Week 8, 1998

played in New York, NY

57 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Chicago Bears	10	0	14	3	0	-	27
New York Giants	0	14	7	6	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 34 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
1Q: 01:35 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 33 field goal
2Q: 10:26 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 21 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 07:41 NYK - Freddie Jones 17 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:43 CHI - Robert Smith 4 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 09:20 NYK - Jake Plummer 4 run (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 04:38 CHI - John Davis 21 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 13:21 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 37 field goal
4Q: 08:58 NYK - Doug Brien 34 field goal
4Q: 00:41 NYK - Doug Brien 44 field goal
OT: 09:03 NYK - Doug Brien 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 34 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
1Q: 01:35 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 33 field goal
2Q: 10:26 NYK - Anfernee Hardaway 21 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 07:41 NYK - Freddie Jones 17 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:43 CHI - Robert Smith 4 run (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 09:20 NYK - Jake Plummer 4 run (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 04:38 CHI - John Davis 21 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
4Q: 13:21 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 37 field goal
4Q: 08:58 NYK - Doug Brien 34 field goal
4Q: 00:41 NYK - Doug Brien 44 field goal
OT: 09:03 NYK - Doug Brien 30 field goal

Team Statistics CHI NYK
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 371 436
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 5.38 6.71
Net Rushing Yards 94 161
- Rushing Attempts 29 35
- Yards per Rush 3.24 4.60
Net Passing Yards 277 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 289 301
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 6.93 9.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:11 33:51

Team Statistics	CHI	NYK
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	371	436
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	5.38	6.71
Net Rushing Yards	94	161
- Rushing Attempts	29	35
- Yards per Rush	3.24	4.60
Net Passing Yards	277	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	26 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	289	301
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	6.93	9.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:11	33:51

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:08	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	6:00	4:30	OWN 8	9	76	Field Goal
2	13:42	1:26	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
2	10:11	1:22	OWN 20	3	-18	Interception
2	7:33	1:15	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	5:17	2:44	OWN 38	5	7	Punt
3	12:52	2:18	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
3	9:07	4:44	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	2:16	4:01	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
4	8:53	1:07	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	2:39	0:39	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 29	3	5	Half
OT1	15:00	2:17	OWN 20	5	11	Punt

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:52	3:52	OWN 20	8	46	Interception
1	1:30	2:48	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	12:16	2:05	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:16	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	6:18	1:01	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	2:33	2:33	OWN 7	5	13	Half
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 12	3	6	Fumble
3	10:34	1:27	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	4:23	2:07	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	13:15	4:22	OWN 32	7	51	Field Goal
4	7:46	5:07	OWN 35	8	21	Punt
4	2:00	1:25	OWN 32	6	41	Field Goal
OT1	12:43	3:45	OWN 39	6	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jake Plummer, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Smith	21	91	4.33	12	5	1
Ma'ake Scott	4	4	1.00	2	0	0
Richie Anderson	2	-3	-1.50	0	0	0
Andre Ware	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Rashaan Shehee	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	25	119	4.76	76	2	0
Tavian Banks	6	22	3.67	10	1	0
Jake Plummer	3	15	5.00	7	0	1
Will Smith	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	38	24	289	2/12	2	46	1	92.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	26	17	301	4/26	2	34	1	114.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	7	9	75	10.71	35	34	1
WR Vincent Brisby	6	12	78	13.00	59	46	0
FB Richie Anderson	3	4	22	7.33	13	17	0
TE John Davis	3	4	27	9.00	12	21	1
RB Robert Smith	2	4	16	8.00	11	13	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	46	46.00	46	46	0
WR Nate Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	7	10	147	21.00	31	34	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	6	57	14.25	7	21	1
WR Tony Martin	2	3	8	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	4	39	19.50	0	26	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	1
WR Jaleel White	1	1	33	33.00	26	33	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Marlon Kerner	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chance Baxter	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Holmes	0	1	0	0
Eric Turner	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Plummer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	249	41.5	39.2	56	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	4	196	49.0	41.3	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	2	11	5.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	3	75	25.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.W. McQuarters	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Buddy Love	6	1	0.0	32	29
CB Ty Law	6	0	0.0	33	30
DE Jason Taylor	5	2	0.5	31	21
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0.0	18	16
ILB Earl Holmes	5	1	0.0	28	26
DT Sam Adams	4	0	0.5	30	23
CB Marlon Kerner	4	1	0.0	22	21
DE Tony Brackens	3	1	1.5	26	28
S Eric Turner	3	2	0.0	31	28
DT Frank Bruno	3	1	0.0	21	16
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	1.0	13	11
S Marcus Paul	2	1	0.0	31	27
ILB Karsten Thornton	2	0	0.0	7	4
DT Norman Hand	1	0	0.5	14	11
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	2	0.0	22	11
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim George	0	1	0.0	1	1
OLB Lewis Bush	0	1	0.0	9	11

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	11	3	0.0	26	39
CB Eric Draven	6	2	0.0	28	39
S Gary Spears	4	1	0.0	29	38
S Chance Baxter	4	1	0.0	15	25
OLB Jamir Miller	4	0	0.0	7	10
DE Willie McGinest	3	2	1.0	22	31
S Merton Hanks	3	4	0.0	28	39
OLB Godfrey Myles	3	0	0.0	27	35
DE Joe Johnson	3	0	0.0	24	29
DE Brandon Whiting	2	0	0.0	12	12
CB R.W. McQuarters	2	0	0.0	11	24
DT Moe Gardner	1	1	1.0	17	28
DT Joel Steed	1	2	0.0	13	12
DE John Copeland	1	1	0.0	22	30
ILB Keith Brooking	1	1	0.0	6	4
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Scott Von der Ahe	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0.0	14	19
CB Corey Gaines	1	0	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Brackens	1.5	3	2	28
DE Chris Zorich	1.0	0	0	11
DT Sam Adams	0.5	2	0	23
DE Jason Taylor	0.5	1	1	21
DT Norman Hand	0.5	0	0	11

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.0	1	1	0	31
DT Moe Gardner	1.0	0	0	0	28
CB Eric Draven	0.0	1	0	0	39
DE Joe Johnson	0.0	0	3	0	29
DT Joel Steed	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE John Copeland	0.0	0	1	0	30
ILB Donnie Edwards	0.0	0	0	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ty Law	5	0	0	30
S Buddy Love	3	0	0	29
OLB Greg Lloyd	2	1	0	16
S Eric Turner	2	1	0	28
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0	27
CB Marlon Kerner	1	0	1	21
DT Sam Adams	1	0	0	23
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	0	26

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Donnie Edwards	5	0	0	39
S Chance Baxter	4	0	1	25
CB R.W. McQuarters	4	0	0	24
CB Eric Draven	3	0	0	39
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0	10
S Gary Spears	1	2	0	38
S Merton Hanks	1	1	0	39
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0	19
DE Brandon Whiting	1	0	0	12
ILB Keith Brooking	1	0	0	4
CB Corey Gaines	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellison Onizuka	4	7	0	29	0	40
Cleveland Williams	2	6	0	29	1	40
Pat Harlow	1	4	0	29	1	40
Raleigh Roundtree	1	4	0	29	0	40
John Davis	1	2	1	22	0	33
Rashaan Shehee	1	1	0	5	0	8
Shaquille O'Neal	0	3	0	29	0	40
Richie Anderson	0	1	0	12	0	18

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Middleton	2	12	35	0	30
Vlade Divac	2	4	35	3	30
Joe Cocozzo	1	4	35	1	30
Jeff Hartings	1	4	35	0	30
Steve Wallace	1	3	35	0	30
Freddie Jones	0	3	22	0	18
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	12	0	9
William Floyd	0	1	17	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Paul	2	28
Richie Anderson	1	20
Orlando Thomas	1	13

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Tamburrino	2	26
Jaleel White	2	18
Eric Draven	1	21

