| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 27, 1980 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 75397 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Billy Sims 47 pass from Gary Danielson (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 24 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gary Danielson 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Fisher 20 pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Vince Evans 4 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dave Williams 95 kickoff return | 23 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 35 | FB | Roland Harper |
| 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 |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 84 | WR | Jesse Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 68 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 72 | ROT | Chris Dieterich |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 16 | QB | Gary Danielson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 20 | RB | Billy Sims |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 64 | RDT | John Mendenhall |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 35 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 123 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Roland Harper | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Billy Sims | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Horace King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 167 | 7.6 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 90.5 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 156 | 7.4 | 47t | 1 | 2 | 11 | 84.6 |
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| James Scott | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Fisher | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Williams | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Sims | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 47t | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| David Hill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 55 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tom Skladany | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 39 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Skladany | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ray Williams | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 48 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 95t | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Ray Williams | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rick Kane | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Bubba Baker | 3.5 |
| John Mendenhall | 1.0 |
| Wayne Smith | 0.5 |
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