Sunday December 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/02/1979:



Chicago capitalized on a blocked punt and five interceptions to blank Tampa Bay and keep their playoff hopes alive. In the first quarter, Bruce Herron blocked a punt and linebacker Lee Kunz returned it 16 yards to set up Walter Payton's one-yard touchdown run. Gary Fencik's second-period interception preceded Mike Phipps' 13-yard touchdown pass to Dave Williams. The Bears were the last team to shut out the Buccaneers, 10-0 on December 4, 1977.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE152.1  (9)136.4  (26)288.5  (23)24
DEFENSE132.8  (10)163.3  (10)296.1  (9)31
OFFENSE152.1  (3)176.7  (15)328.8  (10)26
DEFENSE117.8  (8)144.5  (1)262.2  (3)31

Line: Buccaneers by 3½

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (8-6-0)770014
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5-0)00000

( 7- 0) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) (14- 0) CHI Dave Williams 13 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)
                     CHI             TB
First Downs:         10              13
Rushes-yards:        48-147          33-107
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-15-26-0       11-31-158-5
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-27
Net pass yards:      17              131
Net yards/pass:      1.1             3.9
Total net yards:     164             238
Total plays:         64 (75% run)    67 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          2.6             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     4-40            7-65

Attendance: 69,508

Passing:
CHI: Mike Phipps, 6 of 15 for 26 yards and 1 TD TB: Doug Williams, 5 of 19 for 60 yards (4 int); Mike Rae, 6 of 12 for 98 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Dave Williams, 16 for 40 yards; Willie McClendon, 8 for 24 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Phipps, 1 for 2 yards TB: Ricky Bell, 24 for 80 yards; Johnny Davis, 6 for 23 yards; Doug Williams, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Rae, 1 for 2 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Dave Williams, 6 for 26 yards and 1 TD TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 67 yards; Morris Owens, 2 for 27 yards; Jimmie Giles, 2 for 20 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 19 yards; Ricky Bell, 1 for 16 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 1 for 23 yards TB: Isaac Hagins, 3 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 2 for 16 yards; Steve Schubert, 2 for 4 yards TB: Danny Reece, 7 for 38 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Terry Schmidt, 2 for 16 yards; Gary Fencik, 2 for 14 yards; Allan Ellis, 1 for 21 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 10 for 355 yards TB: Tom Blanchard, 6 for 231 yards
Field Goals:


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