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1979 Chicago Bears

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 249 points (15.6/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 57 points (3.6/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total -0.0, Offense: -2.2, Defense: 2.1, SoS: -3.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Neill Armstrong

 Offensive Coordinator: Ken Meyer
 Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Ryan

Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 306 4637 1031 4.5 262 195 373 2151 16 16 5.3 98 627 2486 17 4.0 140 29 13 24
Team Defense 249 4506 1024 4.4 272 222 458 2528 21 29 5.0 148 519 1978 9 3.8 100 43 14 24
Lg Rank Offense 18 24 24 26 26 20 6 20 2 5 11 15 2 4
Lg Rank Defense 3 6 8 11 5 15 2 6 9 9 2 9 6 22

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 boxscore W 1-0 Green Bay Packers 6 3 17 300 117 183 2 9 149 72 77 1
2 Sun September 9 boxscore W 2-0 Minnesota Vikings 26 7 15 329 93 236 2 13 159 71 88 1
3 Sun September 16 boxscore L 2-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 24 14 318 118 200 2 26 420 206 214 3
4 Sun September 23 boxscore L 2-2 @ Miami Dolphins 16 31 16 240 155 85 2 23 389 196 193 1
5 Sun September 30 boxscore L 2-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 17 11 234 152 82 3 18 373 159 214 3
6 Sun October 7 boxscore W 3-3 @ Buffalo Bills 7 0 15 258 18 240 2 7 106 42 64 2
7 Sun October 14 boxscore L 3-4 New England Patriots 7 27 5 169 96 73 2 25 360 218 142 2
8 Sun October 21 boxscore L 3-5 @ Minnesota Vikings 27 30 23 496 292 204 4 15 267 213 54 2
9 Sun October 28 boxscore W 4-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 28 27 20 352 145 207 2 28 455 348 107 2
10 Sun November 4 boxscore W 5-5 Detroit Lions 35 7 21 308 147 161 11 199 117 82 5
11 Sun November 11 boxscore W 6-5 Los Angeles Rams 27 23 19 272 190 82 16 321 76 245 3
12 Sun November 18 boxscore W 7-5 New York Jets 23 13 19 254 108 146 20 320 180 140 3
13 Thu November 22 boxscore L 7-6 @ Detroit Lions 0 20 14 220 142 78 3 18 331 225 106 3
14 Sun December 2 boxscore W 8-6 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 0 10 164 17 147 1 13 238 131 107 5
15 Sun December 9 boxscore W 9-6 @ Green Bay Packers 15 14 16 267 106 161 2 19 306 251 55 5
16 Sun December 16 boxscore W 10-6 St. Louis Cardinals 42 6 27 456 255 201 2 11 113 23 90 2
Playoffs
WildCard Sun December 23 boxscore L 10-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 27 15 241 142 99 3 18 315 176 139 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
15 Mike Phipps 32 QB 12 10 9-1-0 134 255 52.5 1535 9 3.5 8 3.1 68 6.0 5.3 11.5 127.9 69.6 15 145 5.15 4.48 5.6 2 2
8 Vince Evans 24 qb 4 3 0-3-0 32 63 50.8 508 4 6.3 5 7.9 65 8.1 5.8 15.9 127.0 66.1 8 75 6.10 4.06 11.3
7 Bob Avellini 26 qb 7 3 1-2-0 27 51 52.9 310 2 3.9 3 5.9 54 6.1 4.2 11.5 44.3 60.1 8 58 4.27 2.66 13.6 0 1
86 Bob Parsons 29 P 16 0 1 2 50.0 22 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 11.0 11.0 22.0 1.4 89.6 0 0 11.00 11.00 0.0
84 Brian Baschnagel 25 WR 16 11 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
34 Walter Payton* 25 RB 16 16 1 1 100.0 54 1 100.0 0 0.0 54 54.0 74.0 54.0 3.4 158.3 0 0 54.00 74.00 0.0
Team Total 26.2 16 10-6-0 195 373 52.3 2429 16 4.3 16 4.3 68 6.5 5.4 12.5 151.8 69.2 31 278 5.32 4.33 7.7 2 3
Opp Total 16 222 458 48.5 2908 21 4.6 29 6.3 6.3 4.42 13.1 181.8 57.8 47 380 5.0 3.3 9.3

