| 1973 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Owner | George Halas |
| General manager | George Halas, Jr. |
| Head coach | Abe Gibron |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–11 |
| Division place | 4th NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1973 Chicago Bears season was their 54th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–11 record, the second worst showing in franchise history until 43 years later in 2016, when the team finished 3–13.
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| 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 | atDenver Broncos | W 33–14 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 51,159 | |
| 4 | October 7 | atNew Orleans Saints | L 16–21 | 1–3 | Tulane Stadium | 56,561 | |
| 5 | October 14 | atAtlanta 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 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 31–17 | 3–5 | Lambeau Field | 56,267 | |
| 9 | November 12 | atKansas 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 | atMinnesota 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 | atDetroit 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 | |
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Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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| Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 6–0 | 10–1 | 296 | 168 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 7 | 1 | .464 | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | 271 | 247 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 7 | 2 | .429 | 1–4–1 | 4–6–1 | 202 | 259 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 1–5 | 1–9 | 195 | 334 | L6 |
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