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| The NFC champion Chicago Bears, seeking their first NFL title since 1963, scored a Super Bowl-record 46 points in downing AFC champion New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. The previous record for most points in a Super Bowl was 38, shared by San Francisco in XIX and the Los Angeles Raiders in XVIII.
The Bears' league-leading defense tied the Super Bowl record for sacks (7) and limited the Patriots to a record-low 7 rushing yards. New England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history when Tony Franklin kicked a 36-yard field goal with 1:19 elapsed in the first period. The score came about because of Larry McGrew's fumble recovery at the Chicago 19-yard line. The Bears rebounded for a 23-3 first-half lead, while building a yardage advantage of 236 total yards to New England's minus-19. Running back Matt Suhey rushed eight times for 37 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown run, and caught one pass for 24 yards in the first half. After the Patriots first drive of the second half ended with a punt to the Bears' 4-yard line, Chicago marched 96 yards in nine plays with quarterback Jim McMahon's 1-yard scoring run capping the drive. McMahon became the first quarterback in Super Bowl history to rush for a pair of touchdowns. The Bears completed their scoring with a 28-yard interception return by reserve cornerback Reggie Phillips, a 1-yard run by defensive tackle/fullback William Perry, and a safety when defensive end Henry Waechter tackled Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone. Bears defensive end Richard Dent became the fourth defender to be named the game's most valuable player after contributing 1 1/2 sacks. The Bears' victory margin of 36 points was the largest in Super Bowl history, bettering the previous mark of 29 by the Los Angeles Raiders when they topped Washington 38-9 in Game XVIII. McMahon completed 12-of-20 passes for 256 yards before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a wrist injury. The NFL's all-time leading rusher, Bears running back Walter Payton, carried 22 times for 61 yards. Wide receiver Willie Gault caught 4 passes for 129 yards, the fourth-most receiving yards in a Super Bowl. Chicago coach Mike Ditka became the second man (Tom Flores of Raiders was the other) who played in a Super Bowl and coached a team to a victory in the game |
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Chicago Bears 13 10 21 2 - 46 New England Patriots 3 0 0 7 - 10 Scoring Summary 1st NE - FG Franklin 36 (1:19) Chi - FG Butler 28 (5:40) Chi - FG Butler 24 (13:34) Chi - Suhey 11 run (Butler kick) (14:37) 2nd Chi - McMahon 2 run (Butler kick) (7:36) Chi - FG Butler 24 (15:00) 3rd Chi - McMahon 1 run (Butler kick) (7:38) Chi - Phillips 28 interception return (Butler kick) (8:44) Chi - Perry 1 run (Butler kick) (11:38) 4th NE - Fryar 8 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick) (1:46) Chi - Safety, Waechter tackled Grogan in end zone (9:24) NE CHC FIRST DOWNS 12 23 Rushing 1 13 Passing 10 9 Penalty 1 1 THIRD DOWN EFF 1-10 7-14 FOURTH DOWN EFF 1-1 0-1 TOTAL NET YARDS 123 408 Total Plays 54 76 Avg Gain 2.3 5.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 11 167 Rushes 7 49 Avg per rush 0.6 3.4 NET YARDS PASSING 116 241 Sacked-Yds lost 7-61 3-15 Gross-Yds passing 177 256 Completed-Att. 17-36 12-24 Had Intercepted 2 0 PUNTS-Avg. 6-43.8 4-43.3 Punts blocked 0 0 FGs-PATs blocked 0-0 0-0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE 165 268 Punts Returns 2-22 2-20 Kickoffs Returns 7-153 4-49 Interceptions 0-0 2-75 PENALTIES-Yds 5-35 7-40 FUMBLES-Lost 4-0 3-1 TIME OF POSSESSION 20:45 39:15 |
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RUSHING New England - Tony Collins 3-4, Steve Grogan 1-3, Robert Weathers 1-3, Craig James 5-1, Greg Hawthorne 1-(-4) Chicago - Walter Payton 22-61, Matt Suhey 11-52, Sanders 4-15, Gentry 3-15, Jim McMahon 5-14, Thomas 2-8, Fuller 1-1, Perry 1-1 PASSING New England - Grogan 17-30, 177 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs, Tony Eason 0-6 0 yds, 0 INTs Chicago McMahon 12-20, 256 yards 0 TDs, 0 INTs, Fuller 0-4, 0 yds, 0 INTs RECEIVING New England - Stanley Morgan 6-51, Stephen Starring 2-39, Irving Fryar 2-24, Tony Collins 2-19, Derrick Ramsey 2-16. Jones 1-19, Craig James 1-6, Robert Weathers 1-3 Chicago - Willie Gault 4-129, Gentry 2-41, Margerum 2-36, Moorehead 2-24, Matt Suhey 1-24, Thomas 1-4 INTERCEPTIONS New England - None Chicago - Morrisey 1-47, Phillips 1-28, TD MISSED FIELD GOALS None |