Thursday November 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/22/1979:



Two field goals by Benny Ricardo and a strong defensive effort helped Detroit shut out Chicago. Detroit took a 13-0 halftime lead on Ricardo's two field goals (29 and 35 yards) and Jeff Komlo's 22-yard touchdown pass to Leonard Thompson. The second half's only score was Rick Kane's one-yard run. Detroit's defense recorded five sacks, four of them by defensive end Al Baker.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE158.2  (2)135.9  (26)294.2  (20)21
DEFENSE135.0  (12)158.2  (10)293.2  (9)28
OFFENSE103.5  (22)156.6  (22)260.1  (26)33
DEFENSE154.9  (25)155.2  (6)310.1  (14)18

Line: Bears by 6

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (7-6-0)00000
Detroit Lions (2-11-0)3100720

( 0- 3) DET Benny Ricardo 35 yard field goal ( 0- 6) DET Benny Ricardo 29 yard field goal ( 0-13) DET Leonard Thompson 22 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick) ( 0-20) DET Rick Kane 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)
                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         14              18
Rushes-yards:        23-78           34-106
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-39-181-2     16-30-244-3
Sacked-yards:        5-39            2-19
Net pass yards:      142             225
Net yards/pass:      3.2             7.0
Total net yards:     220             331
Total plays:         67 (34% run)    66 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-58            7-55

Attendance: 66,219

Passing:
CHI: Mike Phipps, 13 of 28 for 121 yards (2 int); Bob Avellini, 6 of 10 for 60 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 0 of 1 for 0 yards DET: Jeff Komlo, 16 of 30 for 244 yards and 1 TD (3 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 18 for 54 yards; Willie McClendon, 4 for 27 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for -3 yards DET: Rick Kane, 19 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Bo Robinson, 5 for 17 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 4 yards; Ken Callicutt, 2 for -4 yards; Horace King, 1 for 23 yards; Jeff Komlo, 1 for 3 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 1 for 2 yards; Ed O'Neil, 1 for 0 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Dave Williams, 6 for 37 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 4 for 65 yards; Rickey Watts, 3 for 39 yards; Greg Latta, 2 for 10 yards; Walter Payton, 2 for 9 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 14 yards; Willie McClendon, 1 for 7 yards DET: Leonard Thompson, 4 for 64 yards and 1 TD; David Hill, 4 for 59 yards; Freddie Scott, 3 for 45 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 49 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 13 yards; Bo Robinson, 1 for 7 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 4 for 88 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 13 yards DET: John Arnold, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 2 for 24 yards DET: John Arnold, 5 for 27 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Allan Ellis, 1 for 24 yards; Gary Fencik, 1 for 17 yards; Doug Plank, 1 for 0 yards DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 0 yards; Luther Bradley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 258 yards DET: Larry Swider, 5 for 231 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/1 DET: Benny Ricardo, 2/2


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