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1966 Chicago Bears

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Record: 5-7-2, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (16.7/g), 13th of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 272 points (19.4/g), 7th.
 Differential of -38 points (-2.7/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 6th.

Coached by George Halas (5-7-2)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 11 box L 0-1 @ Detroit Lions 3 14 17 256 109 147 3 14 208 85 123 3
2 Fri September 16 box L 0-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 31 12 239 118 121 3 17 294 195 99 4
3 Sun October 2 box W 1-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 13 10 11 283 179 104 2 16 284 169 115 3
4 Sun October 9 box W 2-2 Baltimore Colts 27 17 19 315 96 219 1 19 364 256 108 4
5 Sun October 16 box L 2-3 Green Bay Packers 0 17 6 94 52 42 4 12 180 59 121 2
6 Sun October 23 box W 3-3 Los Angeles Rams 17 10 15 287 135 152 2 14 203 95 108 2
7 Mon October 31 box L 3-4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 17 24 16 282 173 109 4 11 166 47 119 3
8 Sun November 6 box T 3-4-1 Detroit Lions 10 10 15 282 106 176 17 255 167 88 1
9 Sun November 13 box T 3-4-2 San Francisco 49ers 30 30 12 220 120 100 1 28 423 311 112 3
10 Sun November 20 box L 3-5-2 @ Green Bay Packers 6 13 9 160 85 75 4 15 296 227 69 2
11 Sun November 27 box W 4-5-2 Atlanta Falcons 23 6 23 476 177 299 4 6 167 101 66 3
12 Sun December 4 box L 4-6-2 @ Baltimore Colts 16 21 18 296 245 51 3 16 260 148 112 2
13 Sun December 11 box L 4-7-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 14 41 9 129 64 65 4 25 411 262 149 2
14 Sun December 18 box W 5-7-2 Minnesota Vikings 41 28 14 380 113 267 29 460 245 215 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 234 3699 830 4.5 196 159 338 1772 10 23 4.8 85 463 1927 12 4.2 96 35 12 15
Team Defense 272 3971 901 4.4 376 202 406 2367 13 15 5.4 116 466 1604 13 3.4 239 38 23 21
Lg Rank Offense 13 12 15 14 15 14 10 10 5 4 8 4 5 3
Lg Rank Defense 7 6 7 7 5 2 14 8 11 4 8 4 7 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Rudy Bukich 34 QB 14 14 147 309 47.6 1858 10 3.2 21 6.8 80 6.0 3.3 12.6 132.7 49.3
Billy Wade 36 2 0 9 21 42.9 79 0 0.0 1 4.8 14 3.8 1.6 8.8 39.5 33.6
Gale Sayers*+ 23 HB 14 0 2 6 33.3 58 0 0.0 1 16.7 39 9.7 2.2 29.0 4.1 30.6
Jon Arnett 31 RET 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Ronnie Bull 26 FB 14 0 1 1 100.0 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 21.0 21.0 21.0 1.5 118.7
Team Total 27.5 14 159 338 47.0 2016 10 3.0 23 6.8 80 6.0 3.2 12.7 144.0 47.6
Opp Total 14 202 406 49.8 2367 13 3.2 15 3.7 5.8 4.5 11.7 169.1 63.1 29 233 5.4 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Gale Sayers*+ 23 HB 14 0 229 1231 8 58 5.4 87.9 16.4 34 447 13.1 2 80 2.4 31.9 1678 10 2
Ronnie Bull 26 FB 14 0 100 318 0 13 3.2 22.7 7.1 20 174 8.7 0 28 1.4 12.4 492 0 4
Jon Arnett 31 RET 14 0 55 178 1 21 3.2 12.7 3.9 10 42 4.2 0 11 0.7 3.0 220 1 3
Ralph Kurek 23 fb 14 0 52 179 1 12 3.4 12.8 3.7 10 178 17.8 0 49 0.7 12.7 357 1 1
Rudy Bukich 34 QB 14 14 18 14 2 12 0.8 1.0 1.3 14 2 8
Joe Marconi 32 10 0 3 5 0 3 1.7 0.5 0.3 5 0 0
Brian Piccolo 23 14 0 3 12 0 5 4.0 0.9 0.2 12 0 0
