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The 1980 season was the Chicago Bears ' 61st in the National Football League , and their third under head coach Neill Armstrong . The team failed to improve from their 10–6 record from 1979 to finish at 7–9, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1978 .
One of the victories was on Thanksgiving at Detroit ; Chicago entered the Thursday game at 4–8, last place in the NFC Central division, and were trailing 17–3 after three quarters. With no time left in regulation, Bears quarterback Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game into overtime . Then, before a national television audience on CBS , Dave Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime for a 23–17 victory over the stunned Lions.[1] [2]
Running back Walter Payton once again led the NFC in rushing for the fifth straight year with 1,460 yards; he also had the league's highest annual salary at $ 475,000.[3]
Offseason
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Draft
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Source: [4]
Undrafted free agents
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Roster
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1980 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Schedule
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Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1 September 7
at Green Bay Packers L (OT )
0–1
Lambeau Field
54,381
2 September 14
New Orleans Saints
W 1–1
Soldier Field
62,523
3 September 21
Minnesota Vikings L 1–2
Soldier Field
59,983
4 September 28
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 1–3
Three Rivers Stadium
53,987
5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 2–3
Soldier Field
61,350
6 October 12
at Minnesota Vikings
L 2–4
Metropolitan Stadium
46,751
7 October 19
Detroit Lions W 3–4
Soldier Field
58,508
8 October 26
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 3–5
Veterans Stadium
68,752
9 at Cleveland Browns
L 3–6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
84,225
10 November 9
Washington Redskins
W 4–6
Soldier Field
57,159
11 November 16
Houston Oilers
L 4–7
Soldier Field
59,390
12 November 23
at Atlanta Falcons
L 4–8
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
49,156
13 November 27
at Detroit Lions
W (OT )
5–8
Pontiac Silverdome
75,397
14 December 7
Green Bay Packers
W 6–8
Soldier Field
57,176
15 December 14
Cincinnati Bengals
L (OT )
6–9
Soldier Field
48,808
16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 7–9
Tampa Stadium
55,298
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
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Week 1: at Green Bay Packers
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Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Period
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Bears
3 0
3 0 0 6
Packers 0
6 0 0 6 12
at Lambeau Field , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2
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1 2 3 4 Total
Saints
3 0 0 0
3
• Bears
10 3 2 7 22
Week 3
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1 2 3 4 Total
• Vikings
14 7 7 6 34
Bears
0
0 0 14 14
Week 4
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears
3 0 0 0
3
• Steelers
7 17 7 7 38
Week 5
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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers
0
0 0 0
0
• Bears
0
3 10 10 23
Date: October 6
Location: Soldier Field
Referee: Ben Dreith
Television network: ABC
Week 6
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
0 7 0
7
• Vikings
3 0 3 7 13
Week 7
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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
0 0 7 7
• Bears
7 3 7 7 24
Date: October 19
Location: Soldier Field
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
Week 8
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
0 14 0
14
• Eagles
7 0 7 3 17
Week 9
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
0 7 14 21
• Browns
3 7 3 14 27
Week 10
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1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
0 14 7 21
• Bears
21 14 0 0
35
Date: November 9
Location: Soldier Field
TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
Week 11
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1 2 3 4 Total
• Oilers
0
7 3 0
10
Bears
0
6 0 0
6
Date: November 16
Location: Soldier Field
Referee: Bob Frederic
Television network: NBC
Week 12
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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears
7 3 7 0
17
• Falcons
0
14 0 14 28
Week 13
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Week Thirteen: Chicago Bears (4–8) at Detroit Lions (7–5)
Period
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Bears 0
3 0 14 6 23
Lions 3 7 7 0 0 17
at Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
DET – Gary Danielson 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 17–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
CHI – Bob Fisher 20-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick). Lions 17–10. Drive:
CHI – Vince Evans 4-yard run (Bob Thomas kick), 0:00. Tie 17–17. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards.
Overtime
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
CHI – James Scott – 6 receptions, 106 yards
DET – Ray Williams – 3 receptions, 50 yards
Week 14
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1 2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
7 0 0
7
• Bears
0
28 13 20 61
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Week 15
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
• Bengals
7 7 0 0 3 17
Bears
0
7 0 7 0
14
Date: December 14
Location: Soldier Field
Week 16
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1 2 3 4 Total
• Bears
0
7 7 0
14
Buccaneers
10 0 0 3 13
Standings
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References
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^ "Payton tops salary list of NFL players" . Schenectady Gazette . (New York). Associated Press. February 13, 1981. p. 29.
^ "1980 Chicago Bears Draftees" . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2022 .
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
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Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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