| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 24, 1977 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 71373 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 16 pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bo Rather 42 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 75 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 29 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Avellini 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ed O'Neil 52 opponents fumble recovery (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 8 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 31 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 39 | RB | Robin Earl |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 87 | RDE | Billy Newsome |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 24 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 71 | ROT | Craig Hertwig |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| 32 | RB | Rick Kane |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 40 | SS | Charlie West |
| 26 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 20 | RCB | Lem Barney |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 43 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Danielson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 2 | 260 | 12.4 | 2 | 101.4 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 1 | 145 | 5.6 | 1 | 73.4 | |||
| Gary Danielson | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 40.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 75 | 1 |
| James Scott | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| J.D. Hill | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Plank | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 206 | 51.5 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wilbur Summers | 8 | 306 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Vince Evans | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Detroit Lions | |
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