Select a date:      
Saturday December 20, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/20/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Chicago BearsOFFENSE150.5  (4)150.3  (27)300.9  (23)37
DEFENSE127.2  (16)169.9  (5)297.1  (8)26
Tampa Bay BuccaneersOFFENSE115.5  (19)191.7  (15)307.2  (19)33
DEFENSE127.9  (17)210.9  (22)338.9  (20)26

Line: Bears by 1

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (7-9-0)077014
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-10-1)1003013

( 0- 7) TB  Gordon Jones 33 yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-10) TB  Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal
( 7-10) CHI Vince Evans 6 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(14-10) CHI Vince Evans 1 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick)
(14-13) TB  Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal
                     CHI             TB
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        46-182          28-107
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-31-151-2     16-29-350-2
Sacked-yards:        1-11            1-6
Net pass yards:      140             344
Net yards/pass:      4.4             11.5
Total net yards:     322             451
Total plays:         78 (58% run)    58 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             7.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             4-3
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     8-65            7-70

Attendance: 55,298
Passing:
CHI: Vince Evans, 15 of 31 for 151 yards (2 int)
TB: Doug Williams, 16 of 29 for 350 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 29 for 130 yards; Roland Harper, 10 for 32 yards; Vince Evans, 6 for 10 yards and 2 TDs; Matt Suhey, 1 for 10 yards
TB: Jerry Eckwood, 14 for 68 yards; Ricky Bell, 7 for 34 yards; Tony Davis, 2 for 8 yards; Doug Williams, 2 for -1 yards; Johnny Davis, 1 for 5 yards; Rick Berns, 1 for 3 yards; Gordon Jones, 1 for -10 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Walter Payton, 4 for 25 yards; Rickey Watts, 3 for 28 yards; Kris Haines, 2 for 49 yards; Dave Williams, 2 for 18 yards; Matt Suhey, 2 for 15 yards; Robin Earl, 1 for 11 yards; Bob Fisher, 1 for 5 yards
TB: Isaac Hagins, 4 for 54 yards; Kevin House, 3 for 138 yards; Gordon Jones, 3 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Jerry Eckwood, 2 for 28 yards; Jimmie Giles, 1 for 29 yards; Jim Obradovich, 1 for 24 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 17 yards; Rick Berns, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Dave Williams, 4 for 83 yards
TB: Gary Davis, 3 for 80 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Len Walterscheid, 1 for 5 yards
TB: Danny Reece, 4 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Otis Wilson, 1 for 4 yards; Allan Ellis, 1 for 0 yards
TB: Mark Cotney, 1 for 7 yards; Mike Washington, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 327 yards
TB: Tom Blanchard, 3 for 123 yards

Field Goals:
TB: Garo Yepremian, 2/3




Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report