| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 46022 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 37 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 7 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 32 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 37 FG | 7 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 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 |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 23 | FS | Lenny Walterscheid |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Haskel Stanback | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ricky Patton | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 20 | 34 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Vince Evans | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 215 | 6.7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 69.1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 38 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 63.5 |
| Bob Avellini | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 57 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 83.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Ryckman | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Mitchell | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bubba Bean | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Golden Richards | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 204 | 29.1 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Wentford Gaines | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
| Robert Pennywell | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Jerry Meyers | 1.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
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