| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1976 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 77731 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 50 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Larry Walton 28 pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Ray Jarvis 6 pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 46 FG | 10 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 47 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 75 | ROG | Jeff Sevy |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | RFE | Roger Stillwell |
| 59 | LLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 46 | LS | Doug Plank |
| 43 | RS | Craig Clemons |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 71 | LOT | Craig Hertwig |
| 73 | LOG | Russ Bolinger |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 39 | RB | Leonard Thompson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 83 | LDT | Jim Mitchell |
| 77 | RDT | John Woodcock |
| 70 | RDE | Billy Howard |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 28 | RS | James Hunter |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lawrence Gaines | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 29 | 8 | 27.6 | 1 | 133 | 4.6 | 1 | 43.3 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 2 | 187 | 7.2 | 2 | 73.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Jarvis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Wally Chambers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |