| NFC Divisional Playoff - Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: January 10, 1988 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58153 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 8 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Calvin Thomas 2 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ron Morris 14 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | George Rogers 3 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clint Didier 18 pass from Doug Williams (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Darrell Green 52 punt return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 25 FG | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Gary Clark |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 63 | LOG | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 69 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 86 | TE | Clint Didier |
| 82 | TE | Anthony Jones |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 17 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 38 | RB | George Rogers |
| 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 |
| 51 | RLB | Monte Coleman |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 40 | SS | Alvin Walton |
| 23 | FS | Todd Bowles |
| 45 | RCB | Barry Wilburn |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 84 | WR | Ron Morris |
| 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 | ||
| 90 | LDE | Al Harris |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 37 | LCB | Maurice Douglass |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Timmy Smith | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 |
| Kelvin Bryant | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Jay Schroeder | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 207 | 7.1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 69.2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 3 | 197 | 6.8 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 45.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Sanders | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Clint Didier | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Cap Boso | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Morris | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Brian Davis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Barry Wilburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Woodberry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Steve Cox | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tommy Barnhardt | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Eric Yarber | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ricky Sanders | 2 | 0 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Timmy Smith | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Reggie Branch | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Charles Mann | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| Steve Hamilton | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Darryl Grant | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Markus Koch | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Richard Dent | 1.0 | 7.0 |
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