Week 4, 1981

played in Carolina, NC

83 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	24	7	3	-	34
Carolina Panthers	2	0	0	14	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 13:18 CHI - Gerry Ellis 49 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CHI - Morris Owens 2 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CHI - Arnold Morgado 2 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CHI - Pat Leahy 21 field goal
3Q: 05:23 CHI - Gerry Ellis 4 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 12:10 CAR - J.T. Thomas 17 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 05:57 CAR - Carlos Carson 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 01:06 CHI - Pat Leahy 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:51 CAR - Safety, holding called in the end zone
2Q: 13:18 CHI - Gerry Ellis 49 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 06:34 CHI - Morris Owens 2 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CHI - Arnold Morgado 2 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CHI - Pat Leahy 21 field goal
3Q: 05:23 CHI - Gerry Ellis 4 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 12:10 CAR - J.T. Thomas 17 interception return (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 05:57 CAR - Carlos Carson 8 pass from Bill Kenney (Don Cockroft extra point)
4Q: 01:06 CHI - Pat Leahy 18 field goal

Team Statistics CHI CAR
Record 3-1 2-2
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 404 336
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 6.12 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 243 76
- Rushing Attempts 40 23
- Yards per Rush 6.08 3.30
Net Passing Yards 161 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 2 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.19 7.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/36 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 6/50 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 6/112
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:32 26:28

Team Statistics	CHI	CAR
Record	3-1	2-2
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	404	336
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	6.12	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	243	76
- Rushing Attempts	40	23
- Yards per Rush	6.08	3.30
Net Passing Yards	161	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 2	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.19	7.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/36	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	6/50	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	6/112
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:32	26:28

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
1	8:51	1:27	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
1	1:59	0:15	OWN 2	2	-1	Safety
2	14:26	0:12	OWN 14	1	0	Interception
2	14:07	1:07	OWN 49	2	51	Touchdown
2	10:03	3:37	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
2	5:06	1:03	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	4:03	1:19	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:32	OWN 37	5	59	Field Goal
3	11:48	6:32	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	4:24	1:02	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	13:19	1:17	OWN 2	3	1	Interception
4	12:02	2:43	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	5:49	4:51	OPP 40	10	39	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	1:36	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
1	7:24	5:25	OWN 16	10	82	Fumble
1	1:44	2:18	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:14	0:07	OWN 48	1	3	Fumble
2	13:00	2:57	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
2	6:26	1:20	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	2:44	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 33	4	22	Punt
3	5:16	0:52	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
3	3:22	5:03	OWN 10	10	43	Punt
4	9:19	3:30	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 35	4	43	Game

Game MVP: Gerry Ellis, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerry Ellis	20	166	8.30	49	4	2
Marion Barber	20	77	3.85	14	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	12	26	2.17	11	1
Po James	7	47	6.71	29	2
Bill Kenney	2	1	0.50	3	0
Curtis Brown	1	2	2.00	2	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	26	15	161	0/0	2	26	2	69.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	32	19	248	0/0	1	28	0	94.2
Will Cureton	1	1	12	0/0	0	12	0	116.7

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Morris Owens	6	7	50	8.33	1	21	1
WR Ronnie Talley	3	7	57	19.00	12	26	0
WR Roger Carr	2	5	31	15.50	6	25	0
WR Mike Friede	2	3	16	8.00	0	8	0
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Gerry Ellis	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR J.D. Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	5	6	57	11.40	2	26	1
TE David Hill	4	8	75	18.75	36	24	0
WR Dave Preston	4	6	60	15.00	15	28	0
WR Drew Pearson	3	5	32	10.67	3	19	0
TE Junior Miller	2	2	23	11.50	11	13	0
RB Po James	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Steve Rivera	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Carlos Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Curtis Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE M.L. Harris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.T. Thomas	1	17	17.00	1
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerry Ellis	1	0	0
Dave Lindstrom	0	2	0
Ray Pinney	0	1	0
Mickey Marvin	0	1	0
Ron Crosby	0	0	1
Wilson Whitely	0	0	1
Cliff Odom	0	0	1
Hoby Brenner	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Po James	2	1	0
Danny Colbert	1	0	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0
Steve King	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	5	207	41.4	39.4	47	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	8	401	50.1	41.4	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Don Cockroft	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Bridges	6	50	8.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	25	25.0	0
Craig Clemons	1	21	21.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Bell	5	95	19.0	0
Cleo Montgomery	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Linden King	5	3	0.0	14	23
CB John Turner	5	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Cliff Odom	5	0	0.0	13	19
S Craig Clemons	4	3	0.0	22	32
S Kirk Robbins	4	0	0.0	18	29
CB Terry Schmidt	3	1	0.0	18	29
S Tim Gray	3	1	0.0	9	16
CB Billy Joe Bridges	2	3	0.0	16	24
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	1	0.0	10	14
DT Wilson Whitely	2	1	0.0	17	22
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Wally Chambers	1	2	0.0	13	17
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	2	0.0	12	16
CB Charles Jefferson	1	1	0.0	7	17
WR Ronnie Talley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0.0	13	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Terry Beeson	9	3	33	22
S Carlton Williamson	7	3	36	23
OLB Steve King	6	1	38	26
CB J.T. Thomas	4	1	39	22
DE Dennis Johnson	4	0	21	16
S Dave Waymer	4	0	23	25
DT Jim Wolf	3	2	26	18
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	25	16
S Tom Hannon	2	2	36	22
CB Danny Colbert	2	1	19	13
CB Jackie Derlange	2	1	19	2
DE George Martin	1	2	22	12
S Glen Edwards	1	1	26	17
DE Billy Howard	1	1	37	24
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	1	13	8
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	1	6
DT Bill Dunstan	0	3	14	9
OLB Steve Towle	0	2	8	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	0	22

