Chicago Bears vs Buffalo Bills

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December 7th, 1997

1997 Week 15

Regular Season

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Bears Home

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Bills Away

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Offensive Starters

QB E. Kramer

RB R. Harris

WR C. Conway

WR C. Penn

TE J. Allred

TE R. Wetnight

T A. Heck

G T. Perry

C C. Villarrial

G T. Burger

T J. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE M. Thomas

DT J. Flanigan

DT C. Simpson

DE C. Reeves

LB R. Cox

LB B. Cox

LB B. Minter

CB T. Carter

CB W. Harris

S M. Carter

S J. Mangum

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Bears	0	17	0	3	20
Bills	0	3	0	0	3

	Bears	Bills
Q1	0	0
Q2	17	3
Q3	0	0
Q4	3	0
FINAL	20	3

Key Performers

Bears

PassingE. Kramer

23/33, 270 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Harris

24, 59 YDS

ReceivingC. Conway

7, 115 YDS

TacklesB. Minter

SacksA. Marshall

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Bills

PassingT. Collins

13/32, 138 YDS

RushingT. Thomas

7, 22 YDS

ReceivingD. Holmes

3, 41 YDS

TacklesJ. Holecek

SacksS. Moran

1.0

InterceptionsK. Schulz

Team Comparison

Bears

Stat

Bills

First Downs

392

Total Yards

160

Rushes

120

Rush YDS

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

40.6%

272

NET PASS YDS

105

PASS TD

Takeaways

40:28

Time of Possession

19:32

Offensive Starters

T. Collins QB

T. Thomas RB

Q. Early WR

A. Reed WR

J. Riemersma TE

L. Johnson TE

J. Fina T

R. Brown G

D. Zeigler C

C. Lacina G

J. Ostroski T

Defensive Starters

P. Hansen DE

T. Washington DT

B. Smith DE

B. Paup LB

J. Holecek LB

S. Moran LB

S. Rogers LB

J. Burris CB

T. Smith CB

H. Jones S

K. Schulz S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 15 match up between the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills featuring 115 receiving yards by Curtis Conway.

Legend

Moment: Bears

Moment: Bills

Bears Momentum

Bills Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 41 yard field goal good

Bears opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Ryan Wetnight for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • CHI TD CHI TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Erik Kramer pass complete to Ricky Proehl for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Bears extends lead → 17-0

< Q2 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 43 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 17-3

< Q4 > • CHI FG CHI FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Jaeger 38 yard field goal good

Bears extends lead → 20-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Erik Kramer	33	23	69.7	270	2	2	42	1	89.2
Rick Mirer	3	1	33.3	9	0	0	9	0	42.4
Team Totals	36	24	66.7	279	2	2	42	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Raymont Harris	24	59	2.5	20
Darnell Autry	14	40	2.9	7
Erik Kramer	1	1	1.0	1
Rick Mirer	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Curtis Conway	1	10	10.0	10
Tony Carter	1	3	3.0	3
Todd Sauerbrun	1	8	8.0	8
Team Totals	43	120	2.8	20

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Curtis Conway	10	7	115	16.4	0	42
Tony Carter	5	5	24	4.8	0	10
Ryan Wetnight	6	5	70	14.0	1	30
Chris Penn	6	3	41	13.7	0	18
Ricky Proehl	5	3	23	7.7	1	11
John Allred	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Raymont Harris	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	35	24	279	11.6	2	42

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Barry Minter	7	5	2	0
Anthony Marshall	5	5	0	2
Marty Carter	5	3	2	0
Bryan Cox	4	3	1	1
Mark Thomas	4	3	1	1
Ron Cox	3	2	1	0
Marlon Forbes	3	3	0	0
John Mangum	3	3	0	0
Tom Carter	2	2	0	0
Walt Harris	2	2	0	0
Jim Flanigan	1	1	0	1
Carl Simpson	1	1	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	41	34	7	5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Smith	1	20	20	0
Team Totals	1	20	20.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Tyrone Hughes	4	24	6	0
Team Totals	4	24	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Jeff Jaeger	2	2	2	2
Team Totals	2	2	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Todd Sauerbrun	5	152	30.4
Team Totals	5	152	30.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Todd Collins	32	13	40.6	138	0	0	23	5	53.9
Team Totals	32	13	40.6	138	0	0	23	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Thurman Thomas	7	22	3.1	6
Antowain Smith	6	17	2.8	8
Todd Collins	2	10	5.0	9
Lonnie Johnson	1	6	6.0	6
Team Totals	16	55	3.4	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Darick Holmes	5	3	41	13.7	22
Andre Reed	3	2	29	14.5	15
Thurman Thomas	4	2	10	5.0	6
Antowain Smith	4	2	9	4.5	8
Quinn Early	10	2	37	18.5	23
Lonnie Johnson	1	1	6	6.0	6
Eric Moulds	4	1	6	6.0	6
Jay Riemersma	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	32	13	138	10.6	23

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Holecek	12	7	5	0	0
Ted Washington	11	8	3	0	0
Bryce Paup	9	8	1	0	0
Jeff Burris	8	8	0	0	0
Henry Jones	7	7	0	0	0
Sean Moran	6	4	2	1	0
Phil Hansen	6	3	3	0	0
Sam Rogers	6	5	1	0	0
Bruce Smith	6	5	1	0	0
Kurt Schulz	4	2	2	0	1
Mark Maddox	2	2	0	0	1
Dan Brandenburg	2	2	0	0	0
Ken Irvin	2	2	0	0	0
Emanuel Martin	2	2	0	0	0
Marlo Perry	1	0	1	0	0
Shawn Price	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	85	65	20	1	2