| Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 10, 1978 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 34306 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 10 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 35 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 43 | WR | Aundra Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Tim Stokes |
| 57 | LOG | Derrel Gofourth |
| 54 | C | Larry McCarren |
| 71 | ROG | Mel Jackson |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 17 | QB | David Whitehurst |
| 34 | HB | Terdell Middleton |
| 33 | FB | Barty Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Mike Butler |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Roller |
| 75 | RDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 78 | RDE | Ezra Johnson |
| 52 | LLB | Gary Weaver |
| 55 | MLB | Mike Hunt |
| 65 | RLB | Mike Douglass |
| 28 | LCB | Willie Buchanon |
| 46 | SS | Steve Luke |
| 24 | FS | Johnnie Gray |
| 29 | RCB | Mike McCoy |
| 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 |
| 72 | LDT | Brad Shearer |
| 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 |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Terdell Middleton | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 97 | 5.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| David Whitehurst | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 1 | 96 | 4.8 | 0 | 30.4 | |||
| Bobby Douglass | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 30 | 0 | 52.1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 131 | 6.9 | 1 | 65.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| James Lofton | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Steve Luke | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| David Beverly | 10 | 307 | 30.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 9 | 297 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Johnnie Gray | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Estus Hood | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Steve Wagner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 2.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Brad Shearer | 1.0 |
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