1979 Chicago Bears Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Neill Armstrong (10-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1979 Chicago Bears Statistics
1979 Chicago Bears Roster

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Bears racked up 306 points, and the stingy defense gave up 249. Walter Payton spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 1,610 yards for Chicago.

Mike Phipps passed for 1,535 yards. Dave Williams hauled in 42 balls, while Brian Baschnagel added 452 receiving yards. James Scott and Rickey Watts contributed to the receiving game as well.

The opportunistic defense created 43 turnovers. Gary Fencik and Terry Schmidt each seized 6 opponent throws.

Neill Armstrong coached the team. The 1979 Chicago Bears lost in the Wild Card.

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Regular Season Points For: 306
Regular Season Points Against: 249

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 2, 1979 Green Bay Packers 3 at Chicago Bears 6 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 9, 1979 Minnesota Vikings 7 at Chicago Bears 26 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
September 16, 1979 Chicago Bears 20 at Dallas Cowboys 24 L 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0
September 23, 1979 Chicago Bears 16 at Miami Dolphins 31 L 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
September 30, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 at Chicago Bears 13 L 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
October 7, 1979 Chicago Bears 7 at Buffalo Bills 0 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 14, 1979 New England Patriots 27 at Chicago Bears 7 L 2-2-0 1-2-0 3-4-0
October 21, 1979 Chicago Bears 27 at Minnesota Vikings 30 L 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-5-0
October 28, 1979 Chicago Bears 28 at San Francisco 49ers 27 W 2-2-0 2-3-0 4-5-0
November 4, 1979 Detroit Lions 7 at Chicago Bears 35 W 3-2-0 2-3-0 5-5-0
November 11, 1979 Los Angeles Rams 23 at Chicago Bears 27 W 4-2-0 2-3-0 6-5-0
November 18, 1979 New York Jets 13 at Chicago Bears 23 W 5-2-0 2-3-0 7-5-0
November 22, 1979 Chicago Bears 0 at Detroit Lions 20 L 5-2-0 2-4-0 7-6-0
December 2, 1979 Chicago Bears 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 W 5-2-0 3-4-0 8-6-0
December 9, 1979 Chicago Bears 15 at Green Bay Packers 14 W 5-2-0 4-4-0 9-6-0
December 16, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Bears 42 W 6-2-0 4-4-0 10-6-0
December 23, 1979 Chicago Bears 17 at Philadelphia Eagles 27 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 NFC Wild Card Playoff


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