NFL game summary for 12/05/1971:
The Broncos defense got to the Bears passer nine times but their offense could only generate a pair of field goals by Jim Turner. Floyd Little, with his fourth 100-plus rushing game of the season, took over the AFC rushing leadership pushing toward his first 1,000 yard season.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 108.7 (22) | 137.9 (22) | 246.6 (21) | 35 |
| DEFENSE | 155.8 (21) | 176.2 (23) | 332.0 (25) | 36 | |
 | OFFENSE | 145.5 (10) | 148.8 (16) | 294.4 (11) | 31 |
| DEFENSE | 132.5 (15) | 135.1 (4) | 267.6 (9) | 31 |
Line: Even
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (6-6-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denver Broncos (4-7-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
( 0- 3) DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CHI Mac Percival 34 yard field goal
( 3- 6) DEN Jim Turner 33 yard field goal
CHI DEN
First Downs: 9 10
Rushes-yards: 19-73 42-170
Yards/rush: 3.8 4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-31-63-3 8-16-81-2
Sacked-yards: 9-70 3-27
Net pass yards: -7 54
Net yards/pass: -0.2 2.8
Total net yards: 66 224
Total plays: 59 (32% run) 61 (68% run)
Yards/play: 1.1 3.7
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 3-2
Turnovers: 4 4
Penalties-yards: 12-100 7-100
Attendance: 51,200
Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 6 of 25 for 50 yards (2 int); Kent Nix, 1 of 6 for 13 yards (1 int) DEN: Steve Ramsey, 8 of 16 for 81 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Bill Tucker, 8 for 11 yards; Cyril Pinder, 5 for 9 yards; Bobby Douglass, 4 for 45 yards; Joe Moore, 2 for 8 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 29 for 125 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 8 yards; Fran Lynch, 3 for 8 yards; Clem Turner, 2 for 5 yards; Steve Ramsey, 2 for 0 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 29 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for -5 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Bill Tucker, 3 for 16 yards; Dick Gordon, 2 for 25 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 22 yards DEN: Jack Gehrke, 2 for 29 yards; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 2 yards; Gordon Bowdell, 1 for 19 yards; Jerry Simmons, 1 for 13 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 13 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 2 for 54 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 60 yards; Cecil Turner, 1 for -3 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 2 for 16 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Charlie Ford, 2 for 29 yards DEN: Fred Forsberg, 1 for 29 yards; Olen Underwood, 1 for 5 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 7 for 325 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 6 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/4 DEN: Jim Turner, 2/4
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 6 of 25 for 50 yards (2 int); Kent Nix, 1 of 6 for 13 yards (1 int) DEN: Steve Ramsey, 8 of 16 for 81 yards (2 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Bill Tucker, 8 for 11 yards; Cyril Pinder, 5 for 9 yards; Bobby Douglass, 4 for 45 yards; Joe Moore, 2 for 8 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 29 for 125 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 8 yards; Fran Lynch, 3 for 8 yards; Clem Turner, 2 for 5 yards; Steve Ramsey, 2 for 0 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 29 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for -5 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Bill Tucker, 3 for 16 yards; Dick Gordon, 2 for 25 yards; George Farmer, 2 for 22 yards DEN: Jack Gehrke, 2 for 29 yards; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 2 yards; Gordon Bowdell, 1 for 19 yards; Jerry Simmons, 1 for 13 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 13 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 2 for 54 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 4 for 60 yards; Cecil Turner, 1 for -3 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 2 for 16 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for -2 yards
Interceptions:
CHI: Charlie Ford, 2 for 29 yards DEN: Fred Forsberg, 1 for 29 yards; Olen Underwood, 1 for 5 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 7 for 325 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 6 for 214 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/4 DEN: Jim Turner, 2/4