| NFC Divisional Playoff - New York Giants at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: January 5, 1986 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 62076 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 20 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Shaun Gayle 5 punt return (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 23 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 20 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 0 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 57 | LOLB | Byron Hunt |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 72 | RDT | William Perry |
| 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 York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 27 | 93 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 0 | 209 | 6.0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 60.3 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 0 | 216 | 10.3 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Gault | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 23t | 2 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 9 | 343 | 38.1 | 63 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Keith Ortego | 5 | 1 | 22 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Shaun Gayle | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Lee Rouson | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Gault | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Richard Dent | 3.5 | 38.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Gary Fencik | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 0.5 | 6.0 |
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