2004 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 2004 5–11 4th NFC North Lovie Smith Jerry Angelo The McCaskey Family Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons thumb|300px|Green Bay at Chicago in week 17, January 2, 2005 The 2004 season was the Chicago Bears' 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), and the first under head coach Lovie Smith. The team was unable to improve on their 7–9 record from 2003 as they fell to a 5–11 record. The team was once again in a quarterbacking carousel after the injury of starter Rex Grossman early on in the season. This was the team's eighth losing season in the past nine seasons. According to statistics site Football Outsiders, the 2004 Bears had the third-worst offense, play-for-play, in their ranking history.https://web.archive.org/web/20120316150518/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2011/1992-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary March 16, 2012 http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2011/1992-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary Football Outsiders 1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary, from 1992–2011, "Previously, only two teams had pass offense DVOA below −45%: the 2005 49ers (−57.9%) and the 2004 Bears (−51.2%). The 1992 Seahawks had pass offense DVOA of -71.0%." Chicago's 231 points and 3,816 offensive yards were dead-last in the league in 2004. Their team quarterback passer rating was 61.7 for the year, also last. The Bears started four different quarterbacks in 2004 – Chad Hutchinson, Craig Krenzel, Jonathan Quinn, and Rex Grossman. Grossman (the only Bears quarterback who would average more than 200 yards passing per game in 2004) would eventually establish himself as the starter, and two seasons later, would lead the Bears to their second NFC Championship and an appearance in the Super Bowl. Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB Chad Hutchinson (Cowboys) QB Kordell Stewart (Ravens) OT John Tait (Chiefs) WR Marty Booker (traded to Dolphins) G Ruben Brown (Bills) G Chris Villarrial (Bills) RB Thomas Jones (Buccaneers) DE Phillip Daniels (Redskins)DE Adewale Ogunleye (traded from Dolphins) G Michael Keathley (Chargers) 2004 Draft 2004 NFL draft2004 Chicago Bears 1 14 Tommie Harris DT Oklahoma yes yes 2 47 Tank Johnson DT Washington yes 3 78 Bernard Berrian WR Fresno State yes 4 110 Nathan Vasher CB Texas yes yes 4 112 Leon Joe LB Maryland yes 5 147 Claude Harriott DE Pittsburgh 5 148 Craig Krenzel QB Ohio State yes 7 215 Alfonso Marshall CB Miami (FL) yes Staff 2004 Chicago Bears 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 2004 Chicago Bears 53 13 8 11 Jeff George  9 Chad Hutchinson 12 Jonathan Quinn 44 Keith Belton FB 20 Thomas Jones 37 Jason McKie FB 29 Adrian Peterson 35 Anthony Thomas 80 Bernard Berrian 87 Justin Gage 83 David Terrell 84 Bobby Wade 88 Desmond Clark 85 John Gilmore 89 Dustin Lyman 82 John Owens 68 Bryan Anderson G 75 Marc Colombo OT 79 Steve Edwards G 78 Aaron Gibson OT 57 Olin Kreutz C 69 Bo Lacy OT 60 Terrence Metcalf G 72 Qasim Mitchell OT 76 John Tait OT 70 Alfonso Boone DT 96 Alex Brown DE 91 Tommie Harris DT 97 Michael Haynes DE 71 Israel Idonije DT 99 Tank Johnson DT 94 Alain Kashama DE 98 Shurron Pierson DE 95 Ian Scott DT 55 Lance Briggs OLB 58 Jeremy Cain MLB 90 Quinn Dorsey OLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer MLB 59 Joe Odom OLB 52 Marcus Reese OLB 23 Jerry Azumah CB 25 Bobby Gray SS 43 Mike Green SS 32 Todd Johnson FS 26 Todd McMillon CB 21 R. 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McQuarters CB 36 Jerrell Pippens CB 27 Jason Shivers FS 33 Charles Tillman CB 31 Nathan Vasher CB  2 Paul Edinger K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS  4 Brad Maynard P 30 Mike Brown S (IR) 7px 74 Ruben Brown G (IR) 7px 67 Darrell Campbell DT (NF-Inj.) 7px 73 Rob Droege DT (IR) 7px  8 Rex Grossman QB (IR) 7px 47 Bryan Johnson FB (IR) 7px 16 Craig Krenzel QB (IR) 7px 22 Alfonso Marshall CB (IR) 7px 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE (IR) 7px 48 Gabe Reid TE (IR) 7px 64 Rex Tucker G (IR) 7px 54 Brian Urlacher LB (IR) 7px 24 Cameron Worrell FS (IR) 7px 46 Derrick Ballard OLB 49 Carl Diggs OLB  9 Ryan Dinwiddie QB 19 Carl Ford WR 17 Jimmy Fryzel WR 81 Kareem Kelly WR 39 Fred Russell RB 64 Cliff Washburn DE Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 12, 2004 at St. Louis Rams W 13–10 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap 2 August 21, 2004 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–13 2–0 Soldier Field Recap 3 August 27, 2004 New Orleans Saints L 13–17 2–1 Soldier Field Recap 4 September 3, 2004 at