| Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1981 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 40125 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 21 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 19 pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roland Harper 4 run (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Fencik 69 interception return (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms 6 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Al Harris 44 interception return (John Roveto kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 25 pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 7 pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 39 pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 24 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 85 | TE | Ron Egloff |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 7 | QB | Craig Morton |
| 32 | RB | Tony Reed |
| 24 | FB | Rick Parros |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 73 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 51 | LOLB | Bob Swenson |
| 56 | LILB | Larry Evans |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 22 | LCB | Aaron Kyle |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 31 | FS | Mike Harden |
| 49 | RCB | Dennis Smith |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 80 | WR | Rickey Watts |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 35 | FB | Roland Harper |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 54 | LLB | Brian Cabral |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 20 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dave Preston | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 190 | 7.3 | 39t | 2 | 1 | 15 | 103.0 |
| Craig Morton | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 3 | 88 | 3.8 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 21.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 118 | 5.9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 62.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Rick Upchurch | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 39t | 2 |
| Steve Watson | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19t | 2 |
| Ken Margerum | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Dennis Smith | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| Al Harris | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Mike Singletary | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 7 | 263 | 37.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Mike Harden | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Emery Moorehead | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Brooks Williams | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Barney Chavous | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 3.5 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.5 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
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