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.
| Week
| Date
| Opponent
| Result
| Attendance
|
| 1
| September 3, 1978
| St. Louis Cardinals
| W 17-10
| 52,791
|
| 2
| September 10, 1978
| at San Francisco 49ers
| W 16-13
| 49,502
|
| 3
| September 17, 1978
| at Detroit Lions
| W 19-0
| 65,982
|
| 4
| September 25, 1978
| Minnesota Vikings
| L 24-20
| 53,551
|
| 5
| October 1, 1978
| Oakland Raiders
| L 25-19
| 52,848
|
| 6
| October 8, 1978
| at Green Bay Packers
| L 24-14
| 56,267
|
| 7
| October 16, 1978
| at Denver Broncos
| L 16-7
| 75,008
|
| 8
| October 22, 1978
| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| L 33-19
| 68,146
|
| 9
| October 29, 1978
| Detroit Lions
| L 21-17
| 53,378
|
| 10
| November 5, 1978
| Seattle Seahawks
| L 31-29
| 50,697
|
| 11
| November 12, 1978
| at Minnesota Vikings
| L 17-14
| 43,286
|
| 12
| November 19, 1978
| Atlanta Falcons
| W 13-7
| 46,022
|
| 13
| November 26, 1978
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| W 14-3
| 42,373
|
| 14
| December 4, 1978
| at San Diego Chargers
| L 40-7
| 48,492
|
| 15
| December 10, 1978
| Green Bay Packers
| W 14-0
| 34,306
|
| 16
| December 16, 1978
| at Washington Redskins
| W 14-10
| 49,774
|
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