| 1991 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Owner | Virginia Halas McCaskey |
| General manager | Bill Tobin |
| Head coach | Mike Ditka |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
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| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 13–17 |
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The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears returned to the playoffs for a second consecutive season as one of three NFC Wild Cards, finishing with an 11–5 record and in second place in the NFC Central. They were beaten 17–13 by the Dallas Cowboys in their first playoff game. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach.
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 22 | Stan Thomas | Offensive tackle | Texas | |
| 2 | 49 | Chris Zorich | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 78 | Chris Gardocki * | Punter | Clemson | |
| 4 | 105 | Joe Johnson | Defensive back | North Carolina State | |
| 5 | 134 | Anthony Morgan | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 6 | 161 | Darren Lewis | Running back | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 190 | Paul Justin | Quarterback | Arizona State | |
| 8 | 217 | Larry Horton | Defensive back | Texas A&M | |
| 9 | 245 | Mike Stonebreaker | Linebacker | Notre Dame | |
| 10 | 272 | Tom Backes | Defensive end | Oklahoma | |
| 11 | 301 | Stacy Long | Guard | Clemson | |
| 12 | 328 | John Cook | Defensive tackle | Washington | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
| Player | Position | College |
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| Scott Asman | Tight end | West Chester |
| Sean Beckton | Wide receiver | UCF |
| Richard Booker | Linebacker | TCU |
| Peter Brantley | Linebacker | Oregon |
| Sean Brown | Wide receiver | Wake Forest |
| Nigel Codrington | Wide receiver | Rice |
| Tim Cross | Fullback | Tennessee State |
| Anthony Cummings | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| Ron Ferguson | Cornerback | Texas Tech |
| Tre Giller | Tackle | SMU |
| John Hardy | Cornerback | California |
| Eric Ihnat | Tight end | Marshall |
| Tim Lance | Safety | Eastern Illinois |
| Steve Montgomery | Fullback | Michigan State |
| Quintin Parker | Safety | Illinois |
| Chris Reed | Guard | SW Missouri State |
| Charles Rowe | Linebacker | Texas Tech |
| Eric Wenckowski | Center | Northern Illinois |
| John Wiley | Safety | Auburn |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | July 26 | atMiami Dolphins | W 6–0 | 1–0 | Joe Robbie Stadium | 49,939 |
| 2 | August 3 | vs. San Francisco 49ers | L 7–21 | 1–1 | Olympiastadion (Berlin) | 66,876 |
| 3 | August 11 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 10–12 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | 55,513 |
| 4 | August 17 | atLos Angeles Raiders | L 10–13 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 35,538 |
| 5 | August 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–13 | 2–3 | Soldier Field | 57,435 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 1 | Minnesota Vikings | W 10–6 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | 64,112 | |
| 2 | September 8 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–20 | 2–0 | Tampa Stadium | 65,625 | |
| 3 | September 15 | New York Giants | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Soldier Field | 64,829 | |
| 4 | September 23 | New York Jets | W 19–13 (OT) | 4–0 | Soldier Field | 65,255 | |
| 5 | September 29 | atBuffalo Bills | L 20–35 | 4–1 | Rich Stadium | 80,366 | |
| 6 | October 6 | Washington Redskins | L 7–20 | 4–2 | Soldier Field | 64,941 | |
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| 8 | October 17 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 10–0 | 5–2 | Lambeau Field | 58,435 | |
| 9 | October 27 | atNew Orleans Saints | W 20–17 | 6–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 | |
| 10 | November 3 | Detroit Lions | W 20–10 | 7–2 | Soldier Field | 57,281 | |
| 11 | November 11 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 34–17 | 8–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,001 | |
| 12 | November 17 | atIndianapolis Colts | W 31–17 | 9–2 | Hoosier Dome | 60,519 | |
| 13 | November 24 | Miami Dolphins | L 13–16 (OT) | 9–3 | Soldier Field | 58,288 | |
| 14 | November 28 | atDetroit Lions | L 6–16 | 9–4 | Pontiac Silverdome | 78,879 | |
| 15 | December 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–13 | 10–4 | Soldier Field | 62,353 | |
| 16 | December 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–0 | 11–4 | Soldier Field | 54,719 | |
| 17 | December 23 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 14–52 | 11–5 | Candlestick Park | 60,419 | |
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Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
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Week Ten: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| (2) Detroit Lions | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 339 | 295 | W6 |
| (4) Chicago Bears | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 9–3 | 299 | 269 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 8–6 | 301 | 306 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 313 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 199 | 365 | W1 |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| Wild Card | December 29 | Dallas Cowboys (5) | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 62,594 |
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