1979 Chicago Bears season
The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–6 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs.
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 2, 1979 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 6–3 |
56,515 |
| 2 |
September 9, 1979 |
Minnesota Vikings |
W 26–7 |
53,231 |
| 3 |
September 16, 1979 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L 24–20 |
64,056 |
| 4 |
September 23, 1979 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 31–16 |
66,011 |
| 5 |
September 30, 1979 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
L 17–13 |
55,258 |
| 6 |
October 7, 1979 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 7–0 |
73,383 |
| 7 |
October 14, 1979 |
New England Patriots |
L 27–7 |
54,128 |
| 8 |
October 21, 1979 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 30–27 |
41,164 |
| 9 |
October 28, 1979 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
W 28–27 |
42,773 |
| 10 |
November 4, 1979 |
Detroit Lions |
W 35–7 |
50,108 |
| 11 |
November 11, 1979 |
Los Angeles Rams |
W 27–23 |
51,483 |
| 12 |
November 18, 1979 |
New York Jets |
W 23–13 |
52,635 |
| 13 |
November 22, 1979 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 20–0 |
66,219 |
| 14 |
December 2, 1979 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 14–0 |
69,508 |
| 15 |
December 9, 1979 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 15–14 |
54,207 |
| 16 |
December 16, 1979 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 42–6 |
42,810 |
Game summaries
Week 14
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Bears |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
| Buccaneers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Playoffs
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| Wildcard |
December 23, 1979 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L 27–17 |
69,397 |
Standings
References
External links
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| Division championships (18) | |
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| Media |
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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