| Pittsburgh Steelers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 30, 1986 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 61425 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 30 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Preston Gothard 12 pass from Harry Newsome (Gary Anderson kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 3 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 42 FG | 10 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 54 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 86 | TE | Preston Gothard |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 43 | FB | Earnest Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 67 | NT | Gary Dunn |
| 64 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 26 | LCB | John Swain |
| 21 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 28 | RCB | Lupe Sanchez |
| 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 |
| 20 | FB | Thomas Sanders |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Earnest Jackson | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Mark Malone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 31 | 90 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Mark Malone | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 2 | 154 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 32.8 |
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 2 | 235 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Weegie Thompson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Gothard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Earnest Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tim Wrightman | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Ortego | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bryan Hinkle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lupe Sanchez | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Shaun Gayle | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Harry Newsome | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 45 | 0 | ||||||
| Harry Newsome | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Maury Buford | 3 | 100 | 33.3 | 41 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Lupe Sanchez | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Wilber Marshall | 1.0 |
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