| New England Patriots at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1985 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 60533 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 70 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 32 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 21 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 28 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Craig James 90 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 82 | WR | Derwin Williams |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 75 | LOG | Guy Morriss |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 88 | TE | Derrick Ramsey |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig James | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 3 | 234 | 6.7 | 90t | 1 | 6 | 55 | 39.5 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 232 | 11.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 95.7 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 39.6 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Ramsey | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Derwin Williams | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90t | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 32t | 1 |
| Tim Wrightman | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Singletary | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Dent | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 11 | 514 | 46.7 | 75 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Kenny Taylor | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dave Duerson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| James Maness | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Toby Williams | 2.0 |
| Don Blackmon | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Mike Singletary | 3.0 |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 1.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 1.0 |
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