| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 11, 1977 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 33557 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 13 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 11 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 19 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Barty Smith 1 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 7 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Steve Odom |
| 89 | WR | Ollie Smith |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 62 | LOG | Dennis Havig |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Himes |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 48 | RB | Nate Simpson |
| 33 | RB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Dave Pureifory |
| 70 | RDE | Bob Barber |
| 59 | LLB | Tom Toner |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Carter |
| 53 | RLB | Fred Carr |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | LS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | RS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| 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 | LDD | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 87 | RDE | Billy Newsome |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Barty Smith | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Nate Simpson | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| David Whitehurst | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| David Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 32 | 163 | 5.1 | 26 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 89 | 4.0 | 0 | 53.0 | |||
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 2 | 128 | 6.4 | 1 | 55.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Nate Simpson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Ollie Smith | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Odom | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Tom Toner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 9 | 332 | 36.9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Walter Payton | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Bob Barber | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
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