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1989 Chicago Bears

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 358 points (22.4/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 377 points (23.6/g), 20th.
 Differential of -19 points (-1.2/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 19th.

Coached by Mike Ditka (6-10-0)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 10 box W 1-0 Cincinnati Bengals 17 14 19 365 153 212 3 23 330 151 179
2 Sun September 17 box W 2-0 Minnesota Vikings 38 7 20 306 142 164 1 18 320 253 67 4
3 Sun September 24 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 47 27 23 542 323 219 20 305 107 198 5
4 Mon October 2 box W 4-0 Philadelphia Eagles 27 13 22 374 261 113 3 23 435 368 67 6
5 Sun October 8 box L 4-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35 42 22 350 214 136 3 27 415 268 147 2
6 Sun October 15 box L 4-2 Houston Oilers 28 33 22 332 239 93 6 20 457 317 140 2
7 Mon October 23 box L 4-3 @ Cleveland Browns 7 27 16 301 152 149 1 17 326 273 53
8 Sun October 29 box W 5-3 Los Angeles Rams 20 10 19 318 170 148 17 252 168 84 3
9 Sun November 5 box L 5-4 @ Green Bay Packers 13 14 19 321 188 133 19 339 270 69 2
10 Sun November 12 box W 6-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 0 20 337 134 203 4 10 216 162 54 6
11 Sun November 19 box L 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 32 14 377 266 111 4 21 390 263 127
12 Sun November 26 box L 6-6 @ Washington Redskins 14 38 13 191 132 59 3 35 492 390 102 2
13 Sun December 3 box L 6-7 @ Minnesota Vikings 16 27 18 315 178 137 2 24 387 251 136 2
14 Sun December 10 box L 6-8 Detroit Lions 17 27 21 302 172 130 2 17 295 168 127 2
15 Sun December 17 box L 6-9 Green Bay Packers 28 40 19 355 197 158 5 24 456 239 217 1
16 Sun December 24 box L 6-10 @ San Francisco 49ers 0 26 15 289 167 122 5 17 314 184 130 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 358 5375 1028 5.2 302 267 484 3088 21 25 6.0 147 516 2287 22 4.4 136 42 17 19
Team Defense 377 5729 1039 5.5 546 307 554 3832 21 26 6.5 191 446 1897 21 4.3 332 38 12 23
Lg Rank Offense 10 10 15 19 19 12 23 14 7 2 2 4 25 19
Lg Rank Defense 20 25 27 23 24 14 4 21 10 15 27 23 8 21

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Mike Tomczak 27 QB 16 11 156 306 51.0 2058 16 5.2 16 5.2 79 6.7 4.9 13.2 128.6 68.2 10 68 6.3 4.5 3.2
Jim Harbaugh 26 qb 12 5 111 178 62.4 1204 5 2.8 9 5.1 49 6.8 4.8 10.8 100.3 70.5 18 106 5.6 3.8 9.2
Team Total 26.0 16 267 484 55.2 3262 21 4.3 25 5.2 79 6.7 4.8 12.2 203.9 69.1 28 174 6.0 4.2 5.5
Opp Total 16 307 554 55.4 3832 21 3.8 26 4.7 6.9 5.2 12.5 239.5 70.2 39 247 6.5 4.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Neal Anderson* 25 RB 16 16 274 1275 11 73 4.7 79.7 17.1 50 434 8.7 4 49 3.1 27.1 1709 15 5
Brad Muster 24 FB 16 16 82 327 5 20 4.0 20.4 5.1 32 259 8.1 3 25 2.0 16.2 586 8 2
Jim Harbaugh 26 qb 12 5 45 276 3 26 6.1 23.0 3.8 276 3 2
Thomas Sanders 27 16 0 41 127 0 19 3.1 7.9 2.6 3 28 9.3 1 16 0.2 1.8 155 1 2
Mike Tomczak 27 QB 16 11 24 71 1 18 3.0 4.4 1.5 71 1 2
Matt Suhey 31 16 0 20 51 1 8 2.6 3.2 1.3 9 73 8.1 1 22 0.6 4.6 124 2 1
Dennis Gentry 30 wr 16 6 17 106 0 29 6.2 6.6 1.1 39 463 11.9 1 79 2.4 28.9 569 1 1
Mark Green 22 RET 10 0 5 46 1 37 9.2 4.6 0.5 5 48 9.6 0 21 0.5 4.8 94 1 0
Dennis McKinnon 28 WR 16 10 3 5 0 3 1.7 0.3 0.2 28 418 14.9 3 41 1.8 26.1 423 3 3
Brian Taylor 22 5 0 2 7 0 7 3.5 1.4 0.4 7 0 0
Ron Morris 25 WR 16 9 1 -14 0 -14 -14.0 -0.9 0.1 30 486 16.2 1 58 1.9 30.4 472 1 1
James Thornton 24 TE 16 16 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 24 392 16.3 3 36 1.5 24.5 396 3 2
Maury Buford 29 P 16 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 6 0 0
Wendell Davis 23 wr 14 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 397 15.3 3 52 1.9 28.4 397 3 0
Cap Boso 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 182 10.7 1 43 1.1 11.4 182 1 0
Glen Kozlowski 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 74 24.7 0 55 0.2 4.9 74 0 1
Tom Waddle 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.7 8 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 516 2287 22 73 4.4 142.9 32.3 267 3262 12.2 21 79 16.7 203.9 5549 43 23
Opp Total 16 446 1897 21 4.3 118.6 27.9 307 3832 12.5 21 19.2 239.5 5729 42 24

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Dennis Gentry 30 wr 16 6 28 667 0 63 23.8 1236
Mark Green 22 RET 10 0 16 141 0 24 8.8 11 239 0 37 21.7 474
Thomas Sanders 27 16 0 23 491 1 96 21.3 646
Dennis McKinnon 28 WR 16 10 10 67 0 17 6.7 490
Matt Suhey 31 16 0 6 93 0 21 15.5 217
Glen Kozlowski 27 15 0 4 -2 0 4 -0.5 1 12 0 12 12.0 84
Mickey Pruitt 24 14 1 2 17 0 11 8.5 17
Dick Chapura 25 16 3 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
David Tate 25 14 4 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Tom Waddle 22 3 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 10
Donnell Woolford 23 LCB 11 11 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Team Total 26.0 16 32 220 0 24 6.9 73 1539 1 96 21.1 7308
Opp Total 16 30 0 68 1375 0 20.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Maury Buford 29 P 16 0 72 2844 60 0 39.5
Kevin Butler 27 K 16 0 6 6 7 6 5 3 1 19 15 78.9% 45 43 95.6%
Team Total 26.0 16 6 6 7 6 5 3 1 19 15 78.9% 45 43 95.6% 72 2844 60 0 39.5
Opp Total 16 36 26 72.2% 43 41 95.3% 67 2653 39.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Richard Dent 29 RDE 15 15 9.0 1 30 0 30 2 0 2 0 0 70
Steve McMichael 32 LDT 16 16 7.5 1 0 1 0 0 108
John Roper 24 RLB 16 10 4.5 2 46 0 43 1 0 0 0
Trace Armstrong 24 LDE 15 14 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 80
William Perry 27 RDT 13 9 4.0 0 0 2 5 0 61
Neal Anderson* 25 RB 16 16 5 0 0 0
Shaun Gayle 27 FS 14 14 3 39 0 20 1 0 2 11 0 108
Ron Rivera 27 LLB 16 14 2.0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dennis McKinnon 28 WR 16 10 3 1 0 0
Lemuel Stinson 23 12 4 4 59 1 29
Dick Chapura 25 16 3 3.0
Vestee Jackson 26 RCB 16 15 2 16 0 16 0 1 0 0
Lorenzo Lynch 26 16 2 3 55 0 41 38
Donnell Woolford 23 LCB 11 11 3 0 0 0 56
Maurice Douglass 25 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23
Dan Hampton 32 4 4 2.0
Jim Harbaugh 26 qb 12 5 2 0 0 0
Jim Morrissey 27 6 4 2 0 0 0
Brad Muster 24 FB 16 16 2 0 0 0
Thomas Sanders 27 16 0 2 0 0 0
James Thornton 24 TE 16 16 2 0 0 0
Mike Tomczak 27 QB 16 11 2 0 0 0
Mark Bortz 28 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Jimbo Covert 29 LT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Dave Duerson 29 SS 12 12 1 2 0 2
Jerry Fontenot 23 16 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Gentry 30 wr 16 6 1 0 0 0
Glen Kozlowski 27 15 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Morris 25 WR 16 9 1 0 0 0
Markus Paul 23 16 2 1 20 0 20
Mike Singletary*+ 31 MLB 16 16 1.0
George Streeter 22 4 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Suhey 31 16 0 1 0 0 0
David Tate 25 14 4 1 0 0 0 60
Keith Van Horne 32 RT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Tony C. Woods 23 15 2 1.0
Team Total 26.0 16 39.0 26 268 1 43 5 23 17 16 0 632
Opp Total 16 28 24 12

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Neal Anderson* 25 RB 16 16 11 4 90
Kevin Butler 27 K 16 0 43 15 88
Brad Muster 24 FB 16 16 5 3 48
Wendell Davis 23 wr 14 7 3 18
Jim Harbaugh 26 qb 12 5 3 18
Dennis McKinnon 28 WR 16 10 3 18
James Thornton 24 TE 16 16 3 18
Thomas Sanders 27 16 0 1 1 12
Matt Suhey 31 16 0 1 1 12
Cap Boso 26 16 0 1 6
Dennis Gentry 30 wr 16 6 1 6
Mark Green 22 RET 10 0 1 6
Ron Morris 25 WR 16 9 1 6
Lemuel Stinson 23 12 4 1 6
Mike Tomczak 27 QB 16 11 1 6
Team Total 26.0 16 22 21 1 1 43 15 358
Opp Total 16 21 21 41 26 377