| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1963 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 55400 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Angelo Coia 18 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 16 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 13 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Richie Petitbon 66 interception return (Bob Jencks kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 1 run (Bob Jencks kick) | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 60 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 67 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Earl Morrall tackled in end zone by Doug Atkins | 37 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 38 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 37 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | SE | Angelo Coia |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 63 | ROG | Bob Wetoska |
| 73 | ROT | Steve Barnett |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 29 | HB | Ronnie Bull |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Kilcullen |
| 78 | LDT | Stan Jones |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 77 | LOG | Danny LaRose |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 61 | ROT | Lucien Reeberg |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 46 | HB | Larry Ferguson |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 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 | |||||
| Joe Marconi | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Ferguson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 1 | 219 | 6.4 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 90.2 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 229 | 10.9 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 99.0 |
| Milt Plum | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 38 | 4.2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Angelo Coia | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Mike Ditka | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 67 | 2 |
| Terry Barr | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 60 | 1 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Larry Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bennie McRae | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Lane | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 5 | 261 | 52.2 | 66 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 3 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Larry Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dick Compton | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Larry Ferguson | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 49 | 0 | |
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