| Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 12, 1976 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 44459 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 31 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Allan Ellis 22 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 21 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jon Keyworth 13 pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 19 run (Jim Turner kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 11 run (Jim Turner kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 12 run (Jim Turner kick) | 28 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 75 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 61 | ROG | Tommy Lyons |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 12 | QB | Craig Penrose |
| 24 | RB | Otis Armstrong |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 78 | RDE | Jim White |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 55 | LILB | Godwin Turk |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 46 | LS | John Rowser |
| 36 | RS | Billy Thompson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 75 | ROG | Jeff Sevy |
| 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 |
| 46 | LS | Doug Plank |
| 43 | RS | Craig Clemons |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Norris Weese | 12 | 120 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 26 | 116 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 21t | 1 |
| Johnny Musso | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Norris Weese | 22 | 7 | 31.8 | 4 | 98 | 4.5 | 1 | 22.7 | |||
| Craig Penrose | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 2.8 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 17 | 2 | 11.8 | 2 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | 3.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ross Brupbacher | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Norris Weese | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 11 | 358 | 32.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Harvey Goodman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Roland Harper | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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