| New England Patriots at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 5, 1982 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 36973 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 57 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Margerum 17 pass from Jim McMahon (John Roveto kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Emery Moorehead 2 pass from Jim McMahon (John Roveto kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Steve Grogan tackled in end zone by Jim Osborne | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 6 run (John Roveto kick) | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 1 run (Danny Miller kick blocked) | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Rick Sanford 99 interception return (Danny Miller kick) | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Danny Miller 43 FG | 16 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Morris Bradshaw |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 34 | FB | Mark van Eeghen |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 50 | LOLB | Larry McGrew |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Clayton Weishuhn |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 40 | LCB | Mike Haynes |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 67 | LOT | Phil McKinnely |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 74 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 23 | FS | Lenny Walterscheid |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6t | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 2 | 231 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 45.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 1 | 192 | 9.1 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 111.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 7 | 130 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 99t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 81 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ricky Smith | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Roland James | 1.0 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 1.0 |
| John Zamberlin | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 2.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 2.0 |
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