The club improved over the dismal 5–9 record of the previous season.
They started the season 0–3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games.
Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored six touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular-season game.
[1] Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season.
[4] Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois