The 1992 Chicago Bears season was their 73rd

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completed in the

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(NFL). The Bears were looking to get back into the playoffs for a third straight year and improve on their 11–5 2nd place finish in the NFC Central Division. The Bears started the season with a 4–3 record but ended up losing eight of their remaining nine games, including six straight, and finished a disappointing 5–11, tied for last in the NFC Central with the Detroit Lions and

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(the Bucs finished third, the Bears fourth and the Lions fifth based upon conference winning percentage). The Bears' poor record resulted in Head Coach

Mike Ditka Michael Keller Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is an American former football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College (1986) and the Pro (1988) Football Halls of Fame, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year i ...

being fired on January 5, 1993 after eleven seasons.

Dave Wannstedt David Wannstedt (born May 21, 1952) is a former American football coach. He has been the head coach of the Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was also the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh foot ...

, who was serving as the

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' defensive coordinator, was hired to take his place. Ditka teams went 106–62, and made the playoffs in seven out of 11 seasons since 1982, including a win in Super Bowl XX in 1985, with what is considered the best defense of all time. He would return to coaching in 1997 as a head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Additionally; this would mark the final season for future Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary.

Offseason

NFL draft

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 15 vs Steelers

Mike Singletary's final home game. It was the Bears' only win in their final nine games.

Standings

References

External links

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