| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 50108 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 49 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Ulysses Norris 4 pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 14 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Steve Schubert 77 punt return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Terry Schmidt 20 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 5 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 65 | LOG | Amos Fowler |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 80 | TE | Ulysses Norris |
| 19 | QB | Jeff Komlo |
| 24 | HB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 72 | LDT | Cleveland Elam |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Jon Brooks |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 51 | RLB | James Harrell |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 40 | SS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | FS | James Hunter |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| 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 |
| 16 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 22 | FB | Dave Williams |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Lawrence Gaines | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bo Robinson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 23 | 2 |
| Willie McClendon | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 4 | 161 | 6.0 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 33.6 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 0 | 136 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Ulysses Norris | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Willie McClendon | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Larry Swider | 7 | 270 | 38.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Wally Pesuit | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Lewis | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 5 | 2 | 101 | 20.2 | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| John Arnold | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ken Callicutt | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 2.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Al Harris | 1.0 |
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