| Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Year: | 1946 |
| Record: | 8–2–1 |
| Division Place: | 1st NFL Western |
| Coach: | George Halas |
| Owner: | George Halas |
| General Manager: | George Halas |
| Stadium: | Wrigley Field |
| Playoffs: | Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 24–14 |
| Shortnavlink: | Bears seasons |
The 1946 season was the Chicago Bears' 27th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–7 record from 1945 and finished with a 8–2–1 record, under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II en route to a Western Division title and an appearance in the NFL Championship Game. In the title game, the Bears defeated the New York Giants for their seventh league title and their fourth of the decade.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | W 30–7 | 1–0 | City Stadium | |||
| 3 | October 6 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 34–17 | 2–0 | Comiskey Park | |||
| 4 | October 13 | Los Angeles Rams | T 28–28 | 2–0–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 5 | October 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–14 | 3–0–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 6 | October 27 | at New York Giants | L 0–14 | 3–1–1 | Polo Grounds | |||
| 7 | November 3 | Green Bay Packers | W 10–7 | 4–1–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 8 | November 10 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–21 | 5–1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||
| 9 | November 17 | Washington Redskins | W 24–20 | 6–1–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 10 | November 24 | Detroit Lions | W 42–6 | 7–1–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 11 | December 1 | Chicago Cardinals | L 28–35 | 7–2–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 12 | December 8 | at Detroit Lions | W 45–24 | 8–2–1 | Briggs Stadium | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
See main article: 1946 NFL Championship Game.