Week 1, 2054

played in Chicago, IL

69 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	3	6	0	-	16
Chicago Bears	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:00 DET - Don Recker 30 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
1Q: 01:12 CHI - Bernie Wagner 3 run (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DET - Clyde Mills 29 field goal
2Q: 00:28 CHI - Pierre Thornton 46 interception return (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CHI - Lester Ponds 3 pass from Justics Chelius (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
3Q: 06:47 DET - Darius England 2 run (Clyde Mills extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:00 DET - Don Recker 30 pass from Darius England (Clyde Mills extra point)
1Q: 01:12 CHI - Bernie Wagner 3 run (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DET - Clyde Mills 29 field goal
2Q: 00:28 CHI - Pierre Thornton 46 interception return (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CHI - Lester Ponds 3 pass from Justics Chelius (Darnell Tubbs extra point)
3Q: 06:47 DET - Darius England 2 run (Clyde Mills extra point failed)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 478 237
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 7.03 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 181 129
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 5.84 4.96
Net Passing Yards 297 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 320 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 3.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/75 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 2/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/99
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:38 27:22

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	478	237
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	7.03	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	181	129
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	5.84	4.96
Net Passing Yards	297	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	27 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	320	121
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	3.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/75	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	2/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/99
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:38	27:22

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	1:27	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
1	7:11	4:21	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	1:02	3:30	OWN 27	8	47	Downs
2	9:57	5:44	OWN 20	9	68	Field Goal
2	1:55	1:37	OWN 7	4	26	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 25	2	7	Half
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	8:32	1:54	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
3	3:53	2:19	OWN 11	5	47	Punt
4	14:04	3:56	OWN 8	8	36	Punt
4	8:02	2:26	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	3:44	2:51	OWN 23	10	36	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
1	10:16	3:05	OWN 28	4	20	Punt
1	2:50	1:48	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
2	12:32	2:35	OWN 26	4	24	Punt
2	4:13	2:18	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
3	13:17	4:45	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
3	6:38	2:45	OWN 34	6	56	Interception
3	1:34	2:30	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	10:08	2:06	OWN 8	5	16	Punt
4	5:36	1:52	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 41	4	9	Game

Game MVP: Pierre Thornton, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Don Recker	27	158	5.85	78	3	0
QB Darius England	3	21	7.00	17	1	1
RB Salvador Poston	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harris Berry	10	57	5.70	13	2	0
QB Justics Chelius	8	25	3.13	12	1	0
RB Bernie Wagner	8	47	5.88	13	2	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	34	21	320	3/23	1	54	1	90.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Chelius	27	17	121	2/13	1	18	1	70.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zane Revel	5	8	68	13.60	7	21	0
TE Ashton Doss	4	6	66	16.50	12	23	0
WR Griffin Earhart	4	5	74	18.50	31	54	0
WR Erik Coyne	4	10	63	15.75	3	30	0
FB Alfredo Blair	3	3	19	6.33	2	9	0
RB Don Recker	1	2	30	30.00	23	30	1

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Luke Kovacs	4	5	27	6.75	3	10	0
WR Rodney Welshans	4	8	25	6.25	17	18	0
WR Xavier Reed	3	6	20	6.67	4	17	0
WR A.J. Horn	2	4	28	14.00	9	18	0
WR O.J. Stopek	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Hector Moreland	1	1	18	18.00	8	18	0
TE Lester Ponds	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Bernie Wagner	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Joel Berry	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Pierre Thornton	1	46	46.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Grunow	5	207	41.4	30.2	48	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Emerson	7	343	49.0	37.4	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Clyde Mills	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Tubbs	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	3	41	13.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Dulaney	2	36	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	1	22	22.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Wagner	2	99	49.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Glen Petrafassi	7	2	1.5	25	22
ILB Joel Berry	6	2	0.0	23	22
ILB Mercury Farber	5	0	0.5	9	10
CB Ferdinand Cook	4	1	0.0	26	29
S Chad McKee	4	0	0.0	26	29
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	3	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Alexis May	2	3	0.0	24	29
ILB Thomas Patterson	2	0	0.0	1	7
S Al Blair	2	0	0.0	17	19
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	1	0.0	11	10
CB Van Jacobs	1	1	0.0	10	15
DT Ian Heath	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Dashawn Whalen	1	0	0.0	24	28
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	0	0.0	3	7
DE Corbin Ramirez	0	2	0.0	24	28
DT Juan Callis	0	1	0.0	2	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Pierre Thornton	10	3	0.0	30	36
DT Sebastian Joyner	5	1	0.5	23	19
ILB Blake Thompson	5	0	0.0	30	27
CB Rico Boles	5	0	0.0	18	21
OLB Tristan Dawson	4	2	0.0	11	21
CB Levi Browning	4	0	0.0	30	33
OLB Ted Swindle	3	4	0.0	30	37
CB Joseph Chavez	3	0	0.0	15	20
S Steve Ramsey	3	0	0.0	12	10
DE Van Riley	2	0	0.5	22	32
CB Jamal Shiancoe	2	3	0.0	27	20
DT Randal Van Pelt	2	1	0.0	13	9
S Marcus Dulaney	2	1	0.0	19	27
DE Cameron Rivera	1	5	1.0	16	24
DE Zack Saffitz	1	0	1.0	10	11
DT Marcos Patterson	1	2	0.0	15	22
WR Xavier Reed	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Glen Petrafassi	1.5	0	1	22
ILB Mercury Farber	0.5	0	0	10
DT Juan Callis	0.0	1	1	6
DT Ian Heath	0.0	1	0	13
DE Brady Bradford	0.0	1	0	7
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	0.0	0	2	23

