| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1981 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 63688 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Roveto 40 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 46 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Jimmie Giles 81 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Kevin House 51 pass from Doug Williams (Bill Capece kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (John Roveto kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 30 FG | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 89 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 20 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Sanders |
| 68 | LOG | George Yarno |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 61 | ROG | Greg Roberts |
| 73 | ROT | Charley Hannah |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 12 | QB | Doug Williams |
| 43 | TB | Jerry Eckwood |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bill Kollar |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 56 | LILB | Cecil Johnson |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 20 | SS | Neal Colzie |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 25 | 1 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Jerry Eckwood | 21 | 110 | 5.2 | 59 | 0 |
| James Owens | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 239 | 6.6 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 55.2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Doug Williams | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 192 | 9.1 | 81t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 87.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ken Margerum | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Kevin House | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 51t | 1 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 81t | 1 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mike Washington | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Larry Swider | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| John Holt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 1.0 |
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