| Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1981 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63499 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Roveto 43 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Vince Evans 2 run (John Roveto kick blocked) | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 6 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 9 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Brian Baschnagel |
| 80 | WR | Rickey Watts |
| 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 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 38 | 179 | 4.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Carano | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6t | 1 |
| Danny White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 60 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20.6 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Glenn Carano | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 131 | 8.7 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 71.8 |
| Danny White | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 66 | 9.4 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 77.1 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Reuben Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 194 | 48.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Rafael Septien | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Doug Plank | 1.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Charlie Waters | 1.0 |
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