Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32 Chicago Bears 31Sunday 19 November 1989 at Soldier FieldCBS COMMENTARY CREW Tim Brandt and Dan Jiggetts
This result led to the Bucs ending up on TV's "LA Law". A storyline had a disgruntled Bear fan suing the team for not delivering a promised play-off calibre team. "They even lost to Tampa Bay ... twice" claimed the fan's lawyer. It was 23-10 with just under five minutes left until Mike Tomczak came in at QB and both defenses decided to stop playing. An amazing finish and a sweep of the Bears for Ray Perkins' team.
GAME SCORINGTB7:41-1Q Igwebuike FG25TB7:29-1Q Davis 13 interception return (Igwebuike kick)CHI8:38-2QButler FG40TB9:33-3Q Igwebuike FG22CHI9:16-3Q Anderson 59 run (Butler kick)TB10:47-4Q Tate 15 run (Igwebuike kick)TB4:40-4QIgwebuike FG29CHI4:27-4Q Morris 58 pass from Tomczak (Butler kick)TB3:21-4Q Carrier 78 pass from Testaverde (kick failed)CHI2:36-4Q Davis 26 pass from Tomczak (Butler kick)CHI1:46-4Q Davis 52 pass from Tomczak (Butler kick)TB0:00-4Q Igwebuike FG28
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHINGBUCS: Wilder 16-62, Tate 10-40, Stamps 2-20, Smith 2-4, Peebles 1-1.BEARS: Anderson 15-100, Muster 4-18, Harbaugh 3-6, Suhey 1-1, Morris 1-(-14).PASSINGBUCS: Testaverde 41-19-288-0-1.BEARS: Harbaugh 24-12-126-3-0, Tomczak 7-6-156-0-3.RECEIVINGBUCS: Carrier 6-164, Hill 3-30, Peebles 3-29, Hall 2-26, Wilder 1-14, Drewrey 1-14, Smith 1-14, Tate 1-(-3).BEARS: Anderson 6-48, Morris 3-96, Davis 2-78, Muster 2-27, Gentry 2-15, McKinnon 1-7, Boso 1-6, Thornton 1-5.INTERCEPTIONSBUCS: Davis 1-13, Robinson 1-6, Hamilton 1-0.BEARS: none.KICK RETURNSBUCS: Elder 3-57, Howard 3-49.BEARS: Sanders 2-39, Gentry 1-25, Suhey 1-14, Pruitt 1-11, Chapura 1-8.PUNT RETURNSBUCS: Drewrey 1-11.BEARS: Kozlowski 4-(-2).SACKSBUCS: Davis 2-7, Goff 1-9.BEARS: Armstrong 1-9. McMichael 1-8, Dent 1-6. Singletary 1-2.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clipReuben Davis had one of the rare defensive lineman interception scoresLars Tate found the endzone once moreMark Carrier’s long touchdown came in the middle of the Chicago revival