| Chicago Bears at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1977 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 50152 |
| Weather: Ice Pellets Temp: 32 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | Bob Thomas 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 38 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 19 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Robin Earl 4 run (Bob Thomas kick blocked) | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Joe Danelo 27 FG | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Chicago Bears | Bob Thomas 28 FG | 12 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 87 | RDE | Billy Newsome |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 58 | RLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 24 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Emery Moorehead |
| 85 | WR | Jimmy Robinson |
| 71 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Van Horn |
| 61 | C | Karl Chandler |
| 79 | ROG | Mike Gibbons |
| 62 | ROT | Ron Mikolajczyk |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 9 | QB | Joe Pisarcik |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 44 | RB | Doug Kotar |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 64 | LDT | John Mendenhall |
| 77 | RDT | Troy Archer |
| 77 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 10 | LLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 53 | MLB | Harry Carson |
| 55 | RLB | Brian Kelley |
| 21 | LCB | Bill Bryant |
| 29 | SS | Clyde Powers |
| 20 | FS | Jim Stienke |
| 22 | RCB | Ray Rhodes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| Willie Spencer | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Joe Pisarcik | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 186 | 7.2 | 0 | 70.4 | |||
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Joe Pisarcik | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 2 | 121 | 3.7 | 0 | 22.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| James Scott | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Rivera | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Marshall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Shirk | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Spencer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Plank | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 8 | 312 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 9 | 340 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Jimmy Robinson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jim Stienke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Musso | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Spencer | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Doug Kotar | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Ron Rydalch | 1.0 |
| New York Giants | |
| John Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| Troy Archer | 1.0 |
| George Martin | 1.0 |
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