| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1977 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 51530 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 74 F Humidty: % Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Musso 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Steve Schubert 70 punt return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 3 run (Bob Thomas kick blocked) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Mike-Mayer 35 FG | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Mike-Mayer 38 FG | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Dexter Bussey 5 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 20 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 35 FG | 20 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 71 | LOT | Craig Hertwig |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 68 | ROG | Mark Markovich |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 25 | RB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 26 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 21 | RCB | Walt Williams |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 75 | LOT | Jeff Sevy |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 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 |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 87 | RDE | Billy Newsome |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 24 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 43 | SS | Craig Clemons |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 2 | |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 23 | 160 | 7.0 | 73 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 239 | 9.6 | 0 | 98.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 60.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mitch Hoopes | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Randy Rich | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Luther Blue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | ||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Randy Rich | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| James Hunter | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Lynn Boden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Vince Evans | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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