| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1988 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 55010 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 20 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 35 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 25 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 44 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Harbaugh 4 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 1 run (Eddie Murray kick blocked) | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Kevin Butler 32 FG | 12 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Jeff Chadwick |
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik |
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem |
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 12 | QB | Rusty Hilger |
| 33 | RB | Garry James |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball |
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson |
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson |
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 31 | FS | Devon Mitchell |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Dennis Gentry |
| 85 | WR | Dennis McKinnon |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 65 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 57 | ROG | Tom Thayer |
| 73 | ROT | John Wojciechowski |
| 80 | TE | James Thornton |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 35 | RB | Neal Anderson |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Al Harris |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 97 | RDE | Sean Smith |
| 59 | LLB | Ron Rivera |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Morrissey |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 22 | SS | Dave Duerson |
| 37 | FS | Maurice Douglass |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tony Paige | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Garry James | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| James Jones | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Carl Painter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Hilger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Neal Anderson | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Rusty Hilger | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 0 | 195 | 7.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.8 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 0 | 174 | 6.7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 87.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pete Mandley | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Garry James | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Cap Boso | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| James Thornton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Arnold | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bryan Wagner | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dennis McKinnon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Carl Painter | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Randall Morris | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Dan Saleaumua | 1.0 |
| Chicago Bears |
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