Wild Card Playoff Games, 1981

played in St. Louis, MO

33 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	10	3	14	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	10	3	3	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 02:24 STL - Toni Linhart 20 field goal
2Q: 14:26 CHI - Marion Barber 6 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 09:16 CHI - Pat Leahy 38 field goal
2Q: 02:53 STL - Toni Linhart 26 field goal
3Q: 09:28 CHI - Pat Leahy 34 field goal
3Q: 00:39 STL - Toni Linhart 25 field goal
4Q: 10:21 CHI - Gerry Ellis 8 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 10:09 STL - Freddie Scott 80 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 08:40 CHI - Ronnie Talley 41 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 04:08 STL - Toni Linhart 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 STL - Frank Pollard 3 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 02:24 STL - Toni Linhart 20 field goal
2Q: 14:26 CHI - Marion Barber 6 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 09:16 CHI - Pat Leahy 38 field goal
2Q: 02:53 STL - Toni Linhart 26 field goal
3Q: 09:28 CHI - Pat Leahy 34 field goal
3Q: 00:39 STL - Toni Linhart 25 field goal
4Q: 10:21 CHI - Gerry Ellis 8 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 10:09 STL - Freddie Scott 80 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 08:40 CHI - Ronnie Talley 41 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 04:08 STL - Toni Linhart 29 field goal

Team Statistics CHI STL
Record 11-6 9-8
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 372 499
- Offensive Plays 53 65
- Yards per Play 7.02 7.68
Net Rushing Yards 132 183
- Rushing Attempts 27 25
- Yards per Rush 4.89 7.32
Net Passing Yards 240 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 1 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 318
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 9.23 7.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 8/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/149 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	CHI	STL
Record	11-6	9-8
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	372	499
- Offensive Plays	53	65
- Yards per Play	7.02	7.68
Net Rushing Yards	132	183
- Rushing Attempts	27	25
- Yards per Rush	4.89	7.32
Net Passing Yards	240	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 1	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	318
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	9.23	7.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	8/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/149	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	1:54	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	2:18	3:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	12:33	3:22	OPP 49	7	28	Field Goal
2	2:45	0:52	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 11	4	24	Half
3	15:00	5:39	OWN 45	8	38	Field Goal
3	5:02	1:02	OWN 18	2	6	Interception
3	0:32	2:35	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
4	12:20	2:07	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	9:54	1:28	OPP 42	2	42	Touchdown
4	4:01	4:01	OWN 38	8	33	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
1	8:35	6:17	OWN 20	10	77	Field Goal
2	14:18	1:45	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	9:11	6:26	OWN 24	15	67	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:14	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	9:21	4:19	OWN 20	7	62	Fumble
3	4:00	3:28	OPP 37	6	29	Field Goal
4	12:57	0:37	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
4	10:13	0:19	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
4	8:26	4:25	OWN 4	8	84	Field Goal

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerry Ellis	14	63	4.50	12	1	1
Marion Barber	12	70	5.83	43	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	20	169	8.45	36	5	1
Billy Taylor	5	14	2.80	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	26	17	240	0/0	1	49	1	91.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	39	25	318	1/2	1	80	0	98.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Morris Owens	5	7	64	12.80	8	22	0
WR Ronnie Talley	4	6	99	24.75	55	49	1
WR Roger Carr	3	7	40	13.33	19	26	0
RB Gerry Ellis	3	3	11	3.67	3	6	0
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	26	13.00	11	15	0
TE Hoby Brenner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	9	15	72	8.00	19	15	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	5	7	53	10.60	16	20	0
WR Freddie Scott	4	6	122	30.50	80	80	1
WR Billy Ryckman	3	4	23	7.67	2	9	0
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	33	16.50	0	18	0
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	11	11.00	11	11	0
WR Melvin Wilber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE John Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Williams	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerry Ellis	1	0	0
John Turner	0	1	1
Dave Ahrens	0	1	1
Hoby Brenner	0	1	0
Brad Van Pelt	0	0	1
Charles Jefferson	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alfred Jenkins	2	0	0
Bernie Jackson	1	0	0
Roy Green	1	0	0
Billy Taylor	0	1	0
Brooks Williams	0	1	0
Gary Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	3	133	44.3	28.3	50	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	2	89	44.5	43.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	4/4	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Morgado	1	3	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	4	149	37.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	3	54	18.0	0
Freddie Scott	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles Jefferson	7	1	0.0	18	36
OLB Brad Van Pelt	6	3	0.5	24	35
CB Billy Joe Bridges	5	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Linden King	5	0	0.0	15	26
ILB Al Chesley	4	3	0.0	19	34
CB Terry Schmidt	4	0	0.0	16	27
DE Joe Campbell	3	2	0.5	13	29
S Kirk Robbins	3	3	0.0	23	34
DT Rick Dvorak	3	0	0.0	13	13
S Tim Gray	2	1	0.0	16	31
CB John Turner	1	1	0.0	18	29
WR Ronnie Talley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Crosby	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0.0	6	6
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	0.0	2	3
DT Wilson Whitely	0	2	0.0	22	32
ILB Dave Ahrens	0	1	0.0	9	11

