2005 Chicago Bears season

*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather:
*Stadium: Soldier Field
*TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q1 - CIN - 13:46 - 18 yd TD pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Johnson (Shayne Graham kick) (CIN 7-0)

Q1 - CIN - 5:31 - Shayne Graham 33 yd FG (CIN 10-0)

Q3 - CIN - 7:03 - 36 yd TD pass from Carson Palmer to Chris Henry (Graham kick) (CIN 17-0)

Q4 - CHI - 13:30 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Doug Brien kick) (CIN 17-7)

Q4 - CIN - 11:56 - 40 yd TD pass from Carson Palmer to Chad Johnson (Graham kick) (CIN 24-7)

Week 4: Bye

Week 5: at Cleveland Browns

*Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
*Game weather:
*Stadium: Soldier Field
*TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q1 - CHI - 0:19 - 9 yd TD pass from Kyle Orton to Marc Edwards (Robbie Gould kick) (CHI 7-0)

Q2 - BAL - 8:46 - Matt Stover 40 yd FG (CHI 7-3)

Q2 - BAL - 0:26 - Matt Stover 29 yd FG (CHI 7-6)

Q3 - CHI - 2:52 - Robbie Gould 23 yd FG (CHI 10-6)

Week 8: at Detroit Lions

*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather: N/A °F
*Stadium: Soldier Field
*TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q2 - SF - 8:57 - Joe Nedney 30 yd FG (SF 3-0)

Q2 - CHI - 0:00 - Nathan Vasher 108 yd missed FG return TD (Robbie Gould kick) (CHI 7-3)

Q3 - SF - 9:38 - Joe Nedney 34 yd FG (CHI 7-6)

Q4 - CHI - 14:33 - Adrian Peterson 7 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 14-6)

Q4 - SF - 10:54 - Joe Nedney 29 yd FG (CHI 14-9)

Q4 - CHI - 7:40 - Robbie Gould 37 yd FG (CHI 17-9)

Week 11: vs. Carolina Panthers

*Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather: N/A °F
*Stadium: Soldier Field
*TV announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q2 - CHI - 13:34 - Robbie Gould 21 yd FG (CHI 3-0)

Q2 - GB - 7:03 - Samkon Gado 2 yd TD run (Ryan Longwell kick) (GB 7-3)

Q2 - CHI - 4:33 - Robbie Gould 40 yd FG (GB 7-6)

Q2 - CHI - 0:02 - Robbie Gould 25 yd FG (CHI 9-7)

Q4 - CHI - 8:22 - Robbie Gould 35 yd FG (CHI 12-7)

Q4 - CHI - 3:06 - Nathan Vasher 45 yd interception return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 19-7)

Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers

*Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. CST
*Game weather: N/A °F
*Stadium: Lambeau Field
*TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q1 - CHI - 5:00 - 12 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman to Muhsin Muhammad (Robbie Gould kick) (CHI 7-0)

Q2 - GB - 12:05 - Noah Herron 1 yd TD run (Ryan Longwell kick) (7-7)

Q2 - CHI - 5:05 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 14-7)

Q3 - CHI - 9:39 - Robbie Gould 45 yd FG (CHI 17-7)

Q3 - CHI - 4:01 - Lance Briggs 10 yd interception return TD (Gould kick) (CHI 24-7)

Q4 - GB - 7:54 - Antonio Chatman 85 yd punt return TD (Longwell kick) (CHI 24-14)

Q4 - GB - 1:54 - Ryan Longwell 26 yd FG (CHI 24-17)

Week 17: at Minnesota Vikings

*Game time: 4:15 p.m. EST/3:15 p.m. CST
*Game weather: N/A °F
*Stadium: Metrodome
*TV announcers (FOX): Dick Stockton and Daryl Johnston
*Game attendance:

coring Summary

Q1 - CHI - 5:14 - Robbie Gould 22 yd FG (CHI 3-0)

Q2 - MIN - 14:53 - Paul Edinger 54 yd FG (3-3)

Q2 - MIN - 7:37 - Ciatrick Fason 2 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (MIN 10-3)

Q2 - MIN - 0:03 - 17 yd TD pass from Brad Johnson to Travis Taylor (Edinger kick) (MIN 17-3)

Q3 - MIN - 3:58 - 7 yd TD pass from Brad Johnson to Mewelde Moore (Edinger kick) (MIN 24-3)

Q4 - MIN - 14:52 - Paul Edinger 27 yd FG (MIN 27-3)

Q4 - CHI - 7:08 - 4 yd TD pass from Jeff Blake to Justin Gage (Gould kick) (MIN 27-10)

Q4 - MIN - 5:10 - Michael Bennett 61 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (MIN 34-10)

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. Carolina Panthers

*Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST
*Game weather: 42 °F
*Stadium: Soldier Field
*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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. [http://sports-att.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260115003]

coring Summary

Q1 - CAR - 14:05 - 58 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Steve Smith (Kasay kick) (7-0 CAR)

Q2 - CAR - 14:57 - John Kasay 20 yd FG (CAR 10-0)

Q2 - CAR - 6:26 - John Kasay 38 yd FG (CAR 13-0)

Q2 - CHI - 2:58 - Adrian Peterson 1 yd TD run (Robbie Gould kick) (CAR 13-7)

Q2 - CAR - 0:00 - John Kasay 37 yd FG (CAR 16-7)

Q3 - CHI - 11:21 - 1 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman to Desmond Clark (Gould kick) (CAR 16-14)

Q3 - CAR - 2:07 - 39 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Steve Smith (Kasay kick) (CAR 23-14)

Q4 - CHI - 13:23 - Jason McKie 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CAR 23-21)

Q4 - CAR - 8:04 - 1 yd TD pass from Jake Delhomme to Kris Mangum (kick failed) (CAR 29-21)

External links

* [http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2005chicagobears.aspx 2005 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com]