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	31	27	28	86
Cleveland Williams	29	40	---	---	8	77
John Davis	22	33	---	---	20	75
Vincent Brisby	24	31	---	---	17	72
Ellison Onizuka	29	40	---	---	---	69
Andre Ware	29	40	---	---	---	69
Pat Harlow	29	40	---	---	---	69
Shaquille O'Neal	29	40	---	---	---	69
Raleigh Roundtree	29	40	---	---	---	69
Eric Turner	---	---	31	28	9	68
Ty Law	---	---	33	30	3	66
Buddy Love	---	---	32	29	3	64
Marlon Kerner	---	---	22	21	16	59
Tony Brackens	---	---	26	28	5	59
Sterling Sharpe	24	34	---	---	---	58
Earl Holmes	---	---	28	26	4	58
Robert Smith	25	29	---	---	1	55
Sam Adams	---	---	30	23	2	55
Jason Taylor	---	---	31	21	3	55
Richie Anderson	12	18	---	---	20	50
Frank Bruno	---	---	21	16	6	43
Greg Lloyd	---	---	18	16	3	37
Orlando Thomas	---	---	12	12	13	37
Edwin Fleming	14	15	---	---	7	36
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	22	11	3	36
Ma'ake Scott	4	11	---	---	20	35
Nate Lewis	9	8	---	---	15	32
Lewis Bush	---	---	9	11	8	28
Chris Zorich	---	---	13	11	2	26
Norman Hand	---	---	14	11	1	26
Gilberto Campbell	6	13	---	---	5	24
Rashaan Shehee	5	8	---	---	5	18
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	12	12
Karsten Thornton	---	---	7	4	---	11
June Henley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim George	---	---	1	1	6	8
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alan Faneca	0	0	---	---	8	8
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Simmons	---	---	4	4	---	8
DeShone Myles	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	28	39	21	88
Joe Cocozzo	35	30	---	---	7	72
Frank Middleton	35	30	---	---	7	72
Merton Hanks	---	---	28	39	3	70
Gary Spears	---	---	29	38	2	69
Donnie Edwards	---	---	26	39	2	67
Steve Wallace	35	30	---	---	---	65
Vlade Divac	35	30	---	---	---	65
Godfrey Myles	---	---	27	35	3	65
Jeff Hartings	35	30	---	---	---	65
Jake Plummer	35	30	---	---	---	65
John Copeland	---	---	22	30	11	63
Will Smith	29	26	---	---	7	62
Joe Johnson	---	---	24	29	4	57
Willie McGinest	---	---	22	31	4	57
William Floyd	17	14	---	---	20	51
Moe Gardner	---	---	17	28	4	49
Anfernee Hardaway	12	17	---	---	18	47
Freddie Jones	22	18	---	---	7	47
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	11	24	8	43
Chance Baxter	---	---	15	25	2	42
Edgar Bennett	27	14	---	---	---	41
Ramondo Seifert	24	17	---	---	---	41
Alfred Pupunu	12	9	---	---	19	40
Corey Gaines	---	---	8	9	22	39
Billy Tamburrino	4	7	---	---	26	37
Tony Martin	20	16	---	---	---	36
Paul Bradford	---	---	14	19	---	33
Jaleel White	2	6	---	---	18	26
Joel Steed	---	---	13	12	---	25
Brandon Whiting	---	---	12	12	1	25
Keith Brooking	---	---	6	4	12	22
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	3	1	17	21
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	2	5	14	21
Tavian Banks	6	6	---	---	9	21
Jamir Miller	---	---	7	10	---	17
Duane Clemons	---	---	5	11	---	16
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	10	10
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammy Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gabe Northern	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tim Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	10	18	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	22	48	2.2
Right	4	82	20.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	38	24	5	1	1	3	6	1	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	26	17	7	0	0	2	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	99	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	102	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	21	21.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	49	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	135	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brisby	12	6	0	78	2	31
WR Sterling Sharpe	9	7	0	75	1	34
RB Robert Smith	4	2	0	16	0	29
FB Richie Anderson	4	3	0	22	0	18
TE John Davis	4	3	0	27	1	33
WR Edwin Fleming	2	1	0	7	0	15
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	1	0	0	8
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	18	0	13
FB Rashaan Shehee	1	1	0	46	1	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	10	7	147	4	26
WR Anfernee Hardaway	6	4	57	1	17
WR Ramondo Seifert	4	2	39	1	17
WR Tony Martin	3	2	8	0	16
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	0	0	0	9
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	17	0	18
WR Jaleel White	1	1	33	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	3	2	0.67	4.33
Richie Anderson	1	0	0.00	-1.50
Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1.00	1.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Bennett	3	2	0.67	4.76
Jake Plummer	1	4	4.00	5.00
Tavian Banks	1	0	0.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	3	1	-4	-1.33	7.61

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	2	1	17	8.50	11.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1	-4	-2.00	8.33
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Smith	6	2

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	1	1
Jake Plummer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	8	2	2

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Brisby	4	1	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	1	1
WR Nate Lewis	1	0	0
RB Robert Smith	1	0	0
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	4	2	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	1	0
WR Tony Martin	2	1	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	1
WR Jaleel White	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,600 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (24,900)
End Zone 17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,900 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,600 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (24,900)
End Zone	17,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,900 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)