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Detroit Lions 20 at Chicago Bears 30
Sunday, September 18, 1977
Stadium: Soldier Field (I), Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 73 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 8 mph
Weather: 73 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 8 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (0-1-0) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago Bears (1-0-0) | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
Scoring
| DET | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Dexter Bussey 1 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Bears | Johnny Musso 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Bears | Steve Schubert 70 yard punt return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Bears | Walter Payton 3 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 20 | |
| Bears | Walter Payton 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 27 | |
| Lions | Steve Mike-Mayer 35 yard field goal | 10 | 27 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Steve Mike-Mayer 38 yard field goal | 13 | 27 |
| 4th | Lions | Dexter Bussey 5 yard rush (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 20 | 27 |
| Bears | Bob Thomas 35 yard field goal | 20 | 30 |
Team Stats
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-168-2 | 48-260-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-25-239-0-0 | 4-9-45-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-44 | 1-5 |
| Net pass yards | 195 | 40 |
| Total yards | 363 | 300 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-50 | 2-15 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Greg Landry | DET | 17 | 25 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Horace King | DET | 18 | 90 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 8 | 45 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 39 | ||||||
| David Hill | DET | 5 | 62 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Ray Jarvis | DET | 3 | 43 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 2 | 32 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| J.D. Hill | DET | 2 | 27 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Luther Blue | DET | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 23 | 160 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Roland Harper | CHI | 18 | 91 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| James Scott | CHI | 2 | 34 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Bob Avellini | CHI | 4 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Schubert | CHI | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Musso | CHI | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Luther Blue | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lynn Boden | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| James Hunter | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Randy Rich | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Virgil Livers | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Schubert | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mitch Hoopes | DET | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Mike-Mayer | DET | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Thomas | CHI | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |