back going into the regular season. High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in Midland, Texas) is an American football running back. ... Thomas Jones is the name of several people: Thomas ap Catesby Jones, U.S. Navy officer Thomas P. Jones, publisher Thomas D. Jones, astronaut See also people named Tom Jones. ...

Despite all these setbacks, the Bears were still hopeful because franchise middle linebacker Brian Urlacher had made it through the preseason in good health, unlike the year before when he battled injuries all season, beginning with a pulled hamstring on the first day of training camp. The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball. ... Brian Keith Urlacher (born May 25, 1978 in Pasco, Washington) is a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. ...

Preseason Results

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Regular season schedule and standings

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W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

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Week-by-Week Results

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather:
• TV announcers (CBS):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 4: Bye

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 73 °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendence:

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Scoring Summary

Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (FOX):

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Scoring Summary

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather:
• TV announcers (CBS):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (FOX): TBD

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Scoring Summary

Week 9: at New Orleans saints

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (FOX): TBD

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Scoring Summary

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 11: vs. Carolina Panthers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 16: at Green Bay Packers

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings

• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: N/A °F
• TV announcers (FOX):
• Game attendance:

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Scoring Summary

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. Carolina Panthers

• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 42 °F
• TV announcers (FOX): Joe Buck and Troy Aikman
• Game attendance: 62,209

The Bears would host their first playoff game since the 2001 season against the red hot Panthers, fresh off a victory over Eli Manning and the New York Giants. EST is UTC-5 The North American Eastern Standard Time Zone (abbreviated EST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-5. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Standard Time Zone (CST) is a geographic region in the Americas that keeps time by subtracting six hours from UTC (UTC-6). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... For Fox Sports in Australia see Fox Sports (Australia). ... Joe Buck For the fictional character, see Midnight Cowboy. ... Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. ... Elisha Nelson Eli Manning (born January 3, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is the starting quarterback for the New York Giants NFL franchise. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, the Giants, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner The Mara and Tisch Families General manager Ernie Accorsi League/Conference affiliations National Football League...

Things were bad from the beginning for the Bears, who allowed a 58 yard Jake Delhomme TD pass to Steve Smith just 55 seconds into the game. Cornerback Charles Tillman slipped on the play, and it would only signify things to come the rest of the game for the vaunted Bears defense. Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. ... Stevonne L. Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood, California) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. ... Defensive back (DB) is a player in American football whose role is primarily pass coverage; that is, the defensive back will stay near a receiver and try to deflect or intercept any passes thrown to him. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

The Panthers would add 2 field goals to their total before the Bears would get their first points.

The Bears offense got off to a slow start, having their first 5 possessions end in punts. Their first score came midway through the second quarter, when running back Adrian Peterson scored a touchdown on a 1 yard run. The Bears had opted to go for it on 4th down to get the score, cutting the Carolina lead to 13-7. Before the half expired, the Panthers' John Kasay kicked a 37 yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the half, extending the lead to 16-7. High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Adrian Peterson (born July 1, 1979 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American football running back. ... John Kasay (born October 27, 1969) is a National Football League player. ...

The Bears offense came out at halftime firing on all cylinders, mounting an 8 play, 68 yard drive to close to within 2 points of the Panther lead. It was a balanced drive that led to the score, with the Bears running and passing 5 times each, with Rex Grossman capping the drive with a 1 yard TD pass to Desmond Clark. Rex Grossman (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football player and a quarterback. ... Desmond Darice Clark (born April 20, 1977 in Lakeland, Florida) is an NFL football player, currently starting tight end for the Chicago Bears. ...

The spark provided by the offense would be short lived, as midway through the 3rd quarter, Delhomme went deep to Steve Smith again, this time for a 39 yard touchdown that put the Panthers up 23-14. Chris Thompson, a reserve defensive back for the Bears, fell down on the play to let Smith slip past him. Several persons have been called Steven Smith or Stephen Smith, which both may be familiarised to Steve Smith: Professor Steve Smith (academic) British academic. ... Chris Thompson (born May 19, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 18th pick of the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Nicholls State University. ...

The Bears would manage to score one more time on a drive that started with 2:07 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Grossman would complete 3 of 4 passes on the drive, and running back Thomas Jones almost scored on a 7 yard run. After a replay challenge by Carolina, however, the officials reversed the call to say that Jones had fumbled into the endzone, which would have resulted in a Carolina touchback. However, a major facemask penalty on Carolina defensive back Marlon McCree would give Chicago a first down at the Carolina 3. From there, fullback Jason McKie would rumble in for a touchdown, making the score 23-21 in favor of the Panthers. High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... Thomas Jones is the name of several people: Thomas ap Catesby Jones, U.S. Navy officer Thomas P. Jones, publisher Thomas D. Jones, astronaut See also people named Tom Jones. ... Defensive back (DB) is a player in American football whose role is primarily pass coverage; that is, the defensive back will stay near a receiver and try to deflect or intercept any passes thrown to him. ... Marlon Tarron McCree (born March 17, 1977 in Orlando, Florida is an American football defensive back currently playing for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. McCree attended college at the University of Kentucky, and has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans. ... Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... Jason McKie (born May 22, 1980 in Gulf Breeze, Florida) is an American football fullback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University. ...

The Panthers would extend their lead once more with a 1 yard Delhomme pass to tight end Kris Mangum. Kasay would miss the extra point try though, making the Panther lead 29-21. The tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. ... Kris Mangum (born August 15, 1973,) is an American football player who currently plays tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended the University of Mississippi. ...

When the Bears offense would start moving the ball once more, disaster struck for the Bears, as on a 3rd-and-10 play from the Carolina 37 yard line, Grossman threw an ill advised interception to Ken Lucas. It appeared that the play clock had expired before the snap, which would have resulted in a Chicago 5 yard penalty rather than an interception. The officials, however, apparently didn't see that the clock had expired, and the interception would stand, resulting in a gut wrenching loss for the Bears. [1] Kenyatta Cornelius Lucas (born January 23, 1979 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is a football cornerback who plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. ...

Scoring Summary

Q1 - CAR - 14:05 - 58 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Steve Smith (Kasay kick) (7-0 CAR) Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. ... Stevonne L. Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood, California) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. ...

Q2 - CAR - 14:57 - John Kasay 20 yd FG (10-0 CAR) John Kasay (born October 27, 1969) is a National Football League player. ...

Q2 - CAR - 6:26 - John Kasay 38 yd FG (13-0 CAR) John Kasay (born October 27, 1969) is a National Football League player. ...

Q2 - CHI - 2:58 - Adrian Peterson 1 yd TD run (Robbie Gould kick) (13-7 CAR) Adrian Peterson (born July 1, 1979 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American football running back. ... Robert Paul Gould, III (born December 6, 1982 in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania) is an American football kicker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State University. ...

Q2 - CAR - 0:00 - John Kasay 37 yd FG (16-7 CAR) John Kasay (born October 27, 1969) is a National Football League player. ...

Q3 - CHI - 11:21 - 1 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman to Desmond Clark (Gould kick) (16-14 CAR) Rex Grossman (born August 23, 1980 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football player and a quarterback. ... Desmond Darice Clark (born April 20, 1977 in Lakeland, Florida) is an NFL football player, currently starting tight end for the Chicago Bears. ...

Q3 - CAR - 2:07 - 39 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Steve Smith (Kasay kick) (23-14 CAR) Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. ... Stevonne L. Smith (born May 12, 1979 in Lynwood, California) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. ...

Q4 - CHI - 13:23 - Jason McKie 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (23-21 CAR) Jason McKie (born May 22, 1980 in Gulf Breeze, Florida) is an American football fullback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of Temple University. ...

Q4 - CAR - 8:04 - 1 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Kris Mangum (Kasay kick missed) (29-21 CAR) Jake Christopher Delhomme (born January 10, 1975 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. ... Kris Mangum (born August 15, 1973,) is an American football player who currently plays tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. He attended the University of Mississippi. ...