The Chicago Bears came up just a bit short against the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 20, on September 25, 1978.
1st quarter
MIN
CHI
Sammy White 33-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Rick Danmeier kick)
7
0
Matt Blair 49-yard fumble return (Rick Danmeier kick)
14
0
Walter Payton 3-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)
14
7
2nd quarter
MIN
CHI
Bob Thomas 27-yard field goal
14
10
3rd quarter
MIN
CHI
Bob Thomas 32-yard field goal
14
13
Chuck Foreman 1-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)
21
13
4th quarter
MIN
CHI
Rick Danmeier 29-yard field goal
24
13
Walter Payton 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)
24
20
Vikings
Bears
1st Downs
17
23
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
75
Total Yards
295
278
Yards per play
4.9
3.7
Passing
142
188
Comp - Att
14 - 20
22 - 37
Yards per pass
6.8
4.8
Interceptions thrown
1
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 10
2 - 19
Rushing
153
90
Rushing Attempts
39
36
Yards per rush
3.9
2.5
Penalties
13
5
Turnovers
2
3
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
1
2
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Tarkenton | 14 | 20 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 87.9 | |
Team | 14 | 20 | 142 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87.9 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rickey Young | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 0 |
Chuck Foreman | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 |
Brent McClanahan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
Robert Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fran Tarkenton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 153 | 3.9 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sammy White | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 1 | |
Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
Bob Tucker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
Rickey Young | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
Brent McClanahan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 152 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Danmeier | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Wood | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | |
Team | 3 | 80 | 26.7 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Miller | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
Sammy White | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Miller | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Avellini | 22 | 36 | 207 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 53.8 | |
Bob Parsons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 22 | 37 | 188 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Payton | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 2 |
Roland Harper | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 |
Bob Avellini | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Team | 36 | 90 | 2.5 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Richards | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | |
Walter Payton | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
Greg Latta | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
Roland Harper | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | |
James Scott | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 22 | 207 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Thomas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Parsons | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | |
Team | 3 | 115 | 38.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Morgan | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Len Walterscheid | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Schubert | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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