| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 65982 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 28 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Greg Landry tackled in end zone by Tommy Hart | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 40 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 19 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 88 | TE | Greg Latta |
| 7 | QB | Bob Avellini |
| 35 | HB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | FB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 76 | RDT | Ron Rydalch |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 47 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 63 | C | Mike Montler |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 28 | LCB | James Hunter |
| 33 | SS | Bruce Rhodes |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 1 | 151 | 12.6 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 109.7 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 0 | 88 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 75.9 |
| Gary Danielson | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 56 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 52.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Luther Blue | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Luther Blue | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Ron Rydalch | 2.0 |
| Tommy Hart | 2.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Ken Sanders | 1.0 |
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