Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Chicago Bears 48
Sunday 14 December 1986 at Soldier Field
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 return of a 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)
GAME REPORTS
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Click here for a game report on this hammering in the Windy City
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.
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.
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
COMMENTARY CREW
Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
GAME HIGHLIGHTS Click on the boxes below to watch the clip
Craig Curry had an interception in the first half for the only Tampa Bay highlight
Then came the legendary Vince Heflin blooper touchdown - thank you Chicago for that one
Calvin Magee’s score was more normal although it was then followed by a Bear kick return score