| Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1978 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 49774 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 55 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 44 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 33 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Steve Schubert 73 punt return (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 17 pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 35 | HB | Roland Harper |
| 34 | FB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 73 | ROT | Jeff Williams |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 79 | RDE | Ron McDole |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 32 | LB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 44t | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Thomas | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| John Riggins | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 3 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 107 | 5.1 | 0 | 55.1 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 1 | 91 | 9.1 | 1 | 98.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Roland Harper | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Mike Thomas | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Jean Fugett | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| John Riggins | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Don Rives | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Dave Butz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 7 | 268 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Washington Redskins | |
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