| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 8, 1961 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 50521 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 61 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bo Farrington 98 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 50 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Studstill 100 kickoff return (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 37 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 1 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Galimore 52 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 31 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Bo Farrington |
| 79 | LOT | Art Anderson |
| 78 | LOG | Stan Jones |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 60 | ROG | Roger Davis |
| 70 | ROT | Herm Lee |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 28 | HB | Willie Galimore |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 39 | FB | John Adams |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 76 | RDT | John Mellekas |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 71 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LCB | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 87 | RS | Harlon Hill |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 0 | HB | Johnny Olszewski |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Galimore | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 52t | 1 |
| Billy Wade | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Adams | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 42 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 330 | 13.2 | 98t | 2 | 49 | 107.5 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | 3 | 190 | 6.3 | 61t | 1 | 16 | 30.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Bo Farrington | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 98t | 1 |
| Johnny Morris | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Adams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 61t | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 118 | 59.0 | 100t | 1 | |
| Jim Steffen | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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