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1987 Chicago Bears
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Record: 11-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 356 points (23.7/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 282 points (18.8/g), 4th.
Differential of 74 points (4.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.3/g), 27th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (11-4-0)
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1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim McMahon | 28 | 5 | 6 | 125 for 210, 1,639 yards, 12 td, 8 int, & 22 rushes for 88 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| QB | Mike Tomczak | 25 | 2 | 6 | 97 for 178, 1,220 yards, 5 td, 10 int, & 18 rushes for 54 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Walter Payton | 33 | 12 | 12 | 146 rushes for 533 yards, 4 td, & 33 catches for 217 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Neal Anderson | 23 | 1 | 10 | 129 rushes for 586 yards, 3 td, & 47 catches for 467 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| WR | Willie Gault | 27 | 4 | 12 | 35 catches for 705 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Ron Morris | 23 | Rook | 12 | 20 catches for 379 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 33 | 10 | 12 | 24 catches for 269 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Jimbo Covert | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Mark Bortz | 26 | 4 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg* | 28 | 6 | 12 | ||
| RG | Tom Thayer | 26 | 2 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Keith Van Horne | 30 | 6 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Hampton | 30 | 8 | 8 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| LDE | Al Harris | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| LDT | Steve McMichael*+ | 30 | 7 | 12 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDT | William Perry | 25 | 2 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Richard Dent | 27 | 4 | 12 | 12.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| LLB | Ron Rivera | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary*+ | 29 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Wilber Marshall* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Mike Richardson | 26 | 4 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
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| LCB | Reggie Phillips | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| RCB | Vestee Jackson | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Todd Bell | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Dave Duerson* | 27 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 25 | 2 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 28 of 30 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Bryan Wagner | 25 | Rook | 0 | 36 punts for a 40.6 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Dennis McKinnon | 26 | 4 | 0 | 40 punt returns for a 10.1 average and 2 td | |
| KR | Dennis Gentry | 28 | 5 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adickes | 23 | C | 6 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/29/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1987 |
| Egypt Allen | 23 | DB | 6 | 3 | 203 | 6-0 | TCU | 7/28/1964 | Rook | |
| Jim Althoff | 26 | DT | 4 | 3 | 278 | 6-3 | Winona State | 9/27/1961 | Rook | |
| Neal Anderson | 23 | RB | 11 | 10 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/14/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| John Arp | 22 | T | 2 | 1 | 275 | 6-5 | Lincoln (MO) | 8/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 24 | P | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| Kurt Becker | 29 | G | 12 | 1 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Bobby Bell | 25 | LB | 3 | 3 | 217 | 6-3 | Missouri | 2/7/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 91st pick / 1984 |
| Todd Bell | 29 | DB-LB | 12 | 11 | 207 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 11/28/1958 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| Todd Black | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 174 | 5-11 | Concordia (MN) | 4/12/1964 | Rook | |
| Paul Blair | 24 | T | 10 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 8/3/1963 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 1986 |
| Mark Bortz | 26 | G | 12 | 12 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| Cap Boso | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/10/1963 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 207th pick / 1986 |
| Sam Bowers | 30 | TE | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Fordham,Tennessee State | 12/22/1957 | Rook | |
| Steve Bradley | 24 | QB | 1 | 1 | 216 | 6-2 | Indiana,Valparaiso | 7/16/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 316th pick / 1986 |
| Chris Brewer | 25 | RB | 3 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Arizona | 1/23/1962 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 245th pick / 1984 |
| Kevin Brown | 24 | P | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 1/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Kevin Butler | 25 | K | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| Dick Chapura | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 277 | 6-3 | Missouri | 6/15/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 277th pick / 1987 |
| Darryl Clark | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/9/1961 | Rook | |
| Jimbo Covert | 27 | T | 9 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| Richard Dent | 27 | DE | 12 | 12 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| Maurice Douglass | 23 | DB | 12 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| George Duarte | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Arizona State,Northern Arizona | 2/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Dave Duerson* | 27 | DB | 12 | 12 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/28/1960 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Fencik | 33 | DB | 12 | 1 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Greg Fitzgerald | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Iowa | 7/3/1963 | Rook | |
| Doug Flutie | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| Willie Gault | 27 | WR | 12 | 12 | 181 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/5/1960 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| Shaun Gayle | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Gentry | 28 | WR-RB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Brian Glasgow | 26 | TE | 3 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 6/9/1961 | Rook | |
| Dan Hampton | 30 | DE-DT | 8 | 8 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 24 | QB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/23/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| Al Harris | 31 | DE-LB | 12 | 5 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| Chuck Harris | 26 | T | 3 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 10/7/1961 | Rook | |
| Frank Harris | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 7/1/1964 | Rook | |
| Lakei Heimuli | 22 | RB | 3 | 3 | 219 | 5-11 | BYU | 6/24/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 249th pick / 1987 |
| Jay Hilgenberg* | 28 | C-G | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 6 | |
| Mike Hintz | 22 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 8/8/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Hohensee | 26 | QB | 2 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/22/1961 | Rook | |
| Leonard Jackson | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 10/5/1964 | Rook | |
| Vestee Jackson | 24 | DB-LB | 12 | 12 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| Mike January | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 234 | 6-1 | Texas | 6/30/1964 | Rook | |
| Eric Jeffries | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 161 | 5-10 | Texas | 7/25/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 333rd pick / 1987 |
| Brent Johnson | 24 | C | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Herbert Johnson | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Missouri | 10/13/1963 | Rook | |
| Will Johnson | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 12/4/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1987 |
| Don Kindt | 26 | TE | 3 | 2 | 242 | 6-6 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 5/9/1961 | Rook | |
| Ken Knapczyk | 24 | WR | 3 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Northern Iowa | 4/21/1963 | Rook | |
| Glen Kozlowski | 25 | WR | 3 | 3 | 200 | 6-1 | BYU | 12/31/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1986 |
| Tim Lashar | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 160 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 9/5/1964 | Rook | |
| Lorenzo Lynch | 24 | DB | 2 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Sacramento State | 4/6/1963 | Rook | |
| Wilber Marshall* | 25 | LB | 12 | 12 | 231 | 6-1 | Florida | 4/18/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| Bruce McCray | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 181 | 5-9 | Western Illinois | 10/27/1963 | Rook | |
| Sean McInerney | 27 | DE | 3 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Frostburg State | 12/27/1960 | Rook | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/22/1961 | 4 | |
| Jim McMahon | 28 | QB | 7 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| Steve McMichael*+ | 30 | DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| Paul Migliazzo | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/11/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1987 |
| Eldridge Milton | 25 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clemson | 12/8/1962 | Rook | |
| Emery Moorehead | 33 | TE-WR | 12 | 12 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 10 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Raymond Morris | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 5-10 | Texas-El Paso | 6/8/1961 | Rook | |
| Ron Morris | 23 | WR | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | SMU | 11/4/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| Jim Morrissey | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| Anthony Mosley | 22 | RB | 2 | 2 | 205 | 5-9 | Fresno State | 6/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Gary Mullen | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 174 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 2/1/1963 | Rook | |
| Jon Norris | 25 | DE-DT | 3 | 3 | 260 | 6-3 | American International College | 11/1/1962 | Rook | |
| Jay Norvell | 24 | LB | 6 | 3 | 232 | 6-2 | Iowa | 3/28/1963 | Rook | |
| Jack Oliver | 25 | T | 3 | 3 | 281 | 6-3 | Memphis,Texas-El Paso | 2/3/1962 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 159th pick / 1985 |
| Keith Ortego | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 8/30/1963 | 2 | |
| Sean Payton | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Eastern Illinois | 12/29/1963 | Rook | |
| Walter Payton | 33 | RB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| William Perry | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 11 | 235 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Phillips | 27 | DB | 12 | 5 | 170 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/12/1960 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Richardson | 26 | DB | 11 | 6 | 187 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/23/1961 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| Stuart Rindy | 23 | T | 2 | 0 | 266 | 6-5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 5/22/1964 | Rook | |
| Ron Rivera | 25 | LB | 12 | 5 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| Garland Rivers | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Michigan | 11/3/1964 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1987 |
| Mark Rodenhauser | 26 | C | 9 | 3 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 6/6/1961 | Rook | |
| Jon Roehlk | 26 | G | 3 | 3 | 257 | 6-2 | Iowa | 6/25/1961 | Rook | |
| Doug Rothschild | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Wheaton | 4/27/1965 | Rook | |
| Eugene B. Rowell | 29 | DT | 1 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | Dubuque | 2/15/1958 | Rook | |
| Thomas Sanders | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 250th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Singletary*+ | 29 | LB | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| Sean Smith | 22 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/27/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 101st pick / 1987 |
| Mike Stoops | 26 | DB | 3 | 1 | 182 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/13/1961 | Rook | |
| Matt Suhey | 29 | RB | 12 | 2 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| Guy Teafatiller | 23 | DT | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/10/1964 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 251st pick / 1986 |
| Tom Thayer | 26 | G-C | 11 | 11 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| Calvin Thomas | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 5 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 25 | QB | 12 | 6 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 2 | |
| Steve Trimble | 29 | DB | 3 | 3 | 181 | 5-10 | Maryland | 5/11/1958 | 6 | |
| Keith Van Horne | 30 | T | 12 | 12 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Bryan Wagner | 25 | P | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | California Lutheran,Cal State-Northridge | 3/28/1962 | Rook | |
| Lawrence White | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Dana | 6/3/1963 | Rook | |
| Otis Wilson | 30 | LB | 7 | 7 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| John Wojciechowski | 24 | T-G | 4 | 4 | 272 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 7/30/1963 | Rook | |
| Al Wolden | 22 | RB | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Bemidji State | 4/11/1965 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 15 | 223.2 | 6-1.4 | 1.9 |