| Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1978 Location: Green Bay, WI |
| Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 56267 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Chester Marcol 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Terdell Middleton 2 run (Chester Marcol kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Steve Luke 63 interception return (Chester Marcol kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 15 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | James Lofton 58 pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 17 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 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 |
| 72 | RDT | Brad Shearer |
| 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 |
| 47 | RCB | Mike Spivey |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 43 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 78 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 60 | RLB | John Anderson |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 18 | 68 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Barty Smith | 15 | 36 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Eric Torkelson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| David Whitehurst | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 3 | 224 | 6.1 | 2 | 63.3 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | 102.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 2 | |
| Golden Richards | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | |
| Terdell Middleton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Barty Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Steve Luke | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63t | 1 |
| Mike McCoy | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 9 | 336 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Steve Odom | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Steve Wagner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Doug Buffone | 1.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Bob Barber | 1.0 |
| Dave Roller | 1.0 |
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