The Chicago Bears came up just a bit short against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 17 to 13, on September 30, 1979.
2nd quarter
TB
CHI
Jerry Eckwood 61-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
7
0
Neil O'Donoghue 30-yard field goal
10
0
Bob Thomas 34-yard field goal
10
3
3rd quarter
TB
CHI
Bob Thomas 42-yard field goal
10
6
4th quarter
TB
CHI
Walter Payton 65-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)
10
13
Isaac Hagins 8-yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
17
13
Buccaneers
Bears
1st Downs
18
11
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
77
50
Total Yards
373
234
Yards per play
4.8
4.7
Passing
159
152
Comp - Att
14 - 31
12 - 23
Yards per pass
5
6.1
Interceptions thrown
2
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 9
2 - 21
Rushing
214
82
Rushing Attempts
45
25
Yards per rush
4.8
3.3
Penalties
9
6
Turnovers
3
3
Fumbles lost
1
1
Interceptions
2
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 14 | 31 | 168 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 46.2 | |
| Team | 14 | 31 | 159 | 5.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Eckwood | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Ricky Bell | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 214 | 4.8 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Eckwood | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Gordon Jones | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Morris Owens | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 168 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donoghue | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | |
| Team | 6 | 225 | 37.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ragsdale | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Dana Nafziger | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Reece | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Evans | 12 | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 55.2 | |
| Team | 12 | 23 | 152 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 55.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 1 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Golden Richards | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 173 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | |
| Team | 7 | 278 | 39.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Walterscheid | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
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