The Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28 to 17, on September 20, 1981.

Final

Buccaneers

1-2-0

17

Bears

1-2-0

28

Team

TB

CHI

1

7

0

2

0

14

3

7

4

3

7

Total

17

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

TB

CHI

Mike Washington 29-yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

TB

CHI

Matt Suhey 1-yard run (Hans Nielsen kick)

7

Jeff Fisher 88-yard punt return (Hans Nielsen kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

TB

CHI

Kevin House 11-yard pass from Doug Williams (Garo Yepremian kick)

14

Vince Evans 8-yard run (Hans Nielsen kick)

14

21

4th quarter

TB

CHI

Garo Yepremian 32-yard field goal

17

21

Dave Williams 18-yard pass from Vince Evans (Hans Nielsen kick)

17

28

Buccaneers

Bears

1st Downs

22

15

Passing 1st Downs

15

5

Rushing 1st Downs

6

8

1st downs from penalties

1

2

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

71

62

Total Yards

450

247

Yards per play

6.3

4.0

Passing

309

126

Comp - Att

17 - 40

13 - 24

Yards per pass

7.5

5.3

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 15

0 - 0

Rushing

141

121

Rushing Attempts

30

38

Yards per rush

4.7

3.2

Penalties

14

3

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Buccaneers

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Doug Williams	17	40	324	8.1	1	2	1	58.8
Team	17	40	309	8.1	1	2	1	58.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Jerry Eckwood	23	114	5.0
Doug Williams	3	18	6.0
James Wilder	2	4	2.0
Ricky Bell	1	3	3.0
Tony Davis	1	2	2.0
Team	30	141	4.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jimmie Giles	5	109	21.8	0
Kevin House	6	91	15.2	1
Gordon Jones	4	68	17.0	0
Theo Bell	1	47	47.0	0
James Wilder	1	9	9.0	0
Team	17	324	8.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Garo Yepremian	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	5	181	36.2
Team	5	181	36.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
James Owens	2	45	22.5
Gary Davis	1	12	12.0
Team	3	57	19.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Theo Bell	5	5	1.0	0
Team	5	5	1.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RATE
Vince Evans	13	23	126	5.5	1	1	68.4
Walter Payton	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	39.6
Team	13	24	126	5.3	1	1	65.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	21	64	3.0	0
Matt Suhey	14	48	3.4	1
Vince Evans	3	9	3.0	1
Team	38	121	3.2	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Rickey Watts	2	35	17.5	0
Dave Williams	2	29	14.5	1
Matt Suhey	4	19	4.8	0
Robin Earl	2	18	9.0	0
Ken Margerum	1	15	15.0	0
Brian Baschnagel	1	6	6.0	0
Walter Payton	1	4	4.0	0
Team	13	126	5.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Hans Nielsen	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons	7	300	42.9
Team	7	300	42.9

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Dave Williams	4	66	16.5	0
Team	4	66	16.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jeff Fisher	2	93	46.5	1
Team	2	93	46.5	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

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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 beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28 to 17, on September 20, 1981.

Final

Buccaneers

17

Bears

28

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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