1977 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1977 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 7-37 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62920 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ted Albrecht | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 24 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Art Best | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Notre Dame; Kent State | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Bradley | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 243 | 27 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Waymond Bryant | 50 | RLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 33 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Campbell | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 43 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 253 | 22 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 39 | RB | 6-5 | 242 | 22 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 24 | LCB | 5-10 | 181 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 23 | Yale | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 208 | 24 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Hicks | 54 | MLB | 6-4 | 237 | 25 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 26 | Tampa | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Latta | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | RCB | 5-8 | 183 | 25 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Meyers | 74 | DE | 6-4 | 253 | 23 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | OL | 6-4 | 252 | 28 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Newsome | 87 | RDE | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 28 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | TE-P | 6-5 | 232 | 27 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 24 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Peiffer | 53 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 26 | Ellsworth CC; Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Rather | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 27 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Rivera | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Don Rives | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 229 | 26 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Rogers | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 231 | 30 | Florida A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | DB | 6-0 | 177 | 25 | Ball State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 26 | Massachusetts | 1 | 0 |
| James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Trinity Valley CC | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Sevy | 75 | DE | 6-5 | 267 | 27 | DeAnza JC; California | 1 | 0 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 24 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Spivey | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 198 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Southern Utah | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:39 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2/10 20.0% | / % | 4 | 43 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:21 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3/9 33.3% | / % | 3 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 37 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 19 | 60 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 233 | 4.9 | 22t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Avellini | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 6 | 177 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 34t | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 3 | 34 | 143 | 55.3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 6 | 177 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 34t | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 3 | 34 | 143 | 55.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 5 | 134 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 32 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 83.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 34t | 1 | ||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| James Scott | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Greg Latta | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Robin Earl | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 177 | 11.8 | 34t | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 167 | 27.8 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 197 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 104 | 34.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 162 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Meyers | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rydalch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
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