IMPORTANT NFL DATES THE HEAD COACHES QUICK FACTS A-2 HEAD COACH COMPARISON

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1 THE HEAD COACHES CHICAGO BEARS Lovie Smith Lovie Smith is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Chicago Bears with a regular season coaching record of (.565). Smith's 50 overall wins (2-2 in the playoffs) are third most in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famers George Halas (324) and Mike Ditka (112). Smith reached the 50-win plateau in Week 4, doing so in 86 overall contests, tied with Carolina s John Fox for third fastest among active head coaches trailing only Andy Reid (81) and Tom Coughlin (83). Smith signed on as the Bears 13 th head coach all-time on Jan. 15, 2004, and guided the team to its first Super Bowl appearance in 21 years three seasons later. He is the first coach in franchise history to lead the team to the playoffs in two of his first three seasons after the Bears won the NFC North title in 2005 and The 2005 NFL Coach-of-the-Year came to Chicago from St. Louis where he was the Rams defensive coordinator for three seasons ( ). In Smith's first season in St. Louis he helped the Rams return to the Super Bowl. The native Texan took over the Rams defense after five seasons as Tampa Bay's linebackers coach. Smith began 27 years as a collegiate and professional coach at his alma mater, Tulsa, in 1983 with five other college stops along the way before moving on to the NFL. He got his first taste of coaching at his hometown high school, Big Sandy, in 1980 before moving to Cascia Hall Prep in Tulsa. CINCINNATI BENGALS Marvin Lewis Named the ninth head coach in team history on January 14, 2003, Lewis currently ranks third in Bengals history with 50 career coaching victories ( overall). At 4-2 the Bengals are off to their best start since 2005, when the team won the AFC North Division and earned its first playoff appearance since Lewis spent seven seasons as an NFL defensive coordinator prior to becoming the head man in Cincinnati, the last of which saw him direct the NFL s fifth-ranked defense with the Washington Redskins (2002) with the dual role of assistant head coach. His first six years as a defensive coordinator were spent with the Baltimore Ravens, a tenure highlighted by a Super Bowl victory after the 2000 season which saw the Ravens defense set NFL records for fewest points allowed and fewest rushing yards allowed in a 16-game season. Lewis began his coaching career overseeing the linebackers at his alma mater, Idaho St., from He held the same position at Long Beach St. ( ) and New Mexico ( ) and coached outside linebackers at Pittsburgh from HEAD COACH COMPARISON CHICAGO CINCINNATI Lovie Smith Marvin Lewis (.565) Regular Season Record (pct.) (.495) 2-2 (.500) Playoff Record 0-1 (.000) 6th Years as NFL head coach 7th 6th Years as team s head coach 7th 0-1 (.000) Career Head-to-Head 1-0 (1.000) 0-1 (.000) Career vs. Team 1-0 (1.000) IMPORTANT NFL DATES REGULAR SEASON Oct Trading Deadline Jan AFC-NFC Wild Card Playoffs Jan AFC-NFC Divisional Playoffs Jan AFC-NFC Championship Games Feb Super Bowl XLIV; South Florida Feb. 24-Mar NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis, IN April NFL Draft, New York City, NY QUICK FACTS CHICAGO BEARS -- NFC NORTH DIVISION Team Colors: Navy Blue, Orange and White 1000 Football Drive, Lake Forest, IL Telephone: (847) Head Coach Lovie Smith Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line Rod Marinelli Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Bob Babich Special Teams Coordinator Dave Toub Strength and Conditioning Coach Jim Arthur Tight Ends Rob Boras Off. Asst./ Asst. Offensive Line Luke Butkus Asst. Defensive Backs/Safeties Gill Byrd Wide Receivers Darryl Drake Quarterbacks Pep Hamilton Offensive Line Harry Hiestand Defensive Backs Jon Hoke Director of Physical Development Rusty Jones Off. Asst./ Asst. Wide Receivers Charles London Running Backs Tim Spencer Assistant Special Teams Chris Tabor Def. Asst./Asst. Defensive Line Eric Washington CINCINNATI BENGALS - AFC NORTH DIVISION Team Colors: Black, Orange and White One Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, Telephone: (513) Head Coach Marvin Lewis Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Paul Alexander Offensive Coordinator Bob Bratkowski Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer Special Teams Darrin Simmons Running Backs Jim Anderson Asst. Defensive Backs Louie Cioffi Defensive Backs Kevin Coyle Linebackers Jeff FitzGerald Asst. Special Teams/Asst. Linebackers....Paul Guenther Defensive Line Jay Hayes Tight Ends Jonathan Hayes Strength and Conditioning Chip Morton Associate Strength and Conditioning Ray Oliver Wide Receivers Mike Sheppard Asst. Offensive Line Bob Surace Quarterbacks Ken Zampese A-2

2 BEARS -- BENGALS CONNECTIONS Bears who are former Bengals: DT Matt Toeaina was drafted by Cincinnati in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and spent part of the 2007 season on the Bengals practice squad before being signed to the Bears active roster. Bengals who are former Bears: RB Cedric Benson was drafted by Chicago in 2005 and played in 35 games (12 starts) rushing for 1,593 yards with 10 TDs DT Tank Johnson was selected by Chicago in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, playing in 46 contests (15 starts) QB J.T. O'Sullivan spent part of 2005 on the Bears practice squad. He was re-signed by Chicago in 2007, but was cut before training camp. Bears coaches - Bengals coaches: Chicago Head Coach Lovie Smith and Cincinnati QBs coach Ken Zampese were together in St. Louis ( ). Zampese coached the receivers and passing game while Smith was defensive coordinator. Bears coaches - Bengals players: Chicago quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton was Bengals WR Laveranues Coles' position coach when the two were with the Jets in Bears players - Bengals players: Chicago WR Johnny Knox and Bengals HB Bernard Scott played together at Abilene Christian. Knox led the team in receiving yards and Scott led the team in rushing yards in both 2007 and 2008 Bears DE Mark Anderson and Cincinnati DE Antwan Odom played on the same defensive line at Alabama ( ) Chicago T Orlando Pace helped block for Bengals RB Brian Leonhard in St. Louis ( ). Bears LB Pisa Tinoisamoa was also teammates with Leonhard during those years Chicago TE Kellen Davis and Bengals C Kyle Cook played in the same offense at Michigan State ( ) Bears DT Tommie Harris played on the same defense at Oklahoma as Cincinnati S Roy Williams in Bears with connections to Ohio: Bears GM Jerry Angelo is from Youngstown, OH and was a defensive tackle at Miami (OH) from before becoming a graduate assistant Head Coach Lovie Smith coached the defensive backs at Ohio St. in 1995 Running backs coach Tim Spencer played for the Buckeyes from and returned to Columbus to coach the running backs from after being born in Martins Ferry, OH Bears offensive line coach Harry Hiestand served the same role at Cincinnati ( ) and added the title of rungame coordinator in 1992 and offensive coordinator in Bengals with connections to Chicago: Born in Arlington Heights S Tom Nelson went to Hersey H.S. and Illinois State. HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON 2009 REGULAR SEASON CHICAGO (NFL Rank) CINCINNATI (NFL Rank) 23.8 (13th) Points Scored (T-20th) (19th) Total Offense (17th) 89.8 (27th) Rushing Offense (14th) (16th) Passing Offense (19th) 19.8 (T-15th) Points Allowed (14th) (13th) Total Defense (19th) 88.4 (6th) Rushing Defense (11th) (T-14th)......Passing Defense (28st) -1 (T-16th) Turnover Ratio (T-21st) BEARS -- BENGALS SERIES vs. CINCINNATI BENGALS W - 3 L Bengals, 13-3 (S) 1980 Bengals, (S) BEARS, 44-7 (CI) 1989 BEARS, (S) 1992 Bengals, (S) + sn 1995 Bengals, (CI) 2001 BEARS, 24-0 (PB) 2005 Bengals, 24-7 (S) KEY: S = Soldier Field; Chicago CI = Cinergy Field; Cincinnati PB = Paul Brown Stadium; Cincinnati + = overtime sn = Sunday Night BEARS -- BENGALS SERIES THE SERIES: The Bears are playing the Bengals for just the 9 th time since Cincinnati joined the NFL in 1968 and trail in the all-time series, 5-3. The eight previous regular-season matchups between the Bengals and Bears mark the fewest games played in any series with Chicago involving teams which joined the League prior to 1995 (Baltimore, Carolina, Jacksonville and Houston joined the NFL in or after that year). The Bears have won two of three contests played in Cincinnati with the last meeting in The Queen City coming in 2001, a 24-0 shutout by Chicago. The series began with wins by the Bengals in 1962 and 1970 that were followed by Bears victories in 1986 and Cincinnati came back to win consecutive games against Chicago in 1992 and Chicago won the first meeting between the teams at Paul Brown Stadium, 24-0, in Cincinnati won the last overall contest between the teams in September of 2005, 24-7, at Soldier Field. NFC NORTH STANDINGS 2009 Regular Season Standings Team W L Pct. PF PA Home Away Div Streak Minnesota Won 6 Green Bay Won 1 BEARS Lost 1 Detroit Lost 3 A-3

