| St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 3, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 52791 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 33 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 5 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Eason Ramson 1 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roland Harper 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 62 | LOT | Keith Wortman |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 68 | ROG | Terry Stieve |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 34 | HB | Steve Jones |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 83 | NT | Mike Dawson |
| 63 | RDE | John Zook |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 55 | LILB | Eric Williams |
| 50 | RILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 40 | SS | Doug Greene |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | HB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | FB | Walter Payton |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 27:31 | 16 | / | / | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||
| CHIB | 32:29 | 19 | / | / | 4 | 57 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Steve Jones | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 99 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 26 | 101 | 3.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 194 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 152 | 4.6 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 49.1 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 152 | 4.6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 49.1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 0 | 72 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 53.0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 0 | 72 | 3.8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 53.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | |
| Pat Tilley | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Wayne Morris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Childs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 152 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Steve Little | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 286 | 35.8 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 286 | 35.8 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Southard | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Jerry Latin | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Morgan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |