NFL game summary for 11/04/1979:

Walter Payton ran for two touchdowns as Chicago beat Detroit. Leading 14-7 at halftime, Chicago extended its advantage in the third quarter when Steve Schubert returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown. Terry Schmidt gave the Bears a 28-7 lead 52 seconds later when he returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown. In addition to his two touchdowns, Payton gained 113 yards on 22 carries to remain the NFL's leading rusher.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	119.1  (19)	159.4  (20)	278.5  (25)	22
	DEFENSE	158.1  (26)	157.1  (8)	315.2  (15)	16
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	167.8  (2)	131.8  (26)	299.6  (18)	21
	DEFENSE	128.1  (11)	169.4  (14)	297.6  (11)	17

Line: Bears by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (1-9-0)	0	7	0	0	7
Chicago Bears (5-5-0)	7	7	14	7	35

( 0- 7) CHI Walter Payton 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7- 7) DET Ulysses Norris 4 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 7-14) CHI Brian Baschnagel 14 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-21) CHI Steve Schubert 77 yard punt return (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-28) CHI Terry Schmidt 20 yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)
( 7-35) CHI Walter Payton 5 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)

                     DET             CHI
First Downs:         11              21
Rushes-yards:        25-82           45-161
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-27-161-4     18-28-147-0
Sacked-yards:        5-44            0-0
Net pass yards:      117             147
Net yards/pass:      3.7             5.2
Total net yards:     199             308
Total plays:         57 (43% run)    73 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           5               0
Penalties-yards:     10-88           6-53

Attendance: 50,108

Passing:
DET: Jeff Komlo, 11 of 27 for 161 yards and 1 TD (4 int)
CHI: Mike Phipps, 16 of 26 for 136 yards and 1 TD; Bob Avellini, 2 of 2 for 11 yards

Rushing:
DET: Dexter Bussey, 11 for 31 yards; Horace King, 7 for 43 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 3 for 9 yards; Bo Robinson, 2 for 4 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 3 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -8 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 113 yards and 2 TDs; Willie McClendon, 7 for 16 yards; Dave Williams, 6 for 14 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 4 for 10 yards; Mike Phipps, 3 for 9 yards; Robin Earl, 2 for 5 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for -6 yards

Receiving:
DET: Freddie Scott, 3 for 48 yards; Horace King, 3 for 47 yards; Ulysses Norris, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Leonard Thompson, 2 for 28 yards
CHI: Walter Payton, 6 for 53 yards; Dave Williams, 4 for 27 yards; Willie McClendon, 3 for 13 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; James Scott, 2 for 21 yards; Robin Earl, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
DET: John Arnold, 3 for 60 yards; Ken Callicutt, 2 for 36 yards; Horace King, 1 for 16 yards
CHI: Rickey Watts, 1 for 23 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 1 for 10 yards

Punt returns:
DET: John Arnold, 2 for 21 yards; Wally Pesuit, 1 for 5 yards; Eddie Lewis, 1 for -1 yards
CHI: Steve Schubert, 5 for 101 yards and 1 TD

Interceptions:
CHI: Gary Fencik, 2 for 0 yards; Gary Campbell, 1 for 32 yards; Terry Schmidt, 1 for 20 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
DET: Larry Swider, 7 for 270 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 6 for 228 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Bob Thomas, 0/2

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