The Chicago Bears were defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 42 to 24, on October 2, 1977.

Final

Saints

1-2-0

42

Bears

1-2-0

24

Team

NO

CHI

1

7

2

14

3

7

0

4

14

Total

42

24

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

CHI

Walter Payton 33-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

0

7

Archie Manning 8-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

7

2nd quarter

NO

CHI

Archie Manning 2-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

14

7

Chuck Muncie 35-yard pass from Archie Manning (Richie Szaro kick)

21

7

Bob Thomas 21-yard field goal

21

10

3rd quarter

NO

CHI

Archie Manning 11-yard run (Richie Szaro kick)

28

10

4th quarter

NO

CHI

Bob Pollard 52-yard fumble return (Richie Szaro kick)

35

10

Walter Payton 21-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

35

17

Jim Merlo 57-yard interception return (Richie Szaro kick)

42

17

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

42

24

Saints

Bears

1st Downs

18

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

70

Total Yards

314

415

Yards per play

5.0

5.9

Passing

168

218

Comp - Att

8 - 17

18 - 38

Yards per pass

9.9

5.6

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 20

Rushing

146

197

Rushing Attempts

46

31

Yards per rush

3.2

6.4

Penalties

6

11

Turnovers

0

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Saints

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	8	17	168	9.9	1	0		102.1
Team	8	17	168	9.9	1	0	0	102.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tony Galbreath	21	61	2.9	0
Chuck Muncie	19	44	2.3	0
Archie Manning	6	41	6.8	3
Team	46	146	3.2	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Thaxton	3	63	21.0	0
Rich Mauti	2	42	21.0	0
Chuck Muncie	1	35	35.0	1
Don Herrmann	1	16	16.0	0
Tony Galbreath	1	12	12.0	0
Team	8	168	9.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Richie Szaro	0	1		6	6
Team	0	1		6	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	5	188	37.6
Team	5	188	37.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Chuck Muncie	1	19	19.0
Rich Mauti	1	11	11.0
Kim Jones	1	10	10.0
Team	3	40	13.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Mauti	3	7	2.3	0
Team	3	7	2.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Avellini	18	38	238	6.3	1	2		54.5
Team	18	38	218	6.3	1	2	1	54.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	19	140	7.4	2
Roland Harper	11	57	5.2	0
Bob Avellini	1	0	0.0	0
Team	31	197	6.4	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bo Rather	6	113	18.8	0
Walter Payton	4	53	13.3	1
James Scott	2	22	11.0	0
Steve Schubert	1	18	18.0	0
Roland Harper	4	17	4.3	0
Greg Latta	1	15	15.0	0
Team	18	238	6.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	6	210	35.0
Team	6	210	35.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Vince Evans	2	58	29.0
Robin Earl	2	38	19.0
Art Best	1	13	13.0
Len Walterscheid	1	0	0.0
Team	6	109	18.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Steve Schubert	2	34	17.0	0
Team	2	34	17.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Chicago Bears were defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 42 to 24, on October 2, 1977.

Final

Saints

42

Bears

24

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,562

657

1,364

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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