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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)

1979 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 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