on Bob Thomas' 40-yard field goal, but Nick Mike-Mayer come back with shots of 32 ,44, and 21 yards to put Atlanta ahead 9-3. Brian Baschnagel's 84-yard kickoff return resulted in the Bears only touchdown. Week 7 Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin TV Station: CBS Announcers: Gary Bender and Johnny Morris Walter Payton's 205 tied Gale Sayers record for most rushing yards in a game that was set in 1968. "I didn't want to break Sayers' record because Sayers is a super guy. What's a record? I just want to win the game" Payton said it after scoring touchdown runs of 1 and 6 and setting up Johnny Musso's 3-yard touchdown run in a rout over the Packers. Week 8 The Astrodome in Houston, Texas TV Station: CBS Announcers: Frank Glieber and Johnny Morris Houston's big play offense, dormant throughout the season sprang to life on touchdown bombs of 85 and 43 yards to Ken Burrough and a 75-yard free kick return and a 61-yard touchdown run by Billy Johnson as the Oilers dazzled Chicago 47-0. Houston's first two big plays, Johnson's run and Burrough's 85-yarder we're delivered over a span of 2:55 in the second quarter and helped the Oilers to a 17-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Coach Jack Pardee call the loss "The worst thing i've ever been associated with in any form". This loss turns out to be a turning point in the Bears season. They would not lose a game again in the 1977 regular season. Week 10 Week 11 Walter Payton 20 Rush, 137 Yds, 4 Rec, 107 Yds Standings Postseason NFC Divisional Playoff Safety Charlie Waters led the Cowboys to a 37–7 victory by setting an NFL playoff record of 3 interceptions. Dallas built a 17–0 halftime lead, with the aid of running back Doug Dennison’s 2-yard touchdown run and quarterback Roger Staubach’s 28-yard scoring pass to tight end Billy Joe Dupree. In the second half, running back Tony Dorsett recorded two rushing touchdowns and Efren Herrera added two more field goals. The Bears were limited to 224 total yards and did not score until the fourth quarter when the game was already out of reach. Awards and records Walter Payton, NFL MVP Walter Payton, led NFL in rushing (1,852 yards) Walter Payton, Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player Walter Payton, Led NFL in Total Yards, (2,216) References External links Chicago Bears