| Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1976 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 71751 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 73 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Dempsey 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 7 pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 42 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Rusty Jackson punt blocked out of end zone by Johnny Musso | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 17 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 18 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Dempsey 37 FG | 12 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 25 | WR | Ron Shanklin |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 46 | LS | Doug Plank |
| 43 | RS | Craig Clemons |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 49 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 27 | 145 | 5.4 | 60 | 1 |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 18 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pat Haden | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 3 | 152 | 4.9 | 0 | 20.6 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 2 | 109 | 5.7 | 0 | 12.7 | |||
| Pat Haden | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 122.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | |
| John Cappelletti | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Harrah | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Craig Clemons | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Monte Jackson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 277 | 39.6 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
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