| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1984 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58789 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 74 pass from Jack Thompson (Obed Ariri kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 32 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 9 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 21 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Anthony Hutchison 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Owens 4 pass from Steve DeBerg (Obed Ariri kick) | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 32 | TB | James Wilder |
| 46 | FB | Adger Armstrong |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 56 | LOLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 43 | LS | Beasley Reece |
| 34 | RS | Cedric Brown |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Jay Saldi |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 98 | RDE | Tyrone Keys |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 90 | RLB | Al Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Donald Jordan | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Hutchison | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 4 | 105 | 6.2 | 74t | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32.8 |
| Steve DeBerg | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 96 | 9.6 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 77.5 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 1 | 138 | 6.3 | 21t | 1 | 1 | 3 | 85.0 |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 74t | 1 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Finzer | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Michael Morton | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Richard Wood | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jack Cameron | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 |
| Chris Washington | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 |
| Tyrone Keys | 0.5 |
| Steve McMichael | 0.5 |
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