Week 1, 2039

played in Chicago, IL

82 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	10	3	0	3	-	16
Chicago Bears	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 DET - Fred Dawson 25 field goal
1Q: 04:41 DET - B.J. Copeland 2 run (Fred Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 CHI - Jonah Gash 26 pass from Marty Dearth (Randal Quezada extra point)
2Q: 01:23 DET - Fred Dawson 31 field goal
3Q: 05:31 CHI - Randal Quezada 48 field goal
4Q: 13:33 DET - Fred Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 00:47 CHI - Chris Stephenson 9 pass from Marty Dearth (Randal Quezada extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 DET - Fred Dawson 25 field goal
1Q: 04:41 DET - B.J. Copeland 2 run (Fred Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 CHI - Jonah Gash 26 pass from Marty Dearth (Randal Quezada extra point)
2Q: 01:23 DET - Fred Dawson 31 field goal
3Q: 05:31 CHI - Randal Quezada 48 field goal
4Q: 13:33 DET - Fred Dawson 51 field goal
4Q: 00:47 CHI - Chris Stephenson 9 pass from Marty Dearth (Randal Quezada extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 312 278
- Offensive Plays 69 59
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 84 46
- Rushing Attempts 27 18
- Yards per Rush 3.11 2.56
Net Passing Yards 228 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 1 40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.43 5.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/31 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/50 2/44
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 4/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:40 24:20

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	312	278
- Offensive Plays	69	59
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	84	46
- Rushing Attempts	27	18
- Yards per Rush	3.11	2.56
Net Passing Yards	228	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 1	40 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.43	5.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/31	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/50	2/44
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	4/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:40	24:20

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	12:29	5:41	OWN 30	11	62	Field Goal
1	6:42	2:08	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
2	14:11	2:09	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	8:20	7:04	OWN 9	14	77	Field Goal
3	13:42	0:56	OWN 35	3	13	Interception
3	7:33	0:54	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	5:23	1:54	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
3	2:00	3:35	OWN 28	6	38	Field Goal
4	12:41	2:49	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
4	9:05	5:11	OWN 34	8	30	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	4	26	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	0:59	OWN 26	4	1	Punt
1	4:10	4:59	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	12:02	3:42	OWN 13	8	29	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 41	5	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:18	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	12:46	5:13	OWN 45	11	54	Interception
3	6:39	1:16	OPP 32	3	1	Field Goal
3	3:29	1:29	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
4	13:25	0:44	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:52	0:47	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	3:54	3:16	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Marty Dearth, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Copeland	18	76	4.22	16	3	1
Zack Marvin	6	3	0.50	6	0	0
Grady Novotny	2	5	2.50	7	0	0
Jeff Diano	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Washington	10	15	1.50	8	0
Devin Hulsey	6	12	2.00	10	1
Marty Dearth	2	19	9.50	14	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	40	28	245	2/17	0	19	1	75.5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Dearth	40	22	239	1/7	2	26	1	79.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earnest Cox	10	13	95	9.50	16	16
WR Nick Graham	9	11	70	7.78	20	19
RB B.J. Copeland	5	7	49	9.80	23	13
TE J.J. Burton	3	4	27	9.00	3	11
WR Dave Harper	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
WR Jeff Diano	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonah Gash	6	9	110	18.33	40	26	1
WR Chris Stephenson	5	7	49	9.80	2	16	1
TE Kent Buckner	4	5	7	1.75	3	5	0
WR Howard Thomas	3	5	40	13.33	5	21	0
TE Austin Dunkin	2	2	15	7.50	1	10	0
WR Jaylen Joseph	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Christopher Shannon	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
RB Gino Washington	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rondell Benson	0	7	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kelly Pearson	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnnie Taylor	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Diano	0	1	0	0
Barry McGruddy	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rondell Benson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	6	268	44.7	30.7	53	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Collins	6	333	55.5	47.2	72	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Dawson	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randal Quezada	1/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry McGruddy	5	50	10.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	2	44	22.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Copeland	2	62	31.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Benson	4	71	17.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jameson Kassell	5	1	0.0	17	39
ILB Everett Cloutier	5	0	0.0	17	41
CB Devante Shelton	5	0	0.0	18	41
CB Barry McGruddy	3	1	0.0	12	33
OLB Ramon Hergett	3	1	0.0	15	35
OLB Gavin McNeil	3	0	0.0	6	6
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0.0	18	39
S Kelly Pearson	2	1	0.0	18	40
CB Stephen Davis	2	0	0.0	1	5
S Chuck Purnell	2	0	0.0	6	16
DT Leslie Morrison	1	1	1.0	12	31
DT Jorge Kemp	1	1	0.0	12	22
DT Jose Miller	1	1	0.0	13	23
OLB Rico Fredrickson	1	0	0.0	3	6
TE J.J. Burton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Charlie Stephan	1	0	0.0	16	34
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0.0	10	29

