#DaBears defense has been on the field for 106 drives, or 618 plays.

No defense in the NFL has faced more drives, and only the Jets defense has been on the field for more plays.

Despite that, the Bears defense ranks 4th in pts per drive & 7th in yds per drive.

This is likely inflated due to the Bears being 1 of 10 teams that played 9 games.

On a per game basis, the Bears have faced the 10th most plays/game, and the 3rd most drives/gm. All teams with more plays & drives per game are over 2.05 pts/drive. The Bears are at 1.74 pts/drive.

Here is the data, sorted by Pts Allowed per drive (smallest to largest). Aside from PHI, other top 10 defenses playing fewer snaps & drives.

Bears have played 7 games where the defense was on the field for more than the NFL median.

DET: 78
NYG: 65
ATL: 68
IND: 72
TB: 71
CAR: 68
LAR: 72
NOR: 74
TEN: 55

NFL median for defensive snaps per game is 66.25. Median for drives per game is 10.75.

Further, the Bears defense allows the 9th fewest plays per drive, despite facing the 3rd most drives per game.

They allow the 5th fewest points per play, despite facing the 10th most plays per game.