Week 1
Final
ATL
CHI1Q
6 - 0
W. Andrews 23-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Missed XP
2Q
6 - 7
K. Margerum 8-yard TD catch from J. McMahon.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
6 - 10
B. Thomas 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
13 - 10
G. Riggs 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
13 - 17
A. Hutchison 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
20 - 17
A. Jenkins 21-yard TD catch from S. Bartkowski.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
254
McMahon
CHI
Rush Yds
103
Payton
CHI
Rec Yds
96
Payton
CHI
Scrim TD
1
Jenkins
ATL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1983 NFC West
ATL CHI
49ers 
Rams 
Saints 
Falcons | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Vikings | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bears couldn't pull it off against the Atlanta Falcons, 20 to 17, on September 4, 1983.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 14/23 | 201 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 4-16 | 118.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McMahon #9 | 20/29 | 254 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 4-22 | 93.2 |
V. Evans #8 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Andrews #31 | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
G. Riggs #42 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 |
B. Johnson #84 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 |
M. Suhey #26 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 |
W. Gault #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. McMahon #9 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
A. Hutchison #32 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 21 |
W. Andrews #31 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 23 |
A. Jackson #85 | 0/0 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 25 |
B. Young #86 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 |
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 19 |
G. Riggs #42 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | 34 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 31 |
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 20 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Kuykendall #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Benish #69 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Provence #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zele #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Osborne #68 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Giacomarro #1 | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cain #21 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rains #53 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gault #83 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #84 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bartkowski #10 | 14/23 | 201 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 4-16 | 118.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Andrews #31 | 22 | 95 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
G. Riggs #42 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 |
B. Johnson #84 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Jenkins #84 | 0/0 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 21 |
W. Andrews #31 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 23 |
A. Jackson #85 | 0/0 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 25 |
B. Young #86 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 12 |
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 19 |
G. Riggs #42 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Kuykendall #54 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Benish #69 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Provence #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Zele #63 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Giacomarro #1 | 8 | 334 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Cain #21 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #84 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McMahon #9 | 20/29 | 254 | 8.8 | 1 | 1 | 4-22 | 93.2 |
V. Evans #8 | 1/1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 |
M. Suhey #26 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 |
W. Gault #83 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. McMahon #9 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
A. Hutchison #32 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Payton #34 | 0/0 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | 34 |
E. Moorehead #87 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 31 |
K. Margerum #82 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 20 |
B. Baschnagel #84 | 0/0 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
M. Suhey #26 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Osborne #68 | 0-0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thomas #16 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Parsons #86 | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rains #53 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gault #83 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Fisher #24 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
317
Total Yds
401
185
Pass Yds
251
132
Rush Yds
150
58
Total Plays
70
5.5
Yards Per Play
5.7
6.9
Yards Per Pass
7.4
4.3
Yards Per Rush
4.2
18
1st Downs
21
12
Passing 1st Downs
12
6
Rushing 1st Downs
9
0
1st Downs from Penalties
0
8
Punts
5
1
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
3
4.0
Sacks
4.0
0
D/ST TD
0
