NFLMeta
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
September 17, 1978
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
CHI 19 — DET 0 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1975

Broadcast

Announcers

Tim Ryan, Johnny Morris

Summary

CHI and DET combined for 239 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Roland Harper led CHI with 98 rushing yards while Dexter Bussey paced DET with 85. Through the air, James Scott topped CHI with 91 receiving yards while Freddie Scott led DET with 48.

Expected Points Summary

CHI
Total19.00
Off-2.48
Def16.17
ST7.24
DET
Total-19.00
Off-16.17
Def2.48
ST-7.24

Team Stats

Stat CHI DET
First Downs 15 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-185-1 27-143-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9-12-151-1-1 13-27-144-0-0
Sacked-Yards 1-10 6-50
Net Pass Yards 141 94
Total Yards 326 237
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Turnovers 2 2
Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-47

Expected Points Detail

CHI
Offense
Pass: 3.85
Rush: -5.83
TO: -0.64
Defense
Pass: 7.55
Rush: 11.80
TO: 0.00
Returns
KO: 2.28
KR: -3.43
P: 8.15
PR: -2.53
FG/XP: 2.77
DET
Offense
Pass: -7.55
Rush: -11.80
TO: 0.00
Defense
Pass: -3.85
Rush: 5.83
TO: 0.64
Returns
KO: 3.43
KR: -2.28
P: 2.53
PR: -8.15
FG/XP: -2.77

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat CHI DET
First Downs 15 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 45-185-1 27-143-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9-12-151-1-1 13-27-144-0-0
Sacked-Yards 1-10 6-50
Net Pass Yards 141 94
Total Yards 326 237
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Turnovers 2 2
Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-47

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
2 Bears Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) 7-0
3 Bears Bob Thomas 28 yard field goal 10-0
Bears Safety, Hart tackled Landry in end zone 12-0
Bears James Scott 40 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) 19-0

Back to games