| Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1985 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63855 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 57 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 44 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Richard Dent 1 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 44 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Richardson 36 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Steve Fuller 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 46 FG | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 22 FG | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Calvin Thomas 17 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 16 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 44 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 4 | QB | Steve Fuller |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 75 | LOT | Phil Pozderac |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 132 | 6.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Steve Fuller | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 16t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| William Perry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 1 | 164 | 6.8 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 44.4 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 3 | 60 | 2.7 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Danny White | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 107 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 47.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tim Wrightman | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Cornwell | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Leon Gonzalez | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Richard Dent | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bill Bates | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 10 | 378 | 37.8 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Keith Ortego | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dave Duerson | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Bill Bates | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 34 | 0 | |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 2.0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Steve McMichael | 1.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bill Bates | 1.0 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 1.0 |
| Victor Scott | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 0.5 |
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