The 1992 Chicago Bears season was their 73rd regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears were looking to get back into the playoffs for a third straight year and improve on their 11âÂÂ5, second-place finish in the NFC Central Division. The Bears started the season with a 4âÂÂ3 record but ended up losing eight of their remaining nine games, including six straight, and finished a disappointing 5âÂÂ11, tied for last in the NFC Central with the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (the Bucs finished third, the Bears fourth and the Lions fifth based upon conference winning percentage).
The Bears' poor record resulted in head coach Mike Ditka being fired on January 5, 1993 after eleven seasons. Dave Wannstedt, who was serving as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, was hired to take his place. Ditka's Bears teams went a cumulative 106âÂÂ62, and made the playoffs in seven out of 11 seasons since 1982, including a win in Super Bowl XX in 1985, with what is considered one of the best defenses in NFL history. He would return to coaching in 1997 as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Additionally, this would mark the final season for future Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary.
Mike Singletary's final home game. It was the Bears' only win in their final nine games.