| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1976 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 41029 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 58 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 3 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 45 FG | 10 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 63 | ROG | Greg Kindle |
| 65 | ROT | Len Gotshalk |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 44 | RB | Bubba Bean |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 72 | RDT | Jim Bailey |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Frank Reed |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 75 | LOG | Jeff Sevy |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 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 |
| 71 | RDE | Roger Stillwell |
| 59 | LLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 43 | S | Craig Clemons |
| 46 | S | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 19 | / | / | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CHIB | 10 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Woody Thompson | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Sonny Collins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 116 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 0 | 164 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 59.9 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 0 | 164 | 5.1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 59.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 3 | 110 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 3 | 110 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Bubba Bean | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Woody Thompson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 110 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Easterling | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| John James | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Guy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sonny Collins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |