| New England Patriots at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 54128 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 53 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 10 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 19 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Williams 54 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 21 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 4 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 29 FG | 27 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 58 | ROG | Pete Brock |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 55 | MLB | Doug Buffone |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 39:08 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 14/21 | / | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| CHIB | 20:52 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3/12 | / | 9 | 66 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Allan Clark | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 142 | 3.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 2 | 244 | 7.0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 85.9 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 2 | 244 | 7.0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 85.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 101 | 10.1 | 54t | 1 | 3 | 27 | 119.2 |
| Mike Phipps | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 87.9 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 144 | 9.6 | 54t | 1 | 5 | 48 | 108.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Horace Ivory | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 244 | 11.6 | 30 | 3 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Williams | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 144 | 18.0 | 54t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Buffone | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Eddie Hare | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 41 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 43 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 3 | 37 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 37 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 44 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 44 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 2.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 2.0 |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |