<P> The Bears made one of the biggest trades in franchise history , acquiring Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos in exchange for Kyle Orton and draft picks on April 2 , 2009 . After a disappointing 2009 campaign with the team going 7 -- 9 , Mike Martz was hired as the team 's offensive coordinator on February 1 , 2010 . On March 5 , 2010 , the Bears signed defensive end Julius Peppers , running back Chester Taylor , and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna , spending over $100 million on the first day of free agency . Also during the 2010 offseason , Michael McCaskey was replaced by brother George McCaskey as chairman of the Bears . With a 38 -- 34 win against the New York Jets , the Bears clinched the No. 2 seed and a first - round bye for the 2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs . In their first Playoff game since Super Bowl XLI , The Bears defeated the No. 4 seed Seattle Seahawks 35 -- 24 in the Divisional Round . The Bears reached the NFC Championship Game , where they played Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field -- only the second playoff meeting between the two storied rivals , the only other game played in 1941 . The Bears lost the game , 21 -- 14 . </P>
<P> The Bears made one of the biggest trades in franchise history , acquiring Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos in exchange for Kyle Orton and draft picks on April 2 , 2009 . After a disappointing 2009 campaign with the team going 7 -- 9 , Mike Martz was hired as the team 's offensive coordinator on February 1 , 2010 . On March 5 , 2010 , the Bears signed defensive end Julius Peppers , running back Chester Taylor , and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna , spending over $100 million on the first day of free agency . Also during the 2010 offseason , Michael McCaskey was replaced by brother George McCaskey as chairman of the Bears . With a 38 -- 34 win against the New York Jets , the Bears clinched the No. 2 seed and a first - round bye for the 2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs . In their first Playoff game since Super Bowl XLI , The Bears defeated the No. 4 seed Seattle Seahawks 35 -- 24 in the Divisional Round . The Bears reached the NFC Championship Game , where they played Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field -- only the second playoff meeting between the two storied rivals , the only other game played in 1941 . The Bears lost the game , 21 -- 14 . </P>
when 's the last time the chicago bears made the playoffs
when 's the last time the chicago bears made the playoffs
2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs
2010 -- 11 NFL playoffs