2023 Chicago Bears season
The 2023 season was the Chicago Bears' 104th season in the National Football League and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.
Despite starting the season 0–4, and extending the team losing streak to 14, the Bears improved on their 3–14 record from the previous season after a Week 12 win over the [2023 2023 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings], and improved on their 6–11 record from the 2021 season after a Week 17 win against the Atlanta Falcons, although a Week 15 loss to the [2023 2023 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns] ensured their third consecutive losing season and fifth consecutive non-winning campaign. After the Carolina Panthers' loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on New Year's Eve, they secured the first overall pick in the NFL draft for the second successive season. However, wins by the Los Angeles Rams and [2023 2023 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers] later that day eliminated the Bears from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. The Bears tied an NFL record for most blown double digit 4th quarter leads, at three.
During the season, Justin Fields became the fourth quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to have 5,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in their first 30 starts. The Chicago Bears drew an average home attendance of 61,769 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
Draft
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Nick Amoah | OT | UC Davis | |
| Tyson Bagent | QB | Shepherd | |
| Micah Baskerville | LB | LSU | |
| Justin Broiles | S | Oklahoma | |
| Robert Burns | FB | UConn | |
| Damien Caffrey | TE | Stony Brook | |
| Macon Clark | S | Tulane | |
| Aron Cruickshank | WR | Rutgers | |
| Jalen Harris | DE | [2022 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona] | |
| Robert Haskins | OT | USC | |
| Gabe Houy | OT | Pittsburgh | |
| D'Anthony Jones | DE | Houston | |
| Josh Lugg | G | Notre Dame | |
| Lorenz Metz | G | Cincinnati | |
| Thyrick Pitts | WR | Delaware | |
| Andre Szmyt | K | Syracuse | |
| Bralen Trahan | S | Louisiana |
'''Draft trades'''
Staff
On February 1, 2023, the Bears announced that Jon Hoke was hired as their new cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator, replacing James Rowe who left to become University of South Florida defensive passing game coordinator.On September 20, 2023, Defensive Coordinator Alan Williams resigned, citing health and family concerns. According to multiple reports, the Bears’ human resources department was involved in the process that would lead up to Williams’ resignation as a result of inappropriate activity. On October 16, 2023, the Phil Snow was hired as their Defensive Analyst.
On November 1, 2023, Running backs coach David Walker was fired by the Bears over workplace behavior. Omar Young, the assistant quarterbacks and wide receivers coach, replaced him.
Preseason
The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced in the spring.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | Tennessee Titans | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | ||
| 2 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 17–24 | 1–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | ||
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | L 21–24 | 1–2 | Soldier Field |