| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1986 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 52746 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 40 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Tomczak 8 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Thomas Sanders 9 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Doug Flutie 4 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 27 pass from Doug Flutie (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 8 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 4 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Vince Heflin 48 opponents fumble recovery (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Calvin Magee 14 pass from Steve Young (Donald Igwebuike kick) | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Lew Barnes 85 kickoff return (run failed) | 14 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Vince Heflin |
| 72 | LOT | Rob Taylor |
| 66 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Heller |
| 86 | TE | Calvin Magee |
| 8 | QB | Steve Young |
| 32 | RB | James Wilder |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Bob Nelson |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 90 | RDE | Ron Holmes |
| 56 | LOLB | Jackie Walker |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 51 | ROLB | Chris Washington |
| 21 | LCB | Vito McKeever |
| 41 | SS | Craig Swoope |
| 31 | FS | Craig Curry |
| 22 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| 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 |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 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 |
| 90 | LLB | Al Harris |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Doug Flutie | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Steve Young | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 234 | 7.3 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 58.6 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 1 | 108 | 9.8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.4 |
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Calvin Magee | 8 | 143 | 17.9 | 40 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Bobby Howard | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 41 | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 52 | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Craig Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Bell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 0 | -3 | -3L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Kevin Walker | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Phil Freeman | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Kevin Walker | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pat Franklin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Lew Barnes | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85t | 1 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1.0 |
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