Week 1, 2012

played in Chicago, IL

80 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	6	7	7	-	20
Chicago Bears	7	3	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 CHI - Anthony Elliott 61 fumble return (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DET - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHI - Andrew Whalen 56 field goal
3Q: 08:33 CHI - Andrew Whalen 30 field goal
3Q: 03:15 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 08:16 CHI - Steven Jackson 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CHI - Andrew Whalen 36 field goal
4Q: 00:14 DET - Benjamin Gotchy 9 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 CHI - Anthony Elliott 61 fumble return (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal
2Q: 05:57 DET - A.J. Neiderer 43 field goal
2Q: 00:33 CHI - Andrew Whalen 56 field goal
3Q: 08:33 CHI - Andrew Whalen 30 field goal
3Q: 03:15 DET - Stan Finks 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 08:16 CHI - Steven Jackson 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 02:05 CHI - Andrew Whalen 36 field goal
4Q: 00:14 DET - Benjamin Gotchy 9 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 262 321
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 108 133
- Rushing Attempts 33 33
- Yards per Rush 3.27 4.03
Net Passing Yards 154 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/45
Kick Returns/Yards 4/67 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	262	321
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	108	133
- Rushing Attempts	33	33
- Yards per Rush	3.27	4.03
Net Passing Yards	154	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	27 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/45
Kick Returns/Yards	4/67	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:17	30:43

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	9:07	2:02	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	6:31	7:17	OWN 19	13	69	Field Goal
2	12:36	6:47	OWN 25	11	49	Field Goal
2	3:09	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	8:28	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:51	3:46	OPP 38	8	38	Touchdown
4	8:07	1:31	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
4	1:56	1:50	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	2:46	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
1	7:05	0:34	OWN 14	1	86	Touchdown
2	14:14	1:38	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	5:49	2:40	OWN 20	8	43	Punt
2	1:49	1:22	OWN 38	5	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:32	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
3	3:05	9:58	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
4	6:36	4:40	OWN 48	9	33	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	22	77	3.50	14	4	1
Kevin Jones	10	33	3.30	7	0	0
Gerald Meeber	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steven Jackson	15	56	3.73	11	1
Dustin Giles	12	49	4.08	10	1
Sammie Holmes	5	23	4.60	9	0
Ellis Fitzgerald	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	25	15	160	1/6	1	33	0	92.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	27	16	188	0/0	1	25	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Wisne	3	4	47	15.67	6	33	0
TE Brant Armstrong	3	3	38	12.67	1	18	0
WR Jerricho Cotchery	2	3	12	6.00	0	11	0
RB Stan Finks	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Benjamin Gotchy	2	6	28	14.00	9	19	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Steven Jackson	5	6	25	5.00	2	10	1
WR Dennis Shepard	3	4	59	19.67	4	25	0
TE Antonio Gates	2	3	25	12.50	0	13	0
WR Bernard Corbett	2	3	17	8.50	0	18	0
WR Anthony Elliott	2	8	33	16.50	0	22	0
WR Melvin Atkins	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Jones	1	0	0
Gerald Meeber	1	0	0
Dominic Raiola	0	1	0
Larry Turner	0	1	0
Todd Gauthier	0	1	0
Lonnie Albright	0	0	1
Desmond Murphy	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dennis Shepard	1	0	0	0
Renaldo Preston	1	0	0	0
Anthony Elliott	0	1	0	1
Jason Mireles	0	0	1	0
Tony Reichard	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	5	241	48.2	39.2	57	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	3	127	42.3	29.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Whalen	3/3	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Preston	4	45	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	4	67	16.8	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Atkins	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Boss Bailey	9	2	27	23
S Lonnie Albright	7	3	30	26
S Terrence Holt	6	1	23	21
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	5	32	25
CB Darryl Troy	4	1	31	26
DT Broderick Carter	4	1	28	24
CB Willie Netter	3	1	29	26
S Barry Cousino	3	1	26	23
DE Arnold Devine	3	0	28	25
DE Clay Szymanski	1	2	24	21
DT Igor Olshansky	1	1	26	21
DE Winfred Torretta	1	1	11	5
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	11	7
ILB Harvey Bradley	1	0	8	4
DE Jake Holdgate	0	1	9	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	8	1	0.0	31	25
ILB Kent Greene	6	2	0.0	31	23
DT Tony Reichard	5	2	0.0	31	21
OLB Dana Strong	5	1	0.0	33	26
S Matt Ware	4	1	0.0	27	21
S Willie Pile	3	1	0.0	27	19
CB Rich Compton	3	0	0.0	9	7
DE Jason Mireles	2	1	1.0	31	26
OLB Malcolm Rees	2	1	0.0	14	7
CB Lamont Garner	2	0	0.0	25	25
DT Jonathan Goeas	1	1	0.0	23	18
S Renaldo Preston	1	1	0.0	0	3
CB Stan Wells	1	0	0.0	31	25
DE Derrick Fox	1	0	0.0	26	21
ILB Lonnie Robinson	1	0	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Igor Olshansky	2	0	21
S Lonnie Albright	0	1	26
DT Broderick Carter	0	1	24
DE Clay Szymanski	0	1	21

