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1976 Chicago Bears

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 253 points (18.1/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 216 points (15.4/g), 8th.
 Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-5.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by Jack Pardee (7-7-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 10 3 12 240 126 114 15 243 134 109 3
2 Sun September 19 box W 2-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 19 12 15 259 92 167 2 16 190 112 78 3
3 Sun September 26 box L 2-1 Atlanta Falcons 0 10 10 226 110 116 6 19 270 133 137
4 Sun October 3 box W 3-1 Washington Redskins 33 7 25 392 132 260 10 119 48 71 5
5 Sun October 10 box L 3-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 19 20 19 329 94 235 2 16 287 176 111 2
6 Sun October 17 box L 3-3 @ Los Angeles Rams 12 20 14 325 152 173 4 17 279 94 185 4
7 Sun October 24 box L 3-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 21 31 8 110 17 93 29 529 288 241 3
8 Sun October 31 box W 4-4 Minnesota Vikings 14 13 7 173 38 135 1 23 354 248 106 2
9 Sun November 7 box L 4-5 Oakland Raiders 27 28 20 365 184 181 2 13 322 204 118 2
10 Sun November 14 box W 5-5 Green Bay Packers 24 13 16 249 47 202 2 16 261 179 82 4
11 Sun November 21 box L 5-6 @ Detroit Lions 10 14 11 221 110 111 1 23 349 146 203 4
12 Sun November 28 box W 6-6 @ Green Bay Packers 16 10 16 273 72 201 3 11 259 177 82 4
13 Sun December 5 box W 7-6 @ Seattle Seahawks 34 7 23 509 250 259 1 16 286 181 105 5
14 Sun December 12 box L 7-7 Denver Broncos 14 28 5 172 56 116 4 26 453 97 356 6

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 253 3843 880 4.4 201 123 278 1480 9 15 4.9 67 578 2363 20 4.1 115 28 13 19
Team Defense 216 4201 972 4.3 396 200 401 2217 15 24 4.9 128 522 1984 10 3.8 250 47 23 18
Lg Rank Offense 17 20 25 27 27 24 8 16 5 6 5 15 2 6
Lg Rank Defense 8 17 17 26 18 15 4 12 15 13 2 7 3 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Bob Avellini 23 QB 14 14 118 271 43.5 1580 8 3.0 15 5.5 63 5.8 3.6 13.4 112.9 49.4 24 225 4.6 2.6 8.1
Virgil Carter 31 8 0 3 5 60.0 77 1 20.0 0 0.0 55 15.4 17.4 25.7 9.6 143.7 0 0 15.4 17.4 0.0
Bob Parsons 26 P 14 0 2 2 100.0 48 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 24.0 24.0 24.0 3.4 118.7 0 0 24.0 24.0 0.0
Team Total 25.2 14 123 278 44.2 1705 9 3.2 15 5.4 63 6.1 4.0 13.9 121.8 52.8 24 225 4.9 3.0 7.9
Opp Total 14 200 401 49.9 2217 15 3.7 24 6.0 5.5 3.2 11.1 158.4 54.2 49 395 4.9 2.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Walter Payton*+ 22 RB 14 14 311 1390 13 60 4.5 99.3 22.2 15 149 9.9 0 34 1.1 10.6 1539 13 10
Roland Harper 23 FB 14 14 147 625 2 28 4.3 44.6 10.5 29 291 10.0 1 39 2.1 20.8 916 3 2
Johnny Musso 26 14 0 57 200 4 11 3.5 14.3 4.1 4 26 6.5 0 9 0.3 1.9 226 4 1
Mike Adamle 27 14 0 33 93 0 12 2.8 6.6 2.4 4 28 7.0 1 12 0.3 2.0 121 1 0
Bob Avellini 23 QB 14 14 18 58 1 15 3.2 4.1 1.3 58 1 3
Larry Schreiber 29 14 0 4 15 0 11 3.8 1.1 0.3 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.1 1.1 31 0 1
James Scott 24 WR 11 8 2 -4 0 3 -2.0 -0.4 0.2 26 512 19.7 6 63 2.4 46.5 508 6 0
Greg Latta 24 TE 14 14 2 -8 0 -3 -4.0 -0.6 0.1 18 254 14.1 0 58 1.3 18.1 246 0 0
Brian Baschnagel 22 WR 14 12 1 -12 0 -12 -12.0 -0.9 0.1 13 226 17.4 0 58 0.9 16.1 214 0 1
Bo Rather 26 9 2 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.4 0.1 5 33 6.6 0 7 0.6 3.7 37 0 0
Bob Parsons 26 P 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 0.1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 11 0 0
Virgil Carter 31 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Steve Schubert 25 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 74 18.5 0 25 0.3 5.3 74 0 1
Ron Shanklin 28 wr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 32 16.0 0 35 0.4 6.4 32 0 0
Randy Burks 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 55 55.0 1 55 1.0 55.0 55 1 0
Team Total 25.2 14 578 2363 20 60 4.1 168.8 41.3 123 1705 13.9 9 63 8.8 121.8 4068 29 24
Opp Total 14 522 1984 10 3.8 141.7 37.3 200 2217 11.1 15 14.3 158.4 4201 25 37

