| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1989 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 71418 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 47 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brad Muster 6 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 3 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis McKinnon 40 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 40 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 22 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 48 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Neal Anderson 53 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 27 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Gagliano 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 27 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 25 FG | 30 | 20 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 32 FG | 33 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Brad Muster 3 pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick) | 40 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Harbaugh 1 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 47 | 20 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Gagliano 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 47 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 84 | WR | Ron Morris |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 80 | TE | James Thornton |
| 18 | QB | Mike Tomczak |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 25 | FB | Brad Muster |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 75 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 32 | LCB | Lemuel Stinson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 23 | FS | Shaun Gayle |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| 43 | NB | Lorenzo Lynch |
| 36 | DB | Markus Paul |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Robert Clark |
| 84 | WR | Richard Johnson |
| 83 | WR | Troy Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Stacey Mobley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Eric Andolsek |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 60 | ROG | Mike Utley |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 14 | QB | Bob Gagliano |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 97 | RDE | Kevin Brooks |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Victor Jones |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 21 | LCB | Terry Taylor |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 35 | FS | William White |
| 43 | RCB | Jerry Holmes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Neal Anderson | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | 53t | 1 |
| Brad Muster | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Green | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Gagliano | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 2 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Mike Tomczak | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 302 | 12.1 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135.8 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bob Gagliano | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 3 | 126 | 6.6 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 29.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 40t | 1 |
| Neal Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Cap Boso | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ron Morris | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| James Thornton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mark Green | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Robert Clark | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Troy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Lorenzo Lynch | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Mark Green | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 6 | 165 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 62 | 0 | |
| Ken Dallafior | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Walter Stanley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Trace Armstrong | 1.0 |
| Richard Dent | 1.0 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
| John Roper | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
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