| Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1983 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 58210 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 78 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 13 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 15 pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Leslie Frazier 11 interception return (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Nathan Poole 15 run (Rich Karlis kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 19 FG | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rick Upchurch 15 pass from Steve DeBerg (Rich Karlis kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 72 pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 24 | RB | Rick Parros |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Walt Bowyer |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 58 | LILB | Steve Busick |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 43 | FS | Steve Foley |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 82 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | RB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 53 | RLB | Dan Rains |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 24 | FS | Jeff Fisher |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 15t | 1 |
| John Elway | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 13t | 1 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 235 | 7.8 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 79.2 |
| John Elway | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 1 | 36 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 10.8 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 3 | 174 | 7.6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.9 |
| Vince Evans | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 72 | 24.0 | 72t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Watson | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Parros | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 72t | 2 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Harden | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 57 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Zach Thomas | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Anthony Hutchison | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Todd Bell | 3.0 |
| Al Harris | 2.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 2.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 |
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