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	5	4	0.0	24	20
ILB Mark Cooney	5	0	0.0	24	22
S John Sanders	5	0	0.0	20	14
S Marvin Switzer	4	0	0.0	14	9
S Chris Williams	3	1	0.0	8	14
S Bernie Jackson	2	3	0.0	20	21
DT Gary Johnson	2	3	0.0	11	7
DT John Grant	2	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Marv Kellum	2	0	0.0	6	10
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	0	0.0	14	18
S Mike Jolly	2	0	0.0	19	20
DT Kent Kremer	1	2	0.0	13	13
DT Dave Pear	1	1	0.0	9	11
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	1	0.0	11	6
DE Harvey Martin	1	0	0.0	21	14
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0.0	6	12
G John Scully	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wayne Smith	0	1	0.0	20	23
DE Keith Ferguson	0	1	0.0	20	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0.5	1	1	35
DE Joe Campbell	0.5	0	0	29
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	2	0	32
DT Rick Dvorak	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Linden King	0.0	1	0	26

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	1	0	0	17
DT John Grant	0	1	0	19
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0	11
DE Harvey Martin	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kirk Robbins	4	0	34
CB Charles Jefferson	4	0	36
OLB Linden King	3	1	26
CB Terry Schmidt	3	0	27
OLB Brad Van Pelt	3	0	35
CB John Turner	2	3	29
S Tim Gray	2	1	31
CB Billy Joe Bridges	1	1	36
ILB Al Chesley	1	1	34
ILB Dave Ahrens	1	0	11
OLB Cliff Lewis	1	0	3
OLB Ron Crosby	0	1	7

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marvin Switzer	3	0	0	9
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	1	0	18
ILB Mark Cooney	2	0	0	22
S John Sanders	2	0	0	14
S Mike Jolly	2	0	0	20
S Chris Williams	1	0	1	14
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0	21
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	10
OLB Bob Breunig	1	0	0	20
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	0	6
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Rich Coady	3	8	0	23	23
Mickey Marvin	3	6	0	23	19
Ray Pinney	2	3	1	25	24
Alberto White	2	3	0	23	22
Jeff Sevy	0	2	0	18	20
Art Plunkett	0	2	0	11	8
Clarence Hironaka	0	1	0	4	3
A.J. Pritchett	0	1	0	4	4

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	4	6	0	25	1	38
Larry McCarren	3	5	2	22	0	38
Ed Fisher	3	4	0	23	0	34
John Scully	2	2	0	20	0	34
Greg Koch	1	1	0	5	0	6
Tommie Ginn	1	1	0	3	0	2
Dennis Lick	0	4	0	20	0	34
Walt Downing	0	2	0	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Arnold Morgado	2	20
Boyd Brown	1	16
Charles Jefferson	1	15
Terry Schmidt	1	3

