The Chicago Bears schooled the Detroit Lions, 35 to 7, on November 4, 1979.

1979 Chicago Bears

Final

DET

Lions

1-9-0

7

CHI

Bears

5-5-0

35

1

0

7

2

7

7

3

0

14

4

0

7

Total

7

35

1st quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

DET

CHI

Lions

Ulysses Norris 4-yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)

7

7

Bears

Brian Baschnagel 14-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Steve Schubert 77-yard punt return (Bob Thomas kick)

7

21

Bears

Terry Schmidt 20-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)

7

28

4th quarter

DET

CHI

Bears

Walter Payton 5-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

35

Lions

Bears

1st Downs

11

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

73

Total Yards

199

308

Yards per play

3.5

4.2

Passing

117

147

Comp - Att

11 - 27

18 - 28

Yards per pass

3.7

5.3

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 44

0 - 0

Rushing

82

161

Rushing Attempts

25

45

Yards per rush

3.3

3.6

Penalties

10

6

Turnovers

5

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jeff Komlo 11 27 161 6.0 1 4 33.6
Team 11 27 117 6.0 1 4 5 33.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Horace King 7 43 6.1 0
Dexter Bussey 11 31 2.8 0
Lawrence Gaines 3 9 3.0 0
Bo Robinson 2 4 2.0 0
Rick Kane 1 3 3.0 0
Freddie Scott 1 -8 -8.0 0
Team 25 82 3.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Freddie Scott 3 48 16.0 0
Horace King 3 47 15.7 0
Ulysses Norris 3 38 12.7 1
Leonard Thompson 2 28 14.0 0
Team 11 161 6.0 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
Benny Ricardo 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Larry Swider 7 270 38.6
Team 7 270 38.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
John Arnold 3 60 20.0 0
Ken Callicutt 2 36 18.0 0
Horace King 1 16 16.0 0
Team 6 112 18.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
John Arnold 2 21 10.5 0
Wally Pesuit 1 5 5.0 0
Eddie Lewis 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 4 25 6.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Phipps 16 26 136 5.2 1 0 88.0
Bob Avellini 2 2 11 5.5 0 0 89.6
Team 18 28 147 5.3 1 0 0 89.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 22 113 5.1 2
Willie McClendon 7 16 2.3 0
Dave Williams 6 14 2.3 0
Lonnie Perrin 4 10 2.5 0
Mike Phipps 3 9 3.0 0
Robin Earl 2 5 2.5 0
Rickey Watts 1 -6 -6.0 0
Team 45 161 3.6 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Walter Payton 6 53 8.8 0
Brian Baschnagel 2 28 14.0 1
Dave Williams 4 27 6.8 0
James Scott 2 21 10.5 0
Willie McClendon 3 13 4.3 0
Robin Earl 1 5 5.0 0
Team 18 147 5.3 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 0 2 5 5
Team 0 2 5 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 6 228 38.0
Team 6 228 38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Rickey Watts 1 23 23.0 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 10 10.0 0
Team 2 33 16.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 5 101 20.2 1
Team 5 101 20.2 1

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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