Week 1
Final
GB
CHI2Q
0 - 3
B. Thomas 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 6
B. Thomas 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 6
C. Marcol 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
117
Phipps
CHI
Rush Yds
125
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
49
Payton
CHI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 NFC Central
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Bears | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 |
 Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Packers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
 Lions | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bears squeaked out a win over the Green Bay Packers, 6 to 3, on September 2, 1979.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 10/24 | 114 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 15/25 | 117 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
E. Lee Ivery #40 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
N. Simpson #48 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Atkins #32 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 36 | 125 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
M. Phipps #15 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Williams #22 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Earl #81 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
J. Skibinski #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 22 |
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
P. Coffman #82 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
W. Tullis #87 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Cobb #87 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Skibinski #30 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Hunt #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wagner #21 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Whitehurst #17 | 10/24 | 114 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 56.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Middleton #34 | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
E. Lee Ivery #40 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Smith #33 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
D. Whitehurst #17 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
N. Simpson #48 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
S. Atkins #32 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith #33 | 0/0 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 22 |
A. Thompson #89 | 0/0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
P. Coffman #82 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
W. Tullis #87 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
J. Lofton #80 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Hunt #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Marcol #13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Beverly #11 | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Wagner #21 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Odom #84 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Phipps #15 | 15/25 | 117 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 54.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 36 | 125 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 |
M. Phipps #15 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 12 |
D. Williams #22 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Earl #81 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
J. Skibinski #30 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
J. Scott #89 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
G. Latta #88 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Cobb #87 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Skibinski #30 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Baschnagel #84 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
149
Total Yds
300
72
Pass Yds
117
77
Rush Yds
183
51
Total Plays
76
2.9
Yards Per Play
3.9
2.4
Yards Per Pass
4.7
3.7
Yards Per Rush
3.6
9
1st Downs
17
6
Punts
4
1
Turnovers
2
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
1
7
Penalties
7
0.0
Sacks
6.0
0
D/ST TD
0
