. "Rams"@en . "80"^^ . . "Bears"@en . . "81"^^ . . "94"^^ . "1124790440"^^ . . "49"^^ . . . . . "Jeff Slabaugh"@en . "109"^^ . "Bears"@en . . . . "Bears"@en . "Dave Mathieson"@en . "118"^^ . . . "B"@en . "NYG"@en . . "CHI 14\u20130"@en . . "right"@en . . "Packers"@en . . "1"^^ . . "122"^^ . "* Ronnie Bull\n* Willie Galimore\n* Joe Marconi\n* Rick Casares\n* Charlie Bivins"@en . "HB"@en . . "16.0"^^ . . . "Dennis Harmon"@en . "NYG 7\u20130"@en . "Chicago Bears"@en . "Week One: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers"@en . . "John Szumcyk"@en . "11"^^ . . "20"^^ . . . "Chicago Bears"@en . "The 1963 Chicago Bears season was their 44th regular season and 12th post-season appearance in the National Football League. The team finished with an 11\u20131\u20132 record to gain their first Western Conference championship since 1956, and the berth to host the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants (11\u20133\u20130)."@en . "Won NFL Championship"@en . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . . "Phillips 10 yard pass from Bratkowski"@en . . "1963-10-06"^^ . "3"^^ . "Wrigley Field"@en . "First quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Angelo Coia 18-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Johnny Morris 16-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 14\u20130.\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka 13-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 21\u20130.\n*CHI \u2013 Richie Petitbon 66-yard interception return . Bears 28\u20130.\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade 1-yard run . Bears 35\u20130.\nThird quarter\n*DET \u2013 Terry Barr 60-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Bears 35\u20137.\n*DET \u2013 Gail Cogdill 67-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Bears 35\u201314.\nFourth quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Safety, Earl Morrall tackled by Doug Atkins in end zone. Bears 37\u201314.\n*DET \u2013 Gail Cogdill 38-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Bears 37\u201321."@en . "0"^^ . "14"^^ . "25"^^ . . "CHI 14\u20137"@en . "13"^^ . "10"^^ . "First quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Bob Jencks 32-yard field goal. Bears 3\u20130.\n*GB \u2013 Jerry Kramer 41-yard field goal. Tie 3\u20133.\nSecond quarter\n*No scoring\nThird quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Joe Marconi 1-yard run . Bears 10\u20133.\nFourth quarter\n*No scoring"@en . "38"^^ . . "42327"^^ . . . "49"^^ . . "52"^^ . "18"^^ . "19"^^ . . "16"^^ . "49"^^ . "17"^^ . . . "Q4"@en . . "20"^^ . . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . "14"^^ . "Bears seasons"@en . . "15"^^ . "12"^^ . . "13"^^ . . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "193"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . "6"^^ . . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . ";Top passers\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade \u2013 18/34, 219 yards, 3 TD, INT\n*DET \u2013 Earl Morrall \u2013 8/21, 229 yards, 3 TD, INT\n;Top rushers\n*CHI \u2013 Joe Marconi \u2013 9 rushes, 30 yards\n*DET \u2013 Nick Pietrosante \u2013 8 rushes, 12 yards\n;Top receivers\n*CHI \u2013 Johnny Morris \u2013 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD\n*DET \u2013 Gail Cogdill \u2013 4 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD"@en . . "206"^^ . "QB"@en . . . . "Gordan Banks"@en . . . "* Bill George MLB\n* Joe Fortunato OLB\n* Larry Morris OLB\n* Tom Bettis OLB"@en . "1963-09-22"^^ . "--11-10"^^ . "1963-09-29"^^ . "221"^^ . . . . "11"^^ . "589.0"^^ . "Q1"@en . . . "1963-09-15"^^ . "Chandler 13 yard field goal"@en . "Pick from trade with DAL"@en . . . . . . "* Johnny Morris\n* Bo Farrington\n* Angelo Coia"@en . "234"^^ . . "--12-08"^^ . . . . . "CHI"@en . . . "249"^^ . . . . . . . . "--12-01"^^ . . . "George Halas"@en . "1963"^^ . . . "137"^^ . . . . "150"^^ . . "Bass 4 yard run"@en . "Lions"@en . "--11-17"^^ . . . . . "Paul Underhill"@en . "165"^^ . . . . . "8730900"^^ . . "T"@en . . "* Richie Petitbon S\n* Rosey Taylor S\n* Larry Glueck S\n* Bennie McRae CB\n* Dave Whitsell CB\n* J.C. Caroline CB"@en . . . . . . . "178"^^ . . "CHI 45\u201314"@en . . . . . . . ";Top passers\n*BAL \u2013 Johnny Unitas \u2013 21/36, 182 yards, INT\n*CHI \u2013 Rudy Bukich \u2013 6/7, 112 yards, TD\n;Top rushers\n*BAL \u2013 J.W. Lockett \u2013 10 rushes, 13 yards\n*CHI \u2013 Rick Casares \u2013 7 rushes, 54 yards\n;Top receivers\n*BAL \u2013 Tom Matte \u2013 7 receptions, 56 yards\n*CHI \u2013 Ronnie Bull \u2013 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD"@en . "--10-13"^^ . . . . . . "Bob Dentel"@en . . . . "Vikings"@en . . "--11-24"^^ . "LA"@en . . "33923"^^ . . "CHI 52\u201314"@en . "Tie 7\u20137"@en . . . . . . "55400"^^ . . "Wade 2 yard run"@en . . . . "LeClerc 31 yard field goal"@en . . . "CHI 14\u201310"@en . . . "CHI 21\u20137"@en . "* Bobby Joe Green P\n* Bob Jencks K\n* Roger LeClerc K\n* Billy Martin KR/PR"@en . . "Bob Yaksick"@en . . . . . . . . "262"^^ . "Ditka 2 yard pass from Wade"@en . "Colts"@en . "Q3"@en . . . . . . . "277"^^ . . "1963"^^ . . . . . . . . "--10-27"^^ . "CHI 31\u20137"@en . "E"@en . "Indiana"@en . . "Week Two: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings"@en . . "Ditka 25 yard pass from Wade"@en . "LB"@en . "; text-align:center"@en . . . . . "* Mike Pyle C\n* Ted Karras G\n* Roger Davis G\n* Jim Cadile G\n* Bob Wetoska T\n* Herm Lee T\n* Steve Barnett T"@en . . . . "* Mike Ditka"@en . . "yes"@en . . . . "First quarter\n*No scoring\nSecond quarter\n*No scoring\nThird quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Jim Martin 16-yard field goal. Colts 3\u20130.\nFourth quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Ronnie Bull 44-yard pass from Rudy Bukich . Bears 7\u20133.\n*CHI \u2013 Roger LeClerc 16-yard field goal. Bears 10\u20133."@en . . . "NYG 10\u20137"@en . . "34334"^^ . . . "John Gregory"@en . . . . . . . "C/LB"@en . . . "Eagles"@en . . . . "C"@en . . . . . "Dick Drummond"@en . . "* Stan Jones DT\n* Earl Leggett DT\n* Fred Williams DT\n* John Johnson DT\n* Doug Atkins DE\n* Ed O'Bradovich DE\n* Bob Kilcullen DE"@en . "--12-29"^^ . "DB"@en . . "The 1963 Chicago Bears season was their 44th regular season and 12th post-season appearance in the National Football League. The team finished with an 11\u20131\u20132 record to gain their first Western Conference championship since 1956, and the berth to host the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants (11\u20133\u20130). In the regular season, Chicago defeated the rival Green Bay Packers (11\u20132\u20131) twice to deny them the opportunity to play for a third consecutive NFL title; the Packers had won the previous five meetings with Chicago. In the championship game on December 29, the Bears defeated the Giants, 14\u201310, at Wrigley Field for the club's eighth league title, their first since 1946 and the last under head coach and founder George Halas. This was the Bears' last playoff berth prior to the AFL\u2013NFL merger, and their last NFL championship until 1985 and Super Bowl XX. The Bears' defense in 1963 was the third in history to lead the NFL