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1978 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (15.8/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 274 points (17.1/g), 9th.
Differential of -21 points (-1.3/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.4, Offense: -2.7, Defense: 0.3, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Neill Armstrong (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ken Meyer
Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Ryan
Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 3 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 10 | 19 | 243 | 49 | 194 | 16 | 236 | 137 | 99 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 10 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 13 | 11 | 212 | 101 | 111 | 1 | 19 | 307 | 112 | 195 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | W | 3-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 19 | 0 | 15 | 326 | 141 | 185 | 2 | 15 | 237 | 94 | 143 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mon | September 25 | boxscore | L | 3-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 24 | 23 | 278 | 188 | 90 | 3 | 17 | 295 | 142 | 153 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 1 | boxscore | L | OT | 3-2 | Oakland Raiders | 19 | 25 | 17 | 278 | 122 | 156 | 2 | 26 | 411 | 255 | 156 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 24 | 21 | 357 | 210 | 147 | 5 | 8 | 166 | 68 | 98 | 2 | |
| 7 | Mon | October 16 | boxscore | L | 3-4 | @ | Denver Broncos | 7 | 16 | 15 | 347 | 137 | 210 | 3 | 18 | 308 | 173 | 135 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | L | 3-5 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19 | 33 | 15 | 323 | 203 | 120 | 3 | 21 | 319 | 173 | 146 | 1 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 29 | boxscore | L | 3-6 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 21 | 21 | 358 | 191 | 167 | 2 | 23 | 315 | 181 | 134 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | L | 3-7 | Seattle Seahawks | 29 | 31 | 26 | 401 | 227 | 174 | 3 | 23 | 389 | 165 | 224 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | L | 3-8 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 17 | 15 | 233 | 47 | 186 | 4 | 18 | 313 | 223 | 90 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | W | 4-8 | Atlanta Falcons | 13 | 7 | 13 | 183 | 72 | 111 | 21 | 344 | 195 | 149 | 2 | |||
| 13 | Sun | November 26 | boxscore | W | 5-8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 3 | 17 | 301 | 50 | 251 | 1 | 6 | 92 | -7 | 99 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Mon | December 4 | boxscore | L | 5-9 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 7 | 40 | 7 | 112 | 32 | 80 | 3 | 24 | 481 | 331 | 150 | 3 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | W | 6-9 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 | 17 | 293 | 119 | 174 | 1 | 11 | 161 | 83 | 78 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat | December 16 | boxscore | W | 7-9 | @ | Washington Redskins | 14 | 10 | 10 | 214 | 44 | 170 | 3 | 16 | 305 | 181 | 124 | 3 | |