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Mireles	1.0	0	1	1	26
DE Derrick Fox	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	1	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darryl Troy	5	0	26
CB Willie Netter	2	2	26
S Terrence Holt	2	0	21
DE Arnold Devine	2	0	25
S Lonnie Albright	2	0	26
OLB Charles Sawyer	1	2	25
ILB Boss Bailey	1	0	23
DT Broderick Carter	1	0	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	4	0	25
CB Stan Wells	3	0	25
S Matt Ware	2	2	21
OLB Dana Strong	2	0	26
S Renaldo Preston	1	1	3
S Willie Pile	1	0	19
ILB Kent Greene	1	0	23
CB Lamont Garner	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Light	3	6	23	0	22
Herman Humphrey	3	4	12	0	12
Glenn Bellando	2	3	17	0	10
Larry Turner	1	7	27	1	16
Kurt Peterson	1	3	22	0	20
Sean Moss	1	2	27	0	16
Daniel Ruskowski	1	2	19	0	16
Brant Armstrong	0	2	24	0	15
Dominic Raiola	0	1	21	0	16
Harris McDonald	0	1	13	0	7
Todd Gauthier	0	1	17	0	11

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mickey Flynn	4	8	29	25
Leonard Derubeis	2	5	28	23
Kwame Harris	2	3	29	27
Dave Jacke	2	3	33	25
Rusty May	1	1	13	6
Reggie Booker	0	4	28	22
Amos Fisk	0	3	9	7
David Diehl	0	2	5	4

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Murphy	2	16
Kevin Jones	1	21
Marco Norris	1	8
Glenn Bellando	1	6
Michael Stone	0	17
Todd Gauthier	0	15
Jimmie Madison	0	14
Benjamin Gotchy	0	13
Harris McDonald	0	12
Brant Armstrong	0	12
Daryl Smith	0	11
Chris Wisne	0	9
Raymond Underwood	0	9
Dominic Raiola	0	7
Herman Humphrey	0	7
A.J. Neiderer	0	7
Willie Netter	0	7
Neil McElroy	0	7
Daniel Ruskowski	0	7
Ronald Fleming	0	7
Terrence Holt	0	6
Jerricho Cotchery	0	4
Jake Holdgate	0	4
Boss Bailey	0	3
Igor Olshansky	0	3
Larry Turner	0	3
Billy Joe Stine	0	3
Darryl Troy	0	3
Lonnie Albright	0	3
Brenden Fletcher	0	3
Broderick Carter	0	3
Charles Sawyer	0	3
Barry Cousino	0	3
Matt Light	0	2
Arnold Devine	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	2
Winfred Torretta	0	1
Harvey Bradley	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Forsey	2	22
Malcolm Rees	2	9
Derrick Fox	1	7
Rich Compton	0	20
Bernard Corbett	0	17
Rusty May	0	16
Ellis Fitzgerald	0	15
Norbert Maniecki	0	15
Renaldo Preston	0	15
Ryan Krause	0	14
Dustin Giles	0	14
Martin Richardson	0	10
Antonio Gates	0	7
Brad Maynard	0	6
David Diehl	0	6
Matt Ware	0	6
Ricardo Sirmon	0	6
Amos Fisk	0	6
Gary McCarthy	0	6
Leonard Derubeis	0	5
Melvin Atkins	0	5
Mickey Flynn	0	4
Derrick Bell	0	4
Willie Pile	0	3
Kent Greene	0	3
Stan Wells	0	3
Andrew Whalen	0	3
Tony Reichard	0	3
Kwame Harris	0	2
Zach Anderson	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	2
Lamont Garner	0	2
Jonathan Goeas	0	2
Dana Strong	0	2
Steven Jackson	0	1
Lonnie Robinson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	20	2.2
Middle	19	90	4.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	25	15	1	1	2	3	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	27	16	4	2	0	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	36	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	91	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	33	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	31	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	50	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	5	105	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Benjamin Gotchy	6	2	1	28	0	20
WR Chris Wisne	4	3	0	47	1	16
WR Jerricho Cotchery	3	2	0	12	0	10
WR Jimmie Madison	3	1	0	6	0	14
TE Brant Armstrong	3	3	0	38	0	15
RB Stan Finks	2	2	0	12	0	20
FB Glenn Bellando	2	1	1	13	0	10
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0	4	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	8	2	33	1	25
RB Steven Jackson	6	5	25	0	19
WR Dennis Shepard	4	3	59	2	19
TE Antonio Gates	3	2	25	0	13
WR Bernard Corbett	3	2	17	0	6
WR Melvin Atkins	2	1	9	0	8
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	1	20	1	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	5	14	2.80	3.50
Kevin Jones	1	3	3.00	3.30

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steven Jackson	3	1	0.33	3.73
Dustin Giles	1	3	3.00	4.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	4	2	10	2.50	6.40

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	4	3	14	3.50	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris Wisne	1	1	1	1.00	11.75
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
FB Glenn Bellando	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Benjamin Gotchy	1	1	9	9.00	4.67

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Steven Jackson	2	2	15	7.50	4.17
WR Bernard Corbett	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.67
WR Anthony Elliott	1	0	0	0.00	4.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Kevin Jones	2	2
Stan Finks	2	2

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Jackson	3	3
Dustin Giles	3	1
Ellis Fitzgerald	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	9	4	2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Benjamin Gotchy	4	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	2	1	1
RB Stan Finks	1	1	0
WR Chris Wisne	1	0	0
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Steven Jackson	3	3	2
WR Bernard Corbett	2	2	1
WR Anthony Elliott	2	0	0
WR Dennis Shepard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,700)
End Zone 14,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,200)
Club Seats 7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,700)
End Zone	14,700 (14,900)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,200)
Club Seats	7,900 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)