| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 21, 1971 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55049 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 35 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 2 run (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 41 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 19 run (Errol Mann kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mike Lucci 27 interception return (Errol Mann kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 28 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 68 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 73 | LDT | Bob Bell |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 21 | LCB | Al Clark |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 84 | WR | Jim Seymour |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 73 | ROT | Steve Wright |
| 89 | TE | Bob Wallace |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 33 | RB | Jim Grabowski |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 67 | LDT | George Seals |
| 71 | RDT | Tony McGee |
| 87 | RDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 18 | RS | Jerry Moore |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 15 | 2 |
| Greg Landry | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19t | 1 |
| Bill Munson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Shy | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Moore | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 75 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 72.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 26 | 6 | 23.1 | 4 | 68 | 2.6 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl McCullouch | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| George Farmer | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 27t | 1 |
| Dick LeBeau | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Larry Walton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Al Clark | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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