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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 18th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 348 points (21.8/g), 16th.
Differential of -14 points (-0.9/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.2, Offense: -0.2, Defense: 1.4, SoS: 2.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Lovie Smith
Offensive Coordinator: Ron Turner
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Babich
Training Camp: Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
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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 9 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 14 | 11 | 202 | 122 | 80 | 4 | 19 | 263 | 186 | 77 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 16 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 10 | 18 | 239 | 132 | 107 | 3 | 13 | 281 | 211 | 70 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 23 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 34 | 16 | 239 | 164 | 75 | 4 | 21 | 431 | 300 | 131 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 30 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 37 | 22 | 303 | 234 | 69 | 3 | 19 | 310 | 215 | 95 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 7 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 27 | 20 | 16 | 285 | 203 | 82 | 1 | 18 | 439 | 318 | 121 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 14 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 34 | 20 | 458 | 375 | 83 | 4 | 16 | 444 | 133 | 311 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 21 | boxscore | W | 3-4 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 19 | 16 | 19 | 386 | 314 | 72 | 21 | 334 | 211 | 123 | |||
| 8 | Sun | October 28 | boxscore | L | 3-5 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 16 | 16 | 255 | 192 | 63 | 4 | 22 | 365 | 246 | 119 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sun | November 11 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 6 | 16 | 295 | 217 | 78 | 12 | 193 | 86 | 107 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 18 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 23 | 30 | 16 | 345 | 238 | 107 | 1 | 21 | 425 | 322 | 103 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 25 | boxscore | W | OT | 5-6 | Denver Broncos | 37 | 34 | 18 | 293 | 171 | 122 | 4 | 22 | 430 | 292 | 138 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 2 | boxscore | L | 5-7 | New York Giants | 16 | 21 | 18 | 312 | 244 | 68 | 24 | 356 | 181 | 175 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Thu | December 6 | boxscore | L | 5-8 | @ | Washington Redskins | 16 | 24 | 22 | 356 | 296 | 60 | 2 | 15 | 345 | 314 | 31 | 1 | |
| 15 | Mon | December 17 | boxscore | L | 5-9 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 20 | 11 | 209 | 177 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 372 | 236 | 136 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 23 | boxscore | W | 6-9 | Green Bay Packers | 35 | 7 | 14 | 240 | 104 | 136 | 13 | 274 | 149 | 125 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Sun | December 30 | boxscore | W | 7-9 | New Orleans Saints | 33 | 25 | 13 | 275 | 179 | 96 | 3 | 28 | 413 | 308 | 105 | 3 | ||