| Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1976 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 52105 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 70 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Avellini 4 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 47 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 6 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 34 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 10 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 39 FG | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 35 FG | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jerry Smith 1 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 62 | LOG | Dan Nugent |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 75 | ROG | Terry Hermeling |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Brundige |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 61 | RDE | Dennis Johnson |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 27 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 75 | LOG | Jeff Sevy |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 69 | RIOG | 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 3 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 | 34.7 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 73.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 116 | 6.1 | 1 | 84.5 | |||
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Frank Grant | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Jerry Smith | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Greg Latta | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Larry Schreiber | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Allan Ellis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Doug Plank | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Brian Fryer | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | ||
| Bob Brunet | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Karl Lorch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Wysocki | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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