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- 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 improved 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. This was the first of five consecutive NFC Central titles for the Bears. They 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. In Week Four, the Bears' lack of offensive power was evident as they lost to the Seattle Seahawks 38–9. After this loss, Ditka cut Avellini. The following week, the Bears lost to the Dallas Cowboys 23–14, bringing their record to 3–2. On October 7, 1984, Walter Payton reached a major milestone as he surpassed Jim Brown as the game's all-time leading rusher in yards, he did it in the third quarter of a Week Six home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Bears beat the Saints 20–7. Incidentally, the 1984 Bears ran for the second-most rushing attempts in a season, with 674. In Week Seven, the Bears lost 38–21 to the Cardinals in St. Louis the following week. Sitting at 4–3, the Bears proceeded to win three in a row. They beat Tampa Bay 44–9, then Minnesota Vikings at home, 16–7. Following the win over the Minnesota Vikings, came the biggest challenge for the Bears: a showdown with the defending world champion Los Angeles Raiders. The Bears beat the Raiders 17–6, a game that showcased Richard Dent, who collected three sacks against Raiders QB Marc Wilson. Dent would finish with 17.5 sacks, third-most for the season behind Mark Gastineau and Andre Tippett. The Bears would then record 72 sacks, an NFL record. The Bears' victory was marred by a kidney laceration suffered by Jim McMahon, ending his season. Six-year veteran QB Steve Fuller had been acquired from the Los Angeles Rams prior to the 1984 season for insurance in case McMahon was injured. The investment paid off, as Fuller guided the Bears to a 2–1 record over the next 3 games. In the third game at Minnesota's new Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Week Thirteen, the team clinched its first NFC Central Division title. After the Minnesota game, Fuller was injured, and Chicago was faced with another quarterback problem. Ineffective Rusty Lisch replaced the injured Fuller and lost the Week Fourteen game at San Diego, then started the following week against Green Bay at home. Lisch was again ineffective, so Ditka inserted none other than Walter Payton behind center in the shotgun formation. Payton, unsurprisingly, was ineffective as well, and the Bears lost to the Packers 20–14. Fuller was expected to return by the playoffs, but Ditka did not want to enter the postseason with another loss. The Bears signed 14-year journeyman Greg Landry to start his last NFL game against his previous team, the Detroit Lions, in the season finale. The Bears won 30–13, and were headed to the playoffs for the first time since 1979. (en)
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- DT Dan Hampton (en)
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- * Defensive coordinator – Buddy Ryan
* Defensive line – Dale Haupt
* Secondary – Jim LaRue (en)
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- Thomas 45-yard field goal (en)
- Payton 2-yard run (en)
- Bell 36-yard interception return (en)
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- Stenerud 19-yard field goal (en)
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- *Owner – Virginia Halas McCaskey
*Team president – Michael McCaskey
*General manager – Jerry Vainisi
*Director of player personnel – Rod Graves
*Equipment manager – Ray Earley
*Assistant equipment manager – Gary Haeger
*Scout – Jim Dooley
*Video team – Pete McGrane (en)
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- *Head coach – Mike Ditka
*Assistant head coach – Steve Kazor (en)
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- * Offensive coordinator – Ed Hughes
* Offensive specialist – Ted Plumb
* Running backs – Johnny Roland
* Offensive line – Dick Stanfel (en)
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- CHI 7–3 (en)
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- First quarter
*CHI – Bob Thomas 48-yard field goal. Bears 3–0.
*CHI – Bob Thomas 46-yard field goal. Bears 6–0.
Second quarter
*NOR – Wayne Wilson 15-yard pass from Richard Todd . Saints 7–6.
*CHI – Walter Payton 1-yard run . Bears 13–7.
Fourth quarter
*CHI – Dennis McKinnon 16-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 20–7. (en)
- First quarter
*CHI – Walter Payton 18-yard run . Bears 7–0.
Second quarter
*CHI – Walter Payton 8-yard run . Bears 14–0.
*LA – Chris Bahr 44-yard field goal. Bears 14–3.
Third quarter
*LA – Chris Bahr 40-yard field goal. Bears 14–6.
Fourth quarter
*CHI – Bob Thomas 29-yard field goal. Bears 17–6. (en)
- First quarter
*CHI – Matt Suhey 3-yard pass from Walter Payton . Bears 7–0.
*SEA – Keith Simpson 39-yard interception return . Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
*SEA – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal. Seahawks 10–7.
Third quarter
*SEA – Dave Kreig 3-yard run . Seahawks 17–7.
*SEA – Eric Lane 55-yard pass from Dave Kreig . Seahawks 24–7.
*SEA – Joe Nash recovered fumble in end zone . Seahawks 31–7.
Fourth quarter
*CHI – Safety, holding penalty by Seattle in end zone. Seahawks 31–9.
*SEA – Terry Jackson 62-yard interception return . Seahawks 38–9. (en)
- First quarter
*CHI – Matt Suhey 2-yard run . Bears 6–0.
Second quarter
*CHI – Dennis McKinnon 18-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 13–0.
*CHI – Bob Thomas 19-yard field goal. Bears 16–0.
Fourth quarter
*MIN – Leo Lewis 22-yard pass from Wade Wilson . Bears 16–7. (en)
- First quarter
*DAL – Rafael Septién 44-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0.
*CHI – Jim McMahon 16-yard run . Bears 7–3.
*DAL – Tony Dorsett 68-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom . Cowboys 10–7.
Second quarter
*CHI – Walter Payton 20-yard run . Bears 14–10.
*DAL – Timmy Newsome 2-yard run . Cowboys 17–14.
Third quarter
*DAL – Rafael Septien 32-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–14.
Fourth quarter
*DAL – Rafael Septien 23-yard field goal. Cowboys 23–14. (en)
- *Scoring
**WAS – Moseley 35-yard field goal. WAS 3–0.
**CHI – Thomas 34-yard field goal. Tied 3–3.
**CHI – Dunsmore 19-yard pass from Payton . CHI 10–3.
**CHI – Gault 75-yard pass from Fuller . CHI 16–3.
**WAS – Riggins 1-yard run . CHI 16–10.
**CHI – McKinnon 16-yard pass from Fuller . CHI 23–10.
**WAS – Riggins 1-yard run . CHI 23–17.
**WAS – Finzer ran out of the end zone for a safety. CHI 23–19. (en)
- First quarter
*CHI – Bob Thomas 19-yard field goal. Bears 3–0.
Second quarter
*CHI – Bob Thomas 49-yard field goal. Bears 6–0.
*GB – Jessie Clark 1-yard run . Packers 7–6.
Fourth quarter
*CHI – Bob Thomas 28-yard field goal. Bears 9–7. (en)
- Second quarter
*GB – Ed West 3-yard pass from Rich Campbell . Packers 7–0.
Third quarter
*CHI – Matt Suhey 2-yard pass from Walter Payton . Tied 7–7.
*GB – Del Rodgers 97-yard kickoff return . Packers 13–7.
Fourth quarter
*CHI – Walter Payton 7-yard run . Bears 14–13.
*GB – Phil Epps 43-yard pass from Rich Campbell . Packers 20–14. (en)
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- Top passers
*GB – Rich Campbell – 9/19, 125 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
*CHI – Rusty Lisch – 10/23, 99 yards, INT
Top rushers
*GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 12 rushes, 50 yards
*CHI – Walter Payton – 35 rushes, 175 yards, TD
Top receivers
*GB – Phil Epps – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
*CHI – Emery Moorehead – 4 receptions, 53 yards (en)
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- 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 improved 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. (en)
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- 1984 Chicago Bears season (en)
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