Under new Coach Lovie Smith the season would get off to a disappointing start as the Bears lost at home to the Detroit Lions 20-16. However, a week later they would rebound with a satisfying 21-10 win over the Green Bay Packers on the road. In Week 3 the Bears would battle the Minnesota Vikings close all day on the road, but the game would be lost 26-22 as QB Rex Grossman suffered a season ending knee injury. The rest of the way the Bears would have to scramble as they could not find a starting QB trying out Criag Krenzle, Jonathan Quinn, and Chad Hutchinson along the way as they stumbled their way to a last place 5-11 season.