Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 Chicago Bears 47
Sunday 26 September 1993 at Soldier Field
SCORING
TB
11:43-1Q
Husted FG20
CHI
8:56-2Q
Anderson 1 run (Butler kick)
CHI
4:51-2Q
Harbaugh 1 run (Butler kick)
CHI
1:10-2Q
Wetnight 25 pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick)
CHI
0:47-2Q
Waddle 17 pass from Harbaugh (Butler kick)
TB
0:00-2Q
Thomas 62 pass from Erickson (Husted kick)
CHI
12:25-3Q
Butler FG33
CHI
10:47-4Q
Butler FG40
CHI
7:53-4Q
Baker 8 fumble return (Butler kick)
CHI
4:41-4Q
Butler FG32
TB
2:03-4Q
McDowell 3 pass from DeBerg (Husted kick)
GAME REPORTS
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
Click here for Rick Stroud's review of the game
Click here for Gary Shelton's morning-after column
Defensive lapses cost the Bucs big in Chicago
This one was a total wipe-out and Craig Erickson nearly got killed as former London Monarchs "tackle" (his
word not ours) Theo Adams left him get blind-sided numerous times. The first Buc TD came on a Hail Mary at
the end of the first half after a 28-point second quarter outburst by the home side.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Royster 2-10, Cobb 12-8, Workman 1-8, McDowell 2-6,
C.Erickson 1-4.
BEARS: Anderson 23-104, Christian 3-10, Heyward 3-9, Harbaugh 3-
2, Green 6-1.
PASSING
BUCS: Erickson 32-13-240-2-1, DeBerg 8-7-77-1-1, Weldon 1-0-0-1-0.
BEARS: Harbaugh 22-17-192-0-2, Willis 1-1-29-0-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Dawsey 9-101, Thomas 2-78, Claiborne 2-22, Copeland 2-22,
Workman 2-14, Hawkins 1-67, Royster 1-10, McDowell 1-3.
BEARS: Davis 5-49, Waddle 5-46, Obee 3-45, Anderson 1-35,
Wetnight 1-25, Conway 1-8, Heyward 1-8, Green 1-5.
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: none.
BEARS: Jones 2-24, Carrier 1-22, Blaylock 1-0.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Workman 5-67, Royster 3-32, Claiborne 1-0.
BEARS: Conway 1-17.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Claiborne 2-11.
BEARS: Obee 3-9.
SACKS
BUCS: Seals 2-7, Curry 1-8.
BEARS: Zorich 1-16, Cox 1-9.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
76 Dill
DE
71 Dotson
LG
66 Reimers
DT
90 Ahanotu
C
61 Mayberry
DT
77 Wheeler
RG
62 Beckles
DE
75 Curry
RT
72 Taylor
LLB
51 Thomas
TE
82 Hall
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
80 Dawsey
RLB
93 DuBose
WR
85 Hawkins
LCB
29 Reynolds
TE
86 Armstrong
RCB
21 Mack
RB
37 McDowell
SS
27 Bussey
QB
7 Erickson
FS
23 Carter
PLAYED
4 Stryzinski, 5 Husted, 11 Weldon, 17 DeBerg, 20 Gray, 24
Jones, 33 Royster, 34 Cobb, 35 Mayhew, 44 Anderson, 46
Workman, 47 Lynch, 50 Burnette, 53 Brady, 55 Brownlow, 64
Ryan, 70 McRae, 73 Adams, 81 Claiborne, 87 Thomas, 88
Copeland, 96 Wilson, 98 Seals
DID NOT PLAY
41 King
INACTIVE
40 Anderson, 43 Harris, 66 Tomberlin, 67 Sullivan, 79 Love, 83
Moore, 84 Wilson
COMMENTARY CREW
James Brown and Hank Stram
