| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: September 22, 1968 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 50688 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 80 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 37 pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 86 pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Munson 1 run (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Swain 50 interception return (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl McCullouch 15 pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Greg Landry 3 run (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 0 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 67 | LOG | George Seals |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 74 | ROT | Wayne Mass |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 11 | QB | Jack Concannon |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 21 | FL | Cecil Turner |
| 32 | FB | Ralph Kurek |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 76 | LDT | John Johnson |
| 79 | RDT | Dick Evey |
| 86 | RDE | Loyd Phillips |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 62 | MLB | Mike Reilly |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 31 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 89 | FL | Gail Cogdill |
| 24 | FB | Mel Farr |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 84 | RDE | Joe Robb |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 51 | MLB | Bill Swain |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Kopay | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Jim Welch | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Larry Rakestraw | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 5 | 61 | 3.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Jack Concannon | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 3 | 40 | 2.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 47.9 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 1 | 279 | 12.1 | 86 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 128.4 |
| Greg Landry | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Gordon | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Austin Denney | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl McCullouch | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 37 | 2 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 86 | 1 |
| Bill Triplett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Malinchak | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Curt Gentry | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Weger | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Swain | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
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