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The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League . The team finished with a 3–11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team finished 3-13.
NFL Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team
Roster
1973 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 16, 1973
Dallas Cowboys
L 17-20
49,970
2
September 23, 1973
Minnesota Vikings
L 13-22
52,035
3
September 30, 1973
at Denver Broncos
W 33–14
51,159
4
October 7, 1973
at New Orleans Saints
L 16-21
56,561
5
October 14, 1973
at Atlanta Falcons
L 6-46
58,850
6
October 21, 1973
New England Patriots
L 10-13
47,643
7
October 28, 1973
Houston Oilers
W 35–14
43,755
8
November 4, 1973
at Green Bay Packers
W 31–17
56,267
9
November 12, 1973
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 7-19
70,664
10
November 18, 1973
Detroit Lions
L 7-30
48,625
11
November 25, 1973
at Minnesota Vikings
L 13-31
46,430
12
December 2, 1973
Los Angeles Rams
L 0-26
47,620
13
December 9, 1973
at Detroit Lions
L 7-40
41,729
14
December 16, 1973
Green Bay Packers
L 0-21
29,157
Game summaries
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
7
3 14 7
31
Packers
7
10 0 0
17
Date: November 4Location: Lambeau Field Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 56,267Game weather: 31°F • Wind 9
Scoring summary 1 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)Bears 7–0
1 GB MacArthur Lane 5 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Chester Marcol kick)Tie 7–7
2 GB Scott Hunter 1 yard run (Chester Marcol kick) Packers 14–7
2 GB Chester Marcol 25 yard field goal Packers 17–7
2 CHI Mac Percival 10 yard field goal Packers 17–10
3 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Tie 17–17
3 CHI Bobby Douglass 2 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 24–17
4 CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 31–17
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Standings
References
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)