NFL team season
The 1959 season was the Chicago Bears' 40th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1958 under the coaching of George Halas, winning their last seven games.[1]
Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Attendance
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1
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September 27
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at Green Bay Packers
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L 6–9
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0–1
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32,150
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2
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at Baltimore Colts
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W 26–21
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1–1
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57,557
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3
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October 11
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Los Angeles Rams
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L 21–28
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1–2
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47,036
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4
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October 18
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Baltimore Colts
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L 7–21
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1–3
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48,430
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5
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October 25
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at San Francisco 49ers
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L 17–20
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1–4
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59,045
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6
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November 1
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at Los Angeles Rams
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W 26–21
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2–4
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77,943
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7
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November 8
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Green Bay Packers
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W 28–17
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3–4
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46,205
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8
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November 15
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San Francisco 49ers
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W 14–3
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4–4
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42,157
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9
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November 22
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at Detroit Lions
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W 24–14
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5–4
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54,059
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10
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November 29
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at Chicago Cardinals
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W 31–7
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6–4
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48,687
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11
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December 6
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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W 27–21
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7–4
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41,476
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12
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December 13
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Detroit Lions
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W 25–14
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8–4
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40,890
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- Saturday night (October 3)[2]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bears |
9 |
14 | 3 | 0 |
26 |
Colts |
0 |
0 | 0 | 21 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | CHI | Petitbon 33 yard interception return (kick failed) | CHI 6–0 |
| Q1 | | CHI | Aveni 33 yard field goal | CHI 9–0 |
| Q2 | | CHI | Casares 1 yard run (Aveni kick) | CHI 16–0 |
| Q2 | | CHI | Hill 53 yard pass from Brown (Aveni kick) | CHI 23–0 |
| Q3 | | CHI | Aveni 42 yard field goal | CHI 26–0 |
| Q4 | | BAL | Berry 7 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) | CHI 26–7 |
| Q4 | | BAL | Mutscheller 4 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) | CHI 26–14 |
| Q4 | | BAL | Mutscheller 13 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) | CHI 26–21 |
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Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Packers |
0 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 17 |
Bears |
14 |
7 |
7 | 0 | 28 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Game information
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- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- GB – Bill Butler 61-yard punt return (Paul Hornung kick) – Bears 28–17
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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Franchise | |
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Records | |
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Stadiums | |
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Culture | |
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Lore | |
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Rivalries | |
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Minor league affiliates | |
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Retired numbers | |
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Key personnel | |
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Division championships (21) | |
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Conference championships (4) | |
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League championships (9) | |
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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)
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Current league affiliations | |
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Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) |
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