The Chicago Bears beat the Cleveland Browns, 41 to 31, on September 7, 1986.

Final

Browns

0-1-0

31

Bears

1-0-0

41

Team

CLE

CHI

1

7

21

2

7

3

7

4

10

Total

31

41

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CLE

CHI

Al Gross 0-yard fumble return (Matt Bahr kick)

7

0

Dennis Gentry 91-yard kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick)

7

Walter Payton 2-yard run (Kevin Butler kick)

7

14

Wilber Marshall 58-yard interception return (Kevin Butler kick)

7

21

2nd quarter

CLE

CHI

Kevin Mack 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

14

21

Kevin Butler 47-yard field goal

14

24

3rd quarter

CLE

CHI

Kevin Mack 14-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

21

24

Walter Payton 11-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick)

21

31

4th quarter

CLE

CHI

Matt Bahr 22-yard field goal

24

31

Kevin Butler 19-yard field goal

24

34

Brian Brennan 15-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Bahr kick)

31

34

Matt Suhey 6-yard run (Kevin Butler kick)

31

41

Browns

Bears

1st Downs

21

26

Passing 1st Downs

12

8

Rushing 1st Downs

6

13

1st downs from penalties

3

5

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

Total Yards

349

367

Yards per play

5.4

5.6

Passing

280

174

Comp - Att

23 - 40

13 - 27

Yards per pass

6.8

6.2

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

Rushing

69

193

Rushing Attempts

24

37

Yards per rush

2.9

5.2

Penalties

11

8

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Browns

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bernie Kosar	23	40	289	7.2	1	1	1	78.0
Team	23	40	280	7.2	1	1	1	78.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Kevin Mack	10	50	5.0	2
Earnest Byner	13	18	1.4	0
Herman Fontenot	1	1	1.0	0
Team	24	69	2.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Earnest Byner	6	94	15.7	0
Brian Brennan	5	71	14.2	1
Webster Slaughter	4	45	11.3	0
Herman Fontenot	3	28	9.3	0
Terry Greer	1	22	22.0	0
Kevin Mack	2	14	7.0	0
Ozzie Newsome	1	14	14.0	0
Bernie Kosar	1	1	1.0	0
Team	23	289	7.2	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Sam Clancy			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Bahr	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Jeff Gossett	3	146	48.7
Team	3	146	48.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Gerald McNeil	4	97	24.3
Herman Fontenot	1	13	13.0
Scott Nicolas	1	13	13.0
Reggie Langhorne	1	12	12.0
Team	7	135	19.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Jim McMahon	10	20	135	6.8	1	1	88.5
Mike Tomczak	3	6	48	8.0	0	0	77.1
Walter Payton	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	39.6
Team	13	27	174	6.8	1	1	82.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton	22	113	5.1	1
Jim McMahon	4	34	8.5	0
Matt Suhey	7	22	3.1	1
Dennis Gentry	2	21	10.5	0
Thomas Sanders	1	2	2.0	0
Calvin Thomas	1	1	1.0	0
Team	37	193	5.2	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Matt Suhey	6	85	14.2	0
Willie Gault	3	59	19.7	0
Walter Payton	2	20	10.0	1
Tim Wrightman	1	14	14.0	0
Emery Moorehead	1	5	5.0	0
Team	13	183	6.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Richard Dent			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Kevin Butler	2	4		5	11
Team	2	4		5	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Maury Buford	1	25	25.0
Team	1	25	25.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Dennis Gentry	1	91	91.0	1
Thomas Sanders	4	50	12.5	0
Willie Gault	1	20	20.0	0
Team	6	161	26.8	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Lew Barnes	1	12	12.0	0
Team	1	12	12.0	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 beat the Cleveland Browns, 41 to 31, on September 7, 1986.

Final

Browns

31

Bears

41

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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More Bears Stats

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule