| New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1977 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 51488 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: % Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 33 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 8 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 2 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Chuck Muncie 35 pass from Archie Manning (Rich Szaro kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 21 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Archie Manning 11 run (Rich Szaro kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Bob Pollard 52 opponents fumble recovery (Rich Szaro kick) | 35 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 21 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 35 | 17 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Jim Merlo 57 interception return (Rich Szaro kick) | 42 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 42 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Don Herrmann |
| 84 | WR | Rich Mauti |
| 77 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 71 | LOG | Kurt Schumacher |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 76 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 86 | TE | Jim Thaxton |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 34 | RB | Tony Galbreath |
| 42 | RB | Chuck Muncie |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 75 | LDT | Elex Price |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LLB | Jim Merlo |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 60 | RLB | Greg Westbrooks |
| 23 | LCB | Craig Cassady |
| 44 | SS | Chuck Crist |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 24 | RCB | Clarence Chapman |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Jerry Meyers |
| 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 |
| 44 | SS | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tony Galbreath | 21 | 61 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 3 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 49 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 0 | 168 | 9.9 | 1 | 102.1 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 2 | 238 | 6.3 | 1 | 54.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Thaxton | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Don Herrmann | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bo Rather | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 33 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Merlo | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Chuck Muncie | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kim Jones | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Vince Evans | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Robin Earl | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Art Best | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Elex Price | 1.0+ |
| Chicago Bears | |
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