Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 Chicago Bears 13 Sunday 3 November 1996 at Soldier Field

SCORING CHI 4:57-1Q Jaeger FG27 TB 10:05-2Q Moore 17 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick) CHI 5:44-2Q Jaeger FG23 TB 1:11-2Q Husted FG45 CHI 8:10-3Q Harris 1 run (Jaeger kick)

GAME REPORTS Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play Rick Stroud's lead story from Soldier Field Calls or no cals, Bucs should have won Questionable calls collect a toll

For the third straight week, the Buc defense held a road opponent to exactly 13 points, but Tampa Bay was again unable to turn that effort into a victory. The Bucs were outdueled by RBs Raymont Harris and Rashaan Salaam, who combined for 172 yards on 35 carries. Yet again, the Buc defense was nearly immovable in the second half, allowing just 69 total yards, but a disputed Errict Rhett fumble gave Chicago a first down at Tampa Bay’s 10-yard line early in the third quarter. Harris scored on a one-yard run a few plays later.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING BUCS: Rhett 20-67, Dilfer 2-2, Alstott 1-(-2). BEARS: Harris 19-118 , Salaam 16-54, Timpson 1-13, Carter 1-0, Krieg 1-0. PASSING BUCS: Dilfer 32-15-184-1-1. BEARS: Krieg 25-11-84-1-0. RECEIVING BUCS: Thomas 6-76, Moore 5-62, Alstott 2-9, Williams 1-25, Hawkins 1-12. BEARS: Carter 4-6, Jennings 2-31, Engram 2-28, Timpson 2-8, Conway 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS BUCS: Abraham 1-4. BEARS: Carrier 1-0. KICK RETURNS BUCS: Williams 5-58. BEARS: Jackson 1-21, Faulkerson 1-20, Engram 1-6. PUNT RETURNS BUCS: Williams 3-15, Hawkins 1-(-1). BEARS: Engram 4-16. SACKS BUCS: none. BEARS: Spellman1-6.

STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 Gruber DE 72 Ahanotu LG 64 Diaz DT 78 Jones C 61 Mayberry DT 99 Sapp RG 62 Beckles DE 73 Upshaw RT 79 Riesenberg LLB 51 Marts TE 83 Moore MLB 56 Nickerson WR 80 Harper RLB 55 Brooks WR 85 Hawkins LCB 35 Mayhew FB 40 Alstott RCB 21 Abraham RB 32 Rhett SS 47 Lynch QB 12 Dilfer FS 25 Johnson PLAYED 5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 23 Bouie, 29 Gant, , 37 Ellison, 39 Dimry, 43 Johnson, 45 Legette, 50 Gooch, 57 Jones, 69 Pierson, 70 Odom, 75 Curry, 82 Tate, 84 Thomas, 86 Williams, 90 Maniecki, 93 DuBose, 97 Jackson DID NOT PLAY 11 Weldon, 41 Brooks, 60 Pyne, 68 Crisman INACTIVE 13 Milanovich, 22 Mincy, 27 Austin, 77 Culpepper, 81 Harris, 87 Silvan, 89 Farquhar, 94 White

COMMENTARY CREW Kenny Albert and Tim Green