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2004 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
General managerJerry Angelo
Head coachLovie Smith
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Green Bay at Chicago in week 17, January 2, 2005

The 2004 season was the Chicago Bears' 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), and the first under head coach Lovie Smith. The team was unable to improve on their 7–9 record from 2003 as they fell to a 5–11 record. The team was once again in a quarterbacking carousel after the injury of starter Rex Grossman early on in the season. This was the team's eighth losing season in the past nine seasons.

According to statistics site Football Outsiders, the 2004 Bears had the third-worst offense, play-for-play, in their ranking history.[1] Chicago's 231 points and 3,816 offensive yards were dead-last in the league in 2004. Their team quarterback passer rating was 61.7 for the year, also last.

The Bears started four different quarterbacks in 2004 – Chad Hutchinson, Craig Krenzel, Jonathan Quinn, and Rex Grossman. Grossman (the only Bears quarterback who would average more than 200 yards passing per game in 2004) would eventually establish himself as the starter, and two seasons later, would lead the Bears to their second NFC Championship and an appearance in the Super Bowl.

Offseason

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Additions Subtractions
QB Chad Hutchinson (Cowboys) QB Kordell Stewart (Ravens)
T John Tait (Chiefs) WR Marty Booker (traded to Dolphins)
G Ruben Brown (Bills) G Chris Villarrial (Bills)
RB Thomas Jones (Buccaneers) DE Phillip Daniels (Redskins)
DE Adewale Ogunleye (traded from Dolphins)
G Michael Keathley (Chargers)

2004 Draft

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Main article: 2004 NFL draft
2004 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 14 Tommie Harris *  DT Oklahoma
2 47 Tank Johnson  DT Washington
3 78 Bernard Berrian  WR Fresno State
4 110 Nathan Vasher *  CB Texas
4 112 Leon Joe  LB Maryland
5 147 Claude Harriott  DE Pittsburgh
5 148 Craig Krenzel  QB Ohio State
7 215 Alfonso Marshall  CB Miami (FL)
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

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2004 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics
53 active, 13 reserve, 8 practice squad

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at St. Louis Rams W 13–10 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
2 August 21 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–13 2–0 Soldier Field Recap
3 August 27 New Orleans Saints L 13–17 2–1 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 3 at Cleveland Browns L 10–24 2–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 Detroit Lions L 16–20 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 19 at Green Bay Packers W 21–10 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap
3 September 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap
4 October 3 Philadelphia Eagles L 9–19 1–3 Soldier Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 17 Washington Redskins L 10–13 1–4 Soldier Field Recap
7 October 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–19 1–5 Raymond James Stadium Recap
8 October 31 San Francisco 49ers W 23–13 2–5 Soldier Field Recap
9 November 7 at New York Giants W 28–21 3–5 Giants Stadium Recap
10 November 14 at Tennessee Titans W 19–17 (OT) 4–5 The Coliseum Recap
11 November 21 Indianapolis Colts L 10–41 4–6 Soldier Field Recap
12 November 25 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 4–7 Texas Stadium Recap
13 December 5 Minnesota Vikings W 24–14 5–7 Soldier Field Recap
14 December 12 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–22 5–8 Alltel Stadium Recap
15 December 19 Houston Texans L 5–24 5–9 Soldier Field Recap
16 December 26 at Detroit Lions L 13–19 5–10 Ford Field Recap
17 January 2 Green Bay Packers L 14–31 5–11 Soldier Field Recap
Notes:
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Legend:
 #  Games played with navy uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate orange uniforms.
 –  Light green background indicates a victory.
 –  Light red background indicates a loss.

Week 1: vs Detroit Lions

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 3 10 7 20
Bears 7 0 0 9 16

Scoring Summary

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Q1 – CHI – 7:38 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q2 – DET – 0:16 – Jason Hanson 27 yd FG (CHI 7–3)

Q3 – DET – 12:17 – Bracy Walker 92 yd blocked FG return TD (Hanson kick) (DET 10–7)

Q3 – DET – 7:37 – Jason Hanson 21 yd FG (DET 13–7)

Q4 – CHI – 12:40 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (CHI 14–13)

Q4 – DET – 9:54 – 4 yd TD pass from Joey Harrington to Az-Zahir Hakim (Hanson kick) (DET 20–14)

Q4 – CHI – 1:53 – Safety, Nick Harris ran out of bounds in own end zone (DET 20–16)

