The Chicago Bears easily beat the Denver Broncos, 31 to 14, on October 2, 1983.

1983 Chicago Bears

Final

DEN

Broncos

2-3-0

14

CHI

Bears

2-3-0

31

1

0

14

2

0

10

3

7

0

4

7

7

Total

14

31

1st quarter

DEN

CHI

Bears

Matt Suhey 13-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

0

7

Bears

Willie Gault 15-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

DEN

CHI

Bears

Leslie Frazier 11-yard interception return (Bob Thomas kick)

0

21

Bears

Bob Thomas 19-yard field goal

0

24

3rd quarter

DEN

CHI

Broncos

Nathan Poole 15-yard run (Rich Karlis kick)

7

24

4th quarter

DEN

CHI

Broncos

Rick Upchurch 15-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick)

14

24

Bears

Willie Gault 72-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)

14

31

Broncos

Bears

1st Downs

16

22

Passing 1st Downs

10

6

Rushing 1st Downs

3

15

1st downs from penalties

3

1

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

65

Total Yards

246

423

Yards per play

3.8

6.5

Passing

200

246

Comp - Att

21 - 40

16 - 26

Yards per pass

4.1

9.5

Interceptions thrown

2

4

Sacks - Yards lost

9 - 71

0 - 0

Rushing

46

177

Rushing Attempts

15

39

Yards per rush

3.1

4.5

Penalties

6

10

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

4

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve DeBerg 17 30 235 7.8 1 1 6 79.2
John Elway 4 10 36 3.6 0 1 3 10.8
Team 21 40 200 6.8 1 2 9 61.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Sammy Winder 9 20 2.2 0
Nathan Poole 2 16 8.0 1
John Elway 3 10 3.3 0
Rick Parros 1 0 0.0 0
Team 15 46 3.1 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Steve Watson 5 90 18.0 0
James Wright 5 65 13.0 0
Zach Thomas 2 22 11.0 0
Rick Upchurch 2 22 11.0 1
Sammy Winder 2 22 11.0 0
Rick Parros 2 18 9.0 0
Dave Preston 1 14 14.0 0
Clint Sampson 1 12 12.0 0
Nathan Poole 1 6 6.0 0
Team 21 271 6.8 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rich Karlis 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Luke Prestridge 6 250 41.7
Team 6 250 41.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Wilson 4 112 28.0 0
Zach Thomas 2 27 13.5 0
Team 6 139 23.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Zach Thomas 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jim McMahon 15 23 174 7.6 1 3 0 62.9
Vince Evans 1 3 72 24.0 1 1 0 81.9
Team 16 26 246 9.5 2 4 0 78.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 23 91 4.0 0
Jim McMahon 2 28 14.0 0
Matt Suhey 6 27 4.5 1
Willie Gault 1 22 22.0 0
Vince Evans 4 4 1.0 0
Calvin Thomas 2 4 2.0 0
Dennis Gentry 1 1 1.0 0
Team 39 177 4.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Willie Gault 3 98 32.7 2
Matt Suhey 5 89 17.8 0
Walter Payton 3 16 5.3 0
Jay Saldi 1 16 16.0 0
Emery Moorehead 2 14 7.0 0
Dennis McKinnon 1 7 7.0 0
Calvin Thomas 1 6 6.0 0
Team 16 246 9.5 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Todd Bell 3.0
Dan Hampton 1.0
Al Harris 2.0
Mike Hartenstine 2.0
Mike Singletary 1.0
Team 9.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 3 101 33.7
Team 3 101 33.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Gault 1 25 25.0 0
Anthony Hutchison 1 11 11.0 0
Team 2 36 18.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willie Gault 3 29 9.7 0
Team 3 29 9.7 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,562

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

Justin Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

DJ Moore

Team Rankings

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PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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GB Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

CHI Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM