Читать книгу The 50 Greatest Players in Chicago Bears History - Robert W. Cohen - Страница 32

Singletary excelled in his third start as a pro, recording 10 tackles and forcing a fumble during a 16–13 overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on November 8, 1981.

Singletary recorded the first interception of his career during a 35–24 win over the Denver Broncos in the final game of the 1981 regular season.

Singletary anchored a Chicago defense that recorded five sacks and allowed just 132 yards of total offense during a 27–0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 20, 1983.

Singletary helped lead the Bears to a convincing 34–14 victory over Tampa Bay in the 1984 regular-season opener by intercepting a pass and recording a sack.

Singletary followed that up in Week 2 by leading a Bears defense that created four turnovers and surrendered just 130 yards of total offense during a 27–0 win over the Denver Broncos.

Singletary earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors by recording an interception and a career-high three sacks during a 20–7 win over the Patriots on September 15, 1985.

Singletary led a stifling Bears defense that created four turnovers, recorded four sacks, and allowed just 106 yards of total offense during a 24–3 win over the Lions on November 10, 1985.

Excelling against the Giants in the divisional round of the 1985 play-offs, Singletary recorded a sack, recovered a fumble, and anchored a defense that allowed just 32 yards rushing and 181 yards of total offense during a 21–0 Bears victory.

In addition to serving as the focal point of a defense that surrendered just 7 yards rushing and 123 yards of total offense to the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, Singletary recovered two fumbles during the lopsided 46–10 victory.

Singletary recorded two of the nine sacks the Bears registered against New York quarterbacks Phil Simms and Jeff Rutledge during their convincing 34–19 win over the Giants in the 1987 regular-season opener.

Singletary earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second and final time by recording a career-high 20 tackles, including 10 of the solo variety, during the Bears’ 16–13 overtime victory over the Broncos on November 18, 1990.