Atlanta Falcons 20 at Chicago Bears 17
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Atlanta Falcons 20, Chicago Bears 17
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Falcons (1-0-0) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Chicago Bears (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| | ATL | CHI |
| ATL | William Andrews 23 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| CHI | Ken Margerum 8 yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 6 | 7 |
| CHI | Bob Thomas 29 yard field goal | 6 | 10 |
| ATL | Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 10 |
| CHI | Anthony Hutchison 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 13 | 17 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins 21 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 17 |
| ATL | CHI |
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-132-1 | 36-150-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-23-201-2-0 | 21-30-273-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-16 | 4-22 |
| Net pass yards | 185 | 251 |
| Total yards | 317 | 401 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-45 | 3-20 |
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Tm |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Walter Payton |
CHI |
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20 |
103 |
0 |
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