The Chicago Bears Play in the NFC North along with the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. This division has a long history in the NFL and many fans wear the colors of these teams. They might even venture to get tattoos. The Chicago Bears tattoo is a popular one as far as NFL tattoos go. Below are some stats about the teams so you learn more about them.

Bears Top Players

Below are a few of the Chicago Cubs top players based on their career WAR (Wins Above Replacement).

Walter Payton

In his career, the great Walter Payton played 190 games. In those games, Payton rushed for a total of 16,726 yards on 3,838 attempts which gives him a career average of 4.4 yards per rushing attempt. He tallied 110 touchdowns in his career. Receiving, Payton caught 492 passes for 4,538 yards giving him an average of 9.2 yards per catch. He scored 15 receiving touchdowns and had a long reception of 75 yards. Payton averaged 2.6 receptions per game and 23.9 yards via the air.

Mike Singletary

Mike Singletary was a long-time captain for the Bears. In his tutelage, Singletary played in 179 games and started 172 of them. In total, Mike had 1,488 tackles (885 solo), defended 51 passes and tallied 19 sacks. He also had 12 fumble recoveries and 7 interceptions.

Matt Forte

Matt Forte played running back for the Chicago Bears. In his career as a rusher, Matt Forte played in 146 games. He rushed the ball 2,356 times for 9,796 yards giving him a career average of 4.2 yards per carry. He scored 54 touchdowns on the ground. When acting as a receiver, Forte was targeted 724 times and caught 554 of those passes for a total of 4,672 yards and 8.4 yards per catch. His long catch was for 89 yards and he scored 21 receiving touchdowns. Forte averaged 3.1 receptions per game and 24.4 yards per game.

Retired Numbers

Below are the Chicago Bears retired numbers and who wore them: