Home friendly to Bears

Regardless of whether the Bears win this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks, they will finish the regular season with another winning record at Soldier Field.

The Bears are 5-2 on the lakefront this season as they enter Sunday's home finale. They have posted a .500 record or better at home for seven consecutive seasons under Lovie Smith.

Here is a look at the Bears' home records during Smith's tenure:

2004: 2-6
2005: 7-1
2006: 6-2
2007: 4-4
2008: 6-2
2009: 5-3
2010: 5-3
2011: 5-2

All told, Smith's teams have gone 40-23 at home and 30-32 on the road.

-Tom Musick