The Chicago Bears smashed the St. Louis Cardinals, 42 to 6, on December 16, 1979.

Final

Cardinals

5-11-0

6

Bears

10-6-0

42

Team

STL

CHI

1

0

14

2

0

7

3

6

7

4

0

14

Total

6

42

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

STL

CHI

Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

0

7

Dave Williams 11-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

STL

CHI

Walter Payton 5-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

0

21

3rd quarter

STL

CHI

Pat Tilley 13-yard pass from Jim Hart (kick failed)

6

21

Rickey Watts 83-yard kickoff return (Bob Thomas kick)

6

28

4th quarter

STL

CHI

Walter Payton 4-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

6

35

Rickey Watts 35-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)

6

42

Cardinals

Bears

1st Downs

11

27

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

67

80

Total Yards

113

456

Yards per play

1.7

5.7

Passing

23

255

Comp - Att

7 - 32

19 - 35

Yards per pass

0.6

7.3

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

9 - 54

0 - 0

Rushing

90

201

Rushing Attempts

26

45

Yards per rush

3.5

4.5

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

Possession

Cardinals

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Pisarkiewicz	5	28	65	2.3	0	2		9.8
Jim Hart	2	4	12	3.0	1	0		95.8
Team	7	32	23	2.4	1	2	9	24.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Ottis Anderson	14	39	2.8
Theotis Brown	6	34	5.7
Steve Pisarkiewicz	1	9	9.0
Wayne Morris	5	8	1.6
Team	26	90	3.5

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Pat Tilley	3	52	17.3	1
Theotis Brown	1	11	11.0	0
Wayne Morris	1	11	11.0	0
Richard Osborne	1	4	4.0	0
Mel Gray	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	7	77	2.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Team	0	0		0	0

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Steve Little	8	243	30.4
Team	9	243	27.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Roy Green	7	109	15.6	0
Team	7	109	15.6	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Lee Nelson	3	83	27.7	0
Team	3	83	27.7	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Mike Phipps	18	33	233	7.1	2	2		71.9
Bob Parsons	1	2	22	11.0	0	0		89.6
Team	19	35	255	7.3	2	2	0	72.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	33	157	4.8	3
Dave Williams	8	43	5.4	0
Robin Earl	2	2	1.0	0
Mike Phipps	1	1	1.0	0
Willie McClendon	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	45	201	4.5	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Rickey Watts	6	103	17.2	1
Walter Payton	3	43	14.3	0
Brian Baschnagel	3	36	12.0	0
Lonnie Perrin	1	27	27.0	0
Doug Buffone	1	22	22.0	0
Dave Williams	4	18	4.5	1
Greg Latta	1	6	6.0	0
Team	19	255	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			9.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	0	2		6	6
Team	0	2		6	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	4	144	36.0
Team	4	144	36.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Rickey Watts	1	83	83.0	1
Len Walterscheid	1	33	33.0	0
Team	2	116	58.0	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Len Walterscheid	3	10	3.3	0
Team	3	10	3.3	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 smashed the St. Louis Cardinals, 42 to 6, on December 16, 1979.

Final

Cardinals

6

Bears

42

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

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Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

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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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