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Steve King	1	2	2	26
DE Billy Howard	0	2	0	24
DE George Martin	0	1	1	12
DT Jim Wolf	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kirk Robbins	3	1	29
CB John Turner	2	1	26
CB Terry Schmidt	2	0	29
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	20
S Tim Gray	2	0	16
OLB Linden King	2	0	23
CB Charles Jefferson	2	0	17
ILB Cliff Odom	2	0	19
CB Billy Joe Bridges	1	1	24
S Craig Clemons	1	0	32
DT Wilson Whitely	1	0	22
OLB Charlie Weaver	0	2	14

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Thomas	4	0	1	22
S Dave Waymer	3	0	0	25
ILB Terry Beeson	2	0	0	22
OLB Guy Frazier	2	0	0	16
S Carlton Williamson	2	0	0	23
DT Jim Wolf	1	0	0	18
CB Dwayne Woodruff	1	0	0	6
S Tom Hannon	0	1	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mickey Marvin	4	7	0	35	20
Ray Pinney	3	8	0	33	25
Brett Moritz	3	5	0	16	13
A.J. Pritchett	2	5	0	23	16
Jeff Sevy	1	7	1	34	22
Rich Coady	1	6	1	39	22
Bill Olds	0	1	0	19	7
Clarence Hironaka	0	1	0	3	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bob Kuziel	2	4	22	27
Jeff Williams	1	6	22	31
Noah Jackson	0	3	21	33
Gene Killian	0	2	3	6
Quinn Hoffman	0	2	21	25
Curtis Brown	0	2	14	16
Lionel Antoine	0	1	14	26
Kenny Frame	0	1	11	11

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
John Olenchalk	2	19
Hoby Brenner	2	18
Andra Franklin	2	12
Ron Crosby	1	26
Arnold Morgado	1	18

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Guy Frazier	4	14
M.L. Harris	2	16
Po James	1	23
Bill Dunstan	1	7
Noah Jackson	1	4

