One of the victories was on
Thanksgiving at
Detroit; Chicago entered the Thursday game at 4–8, last place in the
NFC Central division, and were trailing 17–3 after three quarters. With no time left in regulation, Bears quarterback
Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game into
overtime. Then, before a national television audience on
CBS,
Dave Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime for a 23–17 victory over the stunned Lions.[1][2]
Running back
Walter Payton once again
led the NFC in rushing for the fifth straight year with 1,460 yards; he also had the league's highest annual salary at
$475,000.[3]
One of the victories was on
Thanksgiving at
Detroit; Chicago entered the Thursday game at 4–8, last place in the
NFC Central division, and were trailing 17–3 after three quarters. With no time left in regulation, Bears quarterback
Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game into
overtime. Then, before a national television audience on
CBS,
Dave Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime for a 23–17 victory over the stunned Lions.[1][2]
Running back
Walter Payton once again
led the NFC in rushing for the fifth straight year with 1,460 yards; he also had the league's highest annual salary at
$475,000.[3]