| Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1983 Location: Tampa, FL |
| Venue: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 36816 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 75 F Humidty: 94% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 2 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 8 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 3 run (Bob Thomas kick failed) | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Hartenstine 10 opponents fumble recovery (Bob Thomas kick) | 27 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 71 | ROT | Andy Frederick |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | RB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 98 | LDT | Tyrone Keys |
| 76 | RDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDE | Dan Hampton |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 22 | FS | Dave Duerson |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 72 | LOG | Ray Snell |
| 60 | C | Randy Grimes |
| 62 | ROG | Sean Farrell |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 82 | TE | Jerry Bell |
| 86 | TE | Jim Obradovich |
| 11 | QB | Jerry Golsteyn |
| 28 | TB | Mel Carver |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Booker Reese |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 69 | RDE | Hasson Arbubakrr |
| 51 | LOLB | Ed Judie |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 23 | LCB | Jeremiah Castille |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 43 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 21 | RCB | John Holt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 39 | 1 |
| Walter Payton | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 12 | 2 |
| Jim McMahon | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Anthony Hutchison | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mel Carver | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| James Owens | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 79 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 85.1 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jerry Golsteyn | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 1 | 49 | 3.8 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10.7 |
| Jeff Komlo | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 49 | 6.1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 29.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Gerald Carter | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 8 | 295 | 36.9 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Michael Morton | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Steve McMichael | 2.0 |
| Tyrone Keys | 1.0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0.5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Hasson Arbubakrr | 1.0 |
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