# 1967 Chicago Bears season

The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears' 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7–2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7–6–1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of the NFL, continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 17 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–41 | 0–1 | Pitt Stadium | 53,365 |
| 2 | September 24 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–13 | 0–2 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 |
| 3 | October 1 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 17–7 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 44,868 |
| 4 | October 8 | Baltimore Colts | L 3–24 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 47,190 |
| 5 | October 15 | Detroit Lions | W 14–3 | 2–3 | Wrigley Field | 46,024 |
| 6 | October 22 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–24 | 2–4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 83,183 |
| 7 | October 29 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–28 | 2–5 | Wrigley Field | 46,073 |
| 8 | November 5 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | 3–5 | Tiger Stadium | 55,606 |
| 9 | November 12 | New York Giants | W 34–7 | 4–5 | Wrigley Field | 46,223 |
| 10 | November 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 30–3 | 5–5 | Wrigley Field | 47,147 |
| 11 | November 26 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–17 | 5–6 | Wrigley Field | 47,513 |
| 12 | December 3 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–14 | 6–6 | Kezar Stadium | 25,613 |
| 13 | December 10 | Minnesota Vikings | T 10–10 | 6–6–1 | Wrigley Field | 40,110 |
| 14 | December 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–14 | 7–6–1 | Atlanta Stadium | 54,107 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 1

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • Steelers | 10 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| • Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

#### Week 3

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

#### Week 4

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

#### Week 5

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

#### Week 6

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Browns | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |

#### Week 7

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

#### Week 8

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |

#### Week 9

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Bears | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

#### Week 10

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Bears | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 30 |

#### Week 11

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Packers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

#### Week 12

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

#### Week 13

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

#### Week 14

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Standings

NFL Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | 332 | 209 | L2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | 239 | 218 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 1–3–2 | 3–5–2 | 260 | 259 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 8 | 3 | .273 | 1–3–2 | 1–6–3 | 233 | 294 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.