| Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1979 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 51483 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 38 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Jodat 13 blocked punt recovery (fumbled snap) | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Terry Nelson 18 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Frank Corral kick) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Williams 7 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rickey Watts 68 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tyler 63 run (Frank Corral kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 38 FG | 23 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 35 FG | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 23 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 87 | WR | Drew Hill |
| 73 | LOT | Gordon Gravelle |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Rutledge |
| 26 | RB | Wendell Tyler |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 33 | LCB | Dwayne O'Steen |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 25 | FS | Eddie Brown |
| 21 | RCB | Nolan Cromwell |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 80 | WR | Rickey Watts |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 87 | TE | Mike Cobb |
| 16 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 22 | FB | Dave Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Wendell Tyler | 17 | 129 | 7.6 | 63t | 1 |
| Cullen Bryant | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Jeff Rutledge | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 41 | 2.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jeff Rutledge | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 71 | 6.5 | 18t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 65.2 |
| Bob Lee | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 24 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 52.1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 0 | 239 | 7.2 | 68t | 2 | 5 | 49 | 92.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Terry Nelson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rickey Watts | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| Dave Williams | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 59 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 256 | 36.6 | 48 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 2.0 |
| Mike Fanning | 2.0 |
| Larry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
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