Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 353 points (22.1/g), 17th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 341 points (21.3/g), 14th.
Differential of 12 points (0.8/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.7, Offense: -1.5, Defense: 3.1, SoS: 0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Lovie Smith (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Martz
Defensive Coordinator: Rod Marinelli
Other Notable Asst.: Mike Tice (Offensive Line)
Training Camp: Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, Illinois)
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| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 12 | 17 | 377 | 289 | 88 | 1 | 25 | 386 | 276 | 110 | 3 | -3.29 | 11.68 | 3.96 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 30 | 18 | 246 | 186 | 60 | 1 | 16 | 382 | 264 | 118 | 1 | -12.58 | -6.00 | -0.88 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 27 | 12 | 291 | 278 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 392 | 292 | 100 | 2 | -9.17 | -1.23 | 1.42 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 2-2 | Carolina Panthers | 34 | 29 | 15 | 317 | 93 | 224 | 1 | 24 | 543 | 374 | 169 | 1 | 5.94 | -11.44 | 14.03 | ||
| 5 | Mon | October 10 | boxscore | L | 2-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 13 | 24 | 23 | 359 | 237 | 122 | 16 | 395 | 214 | 181 | 1 | 4.67 | -15.11 | 3.08 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 3-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 10 | 22 | 377 | 258 | 119 | 1 | 15 | 286 | 233 | 53 | 9.90 | 7.93 | 11.68 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 4-3 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 | 18 | 19 | 395 | 218 | 177 | 2 | 16 | 280 | 250 | 30 | 4 | -1.32 | 17.93 | -10.02 | |
| 8 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mon | November 7 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 24 | 22 | 372 | 208 | 164 | 2 | 20 | 330 | 211 | 119 | 2 | 2.82 | -3.24 | 4.36 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 6-3 | Detroit Lions | 37 | 13 | 12 | 216 | 107 | 109 | 1 | 22 | 393 | 313 | 80 | 6 | -8.13 | 28.13 | -7.67 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 7-3 | San Diego Chargers | 31 | 20 | 23 | 378 | 286 | 92 | 1 | 15 | 332 | 280 | 52 | 3 | 6.92 | -0.53 | 6.80 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | L | 7-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 20 | 25 | 18 | 401 | 229 | 172 | 3 | 17 | 341 | 268 | 73 | 1 | -6.89 | 4.68 | 0.92 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 7-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 11 | 181 | 88 | 93 | 3 | 13 | 252 | 139 | 113 | 1 | -26.99 | 11.36 | 7.43 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | L | OT | 7-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 10 | 13 | 12 | 245 | 86 | 159 | 1 | 22 | 345 | 221 | 124 | 2 | -17.24 | 8.73 | 6.25 |
| 15 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | L | 7-7 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 38 | 13 | 221 | 89 | 132 | 5 | 18 | 286 | 226 | 60 | 1 | -30.47 | 10.31 | -3.04 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 25 | boxscore | L | 7-8 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 35 | 24 | 441 | 242 | 199 | 2 | 19 | 363 | 282 | 81 | 11.73 | -21.06 | -6.22 | ||
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | W | 8-8 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 13 | 10 | 209 | 117 | 92 | 3 | 16 | 301 | 222 | 79 | 3 | -18.48 | 18.96 | 3.34 | |