Sunday December 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/20/1970:



Jack Concannon threw three touchdown passes and Chicago receiver Dick Gordon caught nine passes for 119 yards to win the NFC receiving title, with a total of 71 receptions for 1,026 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE76.0  (25)146.2  (18)222.2  (25)31
DEFENSE109.5  (8)188.7  (24)298.2  (20)27
OFFENSE89.8  (24)178.1  (8)267.8  (19)36
DEFENSE137.5  (20)214.5  (26)352.0  (26)34

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (6-8-0)0731424
New Orleans Saints (2-11-1)03003

( 0- 3) NO  Tom Dempsey 47 yard field goal
( 7- 3) CHI Jim Seymour 22 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(10- 3) CHI Mac Percival 50 yard field goal
(17- 3) CHI Jim Seymour 2 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
(24- 3) CHI Dick Gordon 14 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)
                     CHI             NO
First Downs:         19              9
Rushes-yards:        20-104          23-48
Yards/rush:          5.2             2.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     26-51-280-4     14-31-176-4
Sacked-yards:        1-8             4-33
Net pass yards:      272             143
Net yards/pass:      5.2             4.1
Total net yards:     376             191
Total plays:         72 (27% run)    58 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     6-70            2-29

Attendance: 63,518

Passing:
CHI: Jack Concannon, 26 of 50 for 280 yards and 3 TDs (3 int); Ronnie Bull, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int) NO: Edd Hargett, 7 of 18 for 112 yards (1 int); Billy Kilmer, 7 of 11 for 64 yards (3 int); Steve Ramsey, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
CHI: Ross Montgomery, 9 for 65 yards; Craig Baynham, 6 for 17 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 0 yards; Jack Concannon, 1 for 13 yards; Ronnie Bull, 1 for 5 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 4 yards NO: Don McCall, 15 for 37 yards; Tom Barrington, 7 for 17 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for -6 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Dick Gordon, 9 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Craig Baynham, 5 for 27 yards; George Farmer, 4 for 38 yards; Ross Montgomery, 4 for 31 yards; Jim Seymour, 3 for 46 yards and 2 TDs; Cecil Turner, 1 for 19 yards NO: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 67 yards; Tom Barrington, 4 for 21 yards; Don McCall, 3 for 19 yards; Dave Parks, 2 for 42 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 27 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 23 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 40 yards; Bill Dusenbery, 1 for 26 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 5 for 24 yards; Garry Lyle, 1 for 13 yards NO: Al Dodd, 2 for 47 yards; Hugo Hollas, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Phil Clark, 1 for 32 yards; Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 10 yards; Butch Davis, 1 for 0 yards; Joe Taylor, 1 for 0 yards NO: Hugo Hollas, 2 for 41 yards; Doug Wyatt, 1 for 11 yards; Delles Howell, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 6 for 239 yards NO: Julian Fagan, 8 for 303 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2 NO: Tom Dempsey, 1/3


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