| Chicago Bears at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1977 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 49787 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 71 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 23 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 36 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | J.V. Cain 17 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 41 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 29 FG | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Greg Latta 10 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 75 | LOT | Jeff Sevy |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 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 |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 87 | RDE | Billy Newsome |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 24 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 43 | SS | Craig Clemons |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 84 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 88 | TE | J.V. Cain |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Jerry Latin |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Bell |
| 73 | LDT | Mike Dawson |
| 76 | RDT | Charlie Davis |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 53 | LLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | MLB | Tim Kearney |
| 57 | RLB | Mark Arneson |
| 45 | LCB | Perry Smith |
| 36 | SS | Ken Reaves |
| 20 | FS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Jerry Latin | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 2 | 177 | 4.8 | 1 | 49.0 | |||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 95.8 | ||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 215 | 9.0 | 1 | 74.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| Walter Payton | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mel Gray | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Ike Harris | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Allan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Reaves | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Joyce | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Vince Evans | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | ||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Nelson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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