NFL team season
The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League . The team finished with a 10–6 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 27–17 in the opening round of the playoffs.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1979 Chicago Bears final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 Green Bay Packers W 6–3 1–0 Soldier Field 56,515 2 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 26–7 2–0 Soldier Field 53,231 3 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–24 2–1 Texas Stadium 64,056 4 September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 16–31 2–2 Miami Orange Bowl 66,011 5 September 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–17 2–3 Soldier Field 55,258 6 October 7 at Buffalo Bills W 7–0 3–3 Rich Stadium 73,383 7 October 14 New England Patriots L 7–27 3–4 Soldier Field 54,128 8 October 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 3–5 Metropolitan Stadium 41,164 9 October 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–27 4–5 Candlestick Park 42,773 10 November 4 Detroit Lions W 35–7 5–5 Soldier Field 50,108 11 November 11 Los Angeles Rams W 27–23 6–5 Soldier Field 51,483 12 November 18 New York Jets W 23–13 7–5 Soldier Field 52,635 13 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 7–6 Pontiac Silverdome 66,219 14 December 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–0 8–6 Tampa Stadium 69,508 15 December 9 at Green Bay Packers W 15–14 9–6 Lambeau Field 54,207 16 December 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 42–6 10–6 Soldier Field 42,810 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ edit ] Bob Thomas booted a pair of field goals and Walter Payton rushed for 125 yards on 36 carries in 80 degree heat as the Bears won their opener. Thomas who had a field goal attempt blocked by Packers' Mike Hunt in the first quarter converted from 25 and 19 yards in the second quarter and the Bears banked on an aggressive defense which was credited with five sacks for the triumph. Chester Marcol , who had a field goal blocked by Virgil Livers, later connected for Green Bay's only score with a 28 yarder. The Bears defense aided by a pair of excellent punts by Bob Parsons, kept the Packers in tough field condition in the first half when Green Bay was limited to only three first downs.
Week 14 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 7 0 0 14 Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Date: December 2Location: Tampa Stadium , Tampa, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)Referee: Fred SilvaTelevision network: CBS
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Week 15: at Green Bay Packers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Playoffs [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media Broadcasters Radio: Personnel: Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate)Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)Jim Miller (pre-season analyst) Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)
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