| Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1986 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 61975 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 62 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Al Gross EZ opponents fumble recovery (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 91 kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 2 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Wilber Marshall 58 interception return (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 3 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 47 FG | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Kevin Mack 14 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 11 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Matt Bahr 22 FG | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 19 FG | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Brian Brennan 15 pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick) | 31 | 34 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 6 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 31 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry Greer |
| 84 | WR | Webster Slaughter |
| 77 | LOT | Rickey Bolden |
| 74 | LOG | Paul Farren |
| 61 | C | Mike Baab |
| 69 | ROG | Dan Fike |
| 63 | ROT | Cody Risien |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 19 | QB | Bernie Kosar |
| 44 | RB | Earnest Byner |
| 34 | FB | Kevin Mack |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Reggie Camp |
| 79 | NT | Bob Golic |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 56 | LOLB | Chip Banks |
| 51 | LILB | Eddie Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Anthony Griggs |
| 57 | ROLB | Clay Matthews |
| 31 | LCB | Frank Minnifield |
| 27 | SS | Al Gross |
| 37 | FS | Chris Rockins |
| 29 | RCB | Hanford Dixon |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 48 | RCB | Reggie Phillips |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Kevin Mack | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 14t | 2 |
| Earnest Byner | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 6t | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bernie Kosar | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 1 | 289 | 7.2 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 78.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 135 | 6.8 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 88.5 |
| Mike Tomczak | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 48 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Earnest Byner | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Brian Brennan | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 20 | 1 |
| Webster Slaughter | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Herman Fontenot | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kevin Mack | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Greer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 58 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Wilber Marshall | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jeff Gossett | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 52 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Gerald McNeil | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Herman Fontenot | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Scott Nicolas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Reggie Langhorne | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 91 | 91.0 | 91 | 1 | |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Sam Clancy | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
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