The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. Unable to improve on their 4–9–1 record from 1972, the Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season, and instead went 3–11 for their fifth consecutive losing season. Their .214 winning percentage was the second-worst in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team went 3–13. This was the final season of Dick Butkus's career, as he was forced to retire due to a knee injury.
Offseason NFL draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule 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
Week 1 vs. Cowboys
Week 8
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Standings
References