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1987 Chicago Bears

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Record: 11-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 356 points (23.7/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 282 points (18.8/g), 4th.
 Differential of 74 points (4.9/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.3/g), 27th.

Simple Rating System: Total 3.8, Offense: 1.5, Defense: 2.3, SoS: -1.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Mike Ditka

 Offensive Coordinator: Ed Hughes
 Defensive Coordinator: Vince Tobin

 Other Notable Asst.: Dave McGinnis (Linebackers)

Training Camp: UW Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)

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 Mon September 14 boxscore W 1-0 New York Giants 34 19 17 416 292 124 2 14 203 122 81 1
2 Sun September 20 boxscore W 2-0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 3 18 301 133 168 4 18 262 173 89 4
3 Sun October 4 boxscore W 3-0 @ Philadelphia Eagles 35 3 22 318 184 134 2 14 170 65 105 2
4 Sun October 11 boxscore W 4-0 Minnesota Vikings 27 7 26 344 159 185 1 15 151 108 43 2
5 Sun October 18 boxscore L 4-1 New Orleans Saints 17 19 11 133 66 67 4 18 291 179 112 3
6 Sun October 25 boxscore W 5-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 26 19 300 209 91 4 20 285 184 101
7 Sun November 1 boxscore W 6-1 Kansas City Chiefs 31 28 20 343 263 80 2 20 367 256 111 2
8 Sun November 8 boxscore W 7-1 @ Green Bay Packers 26 24 22 351 247 104 2 17 340 298 42 1
9 Mon November 16 boxscore L 7-2 @ Denver Broncos 29 31 24 446 300 146 2 26 439 341 98 2
10 Sun November 22 boxscore W 8-2 Detroit Lions 30 10 29 383 205 178 1 10 179 149 30 2
11 Sun November 29 boxscore W 9-2 Green Bay Packers 23 10 20 319 192 127 3 20 348 237 111 2
12 Sun December 6 boxscore W 10-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 30 24 26 423 264 159 3 18 356 281 75 1
13 Mon December 14 boxscore L 10-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 41 16 263 154 109 6 20 331 133 198 1
14 Sun December 20 boxscore L 10-4 Seattle Seahawks 21 34 31 437 276 161 5 17 300 184 116
15 Sun December 27 boxscore W 11-4 @ Los Angeles Raiders 6 3 18 267 146 121 3 14 193 92 101 1
Playoffs
Division Sun January 10 boxscore L 11-5 Washington Redskins 17 21 15 280 170 110 3 17 272 200 72 2