| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1973 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 41729 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 40 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 4 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Al Barnes 23 pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mel Farr 7 run (Errol Mann kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Parsons 6 pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 30 pass from Bill Munson (Bill Cappleman run failed) | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 37 FG | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Crosswhite 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 64 | ROG | Ernie Janet |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 80 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 89 | RDE | Mel Tom |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 57 | MLB | Don Rives |
| 58 | RLB | Bob Pifferini |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 25 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Al Barnes |
| 25 | WR | Earl McCullouch |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 60 | LOG | Guy Dennis |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Harrison | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Moore | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Huff | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| Steve Owens | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Munson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Gary Huff | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 68 | 2.5 | 1 | 23.8 | |||
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 166 | 5.9 | 2 | 92.3 | |||
| Bill Cappleman | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 50.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Reggie Sanderson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| George Farmer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Charlie Sanders | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Al Barnes | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Earl McCullouch | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| John Hilton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 8 | 321 | 40.1 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | ||
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Sanderson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Ken Sanders | 1.0 |
| Herb Orvis | 1.0 |
| Larry Hand | 1.0 |
| Paul Naumoff | 1.0 |
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