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1971 Chicago Bears

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 185 points (13.2/g), 25th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 276 points (19.7/g), 12th.
 Differential of -91 points (-6.5/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 3.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.4, Offense: -4.4, Defense: 1.1, SoS: 3.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jim Dooley

Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 19 boxscore W 1-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 15 8 141 96 45 4 15 352 129 223 7
2 Sun September 26 boxscore W 2-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 20 17 19 315 239 76 3 11 230 146 84 1
3 Sun October 3 boxscore L 2-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 3 17 10 113 45 68 4 21 422 159 263 4
4 Sun October 10 boxscore W 3-1 New Orleans Saints 35 14 26 427 225 202 3 18 263 188 75 4
5 Sun October 17 boxscore L 3-2 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 13 13 220 158 62 6 20 354 193 161 5
6 Sun October 24 boxscore W 4-2 @ Detroit Lions 28 23 17 323 150 173 17 261 145 116 2
7 Sun October 31 boxscore W 5-2 Dallas Cowboys 23 19 7 194 112 82 2 26 481 342 139 7
8 Sun November 7 boxscore L 5-3 Green Bay Packers 14 17 16 280 205 75 4 13 304 133 171 2
9 Sun November 14 boxscore W 6-3 Washington Redskins 16 15 20 385 180 205 1 15 283 195 88
10 Sun November 21 boxscore L 6-4 Detroit Lions 3 28 8 118 6 112 4 14 256 70 186 3
11 Mon November 29 boxscore L 6-5 @ Miami Dolphins 3 34 9 197 101 96 4 23 446 238 208 1
12 Sun December 5 boxscore L 6-6 @ Denver Broncos 3 6 9 66 -7 73 4 10 224 54 170 4
13 Sun December 12 boxscore L 6-7 @ Green Bay Packers 10 31 13 247 186 61 3 15 295 180 115 2
14 Sun December 19 boxscore L 6-8 Minnesota Vikings 10 27 14 310 206 104 4 16 349 232 117 3