NFL game summary for 11/22/1979:

Two field goals by Benny Ricardo and a strong defensive effort helped Detroit shut out Chicago. Detroit took a 13-0 halftime lead on Ricardo's two field goals (29 and 35 yards) and Jeff Komlo's 22-yard touchdown pass to Leonard Thompson. The second half's only score was Rick Kane's one-yard run. Detroit's defense recorded five sacks, four of them by defensive end Al Baker.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	158.2  (2)	135.9  (26)	294.2  (20)	21
	DEFENSE	135.0  (12)	158.2  (10)	293.2  (9)	28
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	103.5  (22)	156.6  (22)	260.1  (26)	33
	DEFENSE	154.9  (25)	155.2  (6)	310.1  (14)	18

Line: Bears by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (7-6-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Lions (2-11-0)	3	10	0	7	20

( 0- 3) DET Benny Ricardo 35 yard field goal
( 0- 6) DET Benny Ricardo 29 yard field goal
( 0-13) DET Leonard Thompson 22 yard pass from Jeff Komlo (Benny Ricardo kick)
( 0-20) DET Rick Kane 1 yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)

                     CHI             DET
First Downs:         14              18
Rushes-yards:        23-78           34-106
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-39-181-2     16-30-244-3
Sacked-yards:        5-39            2-19
Net pass yards:      142             225
Net yards/pass:      3.2             7.0
Total net yards:     220             331
Total plays:         67 (34% run)    66 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-58            7-55

Attendance: 66,219

Passing:
CHI: Mike Phipps, 13 of 28 for 121 yards (2 int); Bob Avellini, 6 of 10 for 60 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
DET: Jeff Komlo, 16 of 30 for 244 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 18 for 54 yards; Willie McClendon, 4 for 27 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for -3 yards
DET: Rick Kane, 19 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Bo Robinson, 5 for 17 yards; Dexter Bussey, 3 for 4 yards; Ken Callicutt, 2 for -4 yards; Horace King, 1 for 23 yards; Jeff Komlo, 1 for 3 yards; Lawrence Gaines, 1 for 2 yards; Ed O'Neil, 1 for 0 yards; Freddie Scott, 1 for -6 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Dave Williams, 6 for 37 yards; Brian Baschnagel, 4 for 65 yards; Rickey Watts, 3 for 39 yards; Greg Latta, 2 for 10 yards; Walter Payton, 2 for 9 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 14 yards; Willie McClendon, 1 for 7 yards
DET: Leonard Thompson, 4 for 64 yards and 1 TD; David Hill, 4 for 59 yards; Freddie Scott, 3 for 45 yards; Rick Kane, 2 for 49 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 13 yards; Bo Robinson, 1 for 7 yards; Dexter Bussey, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 4 for 88 yards; Lonnie Perrin, 1 for 13 yards
DET: John Arnold, 1 for 23 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 2 for 24 yards
DET: John Arnold, 5 for 27 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Allan Ellis, 1 for 24 yards; Gary Fencik, 1 for 17 yards; Doug Plank, 1 for 0 yards
DET: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 0 yards; Luther Bradley, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 258 yards
DET: Larry Swider, 5 for 231 yards

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

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