| Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 14, 1997 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 59147 |
| Weather: Mist Temp: 75 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Raymont Harris 7 run (Jeff Jaeger kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 23 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Johnnie Morton 16 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 33 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 29 FG | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 27 pass from Scott Mitchell (Scott Mitchell sacked) | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 32 FG | 34 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 30 | FB | Cory Schlesinger |
| Defense | ||
| 97 | LDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 55 | SLB | Antonio London |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 29 | SS | Harry Colon |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 87 | WR | Ricky Proehl |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 67 | LOG | Bill Schultz |
| 65 | C | Evan Pilgrim |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 12 | QB | Erik Kramer |
| 31 | RB | Rashaan Salaam |
| 29 | FB | Raymont Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | John Thierry |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 98 | RDT | Carl Simpson |
| 90 | RDE | Alonzo Spellman |
| 54 | SLB | Ron Cox |
| 52 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 92 | WLB | Barry Minter |
| 25 | LCB | Tom Carter |
| 23 | SS | Marty Carter |
| 26 | FS | John Mangum |
| 27 | RCB | Walt Harris |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 19 | 161 | 8.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Raymont Harris | 22 | 73 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Rick Mirer | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 215 | 8.6 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 117.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rick Mirer | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 1 | 90 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 39.8 |
| Erik Kramer | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 128 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 78.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Herman Moore | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 27t | 1 | ||||||
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| David Sloan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Barry Sanders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Erik Kramer | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 128 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 78.4 |
| Bobby Engram | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Penn | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| John Allred | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Raymont Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Erik Kramer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 8 | 523 | 65.4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 2 | 133 | 66.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 7 | 180 | 25.7 | 41 | 0 | |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Reggie Brown | 2.0 |
| Kevin Abrams | 1.0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 1.0 |
| Antonio London | 0.5 |
| Kerwin Waldroup | 0.5 |
| Chicago Bears | |
| John Thierry | 1.0 |
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