3 LAST GAME AGAINST CINCINNATI Cincinnati 24, Chicago 7 Sunday, September 25, Soldier Field CHICAGO -- In a matchup of the League's top offense against one of the NFL's stingiest defenses, the Cincinnati Bengals topped the Chicago Bears 24-7 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Bengals entered the contest averaging 462 yards per game offensively while the Bears had allowed just 15 points in two games (7.5 ppg), which ranked fourth in the League. Chicago's defense limited the Bengals to 244 yards on offense, 218 yards below their season average, but six Chicago turnovers proved to be the difference in the game as the Bears were forced to defend a short field much of the afternoon. Bears rookie QB Kyle Orton threw five interceptions, the most by a Chicago quarterback since 1968, and the Bengals 16 possessions began, on average, at their own 42-yard line. Chicago's defense was up to the task most of the afternoon, forcing nine punts, three more than Cincinnati's total in the first two games of the season combined. The Bears defense forced a three-and-out on the game's first series and, following a punt, the tone for the remainder of the afternoon was set. Orton fired a pass to Justin Gage on the Bears first offensive play from scrimmage and the ball deflected off Gage into the arms of Bengals LB Brian Simmons. Cincinnati's offense took over from the Chicago 18 and on the very next play, Bengals QB Carson Palmer threw the first of his three touchdown passes and WR Chad Ochocinco was on the receiving end of his first of two on the day. Orton's second interception led to Cincinnati's second score. This time the Cincinnati offense was set up at the Chicago 36. Palmer threw for the end zone on the drive's second play and CB Charles Tillman was flagged for pass interference and the Bengals were awarded a first-and-goal from the Chicago 3. Following a pass for one yard and a negative rush, an offensive pass interference penalty backed the Bengals up to the Chicago 15 where they settled for a 33-yard Shayne Graham field goal and the first quarter would end with Cincinnati maintaining a 10-0 advantage. The Bears pieced together their longest drive of the first half with time winding down in the second quarter. RB Thomas Jones began the drive with back-to-back carries of 17 and 16 yards before a personal foul penalty on WR Mark Bradley eventually stalled the drive at the Cincinnati 21. K Doug Brien failed to convert a 39-yard field goal attempt to cap the sixplay drive and the score remained 10-0 at the half. Cincinnati extended the lead to 17-0 midway through the third quarter. Following Orton's fifth pick of the game, the Bengals drove 70 yards in seven plays capped by a 36-yard Palmer touchdown pass to WR Chris Henry. The Bears pieced together their longest drive of the day at the end of the third quarter, bridging a 14-play, 70-yard drive into the fourth quarter capped by a two-yard Jones TD run to cut the margin to Orton completed four of eight passes for 44 yards while Jones eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the second consecutive game during the drive. The comeback was short-lived however as Cincinnati drove 62 yards in three plays on the ensuing possession and scored on a 40-yard pass from Palmer to Johnson to put the Bengals back up by 17 points at Orton completed two quick passes and four of six attempts to cross over into Cincinnati territory on Chicago's ensuing drive, but, following a seven-yard completion to Bobby Wade, CB Keiwan Ratliff knocked the ball loose at the Cincinnati 29 which was scooped up by Deltha O'Neal to turn back the drive and preserve the win. BOX SCORE Bengals 24, Bears 7 Soldier Field (62,045); Chicago, Ill. Sunday, September 25, 2005 CINCINNATI CHICAGO BENGALS C. Ochocinco 18 pass from Palmer (Graham XP) (1-18, 0:05). BENGALS Graham 33 FG (5-21, 2:27). BENGALS Henry 36 pass from Palmer (Graham XP) (7-70, 2:58). BEARS Jones 2 run (Brien XP) (14-70, 5:31. BENGALS C. Ochocinco 40 pass from Palmer (Graham XP) (3-62, 1:34). BENGALS BEARS First Downs Total Net Yds Rushes-Yds Att-Comp-Net Yds TDs-INTs Times Thrown-Yds Lost Punts - Avg Punt Return No. - Yds Kickoff Return No. - Yds Penalties-Yds Fumbles-Lost Time of Possession :08 28:52 RUSHING BENGALS R. Johnson 25-84; C. Perry 1-2; J. Johnson 1-1; C. Ochocinco 1-(-1); Palmer 6-(-3). BEARS Jones , TD; Orton 1-0. RECEIVING BENGALS Henry 4-51, TD; C. Ochocinco 3-77, 2 TDs; C. Perry 3-20; Houshmandzadeh 2-13; R. Johnson 2- (- 2); Stewart 1-6; Schobel 1-4. BEARS Jones 5-8; Muhammad 4-58; Wade 4-47; Bradley 2-26; Peterson 1-7; Edwards 1-3. PASSING BENGALS Palmer , 3 TDs. BEARS Orton , 5 INTs. PUNT RETURNS BENGALS Ratliff BEARS Wade KICKOFF RETURNS BENGALS T. Perry BEARS Azumah INTERCEPTIONS BENGALS M. Williams 1-2; Ratliff 1-1; James 1-0; O Neal 1-0; Simmons 1-(-1). BEARS None. SACKS BENGALS None. BEARS Ogunleye 1-8. BEARS TACKLES (based on coaches film review) BEARS (TT-ST) A. Brown 10-8, TFL; M. Brown 10-8, 2 PBUs; Scott 10-6, 2 TFLs; Briggs 9-5, 2 TFLs, PBU, FR; Urlacher 8-5, FF; Ogunleye 7-4, TFL, PBU; Tillman 6-3; Hillenmeyer 6-2, TFL; C. Harris 5-3, TFL; T. Harris 5-3; Azumah 2-2; Vasher 2-2; Ta. Johnson 2-1; To. Johnson 2-0; Haynes 1-0. A-4

4 BEARS TEAM NOTES BEARS / BRONCOS TRADE RECAP On Thursday, April 2 nd the Chicago Bears acquired QB Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth-round draft pick (140th overall) in a trade with the Denver Broncos for QB Kyle Orton, a 2009 first round draft pick (18th overall), a 2009 third round draft selection (84th overall) and a 2010 first round draft pick. The Bears used their fifth-round pick to select WR Johnny Knox who leads all rookies with four total touchdown (three receiving and one kickoff return), is sixth with 17 receptions and is seventh with 224 receiving yards. TRADE RECAP Bears and Broncos (4/2/09) Bears Get QB Jay Cutler 09 5 th Rd pick th overall (WR Johnny Knox) Broncos Get QB Kyle Orton 09 1st Rd pick - 18th overall (LB Robert Ayers) 09 3rd Rd pick - 84th overall (traded to Pittsburgh) 10 1st Rd pick BEARS T-2 ND BEST RECORD IN NFC SINCE 2005 The Chicago Bears enter Sunday s contest in Cincinnati with a 3-2 record during the 2009 season. Since the 2005 season the Bears have compiled a (.623) record, tied for second best in the NFC trailing only the N.Y. Giants (46-24,.657). Chicago s record during that span is also tied for sixth best in the NFL. The Bears have won two division titles during that time and the NFC Championship following the 2006 season. BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORD IN THE NFC Since 2005 Team Record Pct. 1. N.Y. Giants t2. Chicago t2. Dallas Carolina Minnesota BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORD IN THE NFL Since 2005 Team Record Pct. 1. Indianapolis New England N.Y. Giants Pittsburgh San Diego t6. Chicago t6. Dallas BEARS AMONG NFL S IRONMEN Center Olin Kreutz and long snapper Patrick Mannelly are in their 12 th seasons in Chicago, tied for the most years of service in the Windy City among active Bears. While Mannelly is the active leader in games played as a Bear with 178, Kreutz stands alone as the team leader in consecutive games started with 107 dating back to DE Alex Brown leads the team with 116 consecutive games played dating back to the second game of his rookie season in CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED Among Active NFL Defensive Ends Player Team Games Played 1. Justin Smith SF Alex Brown CHI Marques Douglas SF-BAL-NYJ Travis Kirschke PIT Juqua Parker PHI 75 CONSECUTIVE STARTS Among Active NFL Centers Player Team Starts 1. Casey Wiegmann KC-DEN 132 * 2. Todd McClure ATL Olin Kreutz CHI Jamaal Jackson PHI 61 t5. Matt Birk MIN-BAL 54 t5. Nick Mangold NYJ 54 * Plays Monday Night (10/19) BEARS ROOKIE RECAP Three Bears rookies have made their NFL debut this season. WR Johnny Knox leads the NFL with a 33.7 kickoff return average (371 yards on 11 kickoff returns including a 102-yard touchdown). He leads all rookies with four total touchdowns (three receiving), is sixth with 17 receptions and seventh with 224 receiving yards. He is third on the Bears in receiving yards and fourth in receptions. In Week 1 at Green Bay, Al Afalava became the first Bears rookie since Mike Brown in 2000 to start a regular season-opener at safety. He was also the first Bears rookie at any defensive position to start the season opener since DT Tommie Harris in Since 1975, 28 rookies have started on opening-day for the Bears. DT Jarron Gilbert made his NFL debut in Week 4 versus Detroit (10/4) as a reserve defensive lineman BEARS ROOKIES DEBUTS S Al Afalava: Has started all five games at strong safety recording 24 total tackles, one sack and five pass breakups. DT Jarron Gilbert: Has seen action as a reserve lineman in one game. WR Johnny Knox: Leads NFL with 33.7 kickoff return average (11 returns for 371 yards and a touchdown). Leads all rookies with four total TDs (3 receiving), is sixth with 17 receptions and seventh with 224 rec. yards. A-5

