| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 56515 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 80 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 19 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 28 FG | 3 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 89 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 79 | LOT | Mark Koncar |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 82 | TE | Paul Coffman |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Bob Barber |
| 63 | LDT | Terry Jones |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 90 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 53 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 38 | LCB | Estus Hood |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 87 | TE | Mike Cobb |
| 16 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 30 | FB | John Skibinski |
| Offense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| David Whitehurst | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nate Simpson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Atkins | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 36 | 125 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| John Skibinski | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 0 | 114 | 4.8 | 0 | 56.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 117 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Barty Smith | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffman | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Walter Tullis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| James Lofton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Mike Hunt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Steve Wagner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 2.0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Bruce Herron | 1.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1.0 |
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