The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Seattle Seahawks, 31 to 29, on November 5, 1978.

Final

Seahawks

5-5-0

31

Bears

3-7-0

29

Team

SEA

CHI

1

7

0

2

7

6

3

14

10

4

3

13

Total

31

29

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

SEA

CHI

Sherman Smith 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

SEA

CHI

Bob Thomas 33-yard field goal

7

3

Steve Largent 26-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)

14

3

Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal

14

6

3rd quarter

SEA

CHI

Bob Thomas 39-yard field goal

14

9

Steve Largent 31-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick)

21

9

Roland Harper 20-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

21

16

Sherman Smith 6-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)

28

16

4th quarter

SEA

CHI

Walter Payton 7-yard run (kick failed)

28

22

Efren Herrera 34-yard field goal

31

22

Roland Harper 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

31

29

Seahawks

Bears

1st Downs

23

26

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

67

75

Total Yards

389

401

Yards per play

5.8

5.3

Passing

165

227

Comp - Att

13 - 24

21 - 40

Yards per pass

5.7

5.4

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 43

2 - 18

Rushing

224

174

Rushing Attempts

38

33

Yards per rush

5.9

5.3

Penalties

5

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Seahawks

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Zorn	13	24	208	8.7	2	0		111.1
Team	13	24	165	8.7	2	0	5	111.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Sherman Smith	23	152	6.6	2
Al Hunter	11	40	3.6	0
Jim Zorn	3	25	8.3	0
Tony Benjamin	1	7	7.0	0
Team	38	224	5.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Steve Largent	6	126	21.0	2
Sam McCullum	4	46	11.5	0
Sherman Smith	2	27	13.5	0
Tony Benjamin	1	9	9.0	0
Team	13	208	8.7	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Efren Herrera	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Herman Weaver	5	161	32.2
Team	5	161	32.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rufus Crawford	4	93	23.3	0
Team	4	93	23.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rufus Crawford	3	46	15.3	0
Team	3	46	15.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Mike Phipps	15	25	177	7.1	1	3		55.3
Bob Avellini	6	15	68	4.5	0	0		54.3
Team	21	40	227	6.1	1	3	2	48.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	18	109	6.1	1
Roland Harper	13	57	4.4	1
Robin Earl	2	8	4.0	0
Team	33	174	5.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
James Scott	5	88	17.6	0
Roland Harper	6	71	11.8	1
Walter Payton	5	36	7.2	0
Greg Latta	3	32	10.7	0
Golden Richards	1	17	17.0	0
Robin Earl	1	1	1.0	0
Team	21	245	6.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	5	173	34.6
Team	5	173	34.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wentford Gaines	2	42	21.0
John Skibinski	2	24	12.0
Brian Baschnagel	1	20	20.0
Jerry Muckensturm	1	6	6.0
Team	6	92	15.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Virgil Livers	4	6	1.5	0
Team	4	6	1.5	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 Seattle Seahawks, 31 to 29, on November 5, 1978.

Final

Seahawks

31

Bears

29

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

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

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6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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