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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)

1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

C Jay Hilgenberg* 28 6 12
RG Tom Thayer 26 2 11

Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983

RT Keith Van Horne 30 6 12

Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981

 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

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

Roster

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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