| Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1978 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 48492 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lydell Mitchell 1 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Larry Burton 16 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | John Jefferson 42 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick failed) | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Rolf Benirschke 44 FG | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Hank Bauer 37 run (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Virgil Livers 60 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Larry Burton 34 pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 40 |
| 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 |
| 23 | FS | Lenny Walterscheid |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | John Jefferson |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Billy Shields |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 62 | C | Don Macek |
| 67 | ROG | Ed White |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 84 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 14 | QB | Dan Fouts |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| 33 | FB | Don Woods |
| Offense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Leroy Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Louie Kelcher |
| 99 | RDT | Wilbur Young |
| 73 | RDE | Charles DeJurnett |
| 50 | LLB | Don Goode |
| 55 | MLB | Bob Horn |
| 51 | RLB | Woodrow Lowe |
| 48 | LCB | Jerome Dove |
| 42 | SS | Mike Fuller |
| 44 | FS | Pete Shaw |
| 29 | RCB | Mike Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Woods | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 37t | 1 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 16 | 36 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Clarence Williams | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Olander | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 25 | 2.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4.9 |
| Mike Phipps | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 56.2 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 269 | 11.2 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97.4 |
| James Harris | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 63 | 12.6 | 34t | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104.2 |
| Cliff Olander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Jefferson | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 46 | 1 |
| Larry Burton | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 34t | 2 |
| Pat Curran | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Woods | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 9 | 304 | 33.8 | 40 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Jeff West | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Pete Shaw | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 33 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Wilbur Young | 1.0 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 1.0 |
| Rick Middleton | 1.0 |
| Leroy Jones | 1.0 |
| Bob Horn | 1.0 |
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