Week 3
Final1Q
7 - 0
M. Washington 29-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
M. Suhey 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 14
J. Fisher 88-yard TD punt return.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 14
K. House 11-yard TD catch from D. Williams.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 21
V. Evans 8-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 21
G. Yepremian 32-yard field goal.
4Q
17 - 28
D. Williams 18-yard TD catch from V. Evans.
Made XP
Pass Yds
324
Williams
TB

Rush Yds
114
Eckwood
TB

Rec Yds
109
Giles
TB

Scrim TD
1
House
TB

| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
The Chicago Bears decisively defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 28 to 17, on September 20, 1981.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 17/40 | 324 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 1-15 | 58.8 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 13/23 | 126 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.4 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Eckwood #43 | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Williams #12 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilder #32 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Bell #42 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Davis #27 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Suhey #26 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
V. Evans #8 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 31 |
K. House #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 24 |
G. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 24 |
T. Bell #83 | 0/0 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
J. Wilder #32 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Watts #80 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 33 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 18 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
R. Earl #81 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Fencik #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Nielsen #6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Owens #26 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #27 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #22 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #12 | 17/40 | 324 | 8.1 | 1 | 2 | 1-15 | 58.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Eckwood #43 | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 |
D. Williams #12 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Wilder #32 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
R. Bell #42 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
T. Davis #27 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Giles #88 | 0/0 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 | 31 |
K. House #89 | 0/0 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 24 |
G. Jones #84 | 0/0 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 24 |
T. Bell #83 | 0/0 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
J. Wilder #32 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Washington #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Blanchard #16 | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Owens #26 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
G. Davis #27 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Evans #8 | 13/23 | 126 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.4 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 21 | 64 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 |
M. Suhey #26 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
V. Evans #8 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Watts #80 | 0/0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 33 |
D. Williams #22 | 0/0 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 18 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 |
R. Earl #81 | 0/0 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 10 |
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Walterscheid #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Fencik #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Nielsen #6 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 7 | 300 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Williams #22 | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 |
450
Total Yds
247
309
Pass Yds
126
141
Rush Yds
121
71
Total Plays
62
6.3
Yards Per Play
4.0
7.5
Yards Per Pass
5.3
4.7
Yards Per Rush
3.2
22
1st Downs
15
15
Passing 1st Downs
5
6
Rushing 1st Downs
8
1
1st Downs from Penalties
2
5
Punts
7
3
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
14
Penalties
3
0.0
Sacks
1.0
1
D/ST TD
1