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Lance Briggs

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Chicago Bears · OLB

Lance Briggs recorded 172 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

5.9

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

172

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lance Briggs's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 7, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 1, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2012

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2005
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 25, 2005

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 25, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2004
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 26, 2004

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2004

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lance Briggs's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 15 total tackles

Regular Season
2007
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 7, 2007

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2013
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 2013

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 6, 2013

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2013

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2011
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 13, 2011

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2006
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 26, 2006

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lance Briggs's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHIBRIGGS55Lance Briggs
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

02
CHIBRIGGS55Lance Briggs
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHIBRIGGS55Lance Briggs
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011First-team All-Pro · 2005, 20061× first-team All-Pro12 NFL seasons172 career games787 career solo tackles17 career sacksDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 68Jersey: 556 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2003Most recent: Nov 23, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history