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daniel Brodhead	8	3	0.0	24	32
S Sedrick Bohrer	7	0	0.0	21	37
OLB Johnnie Taylor	6	0	1.0	20	22
CB Christian Hanks	6	1	0.0	27	38
S Bart Reynolds	4	4	0.0	26	35
CB Percy Boone	4	2	0.0	21	36
CB Fernando Tubbs	4	1	0.0	12	28
OLB Darrell Feaser	3	1	0.0	12	19
DT Cameron Bensen	3	1	0.0	16	21
DE Demetrius Simmons	2	2	0.5	25	36
DT Quentin Caldwell	2	1	0.5	16	26
S Jeffrey Carlisle	2	1	0.0	8	15
S Jack Humphries	2	0	0.0	1	7
CB Freddie Bryant	1	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Chuck Mills	1	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Jerald Beechler	1	0	0.0	10	19
QB Marty Dearth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Karl Sprout	0	2	0.0	24	34
DT Cesar Ricci	0	1	0.0	15	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Leslie Morrison	1.0	0	0	31
DE Charlie Stephan	0.0	1	3	34
DT Jorge Kemp	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Ramon Hergett	0.0	0	1	35

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Johnnie Taylor	1.0	0	0	22
DE Demetrius Simmons	0.5	1	1	36
DT Quentin Caldwell	0.5	0	0	26
CB Christian Hanks	0.0	1	1	38
OLB Jerald Beechler	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Riddick Lang	4	0	0	39
CB Devante Shelton	3	0	0	41
ILB Everett Cloutier	2	1	0	41
S Jameson Kassell	2	1	0	39
S Chuck Purnell	2	1	0	16
S Kelly Pearson	2	0	1	40
CB Barry McGruddy	2	0	0	33
OLB Ramon Hergett	1	2	0	35
OLB Gavin McNeil	1	1	0	6
DT Jose Miller	1	0	0	23
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0	29
CB Stephen Davis	1	0	0	5
OLB Rico Fredrickson	0	1	0	6

Chicago	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Johnnie Taylor	5	1	22
CB Christian Hanks	4	0	38
CB Fernando Tubbs	3	0	28
ILB Daniel Brodhead	3	0	32
S Jack Humphries	2	0	7
S Sedrick Bohrer	2	0	37
CB Percy Boone	2	0	36
S Bart Reynolds	2	0	35
ILB Chuck Mills	1	0	9
OLB Darrell Feaser	1	0	19
OLB Jerald Beechler	1	0	19
CB Freddie Bryant	1	0	7
S Jeffrey Carlisle	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Andrews	2	6	27	0	42
Carlos Bell	1	6	27	0	42
Matt Andrews	1	5	27	1	42
Chuck Gandy	1	4	27	0	42
Gabriel Thomason	1	3	20	0	27
J.J. Burton	1	1	19	0	35
Kenneth Williams	0	1	27	1	42

