Week 7
Final
CHI
DEN1Q
0 - 3
J. Turner 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 3
R. Harper 33-yard TD catch from B. Avellini.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 10
J. Keyworth 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 16
O. Armstrong 9-yard TD catch from C. Morton.
Touchdown
Missed XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
170
Avellini
CHI
Rush Yds
157
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
60
Upchurch
DEN
Scrim TD
1
Harper
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
CHIDEN
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Vikings
Packers
Lions
Bears
Buccaneers
Broncos
Raiders
Seahawks
Chargers
ChiefsGame Summary
The Denver Broncos emerged victorious over the Chicago Bears, 16 to 7, on October 16, 1978.
Game Info
October 15, 1978
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 15/25 | 170 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 77.1 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 8/13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 81.9 |
C. Penrose #12 | 7/11 | 74 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 83.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 76 |
R. Harper #35 | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
A. Best #25 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lytle #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
L. Canada #35 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Foley #43 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Penrose #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 33 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 23 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 10 |
S. Schubert #85 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Dolbin #82 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gaines #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Foley #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gaines #36 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 15/25 | 170 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 77.1 |
R. Harper #35 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 76 |
R. Harper #35 | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
A. Best #25 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 0/0 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 33 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 23 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 10 |
S. Schubert #85 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Gaines #36 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gaines #36 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Morton #14 | 8/13 | 109 | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 81.9 |
C. Penrose #12 | 7/11 | 74 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 83.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lytle #41 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
L. Perrin #33 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
J. Keyworth #32 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 10 |
L. Canada #35 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Foley #43 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
C. Morton #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Penrose #12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 0/0 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
R. Odoms #88 | 0/0 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Dolbin #82 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
H. Moses #25 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
O. Armstrong #24 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Foley #43 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts #10 | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch #80 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
347
Total Yds
308
137
Pass Yds
173
210
Rush Yds
135
69
Total Plays
61
5.0
Yards Per Play
5.0
4.7
Yards Per Pass
6.9
5.3
Yards Per Rush
3.8
15
1st Downs
18
5
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
3
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
2
16
Penalties
8
147
Penalty Yards
85
1
Sacks
3
10
Sack Yards
33
0
D/ST TD
0