Denver Broncos 24 at Chicago Bears 35
Sunday, December 20, 1981
Denver Broncos 24, Chicago Bears 35
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Denver Broncos (10-6-0) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Chicago Bears (6-10-0) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| | DEN | CHI |
| DEN | Fred Steinfort 46 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| CHI | Walter Payton 19 yard pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 7 |
| CHI | Roland Harper 4 yard rush (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 14 |
| CHI | Gary Fencik 69 yard interception return (John Roveto kick) | 3 | 21 |
| DEN | Riley Odoms 6 yard pass from Craig Morton (Fred Steinfort kick) | 10 | 21 |
| CHI | Al Harris 44 yard interception return (John Roveto kick) | 10 | 28 |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch 25 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 17 | 28 |
| CHI | Walter Payton 7 yard pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 17 | 35 |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch 39 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Fred Steinfort kick) | 24 | 35 |
| DEN | CHI |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 19-76-0 | 41-170-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-49-278-3-3 | 10-20-118-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-56 | 1-7 |
| Net pass yards | 222 | 111 |
| Total yards | 298 | 281 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-74 | 11-101 |
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Tm |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Rick Upchurch |
DEN |
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6 |
102 |
2 |