1988 Chicago Bears season

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The 1988 Chicago Bears season was their 69th regular season and 19th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 12-4 record, winning the NFC Central for the fifth straight season, but lost in the NFC Championship Game. Coach Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack during the season, but was back on the sidelines 11 days later. Ditka was named coach of the year for the second time in his career. During the offseason, the Bears traded quarterback Jim McMahon to the San Diego Chargers.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Uniform combinations

[edit] Roster

[edit] Postseason

In the divisional playoffs, the Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Fog Bowl, earning their first postseason victory since Super Bowl XX. A week later, Chicago was routed 28-3 by the San Francisco 49ers. This was the Bears' last appearance in the NFC Championship Game until 2006.

[edit] NFC Divisional Playoff

[edit] NFC: Chicago Bears 20, Philadelphia Eagles 12

at Soldier Field, Chicago

• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• Game attendance: 65,534

For more details on this topic, see Fog Bowl (American football).

[edit] NFC Championship Game

• San Francisco 49ers 28, Chicago Bears 3

at Soldier Field, Chicago

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
• Referee: Bob McElwee
• Game attendance: 66,946

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Milestones

[edit] References

• Chicago Bears on Pro Football Reference
• Chicago Bears on jt-sw.com
• 1988 Bears at Bearshistory.com

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