| Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1985 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 63708 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 7 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 32 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 99 kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 14 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Emery Moorehead 10 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 13 pass from Walter Payton (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 28 FG | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 33 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 89 | WR | Calvin Muhammad |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 76 | C | Rick Donnalley |
| 69 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 86 | TE | Clint Didier |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Charles Mann |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 22 | FS | Curtis Jordan |
| 32 | RCB | Vernon Dean |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 71 | LOT | Andy Frederick |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 72 | RDT | William Perry |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 52 | LB | Cliff Thrift |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| George Rogers | 13 | 80 | 6.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Keith Griffin | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 2 | 209 | 5.4 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 47.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 160 | 8.4 | 33t | 3 | 2 | 6 | 111.8 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Clint Didier | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Griffin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Muhammad | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Emery Moorehead | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Ken Margerum | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 | 0 |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jay Schroeder | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ken Jenkins | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Dean Hamel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Wilber Marshall | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Mel Kaufman | 1.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Charles Mann | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
| Tyrone Keys | 1.0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 1.0 |
| Steve McMichael | 1.0 |
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