Jim Jones 25 SE 14 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.5 0.1 28 504 18.0 5 80 2.0 36.0 497 5 1
Dick Gordon 22 FL 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 15 210 14.0 1 40 1.1 15.0 212 1 4
Larry Rakestraw 24 1 0 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 -5.0 1.0 -5 0 1
Mike Ditka 27 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 378 11.8 2 30 2.3 27.0 378 2 0
Johnny Morris 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 49 9.8 0 15 2.5 24.5 49 0 0
Duane Allen 29 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 28 9.3 0 14 0.3 2.5 28 0 0
Charlie Bivins 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 6 3.0 0 4 0.1 0.4 6 0 1
Team Total 27.5 14 463 1927 12 58 4.2 137.6 33.1 159 2016 12.7 10 80 11.4 144.0 3943 22 26
Opp Total 14 466 1604 13 3.4 114.6 33.3 202 2367 11.7 13 14.4 169.1 3971 26 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Gale Sayers*+ 23 HB 14 0 6 44 0 27 7.3 23 718 2 93 31.2 2440
Dick Gordon 22 FL 14 0 4 -5 0 0 -1.3 19 521 0 94 27.4 728
Jon Arnett 31 RET 14 0 15 58 0 20 3.9 2 39 0 25 19.5 317
Dick Butkus* 24 MLB 14 0 3 32 0 18 10.7 32
Rosey Taylor 29 RS 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Team Total 27.5 14 25 97 0 27 3.9 48 1341 2 94 27.9 5381
Opp Total 14 46 1 49 1055 0 21.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bobby Joe Green 30 P 14 0 80 3358 69 0 42.0
Roger LeClerc 30 K 14 0 30 18 60.0% 25 24 96.0%
Team Total 27.5 14 30 18 60.0% 25 24 96.0% 80 3358 69 0 42.0
Opp Total 14 29 12 41.4% 34 32 94.1% 71 3010 42.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jon Arnett 31 RET 14 0 3 2 0 0
Doug Atkins 36 RDE 12 0 1 3 0 3
Charlie Bivins 28 14 0 1 2 -2 0
Doug Buffone 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Rudy Bukich 34 QB 14 14 8 2 0 0
Ronnie Bull 26 FB 14 0 4 1 0 0
Dick Butkus* 24 MLB 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 4 0 0
Dick Evey 25 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Fortunato 36 LLB 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 24 1
Curt Gentry 25 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Gordon 22 FL 14 0 4 1 0 0
Jim Jones 25 SE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ralph Kurek 23 fb 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bennie McRae 27 LCB 14 0 3 53 0 53 0 1 0 0
Ed O'Bradovich 26 LDE 14 0 0 3 11 1
Richie Petitbon* 28 LS 14 0 4 34 0 20
Brian Piccolo 23 14 0 0 2 0 0
Jim Purnell 25 RLB 14 0 0 3 0 0
Larry Rakestraw 24 1 0 1 1 0 0
Mike Reilly 24 14 0 0 2 0 0
Gale Sayers*+ 23 HB 14 0 2 3 0 0
Brian Schweda 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
George Seals 24 14 0 0 1 -3 0
Rosey Taylor 29 RS 14 0 1 15 0 15 0 2 6 0
Dave Whitsell 30 RCB 14 0 3 44 0 21
Team Total 27.5 14 15 155 0 53 26 37 36 2
Opp Total 14 29 35 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Roger LeClerc 30 K 14 0 24 18 78
Gale Sayers*+ 23 HB 14 0 8 2 2 72
Jim Jones 25 SE 14 0 5 30
Rudy Bukich 34 QB 14 14 2 12
Mike Ditka 27 TE 14 14 2 12
Jon Arnett 31 RET 14 0 1 6
Joe Fortunato 36 LLB 14 0 1 6
Dick Gordon 22 FL 14 0 1 6
Ralph Kurek 23 fb 14 0 1 6
Ed O'Bradovich 26 LDE 14 0 1 6
Team Total 27.5 14 12 10 2 2 24 18 234
Opp Total 14 13 13 1 32 12 272