The San Diego Chargers put the smackdown on the Chicago Bears, 40 to 7, on December 4, 1978.

Final

Bears

5-9-0

7

Chargers

7-7-0

40

Team

CHI

SD

1

0

17

2

0

6

3

7

10

4

0

7

Total

7

40

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

SD

Rolf Benirschke 32-yard field goal

0

3

Lydell Mitchell 1-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

0

10

Larry Burton 16-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)

0

17

2nd quarter

CHI

SD

John Jefferson 42-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed)

0

23

3rd quarter

CHI

SD

Rolf Benirschke 44-yard field goal

0

26

Hank Bauer 37-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick)

0

33

Virgil Livers 60-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)

7

33

4th quarter

CHI

SD

Larry Burton 34-yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick)

7

40

Bears

Chargers

1st Downs

7

24

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

49

74

Total Yards

112

481

Yards per play

2.3

6.5

Passing

32

331

Comp - Att

5 - 17

19 - 30

Yards per pass

1.5

10.7

Interceptions thrown

2

3

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 40

1 - 1

Rushing

80

150

Rushing Attempts

27

43

Yards per rush

3.0

3.5

Penalties

3

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

3

Possession

Bears

Chargers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Vince Evans	1	2	38	19.0	1		56.3
Bob Avellini	2	12	25	2.1	1		4.9
Mike Phipps	2	3	9	3.0	0		70.1
Team	5	17	32	4.2	2	5	5.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Walter Payton	17	50	2.9
Roland Harper	7	16	2.3
Mike Phipps	2	11	5.5
Vince Evans	1	3	3.0
Team	27	80	3.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
James Scott	2	58	29.0
Walter Payton	2	9	4.5
Roland Harper	1	5	5.0
Team	5	72	4.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas	0	0		1	1
Team	0	0		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	9	304	33.8
Team	9	304	33.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Brian Baschnagel	7	157	22.4	0
Team	7	157	22.4	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Steve Schubert	2	6	3.0	0
Team	2	6	3.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Fouts	16	24	269	11.2	2	2		97.4
James Harris	3	5	63	12.6	1	1		104.2
Cliff Olander	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	19	30	331	11.1	3	3	1	94.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don Woods	12	50	4.2	0
Hank Bauer	5	39	7.8	1
Lydell Mitchell	16	36	2.3	1
Clarence Williams	9	28	3.1	0
Cliff Olander	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	43	150	3.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Jefferson	7	155	22.1	1
Larry Burton	3	59	19.7	2
Pat Curran	3	41	13.7	0
Don Woods	3	41	13.7	0
Lydell Mitchell	2	19	9.5	0
Clarence Williams	1	17	17.0	0
Team	19	332	11.1	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rolf Benirschke	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff West	4	133	33.3
Team	4	133	33.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Clarence Williams	2	37	18.5	0
Team	2	37	18.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Pete Shaw	1	4	4.0
Mike Fuller	1	1	1.0
Team	2	5	2.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,134

Herbert

RUSH

628

Ekeler

REC

1,243

Allen

Team Rankings

PPG

20.4

21st

OPP PPG

23.4

24th

RUSH YDS/G

96.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

253.6

9th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	11	6	.647
Broncos	8	9	.471
Raiders	8	9	.471
Chargers	5	12	.294

Last Game

Chargers

5-12-0

12

Final

13

Chiefs

11-6-0

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 San Diego Chargers put the smackdown on the Chicago Bears, 40 to 7, on December 4, 1978.

Final

Bears

7

Chargers

40

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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3,134

628

1,243

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule