Visitor: Washington Redskins

Home: Chicago Bears

Date: September 29, 1985

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 Final

WAS 7 3 0 0 10

CHI 0 31 7 7 45

Visitor playmakers:

RB John Riggins, CB Curtis Jordan, DE Dexter Manley

Home playmakers:

WR Willie Gault, WR Dennis McKinnon, TE Emery Moorehead, QB Jim McMahon, RB Walter Payton, RB Dennis Gentry, DT Steve McMichael, DE Tyrone Keys, DE Richard Dent, LB Wilber Marshall, CB Ken Taylor, CB Mike Richardson

Network: CBS (WHBF Rock Island, IL)

Announcers: Tim Ryan, Johnny Morris

Pregame: Yes

Halftime: No

Postgame: No

Commercials: No

Grade: Good. Average tape quality.

Notes: Washington starts strong, holding the Bears scoreless on their opening drive, moving the ball on the ground with John Riggins and scoring the TD. Curtis Jordan comes up with an INT, but the Chicago defense prevents the Redskins from scoring, something they had done on the previous 5 turnovers. Then in the second quarter Willie Gault sparks the offense with a 99-yard kick return for a TD, the longest ever by a Bear at Soldier Field. The offense explodes after that, scoring three more TDs including a Walter Payton to Jim McMahon TD pass. QB Joe Theismann gets in some good completions, passing the 30,000-yard mark, but the deficit and the Chicago defense are too much to overcome and the Bears move to 4-0.

Thanks Mike!

Running time: 2:32 (2 discs)