| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 4, 1983 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 60165 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 84 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | William Andrews 23 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Margerum 8 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 29 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Anthony Hutchison 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Alfred Jenkins 21 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Alfred Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Alfred Jenkins |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 68 | LOG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 61 | ROG | John Scully |
| 66 | ROT | Warren Bryant |
| 48 | TE | Ben Young |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 31 | FB | William Andrews |
| 80 | HBK | Junior Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Zele |
| 65 | RDT | Don Smith |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 56 | LLB | Al Richardson |
| 54 | MLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 50 | RLB | Buddy Curry |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 27 | LS | Tom Pridemore |
| 36 | RS | Bob Glazebrook |
| 37 | RCB | Kenny Johnson |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 64 | LOG | Rob Fada |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 69 | ROG | Revie Sorey |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 76 | RDE | Steve McMichael |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 54 | RLB | Brian Cabral |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 25:26 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3/11 | 0/0 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| CHIB | 34:24 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4/13 | 1/2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Billy Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 132 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Hutchison | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 150 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 201 | 8.7 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 118.2 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 0 | 201 | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 118.2 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 1 | 254 | 8.8 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 93.2 |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 1 | 273 | 9.1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 95.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21t | 1 |
| William Andrews | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23t | 1 |
| Ben Young | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 2 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 273 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 1 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lynn Cain | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dan Rains | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Dan Benish | 1.0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 |
| Andrew Provence | 1.0 |
| Mike Zele | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Jim Osborne | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |