1988 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/31/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-12 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 65534 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/8/1989 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64830 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Adickes | 54 | C | 6-3 | 261 | 24 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 24 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Kurt Becker | 79 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Bortz | 65 | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 27 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Cap Boso | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Joliet JC; Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Butler | 6 | K | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Chapura | 94 | DT | 6-3 | 280 | 34 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Clark | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Covert | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 275 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Wendell Davis | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 191 | 22 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Maurice Douglass | 37 | FS | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Coffeyville CC; Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Duerson | 22 | SS | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Gentry | 29 | WR | 5-8 | 182 | 29 | Baylor | 2 | 2 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 31 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 |
| Al Harris | 90 | LDE | 6-5 | 259 | 32 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 29 | Iowa | 2 | 2 |
| Vestee Jackson | 24 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Troy Johnson | 92 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Dante' Jones | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Brigham Young | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Krumm | 44 | S | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Lynch | 43 | S | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Chabot JC; Sacramento State | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Florida State | 2 | 2 |
| Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 29 | Brigham Young | 2 | 1 |
| Steve McMichael | 76 | LDT | 6-2 | 265 | 31 | Texas | 2 | 2 |
| Emery Moorehead | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 34 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Morris | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Morrissey | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Muster | 25 | FB | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Stanford | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 52 | LB-S | 6-1 | 219 | 23 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 27 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Rivera | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | California | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 26 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| John Shannon | 75 | DT | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 30 | Baylor | 2 | 2 |
| Sean Smith | 97 | RDE | 6-4 | 280 | 23 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Lemuel Stinson | 32 | CB | 5-9 | 165 | 22 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 30 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| David Tate | 49 | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Thayer | 57 | ROG | 6-4 | 272 | 27 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Thornton | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 242 | 23 | Fullerton State | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Tomczak | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 |
| Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 31 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Wagner | 15 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | California Lutheran; Northridge State | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:06 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 8/27 29.6% | 2/3 66.7% | 1 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:54 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 12/29 41.4% | 1/2 50.0% | 7 | 60 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Butler | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 40 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Butler | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OWN | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OPP | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sanders | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 58 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Brad Muster | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 58 | 255 | 4.4 | 58 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 53 | 190 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 13 | 227 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 64 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 44.7 |
| Jim McMahon | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 15 | 134 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 | 126 | 48.2 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 32 | 50.0 | 28 | 361 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 64 | 1 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 | 353 | 46.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 44 | 53.7 | 35 | 695 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 65 | 3 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 6 | 49 | 646 | 79.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis McKinnon | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 64t | 1 | ||
| Neal Anderson | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Jim Thornton | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Ron Morris | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cap Boso | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wendell Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Brad Muster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 361 | 11.3 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 695 | 15.8 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestee Jackson | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Maurice Douglass | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Wagner | 9 | 306 | 34.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 279 | 31.0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 306 | 34.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 279 | 31.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 337 | 33.7 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 316 | 31.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 1 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gentry | 5 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lemuel Stinson | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 0 | 175 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 137 | 19.6 | 25 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Al Harris | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| Steve McMichael | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Sean Smith | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Dan Hampton | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 49.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cap Boso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vestee Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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