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1997 Chicago Bears
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 263 points (16.4/g), 28th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 421 points (26.3/g), 29th.
Differential of -158 points (-9.9/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 26th.
Coached by Dave Wannstedt (4-12-0)
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1997 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 | Mon | September 1 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 24 | 38 | 19 | 336 | 172 | 164 | 3 | 18 | 315 | 208 | 107 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 0-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 27 | 16 | 305 | 158 | 147 | 2 | 23 | 378 | 261 | 117 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | L | 0-3 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 32 | 19 | 284 | 190 | 94 | 2 | 27 | 404 | 202 | 202 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 0-4 | @ | New England Patriots | 3 | 31 | 9 | 199 | 120 | 79 | 3 | 23 | 402 | 315 | 87 | 3 |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 0-5 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 27 | 17 | 243 | 102 | 141 | 2 | 13 | 180 | 124 | 56 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 0-6 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 20 | 19 | 266 | 165 | 101 | 11 | 322 | 185 | 137 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 0-7 | Green Bay Packers | 23 | 24 | 26 | 353 | 232 | 121 | 2 | 22 | 277 | 177 | 100 | 1 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mon | October 27 | box | W | 1-7 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 36 | 33 | 26 | 464 | 336 | 128 | 2 | 18 | 365 | 246 | 119 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | L | 1-8 | Washington Redskins | 8 | 31 | 23 | 336 | 274 | 62 | 4 | 24 | 388 | 185 | 203 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | L | 1-9 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 29 | 20 | 341 | 251 | 90 | 2 | 19 | 302 | 193 | 109 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 1-10 | New York Jets | 15 | 23 | 27 | 356 | 307 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 193 | 116 | 77 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 2-10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 7 | 17 | 279 | 110 | 169 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Thu | November 27 | box | L | 2-11 | @ | Detroit Lions | 20 | 55 | 16 | 333 | 262 | 71 | 4 | 25 | 496 | 274 | 222 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 3-11 | Buffalo Bills | 20 | 3 | 23 | 392 | 272 | 120 | 2 | 10 | 160 | 105 | 55 | 1 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 4-11 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 13 | 10 | 13 | 309 | 189 | 120 | 5 | 11 | 165 | 116 | 49 | 5 |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 4-12 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 31 | 15 | 194 | 104 | 90 | 3 | 12 | 269 | 86 | 183 | 1 |