Week 2 at Packers

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See also: 2004 Green Bay Packers season and Bears–Packers rivalry
Week Two: Chicago Bears (0–1) at Green Bay Packers (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 14 7021
Packers 3 0 7010

at Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny • 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind South 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
  • Game attendance: 70,668
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV: Fox
  • GameBook
Game information

Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings

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at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 3 0 16 22
Vikings 0 10 7 10 27

Scoring summary

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Q1 – CHI – 8:08 – Paul Edinger 34 yd FG (CHI 3–0)

Q2 – CHI – 13:41 – Paul Edinger 23 yd FG (CHI 6–0)

Q2 – MIN – 8:57 – 3 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss (Morten Andersen kick) (MIN 7–6)

Q2 – MIN – 5:09 – Morten Andersen 42 yd FG (MIN 10–6)

Q3 – MIN – 10:58 – Daunte Culpepper 1 yd TD run (Andersen kick) (MIN 17–6)

Q4 – CHI – 14:46 – Paul Edinger 32 yd FG (MIN 17–9)

Q4 – MIN – 11:20 – Morten Andersen 24 yd FG (MIN 20–9)

Q4 – CHI – 6:20 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (2 pt conversion failed) (MIN 20–15)

Q4 – MIN – 5:39 – 2 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Randy Moss (Andersen kick) (MIN 27–15)

Q4 – CHI – 2:00 – Rex Grossman 6 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (MIN 27–22)

Week 4: vs Philadelphia Eagles

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 13 3 0 19
Bears 0 3 0 6 9

Scoring summary

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Q1 – PHI – 5:00 – David Akers 51 yd FG (PHI 3–0)

Q2 – PHI – 10:59 – David Akers 42 yd FG (PHI 6–0)

Q2 – PHI – 6:03 – 11 yd TD pass from Donovan McNabb to Terrell Owens (Akers kick) (PHI 13–0)

Q2 – PHI – 1:57 – David Akers 42 yd FG (PHI 16–0)

Q2 – CHI – 0:06 – Paul Edinger 25 yd FG (PHI 16–3)

Q3 – PHI – 4:41 – David Akers 40 yd FG (PHI 19–3)

Q4 – CHI – 3:57 – 2 yd TD pass from Jonathan Quinn to Bryan Johnson (2 pt conversion failed) (PHI 19–9)

Week 5: Bye Week

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Week 6: vs Washington Redskins

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 3 7 0 3 13
Bears 0 7 0 3 10

Scoring summary

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Q1 – WAS – 5:41 – Ola Kimrin 41 yd FG (WAS 3–0)

Q2 – WAS – 14:53 – 18 yd TD pass from Mark Brunell to Rod Gardner (Kimrin kick) (WAS 10–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:36 – Jerry Azumah 70 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (WAS 10–7)

Q4 – WAS – 11:13 – Ola Kimrin 26 yd FG (WAS 13–7)

Q4 – CHI – 5:10 – Paul Edinger 46 yd FG (WAS 13–10)

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
Buccaneers 0 10 3 6 19

Scoring summary

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Q2 – TB – 13:25 – Martín Gramática 22 yd FG (TB 3–0)

Q2 – TB – 0:48 – 6 yd TD pass from Brian Griese to Michael Clayton (Gramática kick) (TB 10–0)

Q3 – TB – 12:23 – Martín Gramática 22 yd FG (TB 13–0)

Q3 – CHI – 3:45 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (TB 13–7)

Q4 – TB – 8:52 – Michael Pittman 3 yd TD run (2 pt conversion failed) (TB 19–7)

Week 8: vs San Francisco 49ers

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 10 3 0 0 13
Bears 7 6 0 10 23

Scoring summary

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Q1 – CHI – 13:01 – 49 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – SF – 5:26 – Dwaine Carpenter 80 yd fumble return TD (Todd Peterson kick) (7–7)

Q1 – SF – 0:40 – Todd Peterson 48 yd FG (SF 10–7)

Q2 – CHI – 13:27 – Paul Edinger 52 yd FG (10–10)

Q2 – SF – 6:20 – Todd Peterson 51 yd FG (SF 13–10)

Q2 – CHI – 4:35 – Paul Edinger 45 yd FG (13–13)

Q4 – CHI – 13:59 – Paul Edinger 27 yd FG (CHI 16–13)

Q4 – CHI – 3:52 – Nathan Vasher 71 yd interception return TD (Edinger kick) (CHI 23–13)

Week 9: at New York Giants

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at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 20 0 8 28
Giants 14 0 0 7 21