5 BEARS OFFENSIVE NOTES CUTLER AVERAGING YARDS PER GAME Bears QB Jay Cutler threw for 300 yards on 27 of 43 passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions for a 79.6 passer rating in Week 6 at Atlanta. For the season, Cutler has now thrown for 1,201 yards on 100 of 172 passing with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions for an 86.9 passer rating. Cutler s passing yards per game average is currently highest in Bears franchise history. Cutler is on pace for a single-season franchise-record 3,843 passing yards. MOST PASSING YARDS PER GAME Bears History Player Season G Att Cmp Yds Yds/G 1. Jay Cutler , Erik Kramer , Billy Wade , Sid Luckman , Johnny Lujack , CUTLER COMPLETES 62.8 % OF PASSES IN WEEK 6 Bears QB Jay Cutler was 27 of 43 passing in Week 6 at Atlanta for a 62.8 completion percentage. Since the second half of Chicago s Week 1 contest at Green Bay, Cutler has completed 68.0 percent of his pass attempts (102 of 150) and is 110 of 172 (64.0 percent) on the season. The 64.0 completion percentage is currently the highest in Bears single-season history. HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Bears History Player Season G Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int 1. Jay Cutler , Jim Harbaugh , Brian Griese , Shane Matthews , Steve Walsh , Erik Kramer , Erik Kramer , Dave Krieg , Jim McMahon , Jim McMahon , CUTLER HAS MULTIPLE TD PASSES IN 4 STRAIGHT QB Jay Cutler threw two touchdown passes in Week 6 at Atlanta, the fourth consecutive contest he has thrown multiple scoring strikes. Cutler is just the third Bears quarterback to accomplish the feat since at least 1963 to accomplish the feat joining Erik Kramer who did so in seven straight conests in 1995 and Rudy Bukich who did so in four consecutive games in BEARS QBs TO THROW MULTIPLE TD PASSES IN AT LEAST 4 STRAIGHT GAMES Since at least 1963 Consecutive Player Season Games w/ multiple TD passes Jay Cutler (Weeks 2-6; Bye Week 5) * Erik Kramer (Weeks 4-11; Bye Week 5) Rudy Bukich (Weeks 9-12) * Current CUTLER 99.7 PASSER RATING IN LAST 18 QTRS. Since the start of the second half of the Bears Week 1 contest at Green Bay, QB Jay Cutler has completed 68.0 percent of his passing attempts (102 of 150) for 1,074 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions for a 99.7 passer rating. Cutler s 10 touchdown passes over that time are tied for fifth most in the NFL, his 68.0 completion percentage is sixth highest and his 99.7 passer rating is 10 th highest (minimum 100 attempts). HIGHEST PASSER RATING Since 2 nd Half of Contests in Week 1 Player Team Att Cmp Pct Yds TD Int Rate 1. Peyton Manning IND , Drew Brees NO , Brett Favre MIN , Aaron Rodgers GB , Ben Roethlisberger PIT , Matt Schaub HOU , Kyle Orton DEN , Tom Brady NE , Eli Manning NYG , Jay Cutler CHI , A-6

6 BEARS OFFENSIVE NOTES WRS HAVE 58 RECEPTIONS IN 2009 Through five games this season, the Chicago Bears wide receivers have caught 58 receptions (11.6 per game). The 58 receptions have resulted in 769 receiving yards (153.8 per game). WR/PR Devin Hester leads the team with 20 receptions and 272 receiving yards. WR Earl Bennett is currently second with 19 receptions and 257 receiving yards. WR Johnny Knox is third with 224 receiving yards and fourth with 17 receptions. WR Rashied Davis has added two receptions for 16 yards. Last season Bears wide receivers caught 126 receptions (7.9 per game) and had 1,685 receiving yards (105.3 per game). PERCENTAGE OF TEAM RECEPTIONS / RECEIVING YARDS By Bears WRs Category Receptions/Game % of Team Receptions Receiving Yds/Game % of Team Receiving Yds HESTER 19 TH IN REC. AVG. SINCE WEEK 13 OF 08 Bears WR/PR Devin Hester led the team six receptions for 83 yards in Week 6 at Atlanta. For the season, Hester paces the team with 20 catches for 272 yards (13.6 ypc) this season. Hester s 13.6 yards per catch also paces the team. Since Week 13 of the 2008 season, Hester is 19 th in the NFL with a 14.1 yards per catch average (40 receptions for 562 yards) among wide receivers who have caught a minimum of 32 receptions. HIGHEST RECEIVING AVERAGE IN THE NFL AMONG WRs Since Week 13 of the 2008 Season * Player Team(s) G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Vincent Jackson SD t 5 2. Antonio Bryant TB t 6 3. Mark Clayton BAL t 3 4. DeSean Jackson PHI t 3 5. Steve Smith CAR Donald Driver GB t 4 7. Santonio Holmes PIT Andre Johnson HOU t 9 9. Greg Jennings GB Roddy White ATL t Chad Ochocinco CIN Marques Colston NO Terrell Owens DAL-BUF t Bernard Berrian MIN t Michael Jenkins ATL Calvin Johnson DET t Torry Holt STL-JAX Randy Moss NE t Devin Hester CHI t Derrick Mason BAL t 6 * Minimum 32 receptions BEARS HAVE PLUS YARD PASSES IN 2009 Bears QB Jay Cutler completed six passes of 20-plus yards in Week 6 at Atlanta, the second time the second time Chicago has accomplished that feat in five games in 2009 after doing so just once all of Chicago now has 19 pass plays of 20-plus yards in 2009, ninth most in the NFL this season. Five different players have caught a 20-plus yard pass for Chicago this season: WR Earl Bennett and WR/PR Devin Hester lead the way with six each. WR Johnny Knox has three. TEs Desmond Clark and Greg Olsen each have two. Bennett and Hester each rank tied for 11th in the NFL with their six 20-plus yard receptions and are one of three duos/trios on the same team to each have six or more 20-plus yard receptions this season. Last season, the Bears finished tied for 26th in the NFL with 35 passes of 20-plus yards. TEAMS W/ MULTIPLE RECEIVERS W/ 6 OR MORE 20+ YD RECEPTIONS In 2009 Team Player (20+yd Rec.) Player (20+yd Rec.) Player (20+yd Rec.) Chicago Earl Bennett (6) Devin Hester (6) N.Y. Giants Mario Manningham (8) Steve Smith (8) Pittsburgh Hines Ward (10) Santonio Holmes (7) Mike Wallace (6) KNOX 224 RECEIVING YDS. 7 TH AMONG ROOKIES Bears rookie WR Johnny Knox has 224 receiving yards through five contests with three touchdown grabs. The 224 receiving yards and 17 catches by the 2009 fifth-round draft pick (140 th overall) are seventh and sixth, respectively, among all NFL rookies. Knox is tied for the lead among all rookies with Hakeem Nicks and Austin Collie with three touchdown receptions. MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A ROOKIE IN THE NFL 2009 season Player Team G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Mike Wallace PIT Kenny Britt TEN Mohamed Massaquoi CLE Percy Harvin MIN Hakeem Nicks NYG Austin Collie IND t 3 7. Johnny Knox CHI MOST RECEPTIONS BY A ROOKIE IN THE NFL 2009 season Player Team G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Julian Edelman NE t2. Austin Collie IND t 3 t2. Percy Harvin MIN Kenny Britt TEN Mike Wallace PIT Johnny Knox CHI A-7

