| Chicago Bears at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 73383 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 53 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 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 |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 39 | FB | Robin Earl |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 39 | 155 | 4.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Robin Earl | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 22 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 56.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | 1 | 50 | 2.4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Robin Earl | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 310 | 38.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 9 | 309 | 34.3 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 1.0 |
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