Bears 29-31 Broncos (Nov 16, 1987)

CHI

DEN

1

14

0

2

0

21

3

15

0

4

0

10

29

31

1Q

7 - 0

W. Gault 51-yard TD catch from J. McMahon.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

C. Boso 6-yard TD catch from J. McMahon.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 7

V. Johnson 22-yard TD catch from J. Elway.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 14

M. Jackson 22-yard TD catch from J. Elway.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 21

R. Nattiel 35-yard TD catch from J. Elway.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

20 - 21

W. Gault 26-yard TD catch from J. McMahon.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3Q

26 - 21

J. McMahon 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

3Q

29 - 21

K. Butler 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

29 - 24

R. Karlis 27-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

29 - 31

S. Sewell 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

341

Elway

DEN

Rush Yds

73

Payton

CHI

Rec Yds

133

Gault

CHI

Scrim TD

2

Gault

CHI

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Jim McMahon

CHI QB #9

John Elway

DEN QB #7

311

Pass Yds

341

3

Pass TD

3

1

Int

2

CHI

Team Stats

DEN

446

Total Yds

439

24

1st Downs

26

2

Turnovers

2

1987 NFC Central

CHI DEN

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	4	0	.733
Vikings	8	7	0	.533
Packers	5	9	1	.367
Buccaneers	4	11	0	.267
Lions	4	11	0	.267

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	10	4	1	.700
Seahawks	9	6	0	.600
Chargers	8	7	0	.533
Raiders	5	10	0	.333
Chiefs	4	11	0	.267

Game Summary

The Denver Broncos squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bears, 31 to 29, on November 16, 1987.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	21/34	311	9.1	3	1	3-20	108.8
Mike Tomczak M. Tomczak #18	2/2	9	4.5	0	0	0-0	85.4

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
John Elway J. Elway #7	21/40	341	8.5	3	2	0-0	85.5
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	12	73	6.1	0	14
Neal Anderson N. Anderson #35	11	44	4.0	0	11
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	2	16	8.0	0	12
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	2	3	1.5	1	2
Calvin Thomas C. Thomas #33	1	1	1.0	0	1
William Perry W. Perry #72	1	0	0.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Elway J. Elway #7	5	35	7.0	0	19
Gene Lang G. Lang #33	11	31	2.8	0	7
Sammy Winder S. Winder #23	8	20	2.5	0	8
Ricky Nattiel R. Nattiel #81	1	10	10.0	0	10
Steve Sewell S. Sewell #30	2	2	1.0	1	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	0/0	133	26.6	2	51
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	0/0	67	16.8	0	22
Neal Anderson N. Anderson #35	0/0	38	5.4	0	10
Ron Morris R. Morris #84	0/0	27	27.0	0	27
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	26	8.7	0	9
Cap Boso C. Boso #86	0/0	20	10.0	1	14
Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead #87	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ricky Nattiel R. Nattiel #81	0/0	93	23.3	1	35
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	0/0	86	14.3	1	26
Steve Sewell S. Sewell #30	0/0	78	15.6	0	28
Mark Jackson M. Jackson #80	0/0	53	17.7	1	24
Clarence Kay C. Kay #88	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Gene Lang G. Lang #33	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Sammy Winder S. Winder #23	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ron Rivera R. Rivera #59	0-0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Dave Duerson D. Duerson #22	0-0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Rulon Jones R. Jones #75	0-0	1.0	0
Karl Mecklenburg K. Mecklenburg #77	0-0	1.0	0
Andre Townsend A. Townsend #61	0-0	1.0	0
Kevin Clark K. Clark #20	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kevin Butler K. Butler #6	1/1	2/3	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rich Karlis R. Karlis #3	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Wagner B. Wagner #15	3	158	52.7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Horan M. Horan #2	4	186	46.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Thomas Sanders T. Sanders #20	2	16	8.0	0	0
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	2	47	23.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	3	72	24.0	0	0
Ken Bell K. Bell #35	1	19	19.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	3	8	2.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	21/34	311	9.1	3	1	3-20	108.8
Mike Tomczak M. Tomczak #18	2/2	9	4.5	0	0	0-0	85.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	12	73	6.1	0	14
Neal Anderson N. Anderson #35	11	44	4.0	0	11
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	2	16	8.0	0	12
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jim McMahon J. McMahon #9	2	3	1.5	1	2
Calvin Thomas C. Thomas #33	1	1	1.0	0	1
William Perry W. Perry #72	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Willie Gault W. Gault #83	0/0	133	26.6	2	51
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	0/0	67	16.8	0	22
Neal Anderson N. Anderson #35	0/0	38	5.4	0	10
Ron Morris R. Morris #84	0/0	27	27.0	0	27
Walter Payton W. Payton #34	0/0	26	8.7	0	9
Cap Boso C. Boso #86	0/0	20	10.0	1	14
Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead #87	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ron Rivera R. Rivera #59	0-0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Dave Duerson D. Duerson #22	0-0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kevin Butler K. Butler #6	1/1	2/3	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bryan Wagner B. Wagner #15	3	158	52.7	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Thomas Sanders T. Sanders #20	2	16	8.0	0	0
Dennis Gentry D. Gentry #29	2	47	23.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dennis McKinnon D. McKinnon #85	3	8	2.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
John Elway J. Elway #7	21/40	341	8.5	3	2	0-0	85.5
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Elway J. Elway #7	5	35	7.0	0	19
Gene Lang G. Lang #33	11	31	2.8	0	7
Sammy Winder S. Winder #23	8	20	2.5	0	8
Ricky Nattiel R. Nattiel #81	1	10	10.0	0	10
Steve Sewell S. Sewell #30	2	2	1.0	1	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ricky Nattiel R. Nattiel #81	0/0	93	23.3	1	35
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	0/0	86	14.3	1	26
Steve Sewell S. Sewell #30	0/0	78	15.6	0	28
Mark Jackson M. Jackson #80	0/0	53	17.7	1	24
Clarence Kay C. Kay #88	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Gene Lang G. Lang #33	0/0	6	6.0	0	6
Sammy Winder S. Winder #23	0/0	3	3.0	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Rulon Jones R. Jones #75	0-0	1.0	0
Karl Mecklenburg K. Mecklenburg #77	0-0	1.0	0
Andre Townsend A. Townsend #61	0-0	1.0	0
Kevin Clark K. Clark #20	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rich Karlis R. Karlis #3	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Horan M. Horan #2	4	186	46.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Vance Johnson V. Johnson #82	3	72	24.0	0	0
Ken Bell K. Bell #35	1	19	19.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

CHI

DEN

1

14

0

2

0

21

3

15

0

4

0

10

29

31

CHI

Team Stats

DEN

446

Total Yds

439

300

Pass Yds

341

146

Rush Yds

98

69

Total Plays

68

6.5

Yards Per Play

6.5

7.7

Yards Per Pass

8.3

4.9

Yards Per Rush

3.6

24

1st Downs

26

13

Passing 1st Downs

16

10

Rushing 1st Downs

8

1

1st Downs from Penalties

2

3

Punts

4

2

Turnovers

2

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

7

Penalties

5

0.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

7-2 CHI

DEN 5-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1987 NFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats