1979 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1979 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69397 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ted Albrecht | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Ardizzone | 63 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 35 | Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Cobb | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Earl | 39 | RB-TE | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | RCB | 5-10 | 181 | 28 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | Yale | 1 | 1 |
| Wentford Gaines | 36 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Ferrum JC; Tennessee Tech; Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 22 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Al Harris | 90 | DE | 6-5 | 259 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 53 | DE | 6-3 | 234 | 35 | Morris Brown | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Herron | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 54 | MLB | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 28 | Tampa | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 62 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Harvard | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Kunz | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 22 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Morgan State | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | CB | 5-8 | 183 | 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Merrill | 50 | LB | 6-4 | 238 | 24 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 30 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 30 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Page | 82 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 34 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | P | 6-5 | 232 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | HB | 5-10 | 203 | 26 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 222 | 27 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 32 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 27 | Ball State | 1 | 1 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 26 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Spivey | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Southern Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Washington | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Grays Harbor JC; Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 22 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 22 | FB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:37 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4/14 28.6% | / % | 4 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:23 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5/13 38.5% | / % | 4 | 46 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 12 | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 99 | 3.4 | 12 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 139 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Phipps | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 15 | 142 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 30.1 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 15 | 142 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 30.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 10 | 204 | 8.9 | 17.0 | 63t | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 3 | 28 | 176 | 104.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Rickey Watts | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Greg Latta | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dave Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 204 | 17.0 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 183 | 30.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 183 | 30.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hampton | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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