| Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 66011 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 30 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 32 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 3 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 12 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 36 FG | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 9 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie McClendon 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 16 | 31 |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Mike Cobb |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 22 | FB | Dave Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 53 | LOLB | Bob Matheson |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 12 | 3 |
| Delvin Williams | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Howell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 2 | 92 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39.0 |
| Bob Avellini | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 68 | 8.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 207 | 12.2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Willie McClendon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mike Kozlowski | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Norris Thomas | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |