| Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 24, 1985 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 61769 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 28 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 35 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 32 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 40 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | William Perry 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Calvin Thomas 2 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Bob Holly tackled in end zone by Henry Waechter | 0 | 29 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Thomas Sanders 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 36 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Stacey Bailey |
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 67 | LOT | Eric Sanders |
| 63 | LOG | Jeff Kiewel |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 64 | ROG | Joe Pellegrini |
| 79 | ROT | Bill Fralic |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Cliff Benson |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Rick Bryan |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Pitts |
| 69 | RDT | Dan Benish |
| 76 | RDE | Mike Gann |
| 59 | LLB | John Rade |
| 50 | MLB | Buddy Curry |
| 56 | RLB | Al Richardson |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 25 | WS | Scott Case |
| 33 | SS | Tiger Greene |
| 20 | RCB | Wendell Cason |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| David Archer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 40t | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Steve Fuller | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| William Perry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 10 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Bob Holly | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 56.2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Steve Fuller | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 151 | 7.6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75.2 |
| Mike Tomczak | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tim Wrightman | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ralph Giacomarro | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 44 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Keith Ortego | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kenny Taylor | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Cliff Austin | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Danny Wagoner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Allama Matthews | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| John Rade | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Henry Waechter | 2.5 |
| Richard Dent | 1.5 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
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