1984 Chicago Bears season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 2 , 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34-14 1-0 Soldier Field 58,789
2 September 9 , 1984 Denver Broncos W 27-0 2-0 Soldier Field 54,335
3 September 16 , 1984 at Green Bay Packers W 9-7 3-0 Lambeau Field 55,942
4 September 23 , 1984 at Seattle Seahawks L 38-9 3-1 Kingdome 61,520
5 September 30 , 1984 Dallas Cowboys L 23-14 3-2 Soldier Field 63,623
6 October 7 , 1984 New Orleans Saints W 20-7 4-2 Soldier Field 53,752
7 October 14 , 1984 at St. Louis Cardinals L 38-21 4-3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,554
8 October 21 , 1984 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 44-9 5-3 Tampa Stadium 60,003
9 October 28 , 1984 Minnesota Vikings W 16-7 6-3 Soldier Field 57,517
10 November 4 , 1984 Los Angeles Raiders W 17-6 7-3 Soldier Field 59,858
11 November 11 , 1984 at Los Angeles Rams L 29-13 7-4 Anaheim Stadium 62,021
12 November 18 , 1984 Detroit Lions W 16-14 8-4 Soldier Field 54,911
13 November 25 , 1984 at Minnesota Vikings W 34-3 9-4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 56,881
14 December 3 , 1984 at San Diego Chargers L 20-7 9-5 Jack Murphy Stadium 45,470
15 December 9 , 1984 Green Bay Packers L 20-14 9-6 Soldier Field 59,374
16 December 16 , 1984 at Detroit Lions W 30-13 10-6 Pontiac Silverdome 53,252
Regular season -- Schedule
The 1984 season was the Chicago Bears' 65th in the National Football League the 15th post-season completed in the NFL, and their third under head coach Mike Ditka. The team impoved from their 8-8 record from 1983, to a 10-6 record, earning them a spot in the NFL playoffs. The Bears went on to lose in the NFC Championship Game 23-0 to the eventual Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers. The Bears opened their 1984 training camp in a new location, Platteville, Wisconsin as head coach Mike Ditka needed his team to get away from any distractions they might face at home. The team was on the verge of discovering a group of young leaders for the first time, and began to show the dominating defense that would emerge in full the following season, and pushed much farther than anyone expected them to go. Chicago opened the season by routing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 34-14. In Week Two, they shut out the Denver Broncos 27-0 behind a huge day from star running back Walter Payton. This game featured a famous image from Payton's career: a 50+ yard run down the sideline, led by 2nd-year guard Mark Bortz, an 8th round draft pick that was converted from defensive tackle. In Week Three, they were without the services of starting quarterback Jim McMahon at Green Bay, reserve quarterback Bob Avellini took the reins. Chicago's offense performed inferiorly but still managed a 9-7 victory. This contest marked the first meeting between Mike Ditka and Packers head coach Forrest Gregg. It would be a rivalry that would go down in history as arguably the dirtiest era in Chicago-Green Bay football.