| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 69508 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 60 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Williams 13 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 48 | RCB | Allan Ellis |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Isaac Hagins |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 42 | RB | Ricky Bell |
| 38 | RB | Johnny Davis |
| Offense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 57 | LOLB | Dave Lewis |
| 58 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 51 | ROLB | Dana Nafziger |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 25 | SS | Curtis Jordan |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Willie McClendon | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Ricky Bell | 24 | 80 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Davis | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Doug Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 26 | 1.7 | 13t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 70.1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 19 | 5 | 26.3 | 4 | 60 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Mike Rae | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 98 | 8.2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 43.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Williams | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Morris Owens | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 10 | 355 | 35.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 1.5 |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dana Nafziger | 1.0 |
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