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NFL team season
The 1978 season was the Chicago Bears ' 59th in the National Football League , and their first under head coach Neill Armstrong . The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977 to finish at 7–9, and failed to make the playoffs for the 14th time in the past 15 seasons.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
1978 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
, 5 practice squad
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 3
St. Louis Cardinals
W 17–10
1–0
Soldier Field
52,791
2
September 10
at San Francisco 49ers
W 16–13
2–0
Candlestick Park
49,502
3
September 17
at Detroit Lions
W 19–0
3–0
Pontiac Silverdome
65,982
4
September 25
Minnesota Vikings
L 20–24
3–1
Soldier Field
53,551
5
October 1
Oakland Raiders
L 19–25
3–2
Soldier Field
52,848
6
October 8
at Green Bay Packers
L 14–24
3–3
Lambeau Field
56,267
7
October 16
at Denver Broncos
L 7–16
3–4
Mile High Stadium
75,008
8
October 22
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 19–33
3–5
Tampa Stadium
68,146
9
October 29
Detroit Lions
L 17–21
3–6
Soldier Field
53,378
10
November 5
Seattle Seahawks
L 29–31
3–7
Soldier Field
50,697
11
November 12
at Minnesota Vikings
L 14–17
3–8
Metropolitan Stadium
43,286
12
November 19
Atlanta Falcons
W 13–7
4–8
Soldier Field
46,022
13
November 26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 14–3
5–8
Soldier Field
42,373
14
December 4
at San Diego Chargers
L 7–40
5–9
San Diego Stadium
48,492
15
December 10
Green Bay Packers
W 14–0
6–9
Soldier Field
34,306
16
December 16
at Washington Redskins
W 14–10
7–9
RFK Stadium
49,774
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
"The 100 yards was nice, but it doesn't mean a thing since we lost." O. J. Simpson said after winning his first confrontation with Walter Payton. Simpson had 108 yards to Payton's 62. - But Simpson's fumble proved to be a pivotal one. He recovered the ball but lost 6 yards on the play, and the 49ers, leading by four points in the fourth quarter, had to go to the air to try to maintain possession. Doug Buffone then intercepts and Chicago wound up with the winning touchdown.
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
3
3 3 7
16
49ers
7
3 0 3
13
Scoring summary 1 CHI Bob Thomas 32 yard field goalBears 3–0
1 SF O. J. Simpson 8 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)49ers 7–3
2 CHI Bob Thomas 44 yard field goal 49ers 7–6
2 SF Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal 49ers 10–6
3 CHI Bob Thomas 38 yard field goal 49ers 10–9
4 SF Ray Wersching 27 yard field goal 49ers 13–9
4 CHI Roland Harper 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick)Bears 16–13
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Chicago scored three times in about four minutes in the third quarter, including a 40-yard touchdown pass from Bob Avellini to James Scott as the Bears go 3-0 to stay in first place and extend their regular season winning streak to 9. The third quarter scoring barrage began with a 28-yard field goal by Bob Thomas at 10:41. Less than Three minutes later Tommy Hart tackled quarterback Greg Landry in the end zone for a safety. Then the Bears wrapped up the scoring with Avellini's 40-yard bomb to wide receiver James Scott over the head of cornerback James Hunter .
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
GB – Terdell Middleton 2-yard run (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 10–0.
GB – Steve Luke 63-yard interception return (Chester Marcol kick). Packers 17–0.
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
7
0 7 0
14
Redskins
0
3 0 7
10
Date: December 16Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
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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)