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Coady	39	22	---	---	5	66
Matt Cavanaugh	40	26	---	---	---	66
Mickey Marvin	35	20	---	---	5	60
Jeff Sevy	34	22	---	---	2	58
Ray Pinney	33	25	---	---	---	58
Craig Clemons	---	---	22	32	3	57
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	16	24	17	57
Morris Owens	20	18	---	---	18	56
Roger Carr	30	21	---	---	3	54
Ron Crosby	---	---	13	13	26	52
Terry Schmidt	---	---	18	29	1	48
Ronnie Talley	26	21	---	---	1	48
Kirk Robbins	---	---	18	29	1	48
John Turner	---	---	19	26	---	45
Boyd Brown	21	12	---	---	10	43
Wilson Whitely	---	---	17	22	2	41
John Olenchalk	14	8	---	---	19	41
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	17	20	3	40
Charles Jefferson	---	---	7	17	16	40
A.J. Pritchett	23	16	---	---	---	39
Tim Gray	---	---	9	16	14	39
Joe Campbell	---	---	17	21	1	39
Linden King	---	---	14	23	1	38
Marion Barber	20	5	---	---	13	38
Gerry Ellis	20	17	---	---	---	37
Brett Moritz	16	13	---	---	7	36
Arnold Morgado	12	3	---	---	18	33
Cliff Odom	---	---	13	19	---	32
Bill Olds	19	7	---	---	5	31
Wally Chambers	---	---	13	17	---	30
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	12	16	2	30
Art Plunkett	17	6	---	---	7	30
Rick Dvorak	---	---	6	12	8	26
Charlie Weaver	---	---	10	14	1	25
Hoby Brenner	6	0	---	---	18	24
Mike Friede	10	12	---	---	1	23
J.D. Hill	1	6	---	---	14	21
Brad Shearer	---	---	6	11	3	20
Clarence Hironaka	3	6	---	---	7	16
Andra Franklin	1	0	---	---	12	13
Dave Ahrens	---	---	5	2	5	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Al Chesley	---	---	1	0	---	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Hannon	---	---	36	22	16	74
Billy Howard	---	---	37	24	7	68
Steve King	---	---	38	26	2	66
J.T. Thomas	---	---	39	22	2	63
Carlton Williamson	---	---	36	23	2	61
Noah Jackson	21	33	---	---	4	58
Jeff Williams	22	31	---	---	5	58
David Hill	18	29	---	---	10	57
Terry Beeson	---	---	33	22	2	57
Bob Kuziel	22	27	---	---	7	56
Bill Kenney	23	32	---	---	---	55
Guy Frazier	---	---	25	16	14	55
Dave Waymer	---	---	23	25	1	49
Danny Colbert	---	---	19	13	16	48
Quinn Hoffman	21	25	---	---	---	46
Glen Edwards	---	---	26	17	2	45
Po James	9	13	---	---	23	45
Jim Wolf	---	---	26	18	---	44
Andy Selfridge	---	---	13	8	22	43
Junior Miller	8	15	---	---	19	42
Lionel Antoine	14	26	---	---	---	40
Curtis Brown	14	16	---	---	10	40
Dennis Johnson	---	---	21	16	1	38
Dave Preston	11	19	---	---	8	38
Carlos Carson	15	21	---	---	---	36
George Martin	---	---	22	12	1	35
Carlos Spencer	13	20	---	---	---	33
Drew Pearson	12	19	---	---	---	31
Jackie Derlange	---	---	19	2	10	31
Steve Rivera	9	6	---	---	16	31
Bill Dunstan	---	---	14	9	7	30
Kenny Frame	11	11	---	---	8	30
M.L. Harris	3	5	---	---	16	24
Gene Killian	3	6	---	---	8	17
Eddie Bell	2	2	---	---	11	15
Dan Peiffer	1	6	---	---	8	15
Steve Towle	---	---	8	3	1	12
Skip Wilcox	---	---	2	1	8	11
Cleo Montgomery	1	0	---	---	8	9
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dwayne Woodruff	---	---	1	6	---	7
Don Cockroft	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Weaver	---	---	2	1	---	3
Will Cureton	0	1	---	---	---	1
Dan Ryczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	13	98	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	13	55	4.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	26	15	4	1	0	1	6	3	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	32	19	4	3	3	5	2	0	0
Will Cureton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	54	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	68	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	117	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	117	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Talley	7	3	57	2	21
WR Morris Owens	7	6	50	1	18
WR Roger Carr	5	2	31	1	21
WR Mike Friede	3	2	16	0	12
RB Gerry Ellis	2	1	5	0	17
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	0	0	6
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	2	0	3

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Hill	8	4	1	75	2	29
WR Dave Preston	6	4	0	60	1	19
WR Carlos Carson	6	5	0	57	1	21
WR Drew Pearson	5	3	1	32	0	19
WR Steve Rivera	2	1	0	11	0	6
TE Junior Miller	2	2	0	23	0	15
RB Po James	1	1	0	2	0	13
RB Carlos Spencer	1	0	1	0	0	20
FB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE M.L. Harris	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	8	47	5.88	8.30
Marion Barber	1	1	1.00	3.85

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Po James	1	-1	-1.00	6.71
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	3	3	16	5.33	6.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	1	1	8	8.00	7.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Morris Owens	2	2	14	7.00	7.14
WR Arnold Morgado	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	8	8.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Barber	3	1
Gerry Ellis	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cleo Montgomery	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	10	6	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	3	1	1
WR Ronnie Talley	3	2	2
WR Mike Friede	2	1	0
WR Morris Owens	1	1	1
RB Gerry Ellis	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Pearson	4	2	1
TE David Hill	2	1	0
WR Steve Rivera	2	1	1
WR Dave Preston	1	1	1
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)