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Chicago Bears 7 at San Diego Chargers 40
Monday, December 4, 1978
Stadium: San Diego Stadium, Start Time: 6:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 6 mph
Weather: 56 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 6 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (5-9-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| San Diego Chargers (7-7-0) | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
Scoring
| CHI | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 32 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Chargers | Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| Chargers | Larry Burton 16 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 17 | |
| 2nd | Chargers | John Jefferson 42 yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed) | 0 | 23 |
| 3rd | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 44 yard field goal | 0 | 26 |
| Chargers | Hank Bauer 37 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 0 | 33 | |
| Bears | Virgil Livers 60 yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 33 | |
| 4th | Chargers | Larry Burton 34 yard pass from James Harris (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 7 | 40 |
Team Stats
| CHI | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 7 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-80-0 | 43-150-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-17-72-0-2 | 19-30-332-3-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-40 | 1-1 |
| Net pass yards | 32 | 331 |
| Total yards | 112 | 481 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 3-15 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 17 | 50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| James Scott | CHI | 2 | 58 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Roland Harper | CHI | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Mike Phipps | CHI | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Avellini | CHI | 2 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Jefferson | SDG | 7 | 155 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 16 | 24 | 269 | 2 | 2 | 46 | ||||||||
| Don Woods | SDG | 12 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Larry Burton | SDG | 3 | 59 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 16 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 9 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Pat Curran | SDG | 3 | 41 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Hank Bauer | SDG | 5 | 39 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| James Harris | SDG | 3 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||
| Cliff Olander | SDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||||
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 | |||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Doug Buffone | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Fencik | CHI | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Virgil Livers | CHI | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Schubert | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 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 | |||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Middleton | SDG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Shaw | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike H. Williams | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 9 | 304 | 33.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | SDG | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff West | SDG | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 0 | ||||