1977 Chicago Bears season
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1977 Chicago Bears season
| 1977 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | Jack Pardee |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-5 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Divisional |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1976 | 1978 |
The 1977 Chicago Bears season was their 58th regular season and 13th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5 record earning them a wild card spot against the Dallas Cowboys, who eventually beat the Bears en route to a Super Bowl victory.
Walter Payton was the star of the team as he led the entire NFL in rushing (1,852 yards), 275 of those 1,852 came on a November 20 game against their division rivals the Minnesota Vikings and he did it despite coming down with a flu and a dark rainy day at Soldier Field.
A week after the Dallas playoff loss, Coach Pardee stunned the team by resigning to take the head coaching position of the Washington Redskins (George Allen having been fired after the Redskins were eliminated from the playoffs by a Bears overtime victory over the New York Giants in the last game of the regular season).
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 18, 1977 | Detroit Lions | W 30-20 |
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| 2 | September 25, 1977 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 16-13 |
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| 3 | October 2, 1977 | New Orleans Saints | L 42-24 |
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| 4 | October 10, 1977 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24-23 |
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| 5 | October 16, 1977 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 22-16 |
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| 6 | October 23, 1977 | Atlanta Falcons | L 16-10 |
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| 7 | October 30, 1977 | at Green Bay Packers | W 26-0 |
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| 8 | November 6, 1977 | at Houston Oilers | L 47-0 |
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| 9 | November 13, 1977 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 28-27 |
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| 10 | November 20, 1977 | Minnesota Vikings | W 10-7 |
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| 11 | November 24, 1977 | at Detroit Lions | W 31-14 |
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| 12 | December 4, 1977 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 10-0 |
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| 13 | December 11, 1977 | Green Bay Packers | W 21-10 |
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| 14 | December 18, 1977 | at New York Giants | W 12-9 |
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Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Divisional | December 26, 1977 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 37-7 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 231 | 227 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 255 | 253 | W-6 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 183 | 252 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 134 | 219 | W-1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 103 | 223 | W-2 |
Roster
Postseason
NFC Divisional Playoff
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Safety Charlie Waters led the Cowboys to a 37-7 victory by setting an NFL playoff record of 3 interceptions. Dallas built a 17-0 halftime lead, with the aid of running back Doug Dennison's 2-yard touchdown run and quarterback Roger Staubach's 28-yard scoring pass to tight end Billy Joe Dupree. In the second half, running back Tony Dorsett recorded two rushing touchdowns and Efren Herrera added two more field goals. The Bears were limited to 224 total yards and did not score until the fourth quarter when the game was already out of reach.
Awards and records
- Walter Payton, NFL MVP
- Walter Payton, led NFL in rushing (1,852 yards)
- Walter Payton, Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player
- Walter Payton, Led NFL in Total Yards, (2,216)
Milestones
References
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