Team season

1961 Chicago Bears

NFC North · 14 indexed games

8–6

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

326–302

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1961

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1961

Chicago Bears vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1961

Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1961

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1961

Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1961

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1961

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1961

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1961

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1961

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1961

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1961

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