Chicago Bears Tickets : The Bears Is First Team In Nfl To Reach The Regular Season Win Mark Of 700

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago

, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The team is legally and corporately registered as Chicago Bears Football Club, Incorporated.

The Bears have won nine NFL Championships (eight pre-merger, and one Super Bowl). The Bears hold the NFL records for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with 26 members, and the most retired jersey numbers (13). The Bears have also recorded more regular season and overall victories than any other NFL franchise. The franchise recorded its 700th win on November 18, 2010.

The club was founded in Decatur, Illinois, in 1919, and moved to Chicago in 1921. Along with the Arizona Cardinals (originally from Chicago), it is one of only two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding. The team played home games at Wrigley Field on Chicago's North Side through the 1970 season. With the exception of the 2002 season, they have played their home games at Chicago's Soldier Field every year since 1971.

The stadium is located next to Lake Michigan, and was recently remodeled in a modernization intended to update stadium amenities while preserving a historic Chicago structure. The team has a storied, long-standing rivalry with the Green Bay Packers, whom they have played 180 times. The Bears currently hold the edge in head-to-head matchups with a record of 92/82/6.

The team headquarters, Halas Hall, is in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois. The Bears practice at adjoining facilities there during the season. They hold their annual training camp from late July to mid-August at Ward Field on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Lovie Smith, hired on January 15, 2004, is the third and current (as of 2010) post-Ditka head coach. Joining the Bears as a rookie head coach, Smith brought the highly successful Tampa 2 defensive scheme with him to Chicago. Before his second season with the Bears, the team rehired their former offensive coordinator and then Illinois head coach Ron Turner to improve the Bears' struggling offense. In 2005, the Bears won their division and reached the playoffs for the first time in four years. Their previous playoff berth was earned by winning the NFC Central in 2001.

The Bears improved upon their success the following season, by clinching their second consecutive NFC North title during Week 13 of the 2006 season, winning their first playoff game since 1995, and earning a trip to Super Bowl XLI.However, they fell short of the championship, losing 29/17 to the Indianapolis Colts. Following the 2006 season, the club decided to give Lovie Smith a contract extension through 2011, at roughly $5 million per year. This comes a season after being the lowest paid head coach in the National Football League.

The club has played in over a thousand games since becoming a charter member of the NFL in 1920. Through the 2010 season, they led the NFL in overall franchise wins with 704 and had an overall record of 704-512-42. On November 18, 2010 the Bears recorded franchise win number 700 in a win against the Miami Dolphins.On April 2, 2009, the Bears made one of the biggest trades in franchise history, acquiring Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler and a 5th round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft from the Denver Broncos in exchange for quarterback Kyle Orton, the Bears' 1st and 3rd round selections in the 2009 NFL Draft and the Bears' 1st round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.

On February 1, 2010, offensive guru Mike Martz was hired by the Chicago Bears as their offensive coordinator. On March 5, 2010, the Bears made a big splash in free agency, signing defensive end Julius Peppers, running back Chester Taylor, and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna spending over $100 million on the first day of free agency.The Chicago Bears got their 700th regular season win on November 18, 2010 by beating the Miami Dolphins 16/0. This makes the Bears the first team in the NFL to reach the regular season win mark of 700.

On December 20, 2010, the Bears defeated the Minnesota Vikings 40/14 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to clinch the NFC North Division title, their third in six years but first since 2006, when they reached Super Bowl XLI.

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. They reached the NFC Championship Game following the defeat of the Seattle Seahawks, where they will play the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field - only the second playoff meeting between the two storied rivals, the only other game played in 1941.

by: Amanda Harrison

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