Cleveland Browns L 10–24 2–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap white 1 September 12 Detroit Lions L 16–20 0–1 Soldier Field Recap #03202F 2 September 19 at Green Bay Packers W 21–10 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap #03202F 3 September 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap white 4 October 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 9–19 1–3 Soldier Field Recap 5 Bye white 6 October 17 Washington Redskins L 10–13 1–4 Soldier Field Recap white 7 October 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–19 1–5 Raymond James Stadium Recap white 8 October 31 San Francisco 49ers W 23–13 2–5 Soldier Field Recap #03202F 9 November 7 at New York Giants W 28–21 3–5 Giants Stadium Recap #03202F 10 November 14 at Tennessee Titans W 19–17 (OT) 4–5 The Coliseum Recap white 11 November 21 Indianapolis Colts L 10–41 4–6 Soldier Field Recap #03202F 12 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 4–7 Texas Stadium Recap white 13 December 5 Minnesota Vikings W 24–14 5–7 Soldier Field Recap #03202F 14 December 12 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–22 5–8 Alltel Stadium Recap white 15 December 19 Houston Texans L 5–24 5–9 Soldier Field Recap #03202F 16 December 26 at Detroit Lions L 13–19 5–10 Ford Field Recap white 17 January 2 Green Bay Packers L 14–31 5–11 Soldier Field RecapNotes: * Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Legend: #03202F # white Games played with navy uniforms. white # #03202F Games played with white uniforms. #df6108 # white Games played with alternate orange uniforms. #cfc – black Light green background indicates a victory. #fcc – black Light red background indicates a loss. Week 1: vs Detroit Lions Lions 0 3 10 7 20 Bears 7 0 0 9 16 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 2004 Green Bay Packers season Bears–Packers rivalry Chicago Bears 2004 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Chicago Bears (0–1) at Green Bay Packers (1–0) September 19 1:00 p.m. EDT Bears 0 14 7 0 Packers 3 0 7 0 Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin 70,668 Mostly sunny • 74 F C • Wind South 15 mph km/h knot Bernie Kukar Fox GameBook Bears Rex Grossman10/18, 132 Yds, TD, INT Thomas Jones23 Rush, 152 Yds, TD Desmond Clark2 Rec, 43 Yds Packers Brett Favre24/42, 252 Yds, TD, 2 INT Ahman Green24 Rush, 128 Yds Javon Walker7 Rec, 102 Yds CHI GB collapsed 1 9:02 Packers 10 67 5:58 FG 25 Ryan Longwell 0 3 2 7:40 Bears 7 60 3:13 RecTD Bryan Johnson Rex Grossman 11 good Paul Edinger run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 3 2 1:44 Bears FumbleTD Mike Brown 95 good Paul Edinger run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 3 3 11:31 Bears 6 79 3:29 RushTD Thomas Jones 1 good Paul Edinger run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 3 3 1:46 Packers 19 99 9:45 RecTD Robert Ferguson Brett Favre 18 good Ryan Longwell run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 10 21 10 Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota Bears 3 3 0 16 22 Vikings 0 10 7 10 27 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 Eagles 3 13 3 0 19 Bears 0 3 0 6 9 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 Redskins 3 7 0 3 13 Bears 0 7 0 3 10 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 Bears 0 0 7 0 7 Buccaneers 0 10 3 6 19 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 49ers 10 3 0 0 13 Bears 7 6 0 10 23 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 Bears 0 20 0 8 28 Giants 14 0 0 7 21 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 Bears 0 7 7 3 2 19 Titans 7 0 0 10 0 0 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. 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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 Colts 7 20 14 0 41 Bears 3 0 0 7 10 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 Bears 0 7 0 0 7 Cowboys 7 0 0 14 21 Scoring summary Q1 – DAL – 10:43 – Julius Jones 33 yd TD run (Billy Cundiff kick) (DAL 7–0) Q2 – CHI – 5:57 – R. 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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 Vikings 7 7 0 0 14 Bears 7 10 0 7 24 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 Bears 0 3 0 0 3 Jaguars 7 3 3 9 22 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 Texans 0 7 0 17 24 Bears 0 0 2 3 5 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 Bears 0 0 6 7 13 Lions 3 13 0 3 19 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 Packers 7 21 3 0 31 Bears 7 0 7 0 14 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 CHI External links 2004 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:2004 in Chicago Category:2004 in Illinois