| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55701 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Craig Cotton 3 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Douglass 4 run (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Greg Landry 10 run (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 15 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Greg Landry 6 run (Errol Mann kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Cyril Pinder 11 run (Mac Percival kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 35 FG | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Harrison 17 run (Mac Percival kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Greg Landry 13 run (Errol Mann kick) | 38 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Al Barnes |
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 87 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 70 | LDT | Larry Woods |
| 84 | RDT | Joe Schmiesing |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 44 | RS | Dick LeBeau |
| 46 | RCB | Rudy Redmond |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Cyril Pinder |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| CHIB | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Greg Landry | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 19 | 3 |
| Steve Owens | 22 | 78 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Mel Farr | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 197 | 4.6 | 4 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Douglass | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| Jim Harrison | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 253 | 6.2 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 131 | 10.9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 130.9 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 131 | 10.9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 130.9 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 27.3 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 2 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 27.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Craig Cotton | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Harrison | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| George Farmer | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Seymour | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mickey Zofko | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 58 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |