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1979 Chicago Bears
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 249 points (15.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 57 points (3.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 4th.
Coached by Neill Armstrong (10-6-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 2 | box | W | 1-0 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 3 | 17 | 300 | 117 | 183 | 2 | 9 | 149 | 72 | 77 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 9 | box | W | 2-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 7 | 15 | 329 | 93 | 236 | 2 | 13 | 159 | 71 | 88 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 16 | box | L | 2-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 20 | 24 | 14 | 318 | 118 | 200 | 2 | 26 | 420 | 206 | 214 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | September 23 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 31 | 16 | 240 | 155 | 85 | 2 | 23 | 389 | 196 | 193 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | September 30 | box | L | 2-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 17 | 11 | 234 | 152 | 82 | 3 | 18 | 373 | 159 | 214 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 3-3 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 15 | 258 | 18 | 240 | 2 | 7 | 106 | 42 | 64 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 14 | box | L | 3-4 | New England Patriots | 7 | 27 | 5 | 169 | 96 | 73 | 2 | 25 | 360 | 218 | 142 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 21 | box | L | 3-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 30 | 23 | 496 | 292 | 204 | 4 | 15 | 267 | 213 | 54 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 4-5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 27 | 20 | 352 | 145 | 207 | 2 | 28 | 455 | 348 | 107 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 4 | box | W | 5-5 | Detroit Lions | 35 | 7 | 21 | 308 | 147 | 161 | 11 | 199 | 117 | 82 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 6-5 | Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 23 | 19 | 272 | 190 | 82 | 16 | 321 | 76 | 245 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 7-5 | New York Jets | 23 | 13 | 19 | 254 | 108 | 146 | 20 | 320 | 180 | 140 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Thu | November 22 | box | L | 7-6 | @ | Detroit Lions | 0 | 20 | 14 | 220 | 142 | 78 | 3 | 18 | 331 | 225 | 106 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 2 | box | W | 8-6 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 0 | 10 | 164 | 17 | 147 | 1 | 13 | 238 | 131 | 107 | 5 |
| 15 | Sun | December 9 | box | W | 9-6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 14 | 16 | 267 | 106 | 161 | 2 | 19 | 306 | 251 | 55 | 5 |
| 16 | Sun | December 16 | box | W | 10-6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 6 | 27 | 456 | 255 | 201 | 2 | 11 | 113 | 23 | 90 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | December 23 | box | L | 10-7 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||