| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 11, 1983 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58186 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 73 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 50 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Owens 1 run (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Terry Schmidt 32 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 82 | TE | Jerry Bell |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 11 | QB | Jerry Golsteyn |
| 26 | TB | James Owens |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 21 | LCB | John Holt |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 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 |
| 26 | RB | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 31:37 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4/17 | 1/1 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| CHIB | 28:23 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| James Owens | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 |
| Mel Carver | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 85 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 95 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jerry Golsteyn | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 1 | 277 | 6.6 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 63.3 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 22 | 52.4 | 1 | 277 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 63.3 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 286 | 11.9 | 73t | 1 | 4 | 23 | 86.5 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 286 | 11.9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 86.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jimmie Giles | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| James Owens | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andre Tyler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 277 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 73t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 286 | 17.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| John Holt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Frank Garcia | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | 53 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 2 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Jeff Davis | 1.5 |
| John Cannon | 1.0 |
| Andy Hawkins | 1.0 |
| Dave Stalls | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |