| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 8, 1985 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 57828 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 84 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Calvin Magee 1 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 21 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Kevin House 44 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jerry Bell 11 pass from Steve DeBerg (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 38 FG | 21 | 17 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 3 run (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Leslie Frazier 29 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 9 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 28 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 28 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 69 | LOT | George Yarno |
| 72 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 82 | UBK | Jerry Bell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 71 | RDE | Chris Lindstrom |
| 51 | LOLB | Chris Washington |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 22 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 30 | SS | David Greenwood |
| 44 | FS | Ivory Sully |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | 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 |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 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 |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 27 | 166 | 6.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 17 | 120 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 2 |
| Calvin Thomas | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 160 | 7.6 | 44t | 3 | 2 | 19 | 85.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 274 | 8.1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 99.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jerry Bell | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 21t | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 54 | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 115 | 57.5 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Kenny Taylor | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 58 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| John Cannon | 1.0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1.0 |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 2.0 |
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