Week 3
Final
CHI
DET2Q
7 - 0
W. Payton 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 0
B. Thomas 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
12 - 0
Safety by T. Hart.
Safety
3Q
19 - 0
J. Scott 40-yard TD catch from B. Avellini.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
151
Avellini
CHI
Rush Yds
98
Harper
CHI
Rec Yds
91
Scott
CHI
Scrim TD
1
Payton
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Vikings
Packers
Lions
Bears
BuccaneersGame Summary
The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Chicago Bears, 19 to 0, on September 17, 1978.
Game Info
September 16, 1978
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 9/12 | 151 | 12.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/14 | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 5/13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 31 |
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 |
H. King #25 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
F. Scott #87 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 40 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 9/12 | 151 | 12.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 31 |
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 40 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/14 | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 5/13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 |
H. King #25 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
F. Scott #87 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
326
Total Yds
237
141
Pass Yds
94
185
Rush Yds
143
58
Total Plays
60
5.6
Yards Per Play
4.0
10.8
Yards Per Pass
2.8
4.1
Yards Per Rush
5.3
15
1st Downs
15
7
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
7
35
Penalty Yards
47
6
Sacks
1
50
Sack Yards
10
0
D/ST TD
0
