NFL team season
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 [ edit ] Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
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 [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 49,970 2 September 23 Minnesota Vikings L 13–22 0–2 Soldier Field 52,035 3 September 30 at Denver Broncos W 33–14 1–2 Mile High Stadium 51,159 4 October 7 at New Orleans Saints L 16–21 1–3 Tulane Stadium 56,561 5 October 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–46 1–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 58,850 6 October 21 New England Patriots L 10–13 1–5 Soldier Field 47,643 7 October 28 Houston Oilers W 35–14 2–5 Soldier Field 43,755 8 November 4 at Green Bay Packers W 31–17 3–5 Lambeau Field 56,267 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–19 3–6 Arrowhead Stadium 70,664 10 November 18 Detroit Lions L 7–30 3–7 Soldier Field 48,625 11 November 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–31 3–8 Metropolitan Stadium 46,430 12 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 0–26 3–9 Soldier Field 47,620 13 December 9 at Detroit Lions L 7–40 3–10 Tiger Stadium 41,729 14 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–21 3–11 Soldier Field 29,157 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries [ edit ] Week 1 vs. Cowboys [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter'
CHI – Ike Hill 59-yard punt return (Mac Percival kick). Cowboys 17–10. Fourth quarter
CHI – Carl Garrett 15-yard run (Mac Percival kick). Tie 17–17. DAL – Toni Fritsch 11-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–17. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers DAL – Calvin Hill – 4 receptions, 28 yards CHI – Jim Harrison – 4 receptions, 30 yards
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 (−1 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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)