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NFL team season
The
1971
Chicago Bears
season
was their 52nd
regular season
completed in the
National Football League
. The team finished with a 6?8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach
Jim Dooley
his job. This was their 1st season at
Soldier Field
.
Offseason
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NFL draft
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Roster
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1971 Chicago Bears final 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
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Schedule
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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1
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September 19
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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W
17?15
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1?0
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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2
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September 26
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at
Minnesota Vikings
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W
20?17
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2?0
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Metropolitan Stadium
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47,900
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3
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October 3
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at
Los Angeles Rams
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L
3?17
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2?1
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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66,957
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4
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October 10
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New Orleans Saints
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W
35?14
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3?1
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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5
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October 17
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at
San Francisco 49ers
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L
0?13
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3?2
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Candlestick Park
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44,000
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6
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October 24
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at
Detroit Lions
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W
28?23
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4?2
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Tiger Stadium
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54,418
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7
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October 31
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Dallas Cowboys
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W
23?19
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5?2
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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8
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November 7
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Green Bay Packers
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L
14?17
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5?3
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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9
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November 14
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Washington Redskins
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W
16?15
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6?3
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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10
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November 21
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Detroit Lions
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L
3?28
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6?4
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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11
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at
Miami Dolphins
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L
3?34
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6?5
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Miami Orange Bowl
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75,312
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12
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December 5
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at
Denver Broncos
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L
3?6
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6?6
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Mile High Stadium
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51,200
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13
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December 12
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at
Green Bay Packers
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L
10?31
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6?7
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Lambeau Field
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56,263
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14
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December 19
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Minnesota Vikings
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L
10?27
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6?8
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Soldier Field
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55,049
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Note:
Intra-division opponents are in
bold
text.
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Game summaries
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Week 1
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Game information
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Second quarter
- PIT ?
Preston Pearson
fumble recovery in end zone (kick failed).
Steelers 6?0.
Drive:
- CHI ?
Mac Percival
33-yard field goal.
Steelers 6?3.
Drive:
Third quarter
- PIT ?
Roy Gerela
32-yard field goal.
Steelers 9?3.
Drive:
- PIT ? Roy Gerela 29-yard field goal.
Steelers 12?3.
Drive:
Fourth quarter
- PIT ? Roy Gerela 42-yard field goal.
Steelers 15?3.
Drive:
- CHI ?
Ross Brupbacher
30-yard fumble return (Mac Percival kick).
Steelers 15?10.
- CHI ?
George Farmer
8-yard pass from
Kent Nix
(Mac Percival kick).
Bears 17?15.
Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Week 2
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2
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• Bears
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0
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0
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| 17
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20
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Vikings
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0
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7
| 10
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17
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Scoring summary
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| Q2
| | MIN
| Grim
4 yard pass from
Cuozzo
(
Cox
kick)
| MIN 7?0
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| Q3
| | CHI
| Percival
45 yard field goal
| MIN 7?3
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| Q3
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| Grim 52 yard pass from Cuozzo (Cox kick)
| MIN 14?3
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| Q3
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| Cox 14 yard field goal
| MIN 17?3
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| Q4
| | CHI
| Gordon
36 yard pass from
Nix
(Percival kick)
| MIN 17?10
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| Q4
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| Percival 45 yard field goal
| MIN 17?13
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| Q4
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| Gordon 19 yard pass from Nix (Percival kick)
| CHI 20?17
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Week 6
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Game information
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First quarter
- DET ?
Errol Mann
28-yard field goal.
Lions 3?0.
Drive:
- CHI ?
Don Shy
21-yard run (
Mac Percival
kick).
Bears 7?3.
Drive:
- DET ? Errol Mann 49-yard field goal.
Bears 7?6.
Drive:
Second quarter
Third quarter
- DET ? Errol Mann 29-yard field goal.
Lions 23?21.
Drive:
Fourth quarter
- CHI ? Bobby Douglass 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick).
Bears 28?23.
Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
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Chuck Hughes
became the first NFL player to die on the field during a game.
Standings
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Note:
Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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Culture
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Lore
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Rivalries
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Minor league affiliates
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Retired numbers
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Key personnel
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Division championships (21)
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Conference championships (4)
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League championships (9)
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Media
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- 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)
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Current league affiliations
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Formerly the
Decatur Staleys
(1920) and the
Chicago Staleys
(1921)
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