The Chicago Bears beat the Los Angeles Rams, 27 to 23, on November 11, 1979.

1979 Chicago Bears

Final

LA

Rams

5-6-0

23

CHI

Bears

6-5-0

27

1

9

0

2

7

7

3

7

7

4

0

13

Total

23

27

1st quarter

LA

CHI

Rams

Frank Corral 27-yard field goal

3

0

Rams

Jim Jodat 13-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)

9

0

2nd quarter

LA

CHI

Rams

Terry Nelson 18-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Frank Corral kick)

16

0

Bears

Dave Williams 7-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

16

7

3rd quarter

LA

CHI

Bears

Rickey Watts 68-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

16

14

Rams

Wendell Tyler 63-yard run (Frank Corral kick)

23

14

4th quarter

LA

CHI

Bears

Bob Thomas 38-yard field goal

23

17

Bears

Bob Thomas 35-yard field goal

23

20

Bears

Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

23

27

Rams

Bears

1st Downs

16

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

73

Total Yards

321

272

Yards per play

5.6

3.7

Passing

76

190

Comp - Att

7 - 15

16 - 33

Yards per pass

4.5

5

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 19

5 - 49

Rushing

245

82

Rushing Attempts

40

35

Yards per rush

6.1

2.3

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jeff Rutledge 6 11 71 6.5 1 2 65.2
Bob Lee 1 4 24 6.0 0 0 52.1
Team 7 15 76 6.3 1 2 2 50.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Wendell Tyler 17 129 7.6 1
Cullen Bryant 14 66 4.7 0
Jeff Rutledge 3 28 9.3 0
Elvis Peacock 5 22 4.4 0
Lawrence McCutcheon 1 0 0.0 0
Team 40 245 6.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Nelson 2 33 16.5 1
Cullen Bryant 2 26 13.0 0
Ron Smith 1 17 17.0 0
Preston Dennard 1 11 11.0 0
Wendell Tyler 1 8 8.0 0
Team 7 95 6.3 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Frank Corral 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Clark 4 181 45.3
Team 4 181 45.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Drew Hill 3 59 19.7 0
Elvis Peacock 1 17 17.0 0
Wendell Tyler 1 16 16.0 0
Team 5 92 18.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Eddie Brown 3 10 3.3 0
Team 3 10 3.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Phipps 16 33 239 7.2 2 0 92.9
Team 16 33 190 7.2 2 0 5 92.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 18 41 2.3 1
Dave Williams 12 38 3.2 0
Robin Earl 2 2 1.0 0
Mike Phipps 3 1 0.3 0
Team 35 82 2.3 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Rickey Watts 6 147 24.5 1
Dave Williams 5 34 6.8 1
Brian Baschnagel 2 29 14.5 0
Steve Schubert 1 15 15.0 0
Walter Payton 1 9 9.0 0
Mike Cobb 1 5 5.0 0
Team 16 239 7.2 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 7 256 36.6
Team 8 256 32.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Len Walterscheid 3 64 21.3 0
Rickey Watts 1 13 13.0 0
Team 4 77 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 1 9 9.0 0
Team 1 9 9.0 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