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
34 Walter Payton* 25 RB 16 16 369 1610 14 43 4.4 100.6 23.1 31 313 10.1 2 65 1.9 19.6 1923 16 7
22 Dave Williams 25 FB 14 12 127 401 1 16 3.2 28.6 9.1 42 354 8.4 5 54 3.0 25.3 755 6 4
37 Willie McClendon 22 16 0 37 160 1 33 4.3 10.0 2.3 6 27 4.5 0 13 0.4 1.7 187 1 0
39 Robin Earl 24 te 13 2 35 132 0 12 3.8 10.2 2.7 8 56 7.0 0 19 0.6 4.3 188 0 3
15 Mike Phipps 32 QB 12 10 27 51 0 12 1.9 4.3 2.3 51 0 2
8 Vince Evans 24 qb 4 3 12 72 1 17 6.0 18.0 3.0 72 1 1
33 Jack Deloplaine 25 5 0 7 18 0 6 2.6 3.6 1.4 2 13 6.5 0 15 0.4 2.6 31 0 0
25 Lonnie Perrin 27 9 0 5 14 0 5 2.8 1.6 0.6 1 27 27.0 0 27 0.1 3.0 41 0 0
30 John Skibinski 24 rb 1 1 3 10 0 4 3.3 10.0 3.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 4.0 14 0 0
7 Bob Avellini 26 qb 7 3 3 10 0 5 3.3 1.4 0.4 10 0 0
80 Rickey Watts 22 wr 16 6 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 24 421 17.5 3 68 1.5 26.3 415 3 1
55 Doug Buffone 35 16 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 0.9 0.1 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.1 1.4 36 0 0
84 Brian Baschnagel 25 WR 16 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 30 452 15.1 2 54 1.9 28.3 452 2 0
89 James Scott 27 WR 10 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 382 18.2 3 64 2.1 38.2 382 3 0
88 Greg Latta 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 131 8.7 0 25 1.0 8.7 131 0 0
87 Mike Cobb 24 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 91 15.2 0 38 0.4 5.7 91 0 0
83 Golden Richards 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 107 21.4 1 52 1.0 21.4 107 1 0
85 Steve Schubert 28 PR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 29 14.5 0 15 0.1 2.1 29 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 627 2486 17 43 4.0 155.4 39.2 195 2429 12.5 16 68 12.2 151.8 4915 33 21
Opp Total 16 519 1978 9 3.8 123.6 32.4 222 2528 11.4 21 13.9 158.0 4506 30 25

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
23 Len Walterscheid 25 KR 15 2 14 96 0 14 6.9 19 427 0 44 22.5 523
85 Steve Schubert 28 PR 14 0 25 238 1 77 9.5 2 45 0 27 22.5 312
80 Rickey Watts 22 wr 16 6 14 289 1 83 20.6 704
84 Brian Baschnagel 25 WR 16 11 12 260 0 32 21.7 712
51 Bruce Herron 25 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
88 Greg Latta 27 15 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 139
37 Willie McClendon 22 16 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 199
25 Lonnie Perrin 27 9 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 54
Team Total 26.2 16 39 334 1 77 8.6 51 1054 1 83 20.7 6303
Opp Total 16 54 0 59 1252 0 21.2

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
86 Bob Parsons 29 P 16 0 92 3486 54 1 37.9
16 Bob Thomas 27 K 16 0 1 1 7 4 11 9 7 2 1 27 16 59.3% 37 34 91.9%
Team Total 26.2 16 1 1 7 4 11 9 7 2 1 27 16 59.3% 37 34 91.9% 92 3486 54 1 37.9
Opp Total 16 20 12 60.0% 31 27 87.1% 90 3402 37.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
34 Walter Payton* 25 RB 16 16 0 7 2 0 0
45 Gary Fencik 25 SS 14 14 6 31 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0
44 Terry Schmidt 27 LCB 16 16 6 44 1 20 0
54 Tom Hicks 27 MLB 15 0 3 85 1 66 0 0 0 2 0 0
46 Doug Plank 26 FS 16 16 3 33 0 22 0 0 0 1 17 0
23 Len Walterscheid 25 KR 15 2 1 15 0 15 0 0 2 1 0 0
22 Dave Williams 25 FB 14 12 0 4 0 0 0
39 Robin Earl 24 te 13 2 0 3 0 0 0
48 Allan Ellis 28 db 8 4 3 67 0 24 0
24 Virgil Livers 27 RCB 13 12 2 41 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 0
58 Jerry Muckensturm 26 LLB 16 16 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 Mike Phipps 32 QB 12 10 0 2 1 -3 0
55 Doug Buffone 35 16 0 2 11 0 11 0
59 Gary Campbell 27 RLB 16 16 1 32 0 32 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 Wentford Gaines 26 16 0 1 38 0 38 0 0 0 1 0 0
99 Dan Hampton 22 LDE 16 16 0 0 2 0 0
84 Brian Baschnagel 25 WR 16 11 0 0 1 0 0
8 Vince Evans 24 qb 4 3 0 1 0 -2 0
73 Mike Hartenstine 26 RDE 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
51 Bruce Herron 25 16 0 0 1 0 0 0
68 Jim Osborne 30 LDT 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
82 Alan Page 34 RDT 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
69 Revie Sorey 26 RG 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
80 Rickey Watts 22 wr 16 6 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 16 29 402 2 66 0 0 21 21 12 0
Opp Total 16 31 25 11

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
34 Walter Payton* 25 RB 16 16 14 2 16 96
16 Bob Thomas 27 K 16 0 34 16 82
22 Dave Williams 25 FB 14 12 1 5 6 36
80 Rickey Watts 22 wr 16 6 3 1 4 24
89 James Scott 27 WR 10 9 3 3 18
84 Brian Baschnagel 25 WR 16 11 2 2 12
8 Vince Evans 24 qb 4 3 1 1 6
54 Tom Hicks 27 MLB 15 0 1 1 6
37 Willie McClendon 22 16 0 1 1 6
83 Golden Richards 29 5 0 1 1 6
44 Terry Schmidt 27 LCB 16 16 1 1 6
85 Steve Schubert 28 PR 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.2 16 17 16 1 1 2 37 34 16 304
Opp Total 16 9 21 27 12 249