| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 23, 1977 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 49407 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: % Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 44 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 21 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Haskel Stanback 2 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 84 kickoff return (Bob Thomas kick) | 16 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 61 | LOT | Brent Adams |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Scott Hunter |
| 24 | RB | Haskel Stanback |
| 46 | FB | Monroe Eley |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 59 | LLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Ortega |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 34 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 32 | FS | Ray Easterling |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 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 |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Haskel Stanback | 27 | 88 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Monroe Eley | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Scott Hunter | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Esposito | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 24 | 69 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 90 | 4.1 | 0 | 49.4 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 3 | 165 | 5.9 | 0 | 19.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Monroe Eley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Alfred Jenkins | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Easterling | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 9 | 349 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Karl Farmer | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 5 | 162 | 32.4 | 1 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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