Week 1, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

61 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	10	0	7	-	20
Chicago Bears	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 DET - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
2Q: 11:44 CHI - Jeremy Kirk 12 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 04:18 DET - Wes Kozak 31 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Billy Joe Maxwell 33 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 06:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 21 field goal
4Q: 09:42 CHI - Darrin Mathews 22 field goal
4Q: 01:20 DET - Teddy Hastings 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 DET - Wes Kozak 27 field goal
2Q: 11:44 CHI - Jeremy Kirk 12 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 04:18 DET - Wes Kozak 31 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Billy Joe Maxwell 33 pass from Dexter Dodge (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 06:28 CHI - Darrin Mathews 21 field goal
4Q: 09:42 CHI - Darrin Mathews 22 field goal
4Q: 01:20 DET - Teddy Hastings 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 280 252
- Offensive Plays 65 51
- Yards per Play 4.31 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 107 132
- Rushing Attempts 39 28
- Yards per Rush 2.74 4.71
Net Passing Yards 173 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 20 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.65 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	280	252
- Offensive Plays	65	51
- Yards per Play	4.31	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	107	132
- Rushing Attempts	39	28
- Yards per Rush	2.74	4.71
Net Passing Yards	173	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	20 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.65	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:29	27:31

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	1:51	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
1	8:56	7:23	OWN 16	13	74	Field Goal
2	11:37	7:24	OWN 43	12	43	Field Goal
2	2:25	2:07	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:23	OWN 41	5	25	Missed FG
3	6:21	1:31	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	2:36	2:05	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	9:35	2:55	OWN 39	4	17	Punt
4	5:06	1:28	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
4	3:25	2:14	OPP 24	8	24	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 38	4	9	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	11:13	2:17	OWN 17	4	23	Punt
1	1:33	4:56	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	4:13	1:48	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:37	5:16	OWN 41	10	55	Field Goal
3	4:50	2:14	OWN 8	5	18	Punt
3	0:31	5:56	OWN 31	10	64	Field Goal
4	6:40	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	3:38	0:13	OWN 34	1	-4	Fumble
4	1:11	0:36	OWN 41	3	12	Interception

Game MVP: Daniel Lewis, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Teddy Hastings	20	66	3.30	7	1
Bo Sheldon	17	35	2.06	7	0
Dexter Dodge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Walter Castillo	1	7	7.00	7	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	17	100	5.88	21	4	1
Will Cave	7	25	3.57	12	2	0
Grady Jenkins	4	7	1.75	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	24	17	187	2/14	1	33	0	107.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Jenkins	20	12	134	3/14	0	16	1	59.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Frankie Levenson	4	5	35	8.75	6	14	0
WR Cary Bielby	3	3	43	14.33	15	24	0
RB Bo Sheldon	2	2	12	6.00	2	10	0
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Chris McCullough	2	4	24	12.00	1	14	0
WR Mo Garrett	2	2	22	11.00	10	18	0
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	1	33	33.00	20	33	1
WR Walter Castillo	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Alvin Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Teddy Hastings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ronnie Calhoun	4	5	36	9.00	10	12
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
FB Gilbert Garner	2	3	29	14.50	16	15
TE Daniel Baker	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
TE Jim Stargell	1	2	12	12.00	4	12
WR Max McDonald	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
WR Troy Frederick	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
RB Will Cave	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Chuck Mathis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Sherman Ferguson	1	3	3.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dexter Dodge	1	0	0
Randy Murray	0	1	1
Rico Schleinat	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grady Jenkins	1	0	0	0
Donovan Ricker	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	5	240	48.0	39.8	56	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Brown	5	218	43.6	43.4	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Castillo	2	1	0.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Rasberry	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	4	112	28.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Mathis	4	91	22.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	8	0	0.0	26	19
S Sherman Ferguson	6	1	0.0	16	15
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	2	1.5	25	22
DT Randy Murray	4	2	0.5	22	18
CB Luke Bickford	4	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Rico Barrington	4	0	0.0	11	5
DE Roman Conway	3	1	0.5	20	19
ILB Jumbo Starks	2	4	0.0	27	22
S Ray Bilek	2	0	0.0	17	17
DE Dana Newhart	1	1	0.5	17	9
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	0.0	6	5
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0.0	15	18
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	0	0.0	24	18
ILB John Lynch	0	2	0.0	6	7
ILB Louis Hall	0	1	0.0	14	9
CB Lamont Buchanan	0	1	0.0	24	20
CB Kent Stephenson	0	1	0.0	9	5

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Orlando Faison	11	0	0.0	31	20
S Gus Kaplan	6	1	0.0	31	21
CB Jeremy Wolff	5	0	1.0	33	18
S Louis Leyh	5	1	0.0	36	19
CB Kerry Wheeler	4	1	0.0	29	20
CB Bill Stinemetz	4	1	0.0	10	17
CB Phillip Halbert	3	1	0.0	19	18
CB Jose Rasberry	3	0	0.0	14	10
DT Donovan Ricker	2	2	1.0	22	15
OLB Edgar Dunn	2	3	0.0	16	17
ILB Donny Mangiafico	2	1	0.0	8	6
DT Donny Starling	1	3	0.0	34	21
DE Arnold Blake	1	2	0.0	33	20
OLB Cornelius Navarre	1	2	0.0	12	10
OLB Cris Sanders	1	2	0.0	21	9
DT Dwight Serrano	1	2	0.0	16	6
DE Dixon Bishop	1	1	0.0	26	17
S Austin Scott	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Harold Russell	1	0	0.0	18	13
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
FB Gilbert Garner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lance Price	0	1	0.0	12	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	1.5	0	1	22
DT Randy Murray	0.5	1	0	18
DE Dana Newhart	0.5	0	0	9
DE Roman Conway	0.5	0	0	19