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zack Saffitz	1.0	1	1	0	11
DE Cameron Rivera	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Van Riley	0.5	0	2	1	32
DT Sebastian Joyner	0.5	0	0	0	19
OLB Ted Swindle	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Marcos Patterson	0.0	1	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chad McKee	3	1	0	29
ILB Joel Berry	3	0	1	22
CB Dashawn Whalen	2	1	0	28
ILB Thomas Patterson	2	0	0	7
ILB Mercury Farber	2	0	0	10
OLB Glen Petrafassi	1	0	0	22
S Al Blair	1	0	0	19
OLB Nathan Tarplin	1	0	0	7
CB Van Jacobs	1	0	0	15
OLB Alexis May	1	0	0	29
DT Rex O'Donnell	0	1	0	10

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Pierre Thornton	5	1	1	36
OLB Tristan Dawson	3	0	0	21
ILB Blake Thompson	3	0	0	27
S Steve Ramsey	3	0	0	10
CB Levi Browning	2	0	0	33
CB Rico Boles	2	0	0	21
CB Jamal Shiancoe	1	1	0	20
CB Joseph Chavez	1	0	0	20
S Marcus Dulaney	1	0	0	27
OLB Ted Swindle	0	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jack Phillips	2	9	31	0	37
T Zane Foley	2	3	31	1	37
C Evan Dunn	1	8	31	0	37
G Philip Bradford	0	5	31	1	37
T Sergio McCauley	0	3	31	1	37

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Henry Gima	3	6	26	0	29
T Kelvin Renfrow	3	4	26	2	29
C Colton Nestor	2	4	26	0	29
T Keegan Booker	1	4	26	0	29
G Michael Madison	0	1	20	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dashawn Whalen	1	20
Nathan Tarplin	1	20
Glen Petrafassi	1	9
Sergio McCauley	1	6

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Burroughs	2	20
Tristan Dawson	1	21
Zack Saffitz	1	16

