Sunday, October 25, 1981
San Diego Chargers 17, Chicago Bears 20 (OT)| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (5-3-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Chicago Bears (2-6-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| SDG | CHI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | Matt Suhey 7 yard rush (John Roveto kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SDG | Rolf Benirschke 18 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| CHI | John Roveto 31 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| SDG | Charlie Joiner 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 10 |
| CHI | Walter Payton 2 yard rush (John Roveto kick) | 10 | 17 |
| SDG | Wes Chandler 39 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 17 |
| CHI | John Roveto 26 yard field goal | 17 | 20 |
| SDG | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 28 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-61-0 | 61-195-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-43-295-2-2 | 17-39-219-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 295 | 219 |
| Total yards | 356 | 414 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-64 | 9-67 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 5 | 124 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 36 | 107 | 1 | ||||||||