| 1994 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | Dave Wannstedt |
| Home stadium | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 4thNFC Central |
| Playoffs | WonWild Card Playoffs (atVikings) 35–18 LostDivisional Playoffs (at49ers) 15–44 |
The1994Chicago Bears season was their 75thregular season completed in theNational Football League (NFL). The Bears finished with a 9–7 record under head coachDave Wannstedt for their first winning season since the end of the 1991 season. The club was one of four teams from theNFC Central to make theplayoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so the Bears wore 1920s-era throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears celebrated their first playoff win since January 6, 1991, with a hard-fought road victory over theNFC Central championMinnesota Vikings 35–18 before being knocked out by the eventualSuper Bowl championSan Francisco 49ers 44–15 atCandlestick Park.
1994 was the last time the Bears made the playoffs during the 1990s as the following seasons would be disastrous. They would not return to postseason contention until 2001.
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| TEMarv Cook (Patriots) | DTSteve McMichael (Packers) |
| QBErik Kramer (Lions) | QBJim Harbaugh (Colts) |
| QBSteve Walsh (Saints) | DERichard Dent (49ers) |
| TAndy Heck (Seahawks) | |
| WRNate Lewis (Chargers) | |
| RBLewis Tillman (Giants) |
| 1994 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 11 | John Thierry | Defensive end | Alcorn State | |
| 2 | 39 | Marcus Spears | Offensive tackle | Northwestern State | |
| 3 | 74 | Jim Flanigan | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 114 | Raymont Harris | Running back | Ohio State | |
| 6 | 170 | Lloyd Hill | Wide receiver | Texas Tech | |
| 7 | 205 | Dennis Collier | Defensive back | Colorado | |
| Made roster | |||||
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bass | Linebacker | Miami (FL) |
| Donny Brooks | Cornerback | Texas Tech |
| Arthur Bussie | Defensive end | Northeast Louisiana |
| Tony Carter | Fullback | Minnesota |
| Josh Dunning | Guard | Washington State |
| Marcus Durgin | Cornerback | Samford |
| Matt Frier | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| Michael Hightower | Running back | East Texas State |
| Anthony Marshall | Cornerback | LSU |
| Todd Norman | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| Aubrey Thompson | Tight end | Utah State |
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| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB) Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Practice squad 53 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squadReserve
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV | TV Announcers | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 4, 1994 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–9 | Fox | Joe Buck, Tim Green | 61,844 |
| 2 | September 12, 1994 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | L 30–22 | ABC | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann | 64,890 |
| 3 | September 18, 1994 | Minnesota Vikings | L 42–14 | Fox | Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville | 61,073 |
| 4 | September 25, 1994 | atNew York Jets | W 19–7 | TNT | Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley | 70,806 |
| 5 | October 2, 1994 | Buffalo Bills | W 20–13 | NBC | Dick Enberg, Bob Trumpy, Hannah Storm | 62,406 |
| 6 | October 9, 1994 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–7 | Fox | Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville | 63,822 |
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| 8 | October 23, 1994 | atDetroit Lions | L 21–16 | Fox | Dick Stockton, Matt Millen | 73,574 |
| 9 | October 31, 1994 | Green Bay Packers | L 33–6 | ABC | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf, Lynn Swann | 47,381 |
| 10 | November 6, 1994 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–6 | Fox | Joe Buck, Tim Green | 60,821 |
| 11 | November 13, 1994 | atMiami Dolphins | W 17–14 | Fox | Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Ron Pitts | 64,871 |
| 12 | November 20, 1994 | Detroit Lions | W 20–10 | Fox | Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville | 55,035 |
| 13 | November 27, 1994 | atArizona Cardinals | W 19–16 (OT) | Fox | Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville | 65,922 |
| 14 | December 1, 1994 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 33–27 (OT) | ESPN | Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Mark Malone | 61,483 |
| 15 | December 11, 1994 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 40–3 | Fox | Joe Buck, Tim Green, Dan Jiggetts | 57,927 |
| 16 | December 18, 1994 | Los Angeles Rams | W 27–13 | Fox | Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville, Kevin Frazier | 56,276 |
| 17 | December 24, 1994 | New England Patriots | L 13–3 | NBC | Marv Albert, Paul Maguire, Will McDonough | 60,178 |
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3)Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 356 | 314 | W1 |
| (4)Green Bay Packers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 382 | 287 | W3 |
| (5)Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 357 | 342 | L1 |
| (6)Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 271 | 307 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 251 | 351 | L1 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV | TV Announcers | Attendance |
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| Wild Card | January 1, 1995 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 35–18 | Fox | Pat Summerall, John Madden, Matt Millen, Anthony Muñoz | 60,347 |
| Division | January 7, 1995 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 44–15 | Fox | Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Tim Green | 64,644 |
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