| Chicago Bears at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1968 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60228 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 66 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 59 run (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Willie Richardson 50 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 45 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 38 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 66 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 67 | LOG | George Seals |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 74 | ROT | Wayne Mass |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 12 | QB | Larry Rakestraw |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 21 | FL | Cecil Turner |
| 32 | FB | Ralph Kurek |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 73 | LDT | Frank Cornish |
| 76 | RDT | John Johnson |
| 79 | RDE | Dick Evey |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 31 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 73 | ROT | Sam Ball |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 74 | LDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Porter |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Virgil Carter | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ralph Kurek | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Hill | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 61 | 5.5 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50.2 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 29 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 27.4 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 302 | 12.1 | 66t | 4 | 1 | 5 | 122.0 |
| Jim Ward | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Mackey | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 45t | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 104 | 52.0 | 66t | 2 |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Timmy Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 8 | 397 | 49.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kurek | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Timmy Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
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