7 BEARS OFFENSIVE NOTES KNOX HAS TOUCHDOWN IN 4 STRAIGHT GAMES Bears rookie WR Johnny Knox has scored a touchdown in four straight contests with receiving scores in Week 2 versus Pittsburgh (9/20), Week 3 at Seattle (9/27) and Week 6 at Atlanta along with a 102- yard kickoff return TD in Week 4 versus Detroit (10/4). Chicago had a bye in Week 5. Knox is the first Bears rookies since Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to record a touchdown in at least four straight contests. Knox, Payton and Hall of Famer Gale Sayers (six straight contests on two occasions) are the only Bears rookies to accomplish the feat since at least BEARS ROOKIES TO SCORE A TD IN AT LEAST 4 STRAIGHT GAMES Since at least 1963 Consecutive Player Pos Season Games w/ TD Johnny Knox WR (Weeks 2-6; Bye Week 5) * Walter Payton RB (Weeks 11-14) Gale Sayers RB twice (Weeks 2-7 and 9-14) * Current OLSEN MOVING UP THE BEARS TE LISTS Bears TE Greg Olsen had five receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 at Atlanta. Olsen now has 15 receptions for 151 yards and three touchdowns this season. In his three-year career, Olsen has 108 receptions for 1,116 yards and 10 touchdowns. Earlier this season, Olsen became the sixth tight end in franchise history to reach the 100-catch plateau and the eighth to reach the 1,000-receiving yard plateau. With his performance in Week 6, Olsen surpassed TEs James Thorton (1,059) and Greg Latta (1,081) to move into fifth place among tight ends in Bears annals in career receiving yards. MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A TIGHT END Bears History Player Years G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Mike Ditka , t Emery Moorehead , Desmond Clark , Ryan Wetnight , Greg Olsen , Greg Latta , James Thornton , t 5 8. Keith Jennings , OLSEN HAS TD RECEPTION IN 3 STRAIGHT GAMES Bears TE Greg Olsen caught a two-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of last Sunday s contest at Atlanta, the third straight game in which he had a scoring grab. Olsen joins Emery Moorehead as the only Bears tight ends since at least 1963 to record a touchdown reception in three straight contests. BEARS TIGHT ENDS TO SCORE A TD IN AT LEAST 3 STRAIGHT GAMES Since at least 1963 Consecutive Player Season Games w/ TD Greg Olsen (Weeks 3-6; Bye Week 5) * Emery Moorehead (Weeks 3-5) * Current CLARK IN TOP 10 IN BEARS CAREER RECEPTIONS Bears TE Desmond Clark had three receptions for 32 yards in Week 6 at Atlanta. For the season, Clark has six receptions for 63 yards in three contests. Since coming to Chicago in 2003, Clark has 228 receptions for 2,545 yards and 16 touchdowns, pacing the Bears in all three categories during that time. With his second catch in Atlanta, Clark moved into sole possession of 10th place in the Bears all-time receptions list, surpassing Harlon Hill (226). MOST CAREER RECEPTIONS Bears History Player Years G Rec Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Walter Payton , t Johnny Morris , t 31 t3. Marty Booker , , t 25 t3. Curtis Conway , t Mike Ditka , t Neal Anderson , t Matt Suhey , Bobby Engram , t Dick Gordon , t Desmond Clark , Harlon Hill , t 40 A-8

8 BEARS OFFENSIVE NOTES FORTÉ S HAS 18 CATCHES OVER LAST 4 GAMES RB Matt Forté was tied for second on the team last Sunday at Atlanta with five receptions for 37 yards. Over the last four contests, Forté has 18 receptions totaling 129 yards. The 18 receptions are sixth most among NFL running backs during that span and his 4.5 receptions per game are fourth during that span among players at his position. His 129 receiving yards are eighth most in the NFL among running backs since Week 2 and his 32.3 receiving yards per game during that span are eighth among all NFL backs. Forté is currently third on the team in receptions after leading the Bears and all NFL running backs with 63 receptions last season. The 63 receptions in 2008 broke both the team s record for receptions by a rookie and the single-season receptions record among Bears running backs. MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME BY A NFL RUNNING BACK Since Week 2 Player Team G Rec Yds Avg TD Rec/G 1. Ray Rice Bal Joseph Addai Ind Brian Westbrook Phi Matt Forté Chi Marshawn Lynch Buf Tim Hightower ARZ Maurice Jones-Drew JAX t8. Steven Jackson STL t8. Steve Slaton HOU Chester Taylor MIN CUTLER 13-0 WITH 100+ PASSER RATING Bears QB Jay Cutler completed 18 of 28 passing attempts with 141 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating in Week 4 s victory versus Detroit. Cutler is 13-0 as a starter when recording a 100-plus passer rating (3-0 with the Bears). Since 2004, the Bears are 15-0 when their starting quarterbacks have a 100-plus passer rating, tops in the NFL. BEST RECORD AMONG ACTIVE QBs When Recording a 100-plus Passer Rating in a Start * Player Team(s) W L Pct. 1. Jay Cutler DEN-CHI Tom Brady NE Donovan McNabb PHI Ben Roethlisberger PIT Brett Favre GB-NYJ-MIN Peyton Manning IND Kurt Warner STL-NYG-ARZ Tony Romo DAL Jake Delhomme NO-CAR Kerry Collins CAR-NYG-OAK TEN * Minimum 10 starts with 100-plus passer rating BEST TEAM RECORD SINCE 2004 When Starting QB Records a 100-plus Passer Rating Team W L Pct. 1. Chicago Philadelphia Denver New England Pittsburgh Indianapolis YOUNG BEARS SCORING ON OFFENSE Young players are stepping up and proving to be capable scoring threats for the Bears this season. 22-year old WR Johnny Knox leads the Bears with four touchdowns on the season (three receiving and one kickoff return). TE Greg Olsen (24) also has three touchdown receptions. TE Kellen Davis (24 years old) and WR/PR Devin Hester (26) each have two receiving touchdowns for Chicago in QB Jay Cutler (26), RB Matt Forté (23) and RB Garrett Wolfe (25) each have one rushing score this season. WR Earl Bennett (22) has added a catch on a two-point conversion. A-9

9 BEARS DEFENSIVE NOTES BEARS 6 TH IN YARDS PER PLAY ALLOWED The Chicago Bears defense has allowed 253 yards on 56 plays (2.5 yards per play last Sunday at Atlanta. For the season, the Bears have allowed 1,531 yards on 322 plays (4.75 yards per play). The Monsters of the Midway rank sixth in the NFL in yards per play allowed in TOTAL DEFENSE 2009 Season Total Total Total Team Plays Yards Yards/Play 1. Philadelphia 325 1, Denver 358 1, Indianapolis 335 1, Washington 372 1, N.Y. Jets 385 1, Chicago 322 1, Pittsburgh 343 1, N.Y. Giants 320 1, San Francisco 333 1, Green Bay 307 1, BEARS 6 TH IN RUSH YARDS PER GAME The Chicago Bears defense held the Atlanta Falcons to 68 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.0 ypc) in last Sunday s contest in the Georgia Dome. On the season, Chicago s defense has permitted 442 net rushing yards in five contests this season on 121 carries. The 88.4 rush yards per game ranks sixth in the NFL and the 3.65 yards per carry ranks ninth. RUSH YARDS ALLOWED PER GAME 2009 Season Net Rush Avg Rush Team Games Yards Carries Yds/G 1. Arizona Pittsburgh Miami Denver New Orleans Chicago San Francisco Baltimore Minnesota Tennessee BEARS 8 TH IN YARDS PER PASS PLAY The Chicago Bears defense allowed 185 passing yards on 33 attempts (5.6 ypa). For the season, the Bears have allowed 1,201 passing yards on 187 attempts with 14 sacks totaling 112 yards in losses. Totaling 1,089 net passing yards on 201 pass plays, the Bears defense ranks eighth in the NFL in yards per pass play this season at They also rank tied for 14th in the NFL in pass yards per game. Last season the Bears finished 30 th in the NFL in pass defense (241.2 pass yards per game). YARDS ALLOWED PER PASS PLAY 2009 Season Pass Total Pass Net Pass Yards/ Team G Att Sacks Plays Yards Pass Play 1. Indianapolis Buffalo , Philadelphia Denver , N.Y. Giants N.Y. Jets , Pittsburgh , Chicago , Washington , New Orleans , VASHER RECORDS 19 TH CAREER INTERCEPTION Chicago Bears CB Nate Vasher picked off his first pass of the season last Sunday in Atlanta. The interception came in the fourth quarter on the Bears 7 with the Falcons leading The Bears went on to tie the game on the ensuing drive. The interception was the 19 th of Vasher s six-year career with Chicago, 18 th most in franchise history. Vasher is second on the Bears active list to fellow cornerback Charles Tillman who has 21 career interceptions. Since 2005, the duo has recorded 31 total interceptions (Tillman with 17 and Vasher with 14) second most among cornerback tandems in the NFL during that time. MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A CORNERBACK TANDUM SINCE 2005 Team CB No. 1 CB No. 2 Total 1. GB Charles Woodson (22) Al Harris (10) CHI Charles Tillman (17) Nathan Vasher (14) DEN Champ Bailey (23) Dré Bly (7) 30 t4. DEN Champ Bailey (23) Darrent Williams (6) 29 t4. GB Charles Woodson (22) Tramon Williams (7) 29 A-10

10 BEARS DEFENSIVE NOTES BOWMAN RECORDS 2 ND CAREER INTERCEPTION Bears starting cornerback Zackary Bowman recorded his first interception of the 2009 season and the second of his two-year career in last Sunday s contest at Atlanta. Bowman has appeared in just six contests in his NFL career, with four starts. During that time Bowman has been a part of three Bears takeaways, recovering a muffed punt for a touchdown in Week 8 of the 2008 season versus Minnesota. BEARS HAVE 5 INTERCEPTIONS IN LAST 4 GAMES In Week 6 at Atlanta, the Bears intercepted two passes and now have five picks in the last four contests. The five interceptions are tied for seventh most in the NFL since Week 2. Five different Bears players have recorded an interception in CBs Zackary Bowman and Nate Vasher were the latest to do so last Sunday. Fellow cornerback Charles Tillman also has a pick in 2009 as does LB Lance Briggs and DT Tommie Harris. Since 2004, the Bears rank second in the NFL with 108 interceptions trailing only the Baltimore Ravens 110. NFL INTERCEPTION LEADERS Since 2004 Team G Int Yds Avg TD 1. Baltimore Ravens Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals San Diego Chargers t5. Indianapolis Colts t5. Jacksonville Jaguars BEARS HAVE 17 STUFFS IN 2009 The Chicago Bears defense has recorded 17 stuffs - a tackle of a rusher for negative yards, according to STATS LLC - during the first five contests of the 2009 season after recording two in Atlanta last Sunday night. Those 17 stuffs have resulted in 49 yards in losses, most in the NFL. The 17 stuffs are tied for 10 th in the league. Last season Chicago led the NFL with 66 stuffs resulting in a leaguehigh 166 yards in losses. Since 2004, Chicago leads the league with 323 stuffs for 782 yards in losses. DE Alex Brown is currently second in the NFL with 5.5 stuffs on the season resulting in 13.5 yards in losses (fourth in the league). In 2008 Brown led the NFL with 11.5 stuffs totaling 34.5 yards in losses. NFL INDIVIDUAL STUFFS LEADERS 2009 Season Player Team Gms Stuff Yds 1. Terrell Suggs BAL Alex Brown CHI t3. Jared Allen MIN t3. Geno Hayes TB t3. Bart Scott NYJ * Stuffs = a tackle of a rusher for negative yards NFL TEAM STUFFS LEADERS Since 2004 Team Stuffs Yards 1. Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills Detroit Lions t5. Minnesota Vikings t5. St. Louis Rams OGUNLEYE TIED FOR 9 TH WITH 4.5 SACKS IN 2009 For the 2009 season, Bears DE Adewale Ogunleye has 4.5 sacks, tied for ninth most in the NFL. His 4.5 sacks have resulted in 38.5 yards in losses, sixth most in the NFL. MOST SACKS IN THE NFL 2009 Season Player Team Gms Sacks Yards 1. Elvis Dumervil DEN Antwan Odom CIN Jared Allen MIN t4. Dwight Freeney IND t4. James Harrison PIT Andre Carter WAS t7. Julius Peppers CAR t7. Jimmy Wilkerson TB t9. Adewale Ogunleye CHI t9. Trent Cole PHI t9. Robert Mathis IND A-11

11 BEARS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES KNOX LEADS NFL IN KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Bears WR Johnny Knox has returned 11 kickoffs for 371 yards and one touchdown so far this season. Knox s 33.7 yards per kickoff return is tops in the NFL this season. Knox is one of just three players with multiple kickoff returns of 50- plus yards this season (two) along with Cleveland s Joshua Cribbs (two) and San Diego s Darren Sproles (three). HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL 2009 Season Player Team G KR Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Johnny Knox Chi t 1 2. Jacoby Jones HOU t 1 3. Jordy Nelson GB t4. Percy Harvin MIN t 1 t4. Brian Witherspoon JAX BEARS TIED FOR TOP KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE The Bears have 20 kickoff returns for 590 yards (29.5 ypr) and are tied with the Cleveland Browns for the top kickoff return average in the NFL this season. Johnny Knox and Danieal Manning have each have 40-plus yard kickoff returns in 2009 and Knox leads the NFL with a 33.7 kickoff return average. HIGHEST KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL 2009 Season Team G KR Yds Avg Lg TD t1. Chicago t 1 t1. Tampa Bay t 1 3. Atlanta San Diego Minnesota t 1 KNOX HAS 102-YARD KICKOFF RETURN In Week 4 versus Detroit, Bears WR Johnny Knox returned the opening kickoff of the second half 102 yards for a touchdown giving Chicago a advantage. The 102-yard kickoff return was the second longest in team history, trailing only the 103-yard kickoff return by Hall of Famer Gale Sayers on September 17, 1967 at Pittsburgh. LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN Bears History Player Date Opp. Yards 1. Gale Sayers 9/17/67 at PIT Johnny Knox 10/4/09 vs. DET Don Bingham 11/18/56 vs. LA Rams 100 t4. Willie Galimore 10/4/58 at BAL 99 t4. Willie Gault 9/29/85 vs. WAS 99 HESTER RANKS 6 TH IN PUNT RETURN AVERAGE Bears WR/PR Devin Hester returned three punts for 54 yards (18.0 ypr) in Week 6 at Atlanta, including a long of 33 yards. Chicago scored it s first touchdown of the contest two plays later. For the season, Hester has nine punt returns for 116 yards (12.9 ypr) to rank six in the NFL in punt return average. Hester s two punt returns of 20-plus yards this season ranks tied for third in the NFL. Since 2006, when Hester entered the NFL, he leads the league with 27 punt returns of 20-plus yards, ranking in the top 10 in each season (first in 2006 with 11 and 2007 with 10 and tied for seventh with four in 2008). HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL 2009 Season Player Team G PR Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Joshua Cribbs CLE t 1 2. DeSean Jackson PHI t 1 3. Darren Sproles SD t 1 4. Eddie Royal DEN t 1 5. Quan Cosby CIN Devin Hester CHI PLUS YARD PUNT RETURNS Since Yard Player Team Punt Returns 1. Devin Hester CHI Roscoe Parrish BUF Joshua Cribbs CLE Nate Burleson SEA Jacoby Jones HOU 11 BEARS 4 TH IN PUNT RETURN AVERAGE The Bears have 13 punt returns for 179 yards (13.8 ypr) and are fourth in the NFL in punt return average this season. Devin Hester and Earl Bennett each have two 20-plus yard punt returns in 2009 tied for third most in the NFL. The four combined 20- plus yard punt returns are tied with the Cleveland Browns for most in the league this season. HIGHEST PUNT RETURN AVERAGE IN THE NFL 2009 Season Team G PR Yds Avg Lg TD 1. Cleveland t 1 2. San Diego t 1 3. Philadelphia t 1 4. Chicago t5. Cincinnati t5. Minnesota A-12

