1979 Chicago Bears season

1979 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Neill Armstrong
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wildcard Playoffs (Eagles) 27–17

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

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 7 0 0 14 Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 2 Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 53°F, wind 9 mph

Scoring summary 1 CHI Walter Payton 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 7–0 2 CHI Dave Williams 13 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 14–0

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 23, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–17	69,397

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers^(2)	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–6	273	237	W1
Chicago Bears^(5)	10	6	0	.625	5–3	8–4	306	249	W3
Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	5–3	6–6	259	337	L1
Green Bay Packers	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	246	316	W1
Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–10	219	365	L3

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

• 1979 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com