| Chicago Bears at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 6, 1977 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 47226 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 85 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 61 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Don Hardeman 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 43 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Gregg Bingham 34 opponents fumble recovery (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Mike Phipps tackled in end zone by James Young | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Billy Johnson 75 kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 47 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Johnny Musso |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 89 | WR | Eddie Foster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 72 | ROT | Kevin Hunt |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 47 | RB | Ronnie Coleman |
| 30 | RB | Don Hardeman |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 20 | LS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | RS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 79 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Art Best | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 1 | |
| Don Hardeman | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 | 49.3 | |||
| Mike Phipps | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 77.1 | |||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 108.3 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 246 | 13.7 | 2 | 142.1 | |||
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Robin Earl | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 6 | 180 | 30.0 | 2 | |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Foster | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 10 | 431 | 43.1 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Houston Oilers | |
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