| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 42373 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 40 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Neil O'Donoghue 44 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Avellini 3 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | John McKay |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | Dan Medlin |
| 72 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 15 | QB | Mike Rae |
| 32 | TB | Louis Carter |
| 38 | FB | Johnny Davis |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 21:36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2/13 | / | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| CHIB | 38:24 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11/18 | / | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Louis Carter | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 25 | 144 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 27 | 105 | 3.9 | 22 | 1 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 6 | -1 | -0.2 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 251 | 4.2 | 22 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Mike Rae | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 54 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 48.6 |
| Dave Green | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 54 | 4.2 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 51.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 62 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 61.1 |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 62 | 8.9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 47.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Johnny Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John McKay | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| James Scott | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 244 | 34.9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 244 | 34.9 | 38 | 0 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| George Ragsdale | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Pear | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 3.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 2.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Jerry Meyers | 1.0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 |