The Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Lions, 21 to 17, on October 29, 1978.

1978 Chicago Bears

Final

DET

Lions

3-6-0

21

CHI

Bears

3-6-0

17

1

7

3

2

14

7

3

0

7

4

0

0

Total

21

17

1st quarter

DET

CHI

Lions

Horace King 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

0

Bears

Bob Thomas 28-yard field goal

7

3

2nd quarter

DET

CHI

Lions

Jesse Thompson 8-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

14

3

Bears

Bob Avellini 9-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

14

10

Lions

David Hill 2-yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick)

21

10

3rd quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

21

17

Lions

Bears

1st Downs

23

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

72

63

Total Yards

315

358

Yards per play

4.4

5.7

Passing

181

191

Comp - Att

20 - 33

15 - 27

Yards per pass

5.3

6.6

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

2 - 22

Rushing

134

167

Rushing Attempts

38

34

Yards per rush

3.5

4.9

Penalties

5

6

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Danielson 20 32 190 5.9 2 1 86.7
Tom Skladany 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 20 33 181 5.8 2 1 1 84.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Horace King 16 79 4.9 1
Dexter Bussey 16 55 3.4 0
Jesse Thompson 1 10 10.0 0
Lawrence Gaines 2 3 1.5 0
Gary Danielson 2 -5 -2.5 0
Luther Blue 1 -8 -8.0 0
Team 38 134 3.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Freddie Scott 5 72 14.4 0
David Hill 6 60 10.0 1
Luther Blue 2 21 10.5 0
Dexter Bussey 1 15 15.0 0
Horace King 4 12 3.0 0
Jesse Thompson 2 10 5.0 1
Team 20 190 5.8 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Benny Ricardo 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Skladany 6 251 41.8
Team 6 251 41.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Freddie Scott 1 29 29.0 0
Luther Blue 1 20 20.0 0
Nat Terry 1 18 18.0 0
Leonard Thompson 0 10 0
Jesse Thompson 1 0 0.0 0
Team 4 77 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jesse Thompson 1 10 10.0 0
Team 1 10 10.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Avellini 15 27 213 7.9 0 1 65.8
Team 15 27 191 7.9 0 1 2 65.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 18 89 4.9 0
Roland Harper 12 63 5.3 1
Bob Avellini 4 15 3.8 1
Team 34 167 4.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Walter Payton 7 119 17.0 0
Golden Richards 3 37 12.3 0
Roland Harper 2 30 15.0 0
Greg Latta 1 21 21.0 0
Mike Cobb 1 7 7.0 0
Steve Schubert 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 15 213 7.9 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 1 1 2 5
Team 1 1 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 3 107 35.7
Team 3 107 35.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Brian Baschnagel 2 46 23.0 0
Wentford Gaines 1 34 34.0 0
Mike Spivey 1 23 23.0 0
Team 4 103 25.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 2 22 11.0 0
Team 2 22 11.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,562

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

Justin Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

DJ Moore

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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GB Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

CHI Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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