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Atlanta Falcons 20 at Chicago Bears 17
Sunday, September 4, 1983
Stadium: Soldier Field (I), Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 80 degrees, relative humidity 49%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 80 degrees, relative humidity 49%, wind 12 mph
| 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 |
Scoring
| ATL | CHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Falcons | William Andrews 23 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2nd | Bears | Ken Margerum 8 yard pass from Jim McMahon (Bob Thomas kick) | 6 | 7 |
| Bears | Bob Thomas 29 yard field goal | 6 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Falcons | Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 10 |
| Bears | Anthony Hutchison 2 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 13 | 17 | |
| 4th | Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 21 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 17 |
Team Stats
| 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 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| William Andrews | ATL | 22 | 95 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 23 | ||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 14 | 23 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 3 | 48 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 2 | 39 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Gerald Riggs | ATL | 8 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Ben Young | ATL | 3 | 32 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 20 | 103 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| Jim McMahon | CHI | 20 | 29 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Emery Moorehead | CHI | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| Matt Suhey | CHI | 9 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Ken Margerum | CHI | 3 | 43 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 3 | 42 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Willie Gault | CHI | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Anthony Hutchison | CHI | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Dan Benish | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bobby Butler | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Johnson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Fulton Kuykendall | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Provence | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Zele | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jeff Fisher | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Willie Gault | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Osborne | CHI | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Rains | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Ralph Giacomarro | ATL | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bob Parsons | CHI | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Thomas | CHI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |