| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 11, 1966 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 52225 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 79 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 38 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Nowatzke 6 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Pat Studstill 25 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 3 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Jimmy Jones |
| 75 | LOT | Riley Mattson |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Rabold |
| 83 | C | Roger LeClerc |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 29 | FB | Ronnie Bull |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 74 | LDT | Bob Kilcullen |
| 79 | RDT | Dick Evey |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 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 |
| 66 | LOG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 72 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 31 | HB | Amos Marsh |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 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 | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Nowatzke | 21 | 84 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Amos Marsh | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 2 | 120 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 36.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 92 | 6.1 | 25t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 61.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25t | 1 |
| Gail Cogdill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Kramer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 7 | 371 | 53.0 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dick Gordon | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Todd | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Todd | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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