| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1981 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 71273 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Marcus Anderson 85 pass from Vince Evans (John Roveto kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 49 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eric Hipple 4 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Walter Payton 1 run (John Roveto kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Rick Kane 2 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 53 FG | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | David Hill 10 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Roveto 22 FG | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Freddie Scott 44 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 94 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Marcus Anderson |
| 89 | WR | Ken Margerum |
| 64 | LOT | Ted Albrecht |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 52 | C | Dan Neal |
| 79 | ROG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 81 | TE | Robin Earl |
| 8 | QB | Vince Evans |
| 34 | HB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 82 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 90 | RDE | Al Harris |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 57 | MLB | Lee Kunz |
| 59 | RLB | Gary Campbell |
| 44 | LCB | Terry Schmidt |
| 45 | SS | Gary Fencik |
| 46 | FS | Doug Plank |
| 20 | RCB | Reuben Henderson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 76 | LOT | Karl Baldischwiler |
| 61 | LOG | Homer Elias |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 73 | ROG | Russ Bolinger |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 81 | TE | David Hill |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 32 | HB | Rick Kane |
| 24 | FB | Dexter Bussey |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Dave Pureifory |
| 79 | LDT | William Gay |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 52 | RLB | Stan White |
| 44 | LCB | Wayne Smith |
| 23 | SS | Ray Oldham |
| 40 | FS | Jimmy Allen |
| 28 | RCB | James Hunter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Rick Kane | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Freddie Scott | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vince Thompson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Vince Evans | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 1 | 298 | 9.6 | 85t | 1 | 1 | 10 | 87.8 |
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 336 | 13.4 | 94t | 4 | 1 | 10 | 140.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Marcus Anderson | 6 | 176 | 29.3 | 85t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 94t | 1 |
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 48 | 1 |
| David Hill | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Rick Kane | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Ulysses Norris | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Horace King | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Stan White | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Leslie Frazier | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jeff Fisher | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Alan Page | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Dave Pureifory | 1.0 |
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