Vinny was out injured so Jeff Carlson led the Buc offense (their word not ours) to seven first downs and a massive 106 yards of total offense. Four turnovers didn't help either.

GAME SCORING CHI 4:22-1Q Muster 1 run (kick failed) CHI 8:52-2Q Green 2 run (Butler kick) CHI 6:26-3Q Green 1 run (Butler kick) CHI 9:13-4Q Bailey 1 run (Butler kick)

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STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 98 Seals LG 73 McHale DT 77 Nichols C 61 Mayberry DT 96 Newton RG 62 Beckles DE 52 McCants RT 72 Taylor LLB 59 Murphy TE 82 Hall MLB 54 Solomon WR 80 Dawsey RLB 51 Thomas WR 88 Carrier LCB 29 Reynolds FB 20 Wilson RCB 44 C Carter RB 34 Cobb SS 23 M Carter QB 7 Carlson FS 25 Covington PLAYED 2 Christie, 3 Royals, 22 Hampton, 24 Jones, 27 Fullington, 32 Highsmith, 33 Frizzell, 36 Hardy, 40 Anderson, 56 Anno, 57 Chamblee, 58 Tiggle, 66 Hall, 69 Bruhin, 70 McRae, 85 Anthony, 87 Drewrey, 89 Anderson, 97 Grant DID NOT PLAY 4 O'Hara, 64 Ryan, 76 Dill INACTIVE 14 Testaverde, 86 Thomas

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Cobb 12-24, Wilson 2-15, Carlson 2-11, Anderson 1-2. BEARS: Green 18-82, Muster 12-34, Bailey 8-27, Gentry 4-19, Harbaugh 3- 16, Lewis 3-6, Willis 1-(-2). PASSING BUCS: Carlson 18-8-76-3-0. BEARS: Harbaugh 14-7-99-0-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Dawsey 4-36, Carrier 2-25, G Anderson 2-15. BEARS: Waddle 3-45, Muster 1-19, Green 1-15, Davis 1-12, Morgan 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: none. BEARS: Tate 1-28, Stinson 1-27, Dent 1-4. KICK RETURNS BUCS: G.Anderson 4-103, Drewrey 1-15. BEARS: none. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: none. BEARS: Morgan 3-19, Waddle 1-4. SACKS BUCS: Seals 1-10, McCants 1-9, Thomas 1-8. BEARS: Dent 3-17, Roper 1-5.