CHICAGO -- The Bears earned the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft after an 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale.
Chicago, which held the No. 2 pick entering Week 18, jumped Houston in the draft order after the Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 32-31. The Bears needed to lose and have the Texans win in order to secure the top spot in the draft.
The Bears finished 3-14, their second three-win season since 2016. Quarterback Justin Fields did not play in the season finale due to a hip injury sustained last week at Detroit.