Team season

1971 Chicago Bears

NFC North · 14 indexed games

6–8

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

185–276

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 1971

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

WSH

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1971

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1971

Chicago Bears vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1971

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 7, 1971

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 26, 1971

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1971

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1971

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1971

Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1971

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1971

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1971

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1971

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