Hilgenberg non fu scelto nel Draft NFL 1981 ma firmò con i Chicago Bears, dove vinse cinque titoli di division consecutivi tra il 1984 e il 1989 e il Super Bowl XX nel 1985, battendo i New England Patriots[1]. A partire da quella stagione fu sempre convocato per il Pro Bowl e premiato come All-Pro fino al 1991. Le ultime due stagioni della carriera le passò con i Cleveland Browns (1992) e i New Orleans Saints (1993).
K Scott Norwood (AP, PFWA, PFW) ·Nick Lowery (NEA) · Dean Biasucci (TSN) · P Jim Arnoldt (PFWA, NEA, PFW) ·Mike Horan (AP, TSN) · KR Tim Brown (PFWA, PFW, TSN) · PR John Taylor (PFWA, PFW, TSN) · ST Eugene Seale (PFW)
DE Chris Doleman (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · DE Reggie White (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) · Lee Williams (TSN) · DT Keith Millard (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · DT Michael Dean Perry (AP, NEA, PFWA, TSN) · Jerry Ball (PFW) · ML Karl Mecklenburg (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) · ML Mike Singletary (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · Vaughan Johnson (NEA) · Eugene Lockharts (TSN) · OL Tim Harris (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · OL Lawrence Taylor (AP, PFWA, PFW) ·Kevin Greene (NEA, TSN) · CB Albert Lewis (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · CB Eric Allen (AP, PFW) · Mark Collins (NEA) ·Jerry Gray (PFWA) ·Gill Byrd (TSN) · S David Fulcher (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · S Ronnie Lott (AP, PFWA, PFW) ·Joey Browner (NEA) ·Tim McDonald (NEA) · Harry Hamilton (TSN)
Special Team
K Mike Cofer (AP, NEA) ·Eddie Murray (PFWA, PFW) · Mike Lansford (TSN) · P Sean Landeta (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · Greg Montgomery (NEA) · KR Rod Woodson (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) · PR Walter Stanley (PFW, TSN) · Dave Meggett (PFWA) · ST Rufus Porter (PFW)