Sunday November 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/21/1976:



Greg Landry threw two touchdown passes within 90 seconds at the close of the first half, connecting with Larry Walton with 2:18 left in the half for a 7-7 tie, then three plays after James Hunter's interception at the Detroit 34, Landry hit Ray Jarvis with a six-yard scoring pass for a 14-7 lead. Chicago struck in the first period on a 50-yard pass reception by James Scott but Detroit dug in and held the Bears to a fourth quarter field goal and limited Walter Payton to 40 yards.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE167.6  (6)99.2  (28)266.8  (20)19
DEFENSE123.8  (7)161.6  (17)285.4  (9)28
OFFENSE161.5  (9)159.8  (12)321.3  (11)18
DEFENSE117.0  (4)124.2  (3)241.2  (1)30

Line: Bears by 1

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (5-6-0)700310
Detroit Lions (5-6-0)0140014

( 7- 0) CHI James Scott 50 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick) ( 7- 7) DET Larry Walton 28 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 7-14) DET Ray Jarvis 6 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick) (10-14) CHI Bob Thomas 46 yard field goal
                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         11              23
Rushes-yards:        29-111          41-203
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-29-133-1      15-26-187-2
Sacked-yards:        3-23            6-41
Net pass yards:      110             146
Net yards/pass:      3.4             4.6
Total net yards:     221             349
Total plays:         61 (47% run)    73 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     11-79           4-32

Attendance: 77,731

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 8 of 29 for 133 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DET: Greg Landry, 15 of 26 for 187 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 17 for 40 yards; Roland Harper, 10 for 64 yards; Bob Avellini, 2 for 7 yards DET: Lawrence Gaines, 19 for 94 yards; Dexter Bussey, 9 for 57 yards; Greg Landry, 7 for 36 yards; Bobby Thompson, 6 for 16 yards
Receiving:
CHI: James Scott, 4 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Walter Payton, 1 for 18 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 16 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 12 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for 9 yards DET: Ray Jarvis, 4 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 45 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 42 yards; Bobby Thompson, 2 for 24 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence Gaines, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Mike Adamle, 2 for 49 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 0 yards DET: Bobby Thompson, 1 for 28 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Virgil Livers, 4 for 1 yard DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Wally Chambers, 1 for 8 yards; Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 0 yards DET: James Hunter, 1 for 19 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 350 yards DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 244 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2 DET: Benny Ricardo, 0/1


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