| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1986 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 75602 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 52 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 41 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 39 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 4 pass from Chuck Long (Eddie Murray kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 32 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Matt Suhey 4 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 22 FG | 16 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 89 | WR | Keith Ortego |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 35 | FB | Neal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 72 | RDT | William Perry |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 73 | LOG | Harvey Salem |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 81 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 16 | QB | Chuck Long |
| 32 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 79 | NT | Eric Williams |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 92 | LOLB | Angelo King |
| 58 | LILB | James Harrell |
| 57 | RILB | Vernon Maxwell |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 40 | LCB | Duane Galloway |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Neal Anderson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Flutie | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Garry James | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| James Jones | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 130 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 52.4 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Chuck Long | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 167 | 7.0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 69.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Gault | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Carl Bland | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Garry James | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Duane Galloway | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 8 | 390 | 48.8 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Herman Hunter | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Wilber Marshall | 2.0 |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 |
| Gary Fencik | 1.0 |
| Steve McMichael | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
| James Griffin | 1.0 |
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