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Receipt · the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history)

Chicago BearsNFC NorthStrong sample

Bears lost 12 games they led or were tied in late

12gamesTied 2nd-most of 32 teams

The Chicago Bears lost 12 games after leading or being tied inside the final 5 minutes of regulation, tied 2nd-most of 32 teams, across 90 games in the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history).

Window
The 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history)
Games
90
Denominator
90 games
Cohort
32 teams
  • 1 game in this window had no usable score-state data from the source and is excluded from this count.
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Source & definition

Definition: Losses in games where the team led or was tied at the last recorded score state before the final 5:00 of regulation.

Fields: pbp.total_home_score, pbp.total_away_score, pbp.game_seconds_remaining

Provider: nflverse data releases (schedules, weekly team/player stats, play-by-play) · dataset nflverse-2026-10-20-run2

Calculation: team.late_losses@1 · rules v1 · template v1 · computed Oct 20, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC

Qualification: ranked only with at least 4 completed games; this entity qualified.

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