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Sergio McCauley	31	37	---	---	6	74
G Philip Bradford	31	37	---	---	6	74
T Zane Foley	31	37	---	---	6	74
G Jack Phillips	31	37	---	---	6	74
RB Don Recker	29	30	---	---	14	73
WR Erik Coyne	31	31	---	---	11	73
CB Dashawn Whalen	---	---	24	28	20	72
QB Darius England	31	37	---	---	---	68
C Evan Dunn	31	37	---	---	---	68
TE Ashton Doss	19	27	---	---	21	67
CB Ferdinand Cook	---	---	26	29	11	66
OLB Glen Petrafassi	---	---	25	22	9	56
S Chad McKee	---	---	26	29	---	55
OLB Alexis May	---	---	24	29	---	53
DE Corbin Ramirez	---	---	24	28	---	52
WR Zane Revel	19	32	---	---	---	51
DE Jeremiah Petkovich	---	---	25	23	---	48
ILB Joel Berry	---	---	23	22	---	45
WR Griffin Earhart	15	23	---	---	---	38
S Al Blair	---	---	17	19	---	36
DT Ian Heath	---	---	13	13	7	33
S Luke Levy	---	---	18	15	---	33
FB Alfredo Blair	3	14	---	---	16	33
OLB Nathan Tarplin	---	---	3	7	20	30
WR Ray Foreman	12	0	---	---	16	28
CB Van Jacobs	---	---	10	15	---	25
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	11	10	---	21
WR Donald Castellanos	12	0	---	---	8	20
ILB Thomas Patterson	---	---	1	7	11	19
ILB Mercury Farber	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Salvador Poston	14	5	---	---	---	19
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	3	7	7	17
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	2	0	15	17
TE J.R. Connell	0	15	---	---	---	15
TE Lance Hughes	0	8	---	---	4	12
DT Juan Callis	---	---	2	6	---	8
P Junior Grunow	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Terrell Bullock	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Clyde Mills	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Floyd Bannan	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Frank Schonberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jackson George	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Johnnie Bumpers	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Ron Lyle	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Phillip Merkerson	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Hardy Brooks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Pierre Thornton	---	---	30	36	6	72
OLB Ted Swindle	---	---	30	37	1	68
CB Levi Browning	---	---	30	33	1	64
T Kelvin Renfrow	26	29	---	---	7	62
T Keegan Booker	26	29	---	---	7	62
ILB Blake Thompson	---	---	30	27	1	58
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	19	27	10	56
C Colton Nestor	26	29	---	---	---	55
G Henry Gima	26	29	---	---	---	55
DE Van Riley	---	---	22	32	1	55
QB Justics Chelius	26	29	---	---	---	55
OLB Tristan Dawson	---	---	11	21	21	53
TE Luke Kovacs	24	29	---	---	---	53
CB Rico Boles	---	---	18	21	13	52
WR A.J. Horn	24	26	---	---	---	50
CB Jamal Shiancoe	---	---	27	20	---	47
G Michael Madison	20	25	---	---	---	45
DE Will Bradley	---	---	17	26	1	44
RB Harris Berry	17	22	---	---	4	43
DT Marcos Patterson	---	---	15	22	6	43
DT Sebastian Joyner	---	---	23	19	---	42
DE Cameron Rivera	---	---	16	24	1	41
DE Zack Saffitz	---	---	10	11	16	37
CB Joseph Chavez	---	---	15	20	1	36
S Steve Ramsey	---	---	12	10	13	35
WR Billy Beale	13	12	---	---	8	33
WR Xavier Reed	16	17	---	---	---	33
WR Rodney Welshans	14	16	---	---	---	30
FB Jeff Peterson	1	4	---	---	20	25
DT Randal Van Pelt	---	---	13	9	---	22
DE Shaun Burroughs	---	---	1	1	20	22
RB Bernie Wagner	9	5	---	---	8	22
RB Neil O'Neill	0	1	---	---	20	21
TE Hector Moreland	9	9	---	---	---	18
WR O.J. Stopek	2	2	---	---	13	17
G Billy Ferentz	6	4	---	---	7	17
ILB Marshall Jacobs	---	---	1	10	---	11
C Fred Shahsavari	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Eugene Emerson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Silas Gaines	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Darnell Tubbs	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Lester Ponds	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Lee Corbett	---	---	1	0	---	1
S Elijah Harper	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Tristan Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Nate Van	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	48	5.3
Middle	20	132	6.6
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	5	42	8.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	34	21	5	2	1	3	3	1	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Chelius	27	17	0	1	2	3	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	130	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	107	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	16	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	10	4	0	63	1	31
WR Zane Revel	8	5	1	68	1	32
TE Ashton Doss	6	4	0	66	1	27
WR Griffin Earhart	5	4	0	74	1	23
FB Alfredo Blair	3	3	0	19	0	14
RB Don Recker	2	1	0	30	1	30

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rodney Welshans	8	4	0	25	16
WR Xavier Reed	6	3	1	20	17
TE Luke Kovacs	5	4	1	27	29
WR A.J. Horn	4	2	0	28	26
WR O.J. Stopek	1	1	0	4	2
TE Hector Moreland	1	1	0	18	9
TE Lester Ponds	1	1	0	3	2
RB Bernie Wagner	1	1	0	-4	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darius England	1	2	2.00	7.00
RB Don Recker	1	-4	-4.00	5.85
RB Salvador Poston	1	2	2.00	2.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Justics Chelius	2	8	4.00	3.13
RB Harris Berry	1	11	11.00	5.70
RB Bernie Wagner	1	3	3.00	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	1	0	0	0.00	9.41

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Chelius	4	3	16	4.00	4.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erik Coyne	1	0	0	0.00	6.30

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Luke Kovacs	1	1	3	3.00	5.40
WR A.J. Horn	1	1	10	10.00	7.00
WR Xavier Reed	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Lester Ponds	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Justics Chelius	2	1
RB Harris Berry	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	14	9	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Chelius	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	6	2	1
WR Griffin Earhart	3	3	2
WR Zane Revel	2	1	0
TE Ashton Doss	2	2	1
RB Don Recker	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodney Welshans	4	2	0
TE Luke Kovacs	2	2	1
WR Xavier Reed	2	2	1
WR A.J. Horn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,600)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,600)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)