The 1978 Chicago Bears season was their 59th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record in the first year of Coach Neill Armstrong, yet another below .500 record in the 1970s.
Offseason
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NFL DraftEdit
Undrafted free agentsEdit
| 1978 Chicago Bears roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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| Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad
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| Week
| Date
| Opponent
| Result
| Attendance
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| 1
| September 3, 1978
| St. Louis Cardinals
| W 17–10
| 52,791
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| 2
| September 10, 1978
| at San Francisco 49ers
| W 16–13
| 49,502
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| 3
| September 17, 1978
| at Detroit Lions
| W 19–0
| 65,982
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| 4
| September 25, 1978
| Minnesota Vikings
| L 24–20
| 53,551
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| 5
| October 1, 1978
| Oakland Raiders
| L 25–19
| 52,848
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| 6
| October 8, 1978
| at Green Bay Packers
| L 24–14
| 56,267
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| 7
| October 16, 1978
| at Denver Broncos
| L 16–7
| 75,008
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| 8
| October 22, 1978
| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| L 33–19
| 68,146
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| 9
| October 29, 1978
| Detroit Lions
| L 21–17
| 53,378
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| 10
| November 5, 1978
| Seattle Seahawks
| L 31–29
| 50,697
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| 11
| November 12, 1978
| at Minnesota Vikings
| L 17–14
| 43,286
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| 12
| November 19, 1978
| Atlanta Falcons
| W 13–7
| 46,022
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| 13
| November 26, 1978
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| W 14–3
| 42,373
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| 14
| December 4, 1978
| at San Diego Chargers
| L 40–7
| 48,492
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| 15
| December 10, 1978
| Green Bay Packers
| W 14–0
| 34,306
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| 16
| December 16, 1978
| at Washington Redskins
| W 14–10
| 49,774
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Game summariesEdit
| by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Total
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| • Bears
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7
| 16
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| 49ers
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 3
| 13
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
| CHI | Bob Thomas 32 yard field goal | Bears 3–0 |
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| 1 |
| SF | O.J. Simpson 8 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 49ers 7–3 |
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| 2 |
| CHI | Bob Thomas 44 yard field goal | 49ers 7–6 |
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| 2 |
| SF | Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal | 49ers 10–6 |
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| 3 |
| CHI | Bob Thomas 38 yard field goal | 49ers 10–9 |
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| 4 |
| SF | Ray Wersching 27 yard field goal | 49ers 13–9 |
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| 4 |
| CHI | Roland Harper 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) | Bears 16–13 |
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[1]
| by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Total
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| • Bears
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 0
| 14
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| Redskins
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 7
| 10
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[2]
StandingsEdit
Template:1978 NFC Central standings
ReferencesEdit
