Patterson made his Bears debut in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers.
In the game, he rushed once for -2 yards and caught a pass for three yards as the Bears lost 10–3.
During Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints, Patterson recorded a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the 36–25 loss.

In November, Patterson recorded 294 kickoff return yards on ten attempts and four tackles as a gunner on punts.
For his performance, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the second time in his career, while he was the first Bears player to win the award since Devin Hester in October 2011.
On December 17, he was voted into the 2020 Pro Bowl roster as a starter; at the time, he led the NFC in kickoff return average with 29.6 yards per return.

At the end of the season, Patterson was named first-team All-Pro as a kick returner and second-team All-Pro as a special teamer.
He finished the year with the NFL's most kick return yards (825), while his yards per return (29.5) led the NFC and was second in the league.
His 29.9 kickoff return average was also the second-highest behind former Bear Gale Sayers.
Patterson made his Bears debut in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers. In the game, he rushed once for -2 yards and caught a pass for three yards as the Bears lost 10–3. During Week 7 against the New Orleans Saints, Patterson recorded a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the 36–25 loss.
In November, Patterson recorded 294 kickoff return yards on ten attempts and four tackles as a gunner on punts. For his performance, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the second time in his career, while he was the first Bears player to win the award since Devin Hester in October 2011. On December 17, he was voted into the 2020 Pro Bowl roster as a starter; at the time, he led the NFC in kickoff return average with 29.6 yards per return.
At the end of the season, Patterson was named first-team All-Pro as a kick returner and second-team All-Pro as a special teamer. He finished the year with the NFL's most kick return yards (825), while his yards per return (29.5) led the NFC and was second in the league. His 29.9 kickoff return average was also the second-highest behind former Bear Gale Sayers.
Cordarrelle Patterson