The Chicago Bears won against the Denver Broncos, 35 to 24, on December 20, 1981.

Final

Broncos

10-6-0

24

Bears

6-10-0

35

Team

DEN

CHI

1

3

0

2

0

14

3

14

4

7

Total

24

35

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DEN

CHI

Fred Steinfort 46-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

DEN

CHI

Walter Payton 19-yard pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick)

3

7

Roland Harper 4-yard run (John Roveto kick)

3

14

3rd quarter

DEN

CHI

Gary Fencik 69-yard interception return (John Roveto kick)

3

21

Riley Odoms 6-yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick)

10

21

Al Harris 44-yard interception return (John Roveto kick)

10

28

Rick Upchurch 25-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick)

17

28

4th quarter

DEN

CHI

Walter Payton 7-yard pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick)

17

35

Rick Upchurch 39-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick)

24

35

Broncos

Bears

1st Downs

19

15

Passing 1st Downs

12

6

Rushing 1st Downs

5

9

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

74

62

Total Yards

298

281

Yards per play

4.0

4.5

Passing

222

111

Comp - Att

22 - 49

10 - 20

Yards per pass

4

5.3

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 56

1 - 7

Rushing

76

170

Rushing Attempts

19

41

Yards per rush

4.0

4.1

Penalties

9

11

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

Broncos

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve DeBerg	14	26	190	7.3	2	0	1	103.0
Craig Morton	8	23	88	3.8	1	3	5	21.9
Team	22	49	222	5.7	3	3	6	58.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Dave Preston	6	25	4.2
Rick Parros	3	20	6.7
Larry Canada	5	17	3.4
Rob Lytle	4	14	3.5
Tony Reed	1	0	0.0
Team	19	76	4.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Rick Upchurch	6	102	17.0	2
Steve Watson	6	82	13.7	0
Dave Preston	5	55	11.0	0
Ron Egloff	3	21	7.0	0
Haven Moses	1	12	12.0	0
Riley Odoms	1	6	6.0	1
Team	22	278	5.7	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Luke Prestridge	7	263	37.6
Team	7	263	37.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mike Harden	4	69	17.3
Larry Canada	1	13	13.0
Team	5	82	16.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Rick Upchurch	2	14	7.0
Aaron Kyle	1	0	0.0
Team	3	14	4.7

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Vince Evans	10	20	118	5.9	2	2	1	62.1
Team	10	20	111	5.9	2	2	1	62.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	19	62	3.3	0
Vince Evans	6	50	8.3	0
Roland Harper	15	48	3.2	1
Brian Baschnagel	1	10	10.0	0
Team	41	170	4.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Walter Payton	3	42	14.0	2
Rickey Watts	2	42	21.0	0
Ken Margerum	3	28	9.3	0
Brooks Williams	1	4	4.0	0
Roland Harper	1	2	2.0	0
Team	10	118	5.9	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			6.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Roveto	0	1		5	5
Team	0	1		5	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	6	210	35.0
Team	6	210	35.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Emery Moorehead	3	51	17.0
Brooks Williams	1	35	35.0
Team	4	86	21.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jeff Fisher	3	21	7.0	0
Team	3	21	7.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Chicago Bears won against the Denver Broncos, 35 to 24, on December 20, 1981.

Final

Broncos

24

Bears

35

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,562

657

1,364

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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