in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards, and fewest total yards; the defense also allowed only 144 points, formerly an NFL record. In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1963 Bears as the ninth-greatest defense in NFL history, noting, \"[i]n 1963, Bears defensive coach George Allen came up with a new zone defense against the pass, befuddling opponents. With Doug Atkins and Ed O'Bradovich pressuring opposing QBs from their defensive end slots, and Bill George and Larry Morris defending against short passes from the linebacker position, the Bears picked off 36 passes, and allowed just 10.3 points and 227 yards per game. The Bears went on to win the NFL championship, thanks to the Defense. In the title game against Y. A. Tittle and the Giants, who had the best offense in the NFL, Chicago's five picks were the key, as the Bears won 14\u201310. George Allen got the game ball.\""@en . "yes"@en . ";Top passers\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade \u2013 23/32, 253 yards, 3 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 13/22, 167 yards, TD, 3 INT\n;Top rushers\n*CHI \u2013 Ronnie Bull \u2013 14 rushes, 53 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason \u2013 11 rushes, 60 yards \n;Top receivers\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka \u2013 8 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Ray Poage \u2013 5 receptions, 67 yards"@en . "--10-20"^^ . . "Stan Sanders"@en . "Monte Day"@en . . . . . "Miami"@en . "McRae 35 yard interception return"@en . . "CHI 38\u201314"@en . . . . "yes"@en . . "Wade 1 yard run"@en . "--12-15"^^ . "collapsed"@en . "132.0"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Bears"@en . "28"^^ . . . . "James Tullis"@en . . . "66"^^ . "Giants"@en . . "Ditka 13 yard pass from Wade"@en . . "14"^^ . . . "2"^^ . "48998"^^ . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . . "7"^^ . . "Galimore 2 yard run"@en . "Steelers"@en . . . "Farrington 17 yard pass from Bukich"@en . . . "458.0"^^ . . . "CHI 28\u20137"@en . . . . . "Ditka 14 yard pass from Wade"@en . . "Week Four: Baltimore Colts at Chicago Bears"@en . . . "John Sisk"@en . "--11-03"^^ . ";Top passers\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade \u2013 18/24, 129 yards, INT\n*GB \u2013 Bart Starr \u2013 11/22, 83 yards, 4 INT\n;Top rushers\n*CHI \u2013 Rick Casares \u2013 5 rushes, 27 yards\n*GB \u2013 Jim Taylor \u2013 12 rushes, 53 yards\n;Top receivers\n*CHI \u2013 Ronnie Bull \u2013 6 receptions, 48 yards\n*GB \u2013 Ron Kramer \u2013 3 receptions, 35 yards"@en . "14"^^ . . . "CHI 7\u20130"@en . "Q2"@en . . . . "Pick from trade with PIT"@en . "Gifford 14 yard pass from Tittle"@en . . "Rams"@en . . "4"^^ . . . "45801"^^ . . "First quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Ronnie Bull 24-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 24-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Tie 7\u20137.\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka 36-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 14\u20137.\nThird quarter\n*No scoring\nFourth quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade 1-yard run . Bears 21\u20137.\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka 10-yard pass from Bill Wade . Bears 28\u20137."@en . . . "CHI 31\u201314"@en . . "14"^^ . . . . . . "Week Three: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions"@en . . . "1963 Chicago Bears season"@en . . "* Billy Wade\n* Rudy Bukich"@en . "7"^^ . . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . . . . . . . "21"^^ . . "Pick from trade with SF"@en . . . . . .