12 BEARS SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES GOULD SURPASSES 500-CAREER POINTS Bears K Robbie Gould kicked two extra points in Week 6 at Atlanta. The first PAT of the contest was the 500th point of Gould s NFL career, becoming the fifth Bear to reach the plateau. For his career, the fifthyear Bear has 501 points with 116 field goals made and 153 extra points. Gould leads the Bears with 31 points this season connecting on six field goals and 13 extra points. Gould now needs 41 points surpass George Blanda for fourth place in Bears franchise history. MOST CAREER POINTS SCORED In Bears History Player (pos) Years TD PAT FG Pts 1. Kevin Butler (k) , Walter Payton (hb) Bob Thomas (k) George Blanda (k-qb) Robbie Gould (k) GOULD 3 RD MOST ACCURATE KICKER ALL-TIME Bears K Robbie Gould has connected on six of seven field goal attempts this season (85.7 percent) although he did not attempt one in Week 6 at Atlanta. Gould is the third-most accurate kicker in NFL history, connecting on 116 of 135 career field goal attempts (85.9 percent). The NFL recognizes career field goal accuracy based on 100 field goals made. CAREER FIELD GOAL ACCURACY Among NFL Kickers Player Team(s) FGM/A Pct. Lg 1. Mike Vanderjagt IND-DAL 230/ Nate Kaeding SD 129/ Robbie Gould CHI 116/ Shayne Graham BUF-CAR-CIN 178/ Rob Bironas TEN 116/ * Minimum 100 FG Made GOULD HITS CAREER LONG 52-YARDER Bears K Robbie Gould connected on a 52-yard field goal attempt in Week 4 versus Detroit, a career long. Gould s previous long was 49 yards, reached on three occasions during the regular season and once in the playoffs, with the last on September 30, 2007 at Detroit. Gould s 52-yard field goal was the longest by a Bears kicker since Paul Edinger hit a 53-yarder on December 5th, 2004 versus Minnesota. GOULD HAS AT LEAST 1 POINT IN 66 STRAIGHT Bears K Robbie Gould connected on both extra point attempts in Week 6 at Atlanta giving him at least one point in 66 straight regular season contests since joining the team in Week 5 of the 2005 season. That ties Gould with Kevin Butler for the second-longest streak in franchise history. George Blanda holds the team record with a point in 83 straight games. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A POINT SCORED In Bears History Consecutive Games Player Dates with a point scored 1. George Blanda 10/28/51-11/9/58 83 t2. Robbie Gould 10/9/05-current 66 t2. Kevin Butler 9/9/90-9/12/ Bob Thomas 12/2/79-12/16/84 55 MAYNARD HAS LANDED 12 INSIDE-THE-20 IN 2009 Chicago Bears P Brad Maynard landed three of his four punts insidethe-20 in Week 6 at Atlanta. For the season, Maynard has landed 12 of his 22 punts inside-the-20 with no touchbacks. The 12 punts inside-the-20 rank tied for fourth in the NFL this season, a year after leading the category with a careerhigh 40. His 12 punts inside-the-20 this season are most in the NFL without allowing a touchback The 13-year veteran has now landed 369 punts inside-the-20 during his career, fourth most in the NFL since the statistic started being officially recorded in Maynard leads the NFL in the category since entering the league in 1997 and his 246 since joining the Bears in 2001 is also tops. MOST PUNTS INSIDE-THE Season Player Team Punts In20 TB 1. Dave Zastudil CLE Dustin Colquitt KC Mat McBriar DAL t4. Brad Maynard CHI t4. Kevin Huber CIN t4. Chris Kluwe MIN t4. Ben Graham ARZ t4. Shane Lechler OAK MOST PUNTS INSIDE-THE-20 Since 1976 Player Seasons Team(s) Punts In20 TB 1. Jeff Feagles NE-PHI-ARZ-SEA-NYG 1, Craig Hentrich GB-TEN 1, Sean Landeta NYG-LAN-STL-TB-GB-PHI-STL 1, Brad Maynard NYG-CHI 1, Matt Turk WAS-MIA-NYJ-STL-HOU 1, A-13

13 BEARS QUICK HITS BEARS NAME 2009 CAPTAINS On Tuesday, September 8, the Chicago Bears announced captains for the 2009 season. The offense will be led by C Olin Kreutz and QB Jay Cutler. The defense will be directed by LB Brian Urlacher and DE Adewale Ogunleye. LS Patrick Mannelly will head the special teams. Chicago's five captains have a combined 47 years of NFL experience and 14 Pro Bowl selections between them. In Week 2, the Bears announced that LB Lance Briggs will also be a captain for Chicago after Urlacher was placed on Injured Reserve. For a third-straight year, the captains will wear a special patch on their jerseys throughout the season, as part of an initiative by the NFL to emphasize the role. Chicago Bears Captains Since 2007 Year Offense Defense Special Teams 2007 O. Kreutz M. Muhammad B. Urlacher M. Brown * B. Ayanbadejo 2008 O. Kreutz K. Orton B. Urlacher M. Brown P. Mannelly 2009 O. Kreutz J. Cutler B. Urlacher ^ A. Ogunleye P. Mannelly * Adewale Ogunleye was named captain after Mike Brown was placed on IR in Week 2 ^ Lance Briggs was named captain after Brian Urlacher was placed on IR in Week 2 SMITH REACHES 50-WIN PLATEAU With the Bears victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 4, Chicago Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith earned his 50 th career victory with the franchise. Smith is during the regular season and 2-2 in the playoffs in his six-year tenure with the team. Smith became just the third head coach in franchise history to reach the 50-win plateau joining Hall of Famers George Halas (324) and Mike Ditka (112). Smith is one of 11 current NFL coaches with at least 50 victories (including playoffs). He reached that plateau in just his 88th game, which is faster than Wade Phillips (92), Jack Del Rio (92), Jeff Fisher (93), Marvin Lewis (102), Bill Belichick (111), Norv Turner (111) and Dick Jauron (118). John Fox also did it in 88 games, while Andy Reid (81) and Tom Coughlin (83) got there quicker. Smith has also reached the 50-win milestone in fewer games than legendary NFL coaches Bill Parcells (89), Bill Walsh (91), Chuck Noll (94) and Tom Landry (119). ROSTER BREAKDOWN The Chicago Bears made the following transactions last week: Oct Sign CB Woodny Turenne to practice squad Terminate practice squad contact of C Donovan Raiola Oct Acquire DE Gaines Adams via trade from Tampa Bay for a nd -round draft pick Oct Terminate the contract of vested veteran TE Michael Gaines The following is a breakdown of the Chicago Bears current 53- man roster: Rookie/1st-Year Players Players w/ at least 5 years experience Players under Players 30 and over Youngest Player Juaquin Iglesias, 22 Oldest Player Brad Maynard, 35 Most Experience Brad Maynard and Orlando Pace, 13 Average Age Average Experience Tallest Player Kellen Davis and Orlando Pace; 6-7 Shortest Player Garrett Wolfe; 5-7 Heaviest Player Orlando Pace; 325 Lightest Players D.J. Moore, 183 A-14

14 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS WON 3, LOST 2 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/13 L at Green Bay 70,920 Forte /20 W Pittsburgh 62,231 Wolfe /27 W at Seattle 67,938 Cutler /04 W Detroit 62,192 Peterson /18 L at Atlanta 68,082 Hester /25 at Cincinnati TEAM /01 Cleveland OPPONENTS /08 Arizona * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 11/12 at San Francisco Hester t 2 11/22 Philadelphia Bennett /29 at Minnesota Forte /06 St. Louis Knox /13 Green Bay Olsen /20 at Baltimore K. Davis /28 Minnesota Clark /03 at Detroit R. Davis Chi. Opp. Wolfe TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Peterson Rushing McKie Passing TEAM Penalty 6 7 OPPONENTS t 6 3rd Down: Made/Att 26/67 29/72 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD 3rd Down Pct Tillman th Down: Made/Att 3/6 2/4 Harris th Down Pct Vasher POSSESSION AVG. 30:05 29:55 Briggs TOTAL NET YARDS Bowman Avg. Per Game TEAM Total Plays OPPONENTS Avg. Per Play * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B NET YARDS RUSHING Maynard Avg. Per Game TEAM Total Rushes OPPONENTS NET YARDS PASSING * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Avg. Per Game Hester Sacked/Yards Lost 10/56 14/112 Bennett Gross Yards TEAM Att./Completions 172/ /115 OPPONENTS Completion Pct * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Had Intercepted 7 5 Knox t 1 PUNTS/AVERAGE 22/ /47.3 Manning NET PUNTING AVG. 22/ /36.9 Bennett PENALTIES/YARDS 31/266 29/263 R. Davis FUMBLES/BALL LOST 9/2 7/3 Hester TOUCHDOWNS TEAM t 1 Rushing 3 5 OPPONENTS Passing 10 6 * FIELD GOALS Returns 1 0 Gould 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/2 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS TEAM 0/ 0 2/ 2 1/ 1 2/ 2 1/2 TEAM OPPONENTS 0/ 0 0/ 0 4/ 6 2/ 5 1/1 OPPONENTS Gould: (47G,21G)(44G)(53N,37G)(52G,22G)() * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS OPPONENTS: (49N,52G,39G)(38N,43N)(46G,37G,43N, Gould /13 6/ N,39G,46G)(35G)() Knox Olsen K. Davis Hester Cutler Forte Wolfe Bennett Manning TEAM /13 6/ OPPONENTS /10 7/ Pt. Conversions: Bennett, TEAM 1-1, OPPONENTS 1-1 SACKS: Ogunleye 4.5, A. Brown 2.5, A. Adams 1, G. Adams LG 1, Afalava 1, Anderson 1, Briggs 1, Idonije 1, Manning 1, Roach 1, TEAM 14, OPPONENTS 10 FUM/LOST: Cutler 5/1, Forte 3/1, Bowman 1/0 * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Cutler / TEAM / OPPONENTS t 14/

