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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.
1973 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
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 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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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)