NFL game summary for 10/07/1979:

Walter Payton rushed for 155 yards on 39 carries and registered the game's only score to help Chicago even its record at 3-3. A fumble recovery by Jerry Muckensturm at Buffalo's 13 yard line set up Payton's fourth-down, one-yard scoring burst. The Bills were held to seven first downs and 106 total 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	157.2  (8)	127.0  (26)	284.2  (22)	11
	DEFENSE	157.2  (22)	140.8  (7)	298.0  (12)	9
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	105.8  (24)	243.2  (2)	349.0  (6)	6
	DEFENSE	180.6  (26)	165.8  (13)	346.4  (22)	11

Line: Bills by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-3-0)	0	0	0	7	7
Buffalo Bills (3-3-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)

                     CHI             BUF
First Downs:         15              7
Rushes-yards:        62-240          24-64
Yards/rush:          3.9             2.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     4-8-22-0        5-21-50-1
Sacked-yards:        1-4             2-8
Net pass yards:      18              42
Net yards/pass:      2.0             1.8
Total net yards:     258             106
Total plays:         71 (87% run)    47 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             2.3
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     9-60            4-30

Attendance: 73,383

Passing:
CHI: Bob Avellini, 4 of 8 for 22 yards
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 5 of 21 for 50 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 39 for 155 yards and 1 TD; Robin Earl, 17 for 74 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 4 for 7 yards; Bob Avellini, 1 for 2 yards; Willie McClendon, 1 for 2 yards
BUF: Curtis Brown, 9 for 7 yards; Terry Miller, 6 for 30 yards; Roland Hooks, 6 for 10 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 16 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
CHI: Robin Earl, 2 for 13 yards; Walter Payton, 2 for 9 yards
BUF: Curtis Brown, 2 for 11 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 23 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 9 yards; Jerry Butler, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Rickey Watts, 1 for 7 yards
BUF: Curtis Brown, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 2 for 19 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 1 for 15 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 310 yards
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 9 for 309 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/2

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