The Chicago Bears won against the Minnesota Vikings, 26 to 7, on September 9, 1979.

1979 Chicago Bears

Final

MIN

Vikings

1-1-0

7

CHI

Bears

2-0-0

26

1

0

0

2

7

10

3

0

9

4

0

7

Total

7

26

2nd quarter

MIN

CHI

Vikings

Tommy Kramer 2-yard run (Rick Danmeier kick)

7

0

Bears

Bob Thomas 34-yard field goal

7

3

Bears

James Scott 56-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)

7

10

3rd quarter

MIN

CHI

Bears

Safety

7

12

Bears

Walter Payton 43-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

19

4th quarter

MIN

CHI

Bears

Walter Payton 26-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

26

Vikings

Bears

1st Downs

13

15

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

53

61

Total Yards

159

329

Yards per play

3.0

5.4

Passing

71

93

Comp - Att

10 - 19

9 - 19

Yards per pass

3

4.2

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 46

3 - 30

Rushing

88

236

Rushing Attempts

29

39

Yards per rush

3.0

6.1

Penalties

5

7

Turnovers

1

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tommy Kramer 10 19 117 6.2 0 1 49.7
Team 10 19 71 6.2 0 1 5 49.7

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Rickey Young 9 36 4.0 0
Ted Brown 3 24 8.0 0
Chuck Foreman 11 13 1.2 0
Brent McClanahan 2 10 5.0 0
Robert Miller 2 3 1.5 0
Tommy Kramer 2 2 1.0 1
Team 29 88 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ahmad Rashad 5 70 14.0 0
Chuck Foreman 1 21 21.0 0
Douglas Cunningham 2 18 9.0 0
Rickey Young 1 6 6.0 0
Brent McClanahan 1 2 2.0 0
Team 10 117 6.2 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rick Danmeier 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Coleman 9 365 40.6
Team 9 365 40.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Edwards 3 65 21.7 0
Ted Brown 2 52 26.0 0
Team 5 117 23.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Nate Allen 1 -1 -1.0 0
Jimmy Edwards 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 2 -3 -1.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Evans 4 7 88 12.6 1 0 141.4
Mike Phipps 5 12 35 2.9 0 1 14.6
Team 9 19 93 6.5 1 1 3 64.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 23 182 7.9 2
Dave Williams 14 45 3.2 0
Willie McClendon 1 7 7.0 0
Mike Phipps 1 2 2.0 0
Team 39 236 6.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Scott 3 76 25.3 1
Dave Williams 2 24 12.0 0
Walter Payton 3 14 4.7 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 9 9.0 0
Team 9 123 6.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 1 2 3 6
Team 1 2 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 6 213 35.5
Team 6 213 35.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 1 27 27.0 0
Rickey Watts 1 24 24.0 0
Brian Baschnagel 1 17 17.0 0
Team 3 68 22.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Schubert 6 41 6.8 0
Team 6 41 6.8 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,562

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

Justin Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

DJ Moore

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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GB Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

CHI Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM