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1993 Chicago Bears season

The 1993 Chicago Bears season was their 74th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). It was the Bears' first season since 1981 without Mike Ditka as head coach, as he had been fired following the team's 5–11 finish the year before. Under new head coach Dave Wannstedt, the Bears improved their record to 7–9 but again failed to make the playoffs.

The 1993 season would be the last for a number of contributors of the Bears' Super Bowl XX team of eight years earlier in Chicago uniforms; as following the season, offensive tackle Keith Van Horne retired, while defensive tackle Steve McMichael and defensive end Richard Dent left for Green Bay and San Francisco, respectively (though Dent would return to Chicago for 1995). Additionally; Neal Anderson, a 4-time Pro-Bowler who succeeded Walter Payton as the team's starting running back, retired after the season, while quarterback Jim Harbaugh would leave for Indianapolis.

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Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 5, 1993 New York Giants L 26–20

66,900

2 September 12, 1993 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–7

57,921

3 Bye
4 September 26, 1993 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 47–17

58,329

5 October 3, 1993 Atlanta Falcons W 6–0

57,441

6 October 10, 1993 at Philadelphia Eagles W 17–6

63,601

7 Bye
8 October 25, 1993 Minnesota Vikings L 19–12

64,677

9 October 31, 1993 at Green Bay Packers L 17–3

58,945

10 November 7, 1993 Los Angeles Raiders L 16–14

59,750

11 November 14, 1993 at San Diego Chargers W 16–13

58,459

12 November 21, 1993 at Kansas City Chiefs W 19–17

76,872

13 November 25, 1993 at Detroit Lions W 10–6

76,699

14 December 5, 1993 Green Bay Packers W 30–17

62,236

15 December 12, 1993 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–10

56,667

16 December 18, 1993 Denver Broncos L 13–3

53,056

17 December 26, 1993 Detroit Lions L 20–14

43,443

18 January 2, 1994 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–6

39,147

1 2 3 4 Total
• Giants 3 6 7 10 26
Bears 0 7 10 3 20

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 0 0 7
• Vikings 0 3 0 7 10

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 7 0 7 17
• Bears 0 28 3 16 47
Scoring summary
1 TB Michael Husted 20 yard field goal TB 3–0
2 CHI Neal Anderson 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 7–3
2 CHI Jim Harbaugh 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 14–3
2 CHI Ryan Wetnight 25 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 21–3
2 CHI Tom Waddle 17 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 28–3
2 TB Lamar Thomas 62 yard pass from Craig Erickson (Michael Husted kick) CHI 28–10
3 CHI Kevin Butler 33 yard field goal CHI 31–10
4 CHI Kevin Butler 40 yard field goal CHI 34–10
4 CHI Myron Baker 8 yard fumble return (Kevin Butler kick) CHI 41–10
4 CHI Kevin Butler 32 yard field goal CHI 44–10
4 TB Anthony McDowell 3 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Michael Husted kick) CHI 44–17
4 CHI Kevin Butler 31 yard field goal CHI 47–17

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  1. ^ "1993 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1993 Media Guide. p. 3.
  3. ^ "1993 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "New York Giants at Chicago Bears - September 5th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings - September 12th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears - September 26th, 1993". Pro-Football-Reference.com.