15 Player TT ST AT TFL QH S - YL INT - YR PBU FF FR - YR Player TT ST AT BK FF FR Lance Briggs Tim Shaw Charles Tillman Garrett Wolfe Nick Roach Rashied Davis Danieal Manning Corey Graham Zackary Bowman Zackary Bowman Kevin Payne Craig Steltz Al Afalava Adrian Peterson Hunter Hillenmeyer Israel Idonije Alex Brown Nick Roach Jamar Williams Jamar Williams Adewale Ogunleye Darrell McClover Tommie Harris Robbie Gould Anthony Adams Josh Bullocks 1 1 Marcus Harrison Kevin Payne Mark Anderson Al Afalava 0 Nathan Vasher Alex Brown 0 Pisa Tinoisamoa Anthony Adams 0 Brian Urlacher Brad Maynard 0 Israel Idonije Charles Tillman 0 Matt Toeaina Chris Williams 0 Corey Graham 0 Danieal Manning 0 Jarron Gilbert 0 Desmond Clark 0 Devin Hester 0 Earl Bennett 0 Team Totals Frank Omiyale 0 Defensive Stats Key: TT (total tackles), ST (solo tackles), AT (assisted tackles), TFL (tackles for loss), Greg Olsen 0 QH (QB Hit), S-YL (sacks-yards lost), INT-YR (interceptions-yards returned), Hunter Hillenmeyer 0 PBU (pass break-ups), FF (forced fumbles), FR-YR (fumble recoveries-yards returned) Kellen Davis 0 Kevin Shaffer 0 QUARTERBACK SACKS ( 14.0 ) Marcus Harrison 0 A. Ogunleye (4.5): 2 at GB; 2.5 vs. DET L. Briggs (1): at SEA Mark Anderson 0 A. Brown (2.5): 2 vs. PIT; 0.5 vs. DET I. Idonije (1): vs. DET Patrick Mannelly 0 A. Adams (1): at SEA D. Manning (1): vs. GB Johnny Knox 0 A. Afalava (1): vs. GB N. Roach (1): vs. DET Roberto Garza 0 M. Anderson (1): at SEA Trumaine McBride 0 Team Totals OPPONENT FUMBLE RECOVERIES ( 3 ) A. Ogunleye (1): at SEA; at DET L. Briggs (1): at SEA 2009 CHICAGO BEARS DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS STATS INTERCEPTIONS ( 5 ) C. Steltz (1): (ST) vs. PIT C. Tillman (1): vs. PIT Z. Bowman (1): at ATL N. Vasher (1): at ATL T. Harris (1): vs. DET THROUGH WEEK 6 (Based on coaches review; Bold denotes TD ) DEFENSIVE STATS SPECIAL TEAMS DEFENSIVE / SPECIAL TEAMS SCORING PLAYS ( 2 ) J. Knox (1): 102-yd kickoff return vs. DET D. Manning (1): Safety at GB Special Teams Stats Key: TT (total tackles), ST (solo tackles), AT (assisted tackles), BK (blocked kicks), FF (forced fumbles), FR (fumble recoveries)

16 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Current with 53 players; Last updated October 20, 2009 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College High School; Hometown 95 Adams, Anthony DT Penn State Martin Luther King; Detroit, MI 99 Adams, Gaines DE Clemson Cambridge Academy; Greenwood, SC 24 Afalava, Al S R Oregon State Kahuku; Laie, Hawai'i 97 Anderson, Mark DE Alabama Booker T. Washington; Tulsa, OK 19 Aromashodu, Devin WR Auburn Miami Springs; Miami, FL 67 Beekman, Josh G/C Boston College Amsterdam, NY 80 Bennett, Earl WR Vanderbilt West End, Birmingham, AL 35 Bowman, Zackary CB Nebraska Bartlett; Anchorage, AK 55 Briggs, Lance LB Arizona Elk Grove; Sacramento, CA 96 Brown, Alex DE Florida Hamilton County; White Springs, FL 36 Bullocks, Josh S Nebraska Hixson; Chattanooga, TN 88 Clark, Desmond TE Wake Forest Kathleen; Lakeland, FL 6 Cutler, Jay QB Vanderbilt Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN); Santa Claus, IN 87 Davis, Kellen TE Michigan State Adrian, MI 81 Davis, Rashied WR San Jose State John F. Kennedy; Granada Hills, CA 22 Forté, Matt RB Tulane Slidell, LA 63 Garza, Roberto G/C Texas A&M-Kingsville Rio Hondo, TX 90 Gilbert, Jarron DT R San Jose State Chino, CA 9 Gould, Robbie K Penn State Central Mountain; Lock Haven, PA 21 Graham, Corey CB New Hampshire Turner Carroll; Buffalo, NY 12 Hanie, Caleb QB Colorado State Forney, TX 91 Harris, Tommie DT Oklahoma Ellison; Killeen, TX 94 Harrison, Marcus DT Arkansas Mills; Little Rock, AR 23 Hester, Devin WR/PR Miami (FL) Suncoast; Riviera Beach, FL 92 Hillenmeyer, Hunter LB Vanderbilt Montgomery Bell; Nashville, TN 71 Idonije, Israel DL Manitoba Vincent Massey (Brandon, MB); Lagos, Nigeria 17 Iglesias, Juaquin WR R Oklahoma Killeen, TX 13 Knox, Johnny WR R Abilene Christian Channelview; Houston, TX 57 Kreutz, Olin C Washington St. Louis; Honolulu, HI 60 Louis, Lance G R San Diego State Landry; New Orleans, LA 65 Mannelly, Patrick LS Duke Marist; Atlanta, GA 38 Manning, Danieal S/KR Abilene Christian Corsicana, TX 4 Maynard, Brad P Ball State Sheridan, IN 98 McClover, Darrell LB Miami (FL) Coconut Creek, FL 37 McKie, Jason FB Temple Gulf Breeze, FL 30 Moore, D.J. CB R Vanderbilt Broome; Spartanburg, SC 93 Ogunleye, Adewale DE Indiana Tottenville; Staten Island, NY 82 Olsen, Greg TE Miami (FL) Wayne Hills; Wayne, NJ 68 Omiyale, Frank G Tennessee Tech Whites Creek, TN 76 Pace, Orlando T Ohio State Sandusky, OH 44 Payne, Kevin S Louisiana-Monroe Junction City, AR 29 Peterson, Adrian RB Georgia Southern Sante Fe; Alachua, FL 53 Roach, Nick LB Northwestern Lutheran; Milwaukee, WI 78 Shaffer, Kevin T Tulsa Conestoga Valley; Lancaster, PA 58 Shaw, Tim LB Penn State Clarenceville; Livonia, MI 20 Steltz, Craig S LSU Archbishop Rummel; Metairie, LA 33 Tillman, Charles CB Louisiana-Lafayette Copperas Cove, TX 59 Tinoisamoa, Pisa LB Hawaii Vista, CA 75 Toeaina, Matt DT Oregon Samoana; Utulei, American Samoa 31 Vasher, Nathan CB Texas Texas; Texarkana, TX 74 Williams, Chris T Vanderbilt Catholic; Glynn, LA 52 Williams, Jamar LB Arizona State Langham Creek; Houston, TX 25 Wolfe, Garrett RB Northern Illinois Holy Cross; Chicago, IL RESERVE / INJURED 27 Jones, Kevin RB Virginia Tech Cardinal O'Hara; Chester, PA 69 Melton, Henry DE R Texas Grapevine, TX 54 Urlacher, Brian LB New Mexico Lovington, NM PRACTICE SQUAD 62 Asiata, Johan G R UNLV Youth Challenge Academy; Kalihi, HI 70 Baldwin, Ervin DE Michigan State Macon County; Oglethorpe, GA 14 Basanez, Brett QB Northwestern St. Viator; Arlington Heights, IL 32 Bell, Kahlil RB R UCLA Ft. Collins, CO 72 Marten, James T Boston College Brebeuf Jesuit; Indianapolis, IN 26 Smith, DeAngelo CB R Cincinnati Independence; Columbus, OH 45 Ta'ufo'ou, Will FB R California St. Francis; San Carlos, CA 47 Turenne, Woodny CB R Louisville Stranahan High; Ft. Lauderdale, FL