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Donovan Ricker	1.0	0	1	15
CB Jeremy Wolff	1.0	0	0	18
DE Dixon Bishop	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Luke Bickford	2	1	0	20
S Sherman Ferguson	2	0	1	15
S Adrian Cotchery	2	0	0	19
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	1	0	18
ILB Rico Barrington	1	0	0	5
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0	18
S Ray Bilek	1	0	0	17
DE Roman Conway	1	0	0	19
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	0	0	22
CB Lamont Buchanan	0	1	0	20

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kerry Wheeler	4	0	20
CB Phillip Halbert	3	1	18
CB Jose Rasberry	3	1	10
CB Jeremy Wolff	2	1	18
CB Bill Stinemetz	2	0	17
ILB Orlando Faison	1	1	20
S Gus Kaplan	1	0	21
S Louis Leyh	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Jagger	3	4	36	0	24
Lance Salter	2	7	39	0	26
Clifton Cote	2	2	12	0	5
Eric Lester	1	3	25	1	22
Grant Porter	1	2	15	0	7
Randy Quimby	0	10	37	1	23
Jesse Brusca	0	5	27	0	21
Frankie Levenson	0	3	24	0	16
Alvin Ellis	0	2	28	0	19

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Eliot	6	8	22	0	17
Buddy Peters	2	2	23	0	18
Bart Kramer	1	6	28	3	23
Joseph Klug	1	3	26	0	22
Daniel Baker	1	1	17	0	12
Jared Emmons	1	1	3	0	3
Allen Esposito	0	3	25	0	20
Gilbert Garner	0	1	19	0	13
Toby Banks	0	1	6	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Stephenson	3	11
Brent Kingsblood	2	14
Lamont Buchanan	1	20
Frankie Levenson	1	17
Rico Barrington	0	20
Teddy Hastings	0	17
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	14
Mo Garrett	0	14
Sherman Ferguson	0	12
Christian Crane	0	12
Wes Kozak	0	8
Clifton Cote	0	8
Grant Porter	0	8
Rico Schleinat	0	8
Larry Jagger	0	6
Alvin Ellis	0	6
Dana Newhart	0	6
Jesse Brusca	0	6
Randy Murray	0	5
Adrian Cotchery	0	5
Chester Mariotti	0	5
Darrell Shepherd	0	5
Walter Castillo	0	5
Cary Bielby	0	4
Thomas Shepherd	0	4
Lorenzo Capoccia	0	3
Eric Lester	0	2
Kenneth Wallace	0	2
John Lynch	0	2
Luke Bickford	0	2
Daniel Lewis	0	2
Louis Hall	0	2
Ray Bilek	0	2
Jumbo Starks	0	2
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1
Roman Conway	0	1
Bob Marischen	0	1
Raymond Blanton	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Will Cave	2	21
Daniel Baker	1	16
Bill Stinemetz	1	12
Jeremy Kirk	1	7
Gus Kaplan	1	4
Gilbert Garner	0	16
Troy Frederick	0	15
Cornelius Navarre	0	15
Jose Rasberry	0	15
Ross McCormick	0	13
Phillip Halbert	0	11
Chuck Mathis	0	10
Donny Starling	0	10
Lance Price	0	9
Kennedy Finneran	0	7
Bart Kramer	0	7
Joseph Klug	0	7
Jared Emmons	0	7
Carl Hayes	0	6
Austin Scott	0	6
Darrin Mathews	0	6
Jim Stargell	0	5
Ron Brown	0	5
Orlando Faison	0	4
Edgar Dunn	0	4
Arnold Blake	0	3
Louis Leyh	0	3
Kerry Wheeler	0	3
Dwight Serrano	0	3
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Jeremy Wolff	0	2
Cris Sanders	0	2
Dixon Bishop	0	2
Andy Burton	0	2
Ronnie Calhoun	0	1
Harold Russell	0	1
Kenny Sharper	0	1
Donny Mangiafico	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	19	1.6
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	13	63	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	16	2.3
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	7	46	6.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	24	17	2	0	1	4	1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Jenkins	20	12	0	0	2	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	35	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	85	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frankie Levenson	5	4	0	35	0	16
WR Chris McCullough	4	2	1	24	0	10
WR Cary Bielby	3	3	0	43	1	14
RB Bo Sheldon	2	2	0	12	0	13
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	0	13	0	19
RB Teddy Hastings	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Mo Garrett	2	2	0	22	0	5
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	1	0	33	1	8
FB Alvin Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Walter Castillo	1	1	0	5	0	4
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	0	0	0	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ronnie Calhoun	5	4	0	36	14
WR Max McDonald	3	1	0	16	23
FB Gilbert Garner	3	2	1	29	13
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	0	15	12
TE Jim Stargell	2	1	0	12	17
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	0	15	15
RB Will Cave	1	0	1	0	7
WR Troy Frederick	1	1	0	11	7
WR Chuck Mathis	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Teddy Hastings	8	28	3.50	3.30
Bo Sheldon	3	6	2.00	2.06

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Cave	3	-2	-0.67	3.57
Jeremy Kirk	3	21	7.00	5.88
Grady Jenkins	1	3	3.00	1.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	2	0	0	0.00	7.79

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Jenkins	1	1	7	7.00	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chris McCullough	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Teddy Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	7	7.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Hastings	6	5
Bo Sheldon	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Jenkins	1	0
Will Cave	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	10	6	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Jenkins	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	3	1	0
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	1
RB Teddy Hastings	2	0	0
WR Mo Garrett	2	2	2
WR Cary Bielby	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max McDonald	2	0	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	1	1	0
WR Troy Frederick	1	1	1
WR Chuck Mathis	1	0	0
FB Gilbert Garner	1	1	1

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

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