| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 74042 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 24 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dennis Gentry 94 kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 21 FG | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | David Lewis 2 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim McMahon 14 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ron Rivera 5 opponents fumble recovery (Kevin Butler kick) | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 2 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 30 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ken Margerum 11 pass from Jim McMahon (Kevin Butler kick) | 37 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 9 | QB | Jim McMahon |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Dan Hampton |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 72 | RDT | William Perry |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 58 | RLB | Wilber Marshall |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Carl Bland |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 70 | ROG | Keith Dorney |
| 71 | ROT | Rich Strenger |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 24 | RB | Alvin Moore |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 62 | NT | Curtis Green |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 68 | LILB | Steve Baack |
| 50 | RILB | August Curley |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 17 | 81 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim McMahon | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 29 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim McMahon | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 2 | 194 | 8.8 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 65.3 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Steve Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 44 | 22 | 50.0 | 3 | 287 | 6.5 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 50.1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Tim Wrightman | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Pete Mandley | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 37 | 0 |
| Carl Bland | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 21 | 0 |
| David Lewis | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ron Rivera | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Duerson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dan Bunz | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bruce McNorton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Maury Buford | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Keith Ortego | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| A.J. Jones | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Richard Dent | 2.0 |
| Tyrone Keys | 1.0 |
| Wilber Marshall | 1.0 |
| William Perry | 1.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Keith Ferguson | 1.5 |
| William Gay | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1.0 |
| Curtis Green | 0.5 |
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