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The 1977 Chicago Bears season was their 58th regular season completed in the National Football League.The team finished with a 9–5 record, which was their first winning season since 1967 and earned them a wild card spot against the Dallas Cowboys, who eventually beat the Bears 37–7 en route to a Super Bowl victory.
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).
The 1977 season is considered the last season of the "Dead Ball Era" of professional football (1970 to 1977). The 17.2 average points scored per team per game was the lowest since 1942, and it was the only post-merger NFL season where no player surpassed 1,000 receiving yards. For 1978, the league made significant changes to allow greater ...
The Chicago Bears take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a Week 2 clash. Here's how to watch and the current betting odds and fantasy implications.
The 1978 season was the Chicago Bears' 59th in the National Football League, and their first 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.
He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL draft. Evans played professionally for the Bears as well as Chicago's team in the United States Football League (USFL), the Chicago Blitz, as well as the USFL's Denver Gold, and the NFL's Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders in a career that spanned nearly 20 years from 1977 to 1995.
The Chicago Bears take on the Kansas City Chiefs for a Week 3 clash. Here's how to watch, current betting odds and fantasy implications.
Chicago Bears football has a bye in Week 7 of the NFL season. Here's the Bears schedule after the off week. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...