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Detroit Lions 21 at Chicago Bears 17
Sunday, October 29, 1978
Detroit Lions 21, Chicago Bears 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (3-6-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Chicago Bears (3-6-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| DET | CHI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | Horace King 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| CHI | Bob Thomas 28 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| DET | Jesse Thompson 8 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 14 | 3 |
| CHI | Bob Avellini 9 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 10 |
| DET | David Hill 2 yard pass from Gary Danielson (Benny Ricardo kick) | 21 | 10 |
| CHI | Roland Harper 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 21 | 17 |
| DET | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-134-1 | 34-167-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-33-190-2-1 | 15-27-213-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 2-22 |
| Net pass yards | 181 | 191 |
| Total yards | 315 | 358 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-67 | 6-46 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 7 | 119 | 0 | ||||||||