| Houston Oilers at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1973 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 43755 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | Dick Butkus EZ opponents fumble recovery (Mirro Roder kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Carl Garrett 5 run (Mirro Roder kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | George Farmer 5 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mirro Roder kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Ike Hill 95 kickoff return (Mirro Roder kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Houston Oilers | Paul Robinson 5 run (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Earl Thomas 1 pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | Ken Burrough 25 pass from Lynn Dickey (Skip Butler kick) | 14 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 20 | WR | Billy Parks |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 68 | LOG | Solomon Freelon |
| 57 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 62 | ROG | Ralph Miller |
| 75 | ROT | Elbert Drungo |
| 82 | TE | Mack Alston |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| 44 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Tody Smith |
| 76 | LDT | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | RDT | John Matuszak |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 55 | LLB | Ralph Cindrich |
| 54 | MLB | Gregg Bingham |
| 56 | RLB | Guy Roberts |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 36/27 | SS | Jeff Severson |
| 48 | FS | Bob Atkins |
| 26 | RCB | Larry Eaglin |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 80 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 33 | RB | Gary Kosins |
| Offense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 89 | RDE | Mel Tom |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 58 | RLB | Bob Pifferini |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 25 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Bob Gresham | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Mack Alston | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Kosins | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Ike Hill | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Lynn Dickey | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 2 | 99 | 5.5 | 1 | 50.2 | |||
| Dan Pastorini | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 46.6 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 125 | 6.0 | 1 | 82.4 | |||
| Gary Huff | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 1 | 127.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Fred Willis | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| George Amundson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Billy Parks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Gary Kosins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Green | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 0 | |
| Skip Butler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Fanucci | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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