NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:

The Bears exploded for three scores within a span of four minutes in the third quarter to extend their regular season winning streak to nine games. Bob Thomas opened the scoring with a 28-yard field goal at the 10:41 mark, followed by a safety when Greg Landry was tackled in the end zone by Tommy Hart, and a 40-yard touchdown pass from Bob Avellini to James Scott.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	152.5  (9)	75.0  (24)	227.5  (22)	1
	DEFENSE	147.0  (18)	124.5  (8)	271.5  (13)	6
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	115.5  (20)	43.5  (26)	159.0  (27)	3
	DEFENSE	160.5  (20)	0.0  (1)	160.5  (2)	6

Line: Bears by 2½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-0-0)	7	0	12	0	19
Detroit Lions (1-2-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(10- 0) CHI Bob Thomas 28 yard field goal
(12- 0) CHI Safety, Greg Landry tackled in end zone by Tommy Hart
(19- 0) CHI James Scott 40 yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick)

                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         15              15
Rushes-yards:        45-185          27-143
Yards/rush:          4.1             5.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-12-151-1      13-27-144-0
Sacked-yards:        1-10            6-50
Net pass yards:      141             94
Net yards/pass:      10.8            2.8
Total net yards:     326             237
Total plays:         58 (77% run)    60 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     5-35            7-47

Attendance: 65,982

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 9 of 12 for 151 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
DET: Greg Landry, 8 of 14 for 88 yards; Gary Danielson, 5 of 13 for 56 yards

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 77 yards and 1 TD; Roland Harper, 19 for 98 yards; Bob Avellini, 3 for 1 yard; Robin Earl, 1 for 9 yards
DET: Horace King, 14 for 49 yards; Dexter Bussey, 11 for 85 yards; Greg Landry, 1 for 19 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -10 yards

Receiving:
CHI: James Scott, 4 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Golden Richards, 2 for 58 yards; Roland Harper, 2 for -1 yards; Walter Payton, 1 for 3 yards
DET: Freddie Scott, 4 for 48 yards; Dexter Bussey, 4 for 40 yards; Luther Blue, 3 for 33 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for 12 yards; Horace King, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 1 for 17 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 15 yards
DET: Leonard Thompson, 2 for 49 yards; Jesse Thompson, 2 for 47 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 5 for 4 yards
DET: Luther Blue, 1 for 7 yards; Jesse Thompson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
DET: James Hunter, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 280 yards
DET: Tom Skladany, 8 for 342 yards

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

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