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Brian Baschnagel 22 WR 14 12 2 2 0 3 1.0 29 754 0 48 26.0 970
Virgil Livers 24 RCB 14 14 28 205 0 51 7.3 1 14 0 14 14.0 219
Mike Adamle 27 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 11 179 0 30 16.3 302
Steve Schubert 25 14 1 11 60 0 14 5.5 1 3 0 3 3.0 137
Roland Harper 23 FB 14 14 6 119 0 30 19.8 1035
Johnny Musso 26 14 0 2 18 0 17 9.0 244
Bill Knox 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Walter Payton*+ 22 RB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 1539
Team Total 25.2 14 43 269 0 51 6.3 51 1087 0 48 21.3 5424
Opp Total 14 44 0 54 969 0 17.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bob Parsons 26 P 14 0 99 3726 62 1 37.6
Bob Thomas 24 K 14 0 3 3 6 4 11 5 5 25 12 48.0% 30 27 90.0%
Team Total 25.2 14 3 3 6 4 11 5 5 25 12 48.0% 30 27 90.0% 99 3726 62 1 37.6
Opp Total 14 25 13 52.0% 25 25 100.0% 85 3085 36.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Mike Adamle 27 14 0 0 2 3 0 1
Bob Avellini 23 QB 14 14 3 0 -1 0
Brian Baschnagel 22 WR 14 12 1 0 0 0
Ross Brupbacher 28 LLB 14 12 7 49 0 25 1 3 0 0
Waymond Bryant 24 RLB 14 0 2 6 0 3 0 2 0 0
Wally Chambers*+ 25 RDT 14 13 1 8 0 8
Craig Clemons 27 FS 14 0 1 28 0 28 0 1 2 0
Allan Ellis 25 LCB 14 14 6 47 1 22
Gary Fencik 22 13 0 0 1 0 0
Roland Harper 23 FB 14 14 2 1 0 0
Mike Hartenstine 23 LDE 14 14 0 3 3 0
Dan Jiggetts 22 14 0 0 1 1 0
Bill Knox 25 14 0 1 2 0 0
Virgil Livers 24 RCB 14 14 3 34 0 18 3 0 0 0
Johnny Musso 26 14 0 1 1 0 0 1
Bob Parsons 26 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Walter Payton*+ 22 RB 14 14 10 0 0 0
Doug Plank 23 SS 14 14 4 31 0 15 0 4 6 0
Don Rives 25 MLB 14 14 0 2 0 0
Ron Rydalch 24 13 3 0 1 0 0
Larry Schreiber 29 14 0 1 0 0 0
Steve Schubert 25 14 1 1 0 0 0
James Scott 24 WR 11 8 0 1 0 0
Jeff Sevy 25 RT/rg 14 14 0 1 2 0
Roger Stillwell 25 RDE 13 10 0 2 0 0
Team Total 25.2 14 24 215 2 28 24 29 16 0 2
Opp Total 14 24 37 14 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Walter Payton*+ 22 RB 14 14 13 78
Bob Thomas 24 K 14 0 27 12 63
James Scott 24 WR 11 8 6 36
Johnny Musso 26 14 0 4 1 26
Roland Harper 23 FB 14 14 2 1 18
Mike Adamle 27 14 0 1 1 8
Bob Avellini 23 QB 14 14 1 6
Randy Burks 23 1 0 1 6
Allan Ellis 25 LCB 14 14 1 6
Mike Hartenstine 23 LDE 14 14 1 6
Team Total 25.2 14 20 9 2 27 12 2 253
Opp Total 14 10 15 25 13 1 216