Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Chicago Bears 48
Sunday 7 December 1986 at Soldier Field
CBS COMMENTARY CREW Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
GAME SCORING
CHI
6:01-1Q
Tomczak 8 run (Butler kick)
CHI
9:43-2Q
Sanders 9 run (Butler kick)
CHI
7:28-2Q
Flutie 4 run (Butler kick)
CHI
0:20-2Q
Payton 27 pass from Flutie (Butler kick)
CHI
7:06-3Q
Gault 8 pass from Tomczak (Butler kick)
CHI
1:36-3Q
Payton 4 run (Butler kick)
TB
14:43-4Q
Heflin 48 fumbled lateral (Igwebuike kick)
TB
7:12-4Q
Magee 14 pass from Young (Igwebuike kick)
CHI
6:55-4Q
Barnes 85 kickoff return (kick failed)
This one was 42-0 in the fourth quarter and the Bucs only got on the board
when the Bears picked off a Steve Young pass and started lateralling it
around amongst themselves. Vince Heflin picked up the fumble and got
Tampa Bay on the board. This was the culmination of a five-game losing
streak in which the Bucs were outscored by an average of 26 points a
game, probably the lowest point in franchise history.
GAME REPORTS
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STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
72 Taylor
DE
71 Nelson
LG
66 Yarno
DT
76 Logan
C
60 Grimes
DE
90 Holmes
RG
62 Farrell
LOLB
56 Walker
RT
73 Heller
LILB
58 Davis
TE
86 Magee
RILB
52 Brantley
WR
87 Carter
ROLB
51 Washington
WR
84 Heflin
LCB
21 McKeever
RB
20 Springs
RCB
22 Jones
RB
32 Wilder
SS
44 Sully
QB
8 Young
FS
31 Curry
PLAYED
1 Igwebuike, 5 Garcia, 17 DeBerg, 23 Castille, 25 Howard, 35 Franklin, 36
Futrell, 37 K Walker, 41 Swoope, 54 Randle, 57 Browner, 59 Murphy, 67
Morgan, 68 Mallory, 75 Kellin, 77 Maarleveld, 80 Williams, 81 Freeman, 85
Dunn, 98 Keys
DID NOT PLAY
28 Allen, 64 Robinson, 83 Gillespie
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Wilder 13-29, Young 4-11, Springs 3-8, Howard 2-2.
BEARS: Payton 20-78, Gentry 2-36, Anderson 5-33, Sanders 4-31,
Suhey 5-28, Tomczak 5-27, Flutie 2-7, Thomas 3-5.
PASSING
BUCS: Young 32-16-234-2-1.
BEARS: Tomczak 11-7-108-1-1, Flutie 7-2-79-0-1.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Magee 8-143, Wilder 4-10, Carter 2-45, Howard 2-36.
BEARS: Payton 3-98, Gault 2-60, Gentry 2-17, Moorehead 1-12,
Wrightman 1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Curry 1-0.
BEARS: Fencik 1-3, Bell 1-(-1), Richardson 0 for (-3).
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Freeman 3-61, Walker 3-61, Franklin 1-9.
BEARS: Gentry 2-45, Barnes 1-85.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Walker 2-(-2).
BEARS: Barnes 2-11.
SACKS
BUCS: none.
BEARS: Duerson 1-6, Hampton 1-5, Rivera 1-2.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Craig Curry had an interception in the first half for the only highlight
Then came the legendary Vince Heflin blooper touchdown
Calvin Magee’s TD was more normal but was followed by a kick return TD
