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New England Patriots 27 at Chicago Bears 7

Sunday, October 14, 1979

New England Patriots 27, Chicago Bears 7

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New England Patriots (5-2-0)14031027
Chicago Bears (3-4-0)07007

Scoring

NWECHI
1stNWEStanley Morgan 10 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)70
NWEHarold Jackson 19 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)140
2ndCHIDave Williams 54 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)147
3rdNWEJohn Smith 21 yard field goal177
4thNWERuss Francis 4 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)247
NWEJohn Smith 29 yard field goal277

Team Stats

NWECHI
First downs255
Rush-yards-TDs47-142-022-73-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT21-35-244-3-28-15-144-1-0
Sacked-yards2-265-48
Net pass yards21896
Total yards360169
Fumbles-lost0-02-2
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards5-429-66

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Grogan NWE 21 35 244 3 2 30 4 23 0 12
Horace Ivory NWE 10 55 0 20 4 44 0 17
Harold Jackson NWE 4 65 1 30
Don Calhoun NWE 14 27 0 6 3 26 0 14
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 7 0 7 4 43 1 14
Russ Francis NWE 4 39 1 24
Sam Cunningham NWE 11 22 0 7 1 12 0 12
Allan Clark NWE 6 8 0 4 1 15 0 15
Mosi Tatupu NWE 1 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Dave Williams CHI 3 9 0 8 2 62 1 54
Bob Avellini CHI 5 10 101 1 0 54
Walter Payton CHI 15 42 0 6
Robin Earl CHI 4 22 0 9 2 20 0 12
Greg Latta CHI 2 35 0 25
Mike Phipps CHI 3 5 43 0 0 25
Brian Baschnagel CHI 1 18 0 18
James Scott CHI 1 9 0 9

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Allan Clark NWE 0 0 0 0 2 60 30.0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 4 37 9.3 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Doug Buffone CHI 2 11 0 0
Len Walterscheid CHI 0 0 0 0 3 89 29.7 0 0
Rickey Watts CHI 0 0 0 0 2 43 21.5 0 0