Week 3
Final
CHI
DET2Q
7 - 0
W. Payton 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
10 - 0
B. Thomas 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
12 - 0
Safety by T. Hart.
Safety
3Q
19 - 0
J. Scott 40-yard TD catch from B. Avellini.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
151
Avellini
CHI
Rush Yds
98
Harper
CHI
Rec Yds
91
Scott
CHI
Scrim TD
1
Payton
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1978 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Packers | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 |
 Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions were easily defeated by the Chicago Bears, 19 to 0, on September 17, 1978.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 9/12 | 151 | 12.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/14 | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 5/13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 31 |
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 |
H. King #25 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
F. Scott #87 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 40 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Avellini #7 | 9/12 | 151 | 12.6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 109.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Harper #35 | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 31 |
W. Payton #34 | 22 | 77 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
R. Earl #81 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Avellini #7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 22.8 | 1 | 40 |
G. Richards #83 | 0/0 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Schubert #85 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Schubert #85 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Landry #11 | 8/14 | 88 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 75.9 |
G. Danielson #16 | 5/13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bussey #24 | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | 24 |
H. King #25 | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
G. Landry #11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
F. Scott #87 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | -10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Scott #87 | 0/0 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
D. Bussey #24 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
L. Blue #89 | 0/0 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 |
J. Thompson #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
H. King #25 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Hunter #28 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ricardo #1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skladany #1 | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #84 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thompson #39 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Blue #89 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Thompson #84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
326
Total Yds
237
141
Pass Yds
94
185
Rush Yds
143
58
Total Plays
60
5.6
Yards Per Play
4
10.8
Yards Per Pass
2.8
4.1
Yards Per Rush
5.3
15
1st Downs
15
7
Punts
8
2
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Fumbles Lost
2
5
Penalties
7
6.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0
