| Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1981 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 40125 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 21 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Fred Steinfort 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Walter Payton 19 pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Roland Harper 4 run (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Gary Fencik 69 interception return (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Riley Odoms 6 pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Al Harris 44 interception return (John Roveto kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Rick Upchurch 25 pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Walter Payton 7 pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | Rick Upchurch 39 pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 24 | 35 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| DEN | Rick Parros | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| DEN | Larry Canada | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| DEN | Tony Reed | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHIB | Walter Payton | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| CHIB | Vince Evans | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| CHIB | Roland Harper | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| CHIB | Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| DEN | Steve DeBerg | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 190 | 7.3 | 39t | 2 | 1 | 15 | 103.0 |
| DEN | Craig Morton | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 3 | 88 | 3.8 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 21.9 |
| CHIB | Vince Evans | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 118 | 5.9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 62.1 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 39t | 2 |
| DEN | Steve Watson | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| DEN | Ron Egloff | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| DEN | Haven Moses | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| DEN | Riley Odoms | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| CHIB | Walter Payton | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19t | 2 |
| CHIB | Ken Margerum | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| CHIB | Rickey Watts | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| CHIB | Brooks Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| CHIB | Roland Harper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Dennis Smith | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
| DEN | Aaron Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHIB | Gary Fencik | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69t | 1 |
| CHIB | Al Harris | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| CHIB | Mike Singletary | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| DEN | Luke Prestridge | 7 | 263 | 37.6 | 51 | 0 |
| CHIB | Bob Parsons | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| DEN | Aaron Kyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CHIB | Jeff Fisher | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Mike Harden | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| DEN | Larry Canada | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| CHIB | Emery Moorehead | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| CHIB | Brooks Williams | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| DEN | Barney Chavous | 1.0 |
| CHIB | Alan Page | 3.5 |
| CHIB | Dan Hampton | 1.5 |
| CHIB | Mike Hartenstine | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl Scores |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2024 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: April 23, 2024 |