| Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 16, 1986 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 55520 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ali Haji-Sheikh 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Joel Williams 14 interception return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 32 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Tomczak 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 44 FG | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 89 | WR | Keith Ortego |
| 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 |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 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 |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 62 | ROT | Brett Miller |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 30 | LCB | David Croudip |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 22 | 92 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| David Archer | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Stacey Bailey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 2 | 203 | 9.2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 44 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 52.1 |
| Turk Schonert | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 3 | 36 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 85 | 85.0 | 85 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joey Jones | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Middleton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Joel Williams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Reggie Wilkes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 53 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 7 | 337 | 48.1 | 65 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Joey Jones | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Otis Wilson | 2.0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 |
| Richard Dent | 0.5 |
| Wilber Marshall | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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