| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 12, 1976 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 54125 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 78 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Musso 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 6 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 62 | LOG | Lynn Boden |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 14 | QB | Joe Reed |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 74 | RDT | Larry Hand |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 55 | LLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 82 | RDE | Royce Berry |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 46 | LS | Doug Plank |
| 43 | RS | Craig Clemons |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Reed | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 25 | 70 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Joe Reed | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | 58.4 | |||
| Greg Landry | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 75 | 6.3 | 0 | 55.9 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 120 | 7.5 | 0 | 69.8 | |||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Dennis Franklin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Greg Latta | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Shanklin | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 9 | 331 | 36.8 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| James Hunter | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Garth Ten Napel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| James Hunter | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Horace King | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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