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Oukac	1	4	18	0	41
Kenny Sather	1	4	18	0	41
Brant Eberhart	1	2	18	0	41
Kent Buckner	1	1	10	0	19
Brody Picton	0	3	18	0	41
Randall Radomile	0	2	18	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Barry McGruddy	2	23
B.J. Copeland	1	24
Jeff Diano	1	16
Luca Longo	1	10
Blake Borders	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Hulsey	3	23
Christopher Shannon	2	17
Bart Reynolds	2	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Gandy	27	42	---	---	9	78
B.J. Copeland	19	32	---	---	24	75
J.J. Burton	19	35	---	---	17	71
Matt Andrews	27	42	---	---	---	69
Buddy Andrews	27	42	---	---	---	69
Carlos Bell	27	42	---	---	---	69
Grady Novotny	27	42	---	---	---	69
Kenneth Williams	27	42	---	---	---	69
Barry McGruddy	---	---	12	33	23	68
Earnest Cox	24	33	---	---	10	67
Nick Graham	19	29	---	---	14	62
Gabriel Thomason	20	27	---	---	15	62
Devante Shelton	---	---	18	41	3	62
Everett Cloutier	---	---	17	41	2	60
Kelly Pearson	---	---	18	40	2	60
Riddick Lang	---	---	18	39	2	59
Jameson Kassell	---	---	17	39	2	58
Charlie Stephan	---	---	16	34	2	52
Ramon Hergett	---	---	15	35	2	52
Leslie Morrison	---	---	12	31	2	45
Jeff Diano	10	15	---	---	16	41
Nathan Madrid	---	---	10	29	---	39
Jorge Kemp	---	---	12	22	4	38
Jose Miller	---	---	13	23	2	38
Luca Longo	11	14	---	---	10	35
Rico Fredrickson	---	---	3	6	16	25
Chuck Purnell	---	---	6	16	---	22
Zack Marvin	7	9	---	---	4	20
Omar Thompson	---	---	3	10	6	19
Dave Harper	5	13	---	---	---	18
Gavin McNeil	---	---	6	6	6	18
Billy Joe Shawver	---	---	0	1	15	16
Stephen Davis	---	---	1	5	10	16
Tyrell Kinney	---	---	0	0	9	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Connor	0	0	---	---	9	9
Blake Borders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Donaldson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Fred Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chance Bronson	---	---	1	0	6	7
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	6	6
Abraham Peacock	1	3	---	---	---	4
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sammie Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donte Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Green	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Reynolds	---	---	26	35	13	74
Sedrick Bohrer	---	---	21	37	10	68
Daniel Brodhead	---	---	24	32	12	68
Christian Hanks	---	---	27	38	3	68
Brody Picton	18	41	---	---	8	67
Demetrius Simmons	---	---	25	36	3	64
Percy Boone	---	---	21	36	5	62
Karl Sprout	---	---	24	34	3	61
Brant Eberhart	18	41	---	---	---	59
Walter Oukac	18	41	---	---	---	59
Marty Dearth	18	41	---	---	---	59
Kenny Sather	18	41	---	---	---	59
Randall Radomile	18	41	---	---	---	59
Jonah Gash	16	32	---	---	5	53
Fernando Tubbs	---	---	12	28	10	50
Christopher Shannon	11	20	---	---	17	48
Rondell Benson	4	28	---	---	15	47
Chris Stephenson	15	31	---	---	---	46
Devin Hulsey	6	16	---	---	23	45
Jerald Beechler	---	---	10	19	15	44
Johnnie Taylor	---	---	20	22	1	43
Quentin Caldwell	---	---	16	26	1	43
Cesar Ricci	---	---	15	22	2	39
Cameron Bensen	---	---	16	21	1	38
Gino Washington	12	25	---	---	---	37
Jeffrey Carlisle	---	---	8	15	14	37
Kent Buckner	10	19	---	---	7	36
Austin Dunkin	4	15	---	---	16	35
Darrell Feaser	---	---	12	19	1	32
Jaylen Joseph	6	10	---	---	11	27
Howard Thomas	6	9	---	---	11	26
Freddie Bryant	---	---	7	7	8	22
Roman Stanton	---	---	5	10	6	21
Ike Brandon	---	---	3	8	9	20
Chuck Mills	---	---	3	9	5	17
Jack Humphries	---	---	1	7	4	12
Vernon Cortez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sawyer Darden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ryker Melino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leland Bloomgarden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Broderick Collins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randal Quezada	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dale Sato	---	---	1	1	1	3
Darrin Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2
Clay Ellis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aaron Hoy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	7	24	3.4
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	4	-1	-0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	40	28	0	5	1	0	3	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Dearth	40	22	4	2	2	7	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	-5	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	147	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	84	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	59	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	109	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	42	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Earnest Cox	13	10	0	95	33
WR Nick Graham	11	9	0	70	29
RB B.J. Copeland	7	5	0	49	32
TE J.J. Burton	4	3	0	27	35
WR Dave Harper	3	1	1	4	13
WR Jeff Diano	2	0	0	0	15

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonah Gash	9	6	1	110	3	32
WR Chris Stephenson	7	5	0	49	0	31
WR Rondell Benson	7	0	0	0	0	28
TE Kent Buckner	5	4	0	7	0	19
WR Howard Thomas	5	3	0	40	1	9
RB Gino Washington	3	0	1	0	0	25
TE Austin Dunkin	2	2	0	15	0	15
WR Jaylen Joseph	1	1	0	14	0	10
FB Christopher Shannon	1	1	0	4	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Copeland	2	9	4.50	4.22
Zack Marvin	2	-2	-1.00	0.50

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	3	2	7	2.33	6.13

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Dearth	5	3	23	4.60	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE J.J. Burton	2	1	11	5.50	6.75
WR Nick Graham	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.36

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rondell Benson	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Chris Stephenson	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
TE Kent Buckner	1	1	5	5.00	1.40
WR Jonah Gash	1	1	9	9.00	12.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	2	0
Grady Novotny	1	0
Zack Marvin	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Dearth	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	10	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Dearth	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Graham	4	3	2
WR Earnest Cox	3	2	2
TE J.J. Burton	2	1	1
WR Dave Harper	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Stephenson	3	2	1
WR Rondell Benson	3	0	0
WR Jonah Gash	3	2	1
WR Howard Thomas	2	1	1
TE Austin Dunkin	1	1	1
RB Gino Washington	1	0	0
WR Jaylen Joseph	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (18,200)
End Zone 11,500 (13,100)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (18,200)
End Zone	11,500 (13,100)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,500)