1987 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 11-4-0 .733 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1988 | H | Washington Redskins | 17-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58153 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 17 | P | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | East Carolina; North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Becker | 79 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 29 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Bell | 25 | S | 6-0 | 208 | 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Blair | 68 | OT | 6-4 | 295 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Bortz | 62 | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 26 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Cap Boso | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 224 | 25 | Joliet JC; Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Butler | 6 | K | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Covert | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 275 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Dent | 95 | RDE | 6-5 | 264 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Maurice Douglass | 37 | LCB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Coffeyville CC; Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Duerson | 22 | SS | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 196 | 33 | Yale | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 181 | 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Shaun Gayle | 23 | S | 5-11 | 193 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 29 | WR | 5-8 | 182 | 28 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 30 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Al Harris | 90 | LDE | 6-5 | 259 | 31 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 28 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Vestee Jackson | 24 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Will Johnson | 67 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 58 | RLB | 6-1 | 228 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 28 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 |
| Steve McMichael | 76 | LDT | 6-2 | 265 | 30 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Emery Moorehead | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 33 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Morris | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Morrissey | 51 | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Ortego | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | McNeese State | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 34 | Jackson State | 1 | 1 |
| William Perry | 72 | DT | 6-2 | 323 | 25 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Phillips | 48 | DB | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 27 | CB | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Rivera | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 51 | C | 6-5 | 274 | 26 | Illinois State | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 29 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Smith | 97 | DE | 6-4 | 280 | 22 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Thayer | 57 | ROG | 6-4 | 272 | 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 245 | 27 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 30 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Otis Wilson | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 228 | 30 | Syracuse; Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:57 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4/13 30.8% | 1/2 50.0% | 5 | 50 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:03 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7/14 50.0% | 0/3 0.0% | 3 | 20 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kevin Butler | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Butler | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 72 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 11 | 197 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 44 | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 5 | 27 | 170 | 45.4 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 11 | 197 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 44 | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 5 | 27 | 170 | 45.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 14 | 207 | 7.1 | 14.8 | 32 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 7 | 200 | 69.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Barnhardt | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 80 | 20.0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 80 | 20.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 136 | 34.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 0 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Dent | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 27.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McMichael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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