17 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER Current with 53 players; Last updated October 20, 2009 No Name Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired G S DNP IA 4 Brad Maynard P Ball State UFA-01 (NYG) Jay Cutler QB Vanderbilt TR-09 (DEN) Robbie Gould K Penn State WFA-05 (BAL) Caleb Hanie QB Colorado State UnFA Johnny Knox WR R Abilene Christian D5a Juaquin Iglesias WR R Oklahoma D3b Devin Aromashodu WR Auburn PS-08 (WAS) Craig Steltz S LSU D Corey Graham CB New Hampshire D5b Matt Forté RB Tulane D Devin Hester WR/PR Miami (FL) D2b Al Afalava S R Oregon State D Garrett Wolfe RB Northern Illinois D3a Adrian Peterson RB Georgia Southern D6a D.J. Moore CB R Vanderbilt D4b Nathan Vasher CB Texas D4a Charles Tillman CB Louisiana-Lafayette D Zackary Bowman CB Nebraska D5a Josh Bullocks S Nebraska UFA-09 (NO) Jason McKie FB Temple WC-03 (DAL) Danieal Manning S/KR Abilene Christian D2a Kevin Payne S Louisiana-Monroe D5a Jamar Williams LB Arizona State D Nick Roach LB Northwestern PS-07 (SD) Lance Briggs LB Arizona D Olin Kreutz C Washington D Tim Shaw LB Penn State WFA-09 (JAX) Pisa Tinoisamoa LB Hawaii WFA-09 (STL) Lance Louis G R San Diego State D7a Roberto Garza G/C Texas A&M-Kingsville UFA-05 (ATL) Patrick Mannelly LS Duke D6b Josh Beekman G/C Boston College D Frank Omiyale G Tennessee Tech UFA-09 (CAR) Israel Idonije DL Manitoba WFA-03 (CLE) Chris Williams T Vanderbilt D Matt Toeaina DT Oregon PS-07 (CIN) Orlando Pace T Ohio State WFA-09 (STL) Kevin Shaffer T Tulsa WFA-09 (CLE) Earl Bennett WR Vanderbilt D3a Rashied Davis WR San Jose State UFA-05 (AFL) Greg Olsen TE Miami (FL) D Kellen Davis TE Michigan State D5b Desmond Clark TE Wake Forest UFA-03 (MIA) Jarron Gilbert DT R San Jose State D3a Tommie Harris DT Oklahoma D Hunter Hillenmeyer LB Vanderbilt WFA-03 (GB) Adewale Ogunleye DE Indiana TR-04 (MIA) Marcus Harrison DT Arkansas D3b Anthony Adams DT Penn State UFA-07 (SF) Alex Brown DE Florida D Mark Anderson DE Alabama D Darrell McClover LB Miami (FL) WFA-06 (NYJ) Gaines Adams DE Clemson TR-09 (TB) RESERVE/INJURED 27 Kevin Jones RB Virginia Tech WFA-08 (DET) Brian Urlacher LB New Mexico D Henry Melton DE R Texas D4a PRACTICE SQUAD 14 Brett Basanez QB Northwestern UFA-09 (CAR) DeAngelo Smith CB R Cincinnati WC-09 (CLE) Kahlil Bell RB R UCLA WFA-09 (MIN) Will Ta'ufo'ou FB R California UnFA Woodny Turenne CB R Louisville UnFA Johan Asiata G R UNLV UnFA James Marten T Boston College WFA-09 (OAK) Ervin Baldwin DE Michigan State D7a

18 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 POSITIONAL ROSTER Current with 53 players; Last updated October 20, 2009 OFFENSE (23) No QUARTERBACKS (2) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 6 Jay Cutler QB Vanderbilt TR-09 (DEN) 12 Caleb Hanie QB Colorado State UnFA-08 No RUNNING BACKS (3) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 22 Matt Forté RB Tulane D Adrian Peterson RB Georgia Southern D6a Garrett Wolfe RB Northern Illinois D3a-07 No FULLBACKS (1) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 37 Jason McKie FB Temple WC-03 (DAL) No WIDE RECEIVERS (6) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 19 Devin Aromashodu WR Auburn PS-08 (WAS) 80 Earl Bennett WR Vanderbilt D3a Rashied Davis WR San Jose State UFA-05 (AFL) 23 Devin Hester WR/PR Miami (FL) D2b Juaquin Iglesias WR R Oklahoma D3b Johnny Knox WR R Abilene Christian D5a-09 No TIGHT ENDS (3) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 88 Desmond Clark TE Wake Forest UFA-03 (MIA) 87 Kellen Davis TE Michigan State D5b Greg Olsen TE Miami (FL) D1-07 No OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 67 Josh Beekman G/C Boston College D Roberto Garza G/C Texas A&M-Kingsville UFA-05 (ATL) 57 Olin Kreutz C Washington D Lance Louis G R San Diego State D7a Frank Omiyale G Tennessee Tech UFA-09 (CAR) 76 Orlando Pace T Ohio State WFA-09 (STL) 78 Kevin Shaffer T Tulsa WFA-09 (CLE) 74 Chris Williams T Vanderbilt D1-08 SPECIALISTS (3) No KICKERS/PUNTERS (2) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 9 Robbie Gould K Penn State WFA-05 (BAL) 4 Brad Maynard P Ball State UFA-01 (NYG) No LONG SNAPPERS (1) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 65 Patrick Mannelly LS Duke D6b-98

19 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 POSITIONAL ROSTER Current with 53 players; Last updated October 20, 2009 DEFENSE (27) No DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (10) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 95 Anthony Adams DT Penn State UFA-07 (SF) 99 Gaines Adams DE Clemson TR-09 (TB) 97 Mark Anderson DE Alabama D Alex Brown DE Florida D Jarron Gilbert DT R San Jose State D3a Tommie Harris DT Oklahoma D Marcus Harrison DT Arkansas D3b Israel Idonije DL Manitoba WFA-03 (CLE) 93 Adewale Ogunleye DE Indiana TR-04 (MIA) 75 Matt Toeaina DT Oregon PS-07 (CIN) No LINEBACKERS (7) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 55 Lance Briggs LB Arizona D Hunter Hillenmeyer LB Vanderbilt WFA-03 (GB) 98 Darrell McClover LB Miami (FL) WFA-06 (NYJ) 53 Nick Roach LB Northwestern PS-07 (SD) 58 Tim Shaw LB Penn State WFA-09 (JAX) 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa LB Hawaii WFA-09 (STL) 52 Jamar Williams LB Arizona State D4-06 No CORNERBACKS (5) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 35 Zackary Bowman CB Nebraska D5a Corey Graham CB New Hampshire D5b D.J. Moore CB R Vanderbilt D4b Charles Tillman CB Louisiana-Lafayette D Nathan Vasher CB Texas D4a-04 No SAFETIES (5) Pos Ht Wt Age Exp College Acquired 24 Al Afalava S R Oregon State D Josh Bullocks S Nebraska UFA-09 (NO) 38 Danieal Manning S/KR Abilene Christian D2a Kevin Payne S Louisiana-Monroe D5a Craig Steltz S LSU D4-08

20 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART Current with 53 players; Last updated October 20, Underline denote rookie; Parentheses denote injured OFFENSE WR 80 Earl Bennett 13 Johnny Knox 19 Devin Aromashodu LT 76 Orlando Pace 78 Kevin Shaffer 60 Lance Louis LG 68 Frank Omiyale 67 Josh Beekman C 57 Olin Kreutz 67 Josh Beekman RG 63 Roberto Garza 67 Josh Beekman RT 74 Chris Williams 78 Kevin Shaffer TE 82 Greg Olsen 88 Desmond Clark 87 Kellen Davis WR 23 Devin Hester 81 Rashied Davis 17 Juaquin Iglesias QB 6 Jay Cutler 12 Caleb Hanie RB 22 Matt Forté 29 Adrian Peterson 25 Garrett Wolfe FB 37 Jason McKie DEFENSE LE 93 Adewale Ogunleye 97 Mark Anderson DT 91 Tommie Harris 71 Israel Idonije 90 Jarron Gilbert NT 95 Anthony Adams 94 Marcus Harrison 75 Matt Toeaina RE 96 Alex Brown 99 Gaines Adams WLB 55 Lance Briggs 52 Jamar Williams MLB 92 Hunter Hillenmeyer 58 Tim Shaw SLB 59 Pisa Tinoisamoa 53 Nick Roach 98 Darrell McClover LCB 33 Charles Tillman 21 Corey Graham 30 D.J. Moore RCB 35 Zackary Bowman 31 Nathan Vasher SS 24 Al Afalava 44 Kevin Payne FS 38 Danieal Manning 36 Josh Bullocks 20 Craig Steltz SPECIAL TEAMS FG 9 Robbie Gould KO 9 Robbie Gould P 4 Brad Maynard H 4 Brad Maynard LS 65 Patrick Mannelly 88 Desmond Clark KR 38 Danieal Manning 13 Johnny Knox 25 Garrett Wolfe 23 Devin Hester PR 23 Devin Hester 80 Earl Bennett 31 Nathan Vasher 13 Johnny Knox PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Al Afalava (off-ah-lava) Adewale Ogunleye (add-uh-wallay oh-goon-lay-yea) Devin Aromashodu (uh-rome-uh-shuh-do) Frank Omiyale (oh-mee-yell) Matt Forte (four-tay) Kevin Shaffer (Shay-fur) Robbie Gould (GOLD) Pisa Tinoisamoa (peace-uh tino-ee-sah-moe-ah) Caleb Hanie (KAY-lub HAY-nee) Matt Toeaina (toe-ee-nuh) Israel Idonije (e-don-e-jay) Juaquin Iglesias (WAH-keen EE-glay-see-us) COACHES Olin Kreutz (kroots) Bob Babich (BAB-itch) Patrick Mannelly (MAN-uh-lee) Harry Hiestand (HE-stand) Danieal Manning (Dan-Yell) Dave Toub (TOBE) Jason McKie (muh-kee)

21 2009 CHICAGO BEARS 2009 GAME RECAPS & WEEK 6 GAME BOOK