NFL game summary for 10/17/1976:

Ron Jaworski, pressed into service after Pat Haden was knocked woozy in the second quarter, guided the Rams on an eight-play, 72-yard drive in the fourth quarter to overcome a 12-point Chicago surge. Los Angeles took a 10-0 first quarter lead on a Haden to Lawrence McCutcheon touchdown pass, but saw the lead wiped out by a field goal, safety, and 17-yard TD run by Walter Payton. McCutcheon was outgained 145 to 96 yards by Payton but the Rams' running back scored more points, running 18 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second of the game. Rams' cornerback Monte Jackson had three interceptions.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	178.4 (5)	110.8 (25)	289.2 (18)	10
DEFENSE	101.2 (3)	120.6 (5)	221.8 (3)	13
OFFENSE	188.2 (3)	195.8 (7)	384.0 (3)	13
DEFENSE	126.2 (8)	163.6 (15)	289.8 (12)	16

Line: Rams by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-3-0)	0	5	7	0	12
Los Angeles Rams (4-1-1)	10	0	0	10	20

( 0- 3) LA Tom Dempsey 44 yard field goal ( 0-10) LA Lawrence McCutcheon 7 yard pass from Pat Haden (Tom Dempsey kick) ( 3-10) CHI Bob Thomas 42 yard field goal ( 5-10) CHI Safety, Johnny Musso blocked punt in end zone (12-10) CHI Walter Payton 17 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) (12-17) LA Lawrence McCutcheon 18 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) (12-20) LA Tom Dempsey 37 yard field goal

                     CHI             LA
First Downs:         14              17
Rushes-yards:        41-173          46-185
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-31-152-3     8-22-127-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-33
Net pass yards:      152             94
Net yards/pass:      4.9             3.8
Total net yards:     325             279
Total plays:         72 (56% run)    71 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     13-98           5-34

Attendance: 71,751

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 14 of 31 for 152 yards (3 int) LA: Ron Jaworski, 6 of 19 for 109 yards (2 int); Pat Haden, 2 of 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 27 for 145 yards and 1 TD; Roland Harper, 8 for 9 yards; Johnny Musso, 3 for 10 yards; Bob Avellini, 2 for 12 yards; Greg Latta, 1 for -3 yards LA: Lawrence McCutcheon, 26 for 96 yards and 1 TD; John Cappelletti, 18 for 73 yards; Harold Jackson, 1 for 15 yards; Pat Haden, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
CHI: Roland Harper, 8 for 81 yards; James Scott, 3 for 50 yards; Greg Latta, 2 for 15 yards; Bo Rather, 1 for 6 yards LA: Ron Jessie, 3 for 76 yards; John Cappelletti, 2 for 21 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 15 yards; Lawrence McCutcheon, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 5 for 97 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 18 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 3 for 74 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Virgil Livers, 3 for 14 yards LA: Cullen Bryant, 2 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Craig Clemons, 1 for 28 yards; Virgil Livers, 1 for 16 yards LA: Monte Jackson, 3 for 4 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 277 yards LA: Rusty Jackson, 5 for 164 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/4 LA: Tom Dempsey, 2/3