Scoring summary

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Q1 – NYG – 8:03 – Tiki Barber 3 yd TD run (Steve Christie kick) (NYG 7–0)

Q1 – NYG – 3:54 – Tiki Barber 1 yd TD run (Christie kick) (NYG 14–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:13 – 35 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Bernard Berrian (Paul Edinger kick) (NYG 14–7)

Q2 – CHI – 2:35 – Anthony Thomas 4 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (14–14)

Q2 – CHI – 1:09 – Paul Edinger 22 yd FG (CHI 17–14)

Q2 – CHI – 0:00 – Paul Edinger 21 yd FG (CHI 20–14)

Q4 – CHI – 7:44 – Anthony Thomas 41 yd TD run (Craig Krenzel run for 2 pt conversion) (CHI 28–14)

Q4 – NYG – 1:56 – 1 yd TD pass from Kurt Warner to Jeremy Shockey (Christie kick) (CHI 28–21)

Week 10: at Tennessee Titans

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at The Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 0 7 7 32 19
Titans 7 0 0 100 17

Scoring summary

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Q1 – TEN – 2:17 – 29 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Derrick Mason (Gary Anderson kick) (TEN 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 0:18 – Michael Haynes 45 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (7–7)

Q3 – CHI – 11:04 – R. W. McQuarters 75 yd punt return TD (Edinger kick) (CHI 14–7)

Q4 – TEN – 12:55 – Gary Anderson 33 yd FG (CHI 14–10)

Q4 – TEN – 6:00 – 47 yd TD pass from Billy Volek to Drew Bennett (Anderson kick) (TEN 17–14)

Q4 – CHI – 0:52 – Paul Edinger 29 yd FG (17–17)

OT – CHI – 11:43 – Safety, Fred Miller tackled in own end zone by Adewale Ogunleye (CHI 19–17)

Week 11: vs Indianapolis Colts

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 7 20 14 0 41
Bears 3 0 0 7 10

Scoring summary

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Q1 – IND – 9:05 – 14 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard (Mike Vanderjagt kick) (IND 7–0)

Q1 – CHI – 2:12 – Paul Edinger 51 yd FG (IND 7–3)

Q2 – IND – 14:04 – 35 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 14–3)

Q2 – IND – 10:56 – Mike Vanderjagt 34 yd FG (IND 17–3)

Q2 – IND – 5:41 – 10 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 24–3)

Q2 – IND – 0:59 – Mike Vanderjagt 20 yd FG (IND 27–3)

Q3 – IND – 8:26 – 27 yd TD pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 34–3)

Q3 – IND – 0:42 – Edgerrin James 11 yd TD run (Vanderjagt kick) (IND 41–3)

Q4 – CHI – 1:37 – 2 yd TD pass from Craig Krenzel to Dustin Lyman (Edinger kick) (IND 41–10)

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

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at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
Cowboys 7 0 0 14 21

Scoring summary

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Q1 – DAL – 10:43 – Julius Jones 33 yd TD run (Billy Cundiff kick) (DAL 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 5:57 – R. W. McQuarters 45 yd interception return TD (Paul Edinger kick) (7–7)

Q4 – DAL – 11:07 – 5 yd TD pass from Vinny Testaverde to Darian Barnes (Cundiff kick) (DAL 14–7)

Q4 – DAL – 7:00 – Julius Jones 4 yd TD run (Cundiff kick) (DAL 21–7)

Week 13: vs Minnesota Vikings

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 7 7 0 0 14
Bears 7 10 0 7 24

Scoring summary

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Q1 – CHI – 4:47 – 6 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Desmond Clark (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – MIN – 1:19 – 4 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Nate Burleson (Morten Andersen kick) (7–7)

Q2 – CHI – 11:22 – Paul Edinger 53 yd FG (CHI 10–7)

Q2 – MIN – 2:23 – 40 yd TD pass from Daunte Culpepper to Marcus Robinson (Andersen kick) (MIN 14–10)

Q2 – CHI – 0:22 – 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to David Terrell (Edinger kick) (CHI 17–14)

Q4 – CHI – 10:23 – 5 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie (Edinger kick) (CHI 24–14)

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 0 0 3
Jaguars 7 3 3 9 22

Scoring summary

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Q1 – JAX – 3:18 – 6 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Reggie Williams (Josh Scobee kick) (JAX 7–0)

Q2 – CHI – 1:44 – Paul Edinger 42 yd FG (JAX 7–3)

Q2 – JAX – 0:31 – Josh Scobee 30 yd FG (JAX 10–3)

Q3 – JAX – 5:36 – Josh Scobee 25 yd FG (JAX 13–3)

Q4 – JAX – 13:48 – Safety, Chad Hutchinson sacked in own end zone by Daryl Smith (JAX 15–3)

Q4 – JAX – 9:26 – 31 yd TD pass from Byron Leftwich to Jimmy Smith (Scobee kick) (JAX 22–3)

Week 15: vs Houston Texans

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 0 7 0 17 24
Bears 0 0 2 3 5

Scoring summary

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Q2 – HOU – 0:27 – 37 yd TD pass from David Carr to Corey Bradford (Kris Brown kick) (HOU 7–0)

Q3 – CHI – 4:06 – Safety, intentional grounding by David Carr in own end zone (HOU 7–2)

Q4 – CHI – 14:09 – Paul Edinger 43 yd FG (HOU 7–5)

Q4 – HOU – 11:37 – Kris Brown 20 yd FG (HOU 10–5)

Q4 – HOU – 4:23 – Domanick Davis 11 yd TD run (Brown kick) (HOU 17–5)

Q4 – HOU – 2:37 – Charlie Anderson 60 yd fumble return TD (Brown kick) (HOU 24–5)

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

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at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 6 7 13
Lions 3 13 0 3 19

Scoring summary

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Q1 – DET – 3:06 – Jason Hanson 31 yd FG (DET 3–0)

Q2 – DET – 11:30 – Kevin Jones 1 yd TD run (Hanson kick) (DET 10–0)

Q2 – DET – 5:50 – Jason Hanson 39 yd FG (DET 13–0)

Q2 – DET – 0:00 – Jason Hanson 34 yd FG (DET 16–0)

Q3 – CHI – 3:40 – Lance Briggs 38 yd interception return TD (2 pt conversion failed) (DET 16–6)

Q4 – DET – 11:29 – Jason Hanson 40 yd FG (DET 19–6)

Q4 – CHI – 7:04 – 15 yd TD pass from Chad Hutchinson to Jason McKie (Paul Edinger kick) (DET 19–13)

Week 17: vs Green Bay Packers

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at Soldier Field in Chicago

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 7 21 3 0 31
Bears 7 0 7 0 14

Scoring summary

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Q1 – CHI – 12:54 – Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run (Paul Edinger kick) (CHI 7–0)

Q1 – GB – 3:22 – 17 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to Bubba Franks (Ryan Longwell kick) (7–7)

Q2 – GB – 13:16 – 38 yd TD pass from Brett Favre to William Henderson (Longwell kick) (GB 14–7)

Q2 – GB – 11:52 – Darren Sharper 43 yd interception return TD (Longwell kick) (GB 21–7)

Q2 – GB – 6:14 – 25 yd TD pass from Craig Nall to Javon Walker (Longwell kick) (GB 28–7)

Q3 – CHI – 5:48 – Thomas Jones 1 yd TD run (Edinger kick) (GB 28–14)

Q3 – GB – 0:41 – Ryan Longwell 20 yd FG (GB 31–14)

Standings

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NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 424 380 W2
(6) Minnesota Vikings 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 405 395 L2
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 296 350 L1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 231 331 L4
NFC[2]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 6–0 11–1 .453 .409 L2
2 Atlanta Falcons South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .420 .432 L2
3 Green Bay Packers North 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 .457 .419 W2
4 Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 8–4 .445 .368 W2
Wild cards
5[a] St. Louis Rams West 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .488 .438 W2
6[a][b] Minnesota Vikings North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .480 .406 L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[a][b] New Orleans Saints South 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .465 .427 W4
8 Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .496 .366 L1
9[c] Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .496 .417 L2
10[c] Arizona Cardinals West 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .461 .417 W1
11[c][d] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .516 .417 W1
12[c][d][e] Dallas Cowboys East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 5–7 .516 .375 L1
13[c][d][e] Washington Redskins East 6 10 0 .375 1–5 6–6 .477 .333 W1
14[f] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .477 .413 L4
15[f] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .465 .388 L4
16 San Francisco 49ers West 2 14 0 .125 2–4 2–10 .488 .375 L3
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b c St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6).
  2. ^ a b Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b c d e Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington.
  4. ^ a b c New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3).
  5. ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.


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References

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  1. ^ "1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary". Football Outsiders. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012., from 1992–2011, "Previously, only two teams had pass offense DVOA below −45%: the 2005 49ers (−57.9%) and the 2004 Bears (−51.2%). The 1992 Seahawks had pass offense DVOA of -71.0%."
  2. ^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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