1990 Chicago Bears season
| 1990 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Ditka |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 1st NFC Central |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 16–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 31–3 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 | CHI | Kevin Butler 47 yard field goal | CHI 3–0 | |
| 2 | CHI | Neal Anderson 17 yard run (Kevin Butler kick) | CHI 10–0 | |
| 4 | CHI | Neal Anderson 4 yard run (Kevin Butler kick) | CHI 17–0 | |
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| Q1 | GB | Woodside 10 yard run (Jacke kick) | GB 7–0 | |
| Q2 | CHI | Butler 41 yard field goal | GB 7–3 | |
| Q2 | CHI | Anderson 1 yard run (Butler kick) | CHI 10–7 | |
| Q2 | CHI | Harbaugh 2 yard run (Butler kick) | CHI 17–7 | |
| Q2 | GB | Jacke 37 yard field goal | CHI 17–10 | |
| Q3 | CHI | Morris 40 yard pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick) | CHI 24–10 | |
| Q3 | GB | Jacke 37 yard field goal | CHI 24–13 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Anderson 16 yard pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick) | CHI 31–13 | |
The 1990 Chicago Bears season was their 71st regular season and 20th postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears were looking to return to the playoffs after missing them in 1989 and did so, winning their sixth NFC Central Division championship in seven seasons. With the change in playoff structuring that began in 1990, the Bears were not guaranteed a bye week for winning the division and had to play on Wild Card weekend. They defeated the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants at Giants Stadium in the Divisional Playoffs. This was also the last division title the Bears would win until 2001.
Late in the season, tragedy struck when defensive tackle Fred Washington, the Bears' second-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, was killed in a car accident on December 21, 1990.
In the Wild Card, the Bears defeated the New Orleans Saints to advance to a Divisional Round matchup against the New York Giants. The Giants ended the Bears playoff run on their way to winning the Super Bowl.
The Bears defense held the Saints to 193 total yards, 65 rushing yards, 6 first downs, and two field goals. Chicago also recorded 365 yards of total offense. Bears running back Neal Anderson compiled 102 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, and threw a 22-yard Halfback option pass.
The score was 10–3 at the end of the first half, due to a Kevin Butler field goal and Mike Tomczak's 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end James Thornton. The Saints' only score of the half was a 47-yard field goal by Morten Andersen, who would later miss from 41 yards and have another attempt blocked. Also, with 3 minutes left before halftime, New Orleans starting quarterback Steve Walsh, who had completed just 6 of 16 passes, was knocked out of the game and replaced by John Fourcade. Fourcade fared no better, finishing the game with just 5 of 18 for 79 yards, including two interceptions.
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