NFL team season
The 1997 Chicago Bears season was their 78th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the team's first 4-win season since they posted a 4–10 record in 1975. The team allowed a franchise-record 421 points in 1997.[1]
Offseason
NFL draft
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Staff
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Roster
[4]
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Green Bay Packers
Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Two: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,263
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week Three: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,147
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 4: at New England Patriots
Week Four: Chicago Bears at New England Patriots – Game summary
at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,873
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 5: at Dallas Cowboys
Week Five: Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,082
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Six: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 62,212
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 9: at Miami Dolphins
Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date:
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST/9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,156
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf and Lynn Swann
- Box score
Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Ten: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C)
- Game attendance: 53,052
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 12: vs. New York Jets
Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C)
- Game attendance: 45,642
- TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond and Randy Cross
- Box score
Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Thirteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C)
- Game attendance: 43,955
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 14: at Detroit Lions
Week Fourteen: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary
at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan
- Date:
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST/12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 77,904
- TV: Fox
- Box score
Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears – Game summary
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C)
- Game attendance: 39,784
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Jim Mora
- Box score
Week 16: at St. Louis Rams
Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Seventeen: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
at Houlihan's Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,930
- TV: Fox
- Box score
References
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 14, 2013). "Have Bears had two 1,000-yard receivers?". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "1997 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1997 Media Guide. p. 2.
- ^ "1997 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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