| Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1986 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 57256 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 52 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 58 pass from Doug Flutie (Kevin Butler kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 33 pass from Doug Flutie (Kevin Butler kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 31 FG | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 50 FG | 24 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 11 pass from Steve Pelluer (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 89 | WR | Keith Ortego |
| 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 |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 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 |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 86 | WR | Mike Sherrard |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 75 | ROT | Phil Pozderac |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 10 | QB | Reggie Collier |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 34 | FB | Herschel Walker |
| 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 |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 30:25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| DAL | 29:35 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2/14 | 1/2 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 17 | 1 |
| Neal Anderson | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 161 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Reggie Collier | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 1 | 152 | 10.9 | 58t | 2 | 3 | 12 | 104.8 |
| Mike Tomczak | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 21 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Steve Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 3 | 173 | 7.9 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 59.7 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 173 | 6.2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 66.5 |
| Reggie Collier | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 44 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 19.9 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 3 | 217 | 5.9 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 42.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 58t | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Mike Sherrard | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 217 | 12.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Steve McMichael | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vestee Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Maury Buford | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 340 | 42.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Gordon Banks | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 4 | 0 | 94 | 23.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 2.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 2.0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 1.0 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Don Smerek | 1.5 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |