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The 1978 season was the Chicago Bears ' 59th in the National Football League , and their second 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.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Undrafted free agents
Roster
1978 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
, 5 practice squad
Schedule
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
Game summaries
Week 2
"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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Week 16
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 • Wind 11
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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)