| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 21, 1965 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 51499 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 43 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Amos Marsh 3 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jon Arnett 24 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 184 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 37 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 20 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 17 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Rabold |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 20 | FB | Ronnie Bull |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dick Evey |
| 76 | LDT | John Johnson |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 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 |
| 62 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 73 | ROT | Roger Shoals |
| 83 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 32 | HB | Joe Don Looney |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 31 | FB | Amos Marsh |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 67 | LLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Thompson |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Andy Livingston | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Jon Arnett | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 24t | 1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Don Looney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 0 | 53 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 62.8 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 139 | 6.0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 52.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 8 | 388 | 48.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 115 | 57.5 | 94 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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