| NFC Divisional Playoff - Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1977 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62920 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 48 F Humidty: 23% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Dennison 2 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 28 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 21 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 23 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 31 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 7 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 27 FG | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Steve Schubert 34 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 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 |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 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 |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 24 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 67 | ROT | Pat Donovan |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 22t | 2 |
| Robert Newhouse | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 4 | 177 | 7.1 | 34t | 1 | 3 | 34 | 55.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 1 | 134 | 10.3 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 89.9 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Steve Schubert | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 34t | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| James Scott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Jerry Meyers | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 | 10.0 |
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