| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1978 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 68146 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 83 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Ricky Bell 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 34 pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jim Obradovich 28 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 21 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roland Harper 2 run (Bob Thomas kick blocked) | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Doug Williams 1 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick blocked) | 16 | 19 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Morris Owens 40 pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 27 FG | 19 | 26 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Johnny Davis 3 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 19 | 33 |
| 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 |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 47 | RCB | Mike Spivey |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | TB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 27 | 95 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Doug Williams | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Louis Carter | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 3 | 218 | 7.5 | 34t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 48.4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 180 | 9.5 | 40t | 2 | 1 | 7 | 103.0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Morris Owens | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 40t | 1 |
| Ricky Bell | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 53 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Dave Green | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Wentford Gaines | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| John Skibinski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Danny Reece | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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