Montez Sweat
DL
#98
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-6
Age: 29
Weight: 270 lbs
College: Mississippi State
2025 SEASON
- Solo31
- SCK10
- FF3
- INT--
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/22/2025 | @Chiefs | W 29 - 27 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/17/2025 | Bills | W 38 - 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 08/10/2025 | Dolphins | T 24 - 24 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/04/2026 | Lions | L 16 - 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 12/28/2025 | @49ers | L 38 - 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 12/20/2025 | Packers | W 22 - 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 12/14/2025 | Browns | W 31 - 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 12/07/2025 | @Packers | L 21 - 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | 11/28/2025 | @Eagles | W 24 - 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | 11/23/2025 | Steelers | W 31 - 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | 11/16/2025 | @Vikings | W 19 - 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 11/09/2025 | Giants | W 24 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | 11/02/2025 | @Bengals | W 47 - 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 10/26/2025 | @Ravens | L 16 - 30 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 10/19/2025 | Saints | W 26 - 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 10/13/2025 | @Commanders | W 25 - 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 09/28/2025 | @Raiders | W 25 - 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 09/21/2025 | Cowboys | W 31 - 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 09/14/2025 | @Lions | L 21 - 52 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/08/2025 | Vikings | L 24 - 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Post Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 01/18/2026 | Rams | L 17 - 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 01/10/2026 | Packers | W 31 - 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- Seventh-year defensive lineman in his third season with Bears after being traded from the Washington Commanders in 2023
- Has started all 96 games appeared in
- Has registered 265 tackles (164 solo) with 48.0 sacks, 114 quarterback hits, 63 tackles for loss, 12 forced fumbles, 17 passes defensed and one interception returned for a touchdown
- Is one of seven players in NFL with at least 5.0 sacks each season from 2020-24 (Myles Garrett, TJ Watt, Khalil Mack, Maxx Crosby, Brian Burns and Chris Jones)
HONORS:
2023: Pro Bowl Selection
2025 SEASON (BEARS):
- Has started all four games this season
- Has 11 tackles (nine solo) including one sack and three tackle for loss along with a pass defended
2024 SEASON (BEARS):
- Started in 16 games recording 32 tackles (18 solo), 5.5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, nine tackles for loss, two pass defended and a forced fumble
- In Week 4 had a strip sack on Rams QB Matthew Stafford setting the Bears up at the Rams 16-yard line allowing them to score their first points of the game
2023 SEASON (BEARS/COMMANDERS):
- Started 17 games (eight games for Commanders, nine for Bears)
- Was traded to Chicago in Week 9 from Washington
- Recorded 57 tackles (38 solo), 12.5 sacks, 25 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and four passes defensed
- Ranked T-10th in sacks and T-16th in TFLs in the League
- Became first player in NFL history to lead two teams in sacks in the same season (Commanders- 6.5/Bears- 6.0)
- Named to first Pro Bowl
2022 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Appeared and started all 17 games
- Registered 46 tackles (27 solo), 8.0 sacks, 28 quarterback hits, 14 tackles for loss and two passes defensed
2021 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Appeared in 10 games with 10 starts
- Recorded 24 tackles (13 solo) with 5.0 sacks and three tackles for loss
2020 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Started all 16 games
- Registered 45 tackles (28 solo), 9.0 sacks and one interception returned for a touchdown
- Became fourth player in Washington history to notch 14.0+ sacks in first two seasons
- Tallied 12 tackles for loss, T-6th most amond defensive ends
- Tied Brian Orakpo with 33 quarterback hits for most through first two seasons in Washington
- Joined LaVarr Arrington as only two players from Washington to tally at least 9.0 sacks and six passes defensed in a season
2019 SEASON (COMMANDERS):
- Started and appeared in all 16 games
- Recorded 50 tackles (31 solo), 7.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, 13 quarterback hits and two passes defensed