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Scott	2	18
Cleveland Franklin	2	16
John Sawyer	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	24	36	22	82
Charles Jefferson	---	---	18	36	15	69
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	24	35	3	62
Kirk Robbins	---	---	23	34	4	61
Wilson Whitely	---	---	22	32	4	58
Al Chesley	---	---	19	34	4	57
Matt Cavanaugh	27	26	---	---	---	53
John Turner	---	---	18	29	4	51
Tim Gray	---	---	16	31	3	50
Roger Carr	21	21	---	---	7	49
Ray Pinney	25	24	---	---	---	49
Rich Coady	23	23	---	---	---	46
Terry Schmidt	---	---	16	27	3	46
Mickey Marvin	23	19	---	---	4	46
Alberto White	23	22	---	---	---	45
Joe Campbell	---	---	13	29	3	45
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	16	23	5	44
Linden King	---	---	15	26	2	43
Jeff Sevy	18	20	---	---	---	38
Boyd Brown	11	10	---	---	16	37
Ronnie Talley	16	21	---	---	---	37
Brad Shearer	---	---	12	23	1	36
Morris Owens	18	16	---	---	---	34
Marion Barber	13	11	---	---	10	34
Ron Crosby	---	---	8	7	18	33
Andra Franklin	10	12	---	---	11	33
Rick Dvorak	---	---	13	13	4	30
Hoby Brenner	14	9	---	---	7	30
Bruce Hardy	7	5	---	---	15	27
Gerry Ellis	14	12	---	---	1	27
Ken Grandberry	8	8	---	---	7	23
Dave Ahrens	---	---	9	11	3	23
J.D. Hill	3	4	---	---	15	22
Art Plunkett	11	8	---	---	2	21
Arnold Morgado	0	0	---	---	20	20
Cliff Odom	---	---	6	6	7	19
Brett Moritz	4	7	---	---	5	16
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	15	16
A.J. Pritchett	4	4	---	---	5	13
Clarence Hironaka	4	3	---	---	4	11
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charlie Weaver	---	---	1	5	2	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cliff Lewis	---	---	2	3	---	5
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	25	40	---	---	---	65
Dan Dierdorf	25	38	---	---	---	63
Larry McCarren	22	38	---	---	3	63
Roy Green	19	36	---	---	6	61
John Scully	20	34	---	---	6	60
Ed Fisher	23	34	---	---	---	57
Mike Jolly	---	---	19	20	18	57
Dennis Lick	20	34	---	---	---	54
Freddie Scott	14	21	---	---	18	53
Bernie Jackson	---	---	20	21	11	52
Frank Pollard	20	31	---	---	---	51
Mark Cooney	---	---	24	22	4	50
Bob Breunig	---	---	24	20	1	45
Wayne Smith	---	---	20	23	1	44
Roosevelt Leaks	12	17	---	---	14	43
Billy Ryckman	10	16	---	---	16	42
Brooks Williams	12	23	---	---	6	41
John Grant	---	---	19	19	2	40
Alfred Jenkins	14	26	---	---	---	40
John Sawyer	11	13	---	---	16	40
Marvin Switzer	---	---	14	9	17	40
Keith Ferguson	---	---	20	17	2	39
Harvey Martin	---	---	21	14	2	37
John Sanders	---	---	20	14	2	36
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	14	18	3	35
Billy Taylor	5	8	---	---	22	35
Marv Kellum	---	---	6	10	18	34
Kent Kremer	---	---	13	13	3	29
Chris Williams	---	---	8	14	6	28
Cleveland Franklin	4	4	---	---	16	24
Walt Downing	7	11	---	---	6	24
Gary Johnson	---	---	11	7	3	21
Dave Pear	---	---	9	11	1	21
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	11	6	3	20
Elvis Franks	---	---	6	12	1	19
Stan Lewis	---	---	7	9	2	18
Greg Koch	5	6	---	---	6	17
Rufus Bess	---	---	8	6	1	15
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	11	11
Melvin Wilber	4	5	---	---	---	9
Aaron Meyer	0	3	---	---	6	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	3	1	5	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommie Ginn	3	2	---	---	---	5
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	56	14.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	7	28	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	18	145	8.1
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	26	17	4	2	2	1	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	39	25	3	0	1	8	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	115	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	71	23.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	44	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	150	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	7	3	1	40	1	21
WR Morris Owens	7	5	0	64	1	16
WR Ronnie Talley	6	4	1	99	2	21
RB Gerry Ellis	3	3	0	11	0	12
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	0	26	0	10
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	0	0	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	15	9	0	72	0	36
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	5	0	53	1	26
WR Freddie Scott	6	4	0	122	2	21
WR Billy Ryckman	4	3	0	23	0	16
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	0	33	0	23
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	11	0	31
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	4	0	17
TE John Sawyer	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	4	18	4.50	4.50
Marion Barber	2	8	4.00	5.83

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	3	7	2.33	8.45
Billy Taylor	1	1	1.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	2	2.00	9.23

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	10	3	17	1.70	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerry Ellis	1	1	2	2.00	3.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	4	1	5	1.25	4.80
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	8	4.00	20.33
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	7.57
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Gerry Ellis	3	3
Matt Cavanaugh	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	7	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Scott	3	1	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	0
WR Roy Green	2	2	1
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)