| Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1979 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 42773 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 6 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 27 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 7 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 1 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 19 FG | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 7 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Freddie Solomon 6 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | James Scott 48 pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) | 28 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | James Scott |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 70 | ROT | Dennis Lick |
| 87 | TE | Mike Cobb |
| 16 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 22 | FB | Dave Williams |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 58 | LLB | Jerry Muckensturm |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Hicks |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 24 | RCB | Virgil Livers |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 36 | HB | Paul Hofer |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 55 | LLB | Scott Hilton |
| 50 | MLB | Ron Shumon |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 27 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 23 | 162 | 7.0 | 24 | 3 |
| Dave Williams | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Wilbur Jackson | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 155 | 8.2 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 75.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 2 | 348 | 8.5 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Greg Latta | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| James Scott | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Mike Cobb | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 2 | |
| Paul Hofer | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Doug Plank | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
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