| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 2, 1983 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 68112 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 80 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 43 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 19 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Otis Wilson 39 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 27 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 31 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brian Baschnagel 19 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 40 FG | 23 | 6 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 35 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 31 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 40 FG | 23 | 23 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 33 FG | 23 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 67 | LOT | Phil McKinnely |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 71 | ROG | Perry Hartnett |
| 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 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 84 | WR | Gordon Jones |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 62 | ROT | Sean Farrell |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 28 | TB | Mel Carver |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Dave Stalls |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 26 | 109 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| James Owens | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 0 | 167 | 5.6 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 69.7 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 49 | 25 | 51.0 | 2 | 367 | 7.5 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 72.4 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Brian Baschnagel | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 35t | 2 |
| James Owens | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Larry Swider | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rickey Watts | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mel Carver | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Al Harris | 1.0 |
| Jim Osborne | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Stalls | 2.0 |
| Neal Colzie | 1.0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 |
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