Sunday September 30, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/30/1979:



Isaac Hagins scored on an eight-yard pass from Doug Williams with 5:08 left in the game as Tampa Bay remained the only unbeaten team in the NFL. Tampa Bay took an early 10-0 lead on Jerry Eckwood's (120 yards on 23 carries) 61-yard touchdown run, the longest in Buccaneers' history, and Neil O'Donoghue's 30-yard field goal. The Bears countered with 13 points on Bob Thomas' two field goals and Walter Payton's 65-yard run with a screen pass from Vince Evans. Payton was limited to 46 yards rushing; the Bears were held to 82 yards on the ground. Cedric Brown and Jeris White each halted fourth-quarter Chicago drives with interceptions.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE160.3  (2)143.0  (22)303.3  (14)9
DEFENSE97.0  (5)125.0  (4)222.0  (3)11
OFFENSE176.0  (4)120.8  (24)296.8  (20)8
DEFENSE143.0  (16)136.2  (6)279.2  (8)6

Line: Bears by 2

Team1234F
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-0-0)0100717
Chicago Bears (2-3-0)033713

( 7- 0) TB Jerry Eckwood 61 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) (10- 0) TB Neil O'Donoghue 30 yard field goal (10- 3) CHI Bob Thomas 34 yard field goal (10- 6) CHI Bob Thomas 42 yard field goal (10-13) CHI Walter Payton 65 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) (17-13) TB Isaac Hagins 8 yard pass from Doug Williams (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
                     TB              CHI
First Downs:         18              11
Rushes-yards:        45-214          25-82
Yards/rush:          4.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-31-168-2     12-23-173-2
Sacked-yards:        1-9             2-21
Net pass yards:      159             152
Net yards/pass:      5.0             6.1
Total net yards:     373             234
Total plays:         77 (58% run)    50 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     9-65            6-55

Attendance: 55,258

Passing:
TB: Doug Williams, 14 of 31 for 168 yards and 1 TD (2 int) CHI: Vince Evans, 12 of 23 for 173 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 23 for 120 yards and 1 TD; Ricky Bell, 14 for 60 yards; Johnny Davis, 4 for 9 yards; Doug Williams, 3 for 16 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 9 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 15 for 46 yards; Vince Evans, 4 for 17 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 3 for 11 yards; Robin Earl, 3 for 8 yards
Receiving:
TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 3 for 46 yards; Gordon Jones, 2 for 28 yards; Ricky Bell, 2 for 17 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 15 yards; Morris Owens, 1 for 25 yards CHI: Walter Payton, 5 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 36 yards; Robin Earl, 2 for 22 yards; James Scott, 2 for 19 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
TB: George Ragsdale, 3 for 60 yards; Dana Nafziger, 1 for 19 yards CHI: Len Walterscheid, 2 for 35 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for 16 yards; Greg Latta, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
TB: Danny Reece, 6 for 43 yards CHI: Steve Schubert, 2 for 11 yards
Interceptions:
TB: Cedric Brown, 1 for 3 yards; Jeris White, 1 for 0 yards CHI: Virgil Livers, 1 for 30 yards; Gary Fencik, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 225 yards CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 278 yards
Field Goals:
TB: Neil O'Donoghue, 1/2 CHI: Bob Thomas, 2/2


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