NFL game summary for 09/02/1979:

Walter Payton rushed for 125 yards on 36 carries and Bob Thomas kicked two field goals as Chicago defeated Green Bay. The Bears' defense limited Green Bay to 149 yards total offense and recorded six sacks. Virgil Livers made the key defensive play when he blocked Chester Marcol's tying field goal attempt in the third quarter. Payton led the Bears' attack with his 26th career 100-yard plus game, while Chicago quarterback Mike Phipps completed 15 of 25 passes for 117 yards.

Line: Bears by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (0-1-0)	0	0	3	0	3
Chicago Bears (1-0-0)	0	6	0	0	6

( 0- 3) CHI Bob Thomas 25 yard field goal
( 0- 6) CHI Bob Thomas 19 yard field goal
( 3- 6) GB  Chester Marcol 28 yard field goal

                     GB              CHI
First Downs:         9               17
Rushes-yards:        21-77           51-183
Yards/rush:          3.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-24-114-0     15-25-117-1
Sacked-yards:        6-42            0-0
Net pass yards:      72              117
Net yards/pass:      2.4             4.7
Total net yards:     149             300
Total plays:         51 (41% run)    76 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          2.9             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     7-51            7-54

Attendance: 56,515

Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 10 of 24 for 114 yards
CHI: Mike Phipps, 15 of 25 for 117 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 7 for 24 yards; Barty Smith, 7 for 14 yards; Eddie Lee Ivery, 3 for 24 yards; Steve Atkins, 2 for 2 yards; David Whitehurst, 1 for 8 yards; Nate Simpson, 1 for 5 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 36 for 125 yards; Dave Williams, 5 for 15 yards; Mike Phipps, 4 for 22 yards; Robin Earl, 3 for 11 yards; John Skibinski, 3 for 10 yards

Receiving:
GB: Barty Smith, 5 for 42 yards; Paul Coffman, 2 for 26 yards; Aundra Thompson, 1 for 34 yards; Walter Tullis, 1 for 8 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 4 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 4 for 49 yards; Dave Williams, 3 for 22 yards; James Scott, 2 for 18 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 12 yards; Greg Latta, 1 for 11 yards; Mike Cobb, 1 for 5 yards; John Skibinski, 1 for 4 yards; Robin Earl, 1 for -4 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 1 for 31 yards; Steve Wagner, 1 for 8 yards
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 1 for 5 yards
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 5 for 34 yards

Interceptions:
GB: Mike Hunt, 1 for 13 yards

Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 6 for 249 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 4 for 164 yards

Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 1/2
CHI: Bob Thomas, 2/3

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