| Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55701 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 74 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Gene Howard 24 interception return (David Ray kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 20 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 19 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 45 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Earl Thomas 30 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 45 FG | 13 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 12 | QB | Pete Beathard |
| 33 | RB | Willie Ellison |
| 38 | RB | Larry Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Fred Dryer |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 72 | RDT | Phil Olsen |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 46 | LCB | Roger Williams |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 19 | RS | Jim Nettles |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 84 | WR | Jim Seymour |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 82 | TE | Earl Thomas |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 71 | RDT | Tony McGee |
| 87 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | / | / | 10 | 91 | 3 | 1 | |
| CHIB | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | / | / | 7 | 61 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Douglass | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Harrison | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 144 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pete Beathard | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25.0 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 19 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 2 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 52 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 24.2 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 52 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 24.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Larry Smith | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Snow | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | |
| George Farmer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Gene Howard | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Charlie Ford | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | ||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 273 | 45.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| John Love | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| John Love | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Al Clark | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |