NFL game summary for 11/21/1976:

Greg Landry threw two touchdown passes within 90 seconds at the close of the first half, connecting with Larry Walton with 2:18 left in the half for a 7-7 tie, then three plays after James Hunter's interception at the Detroit 34, Landry hit Ray Jarvis with a six-yard scoring pass for a 14-7 lead. Chicago struck in the first period on a 50-yard pass reception by James Scott but Detroit dug in and held the Bears to a fourth quarter field goal and limited Walter Payton to 40 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	167.6  (6)	99.2  (28)	266.8  (20)	19
	DEFENSE	123.8  (7)	161.6  (17)	285.4  (9)	28
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	161.5  (9)	159.8  (12)	321.3  (11)	18
	DEFENSE	117.0  (4)	124.2  (3)	241.2  (1)	30

Line: Bears by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (5-6-0)	7	0	0	3	10
Detroit Lions (5-6-0)	0	14	0	0	14

( 7- 0) CHI James Scott 50 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7- 7) DET Larry Walton 28 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 7-14) DET Ray Jarvis 6 yard pass from Greg Landry (Benny Ricardo kick)
(10-14) CHI Bob Thomas 46 yard field goal

                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         11              23
Rushes-yards:        29-111          41-203
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     8-29-133-1      15-26-187-2
Sacked-yards:        3-23            6-41
Net pass yards:      110             146
Net yards/pass:      3.4             4.6
Total net yards:     221             349
Total plays:         61 (47% run)    73 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     11-79           4-32

Attendance: 77,731

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 8 of 29 for 133 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DET: Greg Landry, 15 of 26 for 187 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 17 for 40 yards; Roland Harper, 10 for 64 yards; Bob Avellini, 2 for 7 yards
DET: Lawrence Gaines, 19 for 94 yards; Dexter Bussey, 9 for 57 yards; Greg Landry, 7 for 36 yards; Bobby Thompson, 6 for 16 yards

Receiving:
CHI: James Scott, 4 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Walter Payton, 1 for 18 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 16 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 12 yards; Roland Harper, 1 for 9 yards
DET: Ray Jarvis, 4 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 45 yards; Charlie Sanders, 3 for 42 yards; Bobby Thompson, 2 for 24 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence Gaines, 1 for 0 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Mike Adamle, 2 for 49 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 0 yards
DET: Bobby Thompson, 1 for 28 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 14 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Virgil Livers, 4 for 1 yard
DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Wally Chambers, 1 for 8 yards; Ross Brupbacher, 1 for 0 yards
DET: James Hunter, 1 for 19 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 350 yards
DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 244 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 1/2
DET: Benny Ricardo, 0/1

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