| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 29, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 53378 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 53 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Horace King 1 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jesse Thompson 8 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Avellini 9 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 2 pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roland Harper 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Luther Blue |
| 47 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 54 | C | Larry Tearry |
| 62 | ROG | Lynn Boden |
| 74 | ROT | Brad Oates |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 25 | FB | Horace King |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 77 | LDT | John Woodcock |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Cooke |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 55 | MLB | Ed O'Neil |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 21 | LCB | Walt Williams |
| 29 | SS | Mike Burns |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RCB | Luther Bradley |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 85 | WR | Steve Schubert |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 32:41 | 23 | / | / | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CHIB | 27:19 | 21 | / | / | 6 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 13 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lawrence Gaines | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 134 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Bob Avellini | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 167 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 1 | 190 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 86.7 | |
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 1 | 190 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 84.2 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 213 | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 65.8 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 213 | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 65.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| David Hill | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Freddie Scott | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 190 | 9.5 | 2 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 213 | 14.2 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Walt Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Tom Skladany | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Luther Blue | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Nat Terry | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jesse Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Wentford Gaines | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Mike Spivey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| John Woodcock | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |