| Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1984 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 53252 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 52 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Calvin Thomas 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 45 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Greg Landry 1 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 30 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 35 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Gault 55 pass from Greg Landry (Bob Thomas kick) | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Thomas 42 FG | 30 | 6 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 4 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 30 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Brad Anderson |
| 84 | WR | Willie Gault |
| 74 | LOT | Jim Covert |
| 62 | LOG | Mark Bortz |
| 63 | C | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 79 | ROG | Kurt Becker |
| 78 | ROT | Keith Van Horne |
| 87 | TE | Emery Moorehead |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 34 | RB | Walter Payton |
| 26 | FB | Matt Suhey |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Henry Waechter |
| 76 | LDT | Steve McMichael |
| 99 | RDT | Dan Hampton |
| 95 | RDE | Richard Dent |
| 55 | LLB | Otis Wilson |
| 50 | MLB | Mike Singletary |
| 90 | RLB | Al Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Mike Richardson |
| 25 | SS | Todd Bell |
| 45 | FS | Gary Fencik |
| 21 | RCB | Leslie Frazier |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 39 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Don Laster |
| 72 | LOG | Chris Dieterich |
| 65 | C | Amos Fowler |
| 67 | ROG | Don Greco |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 18 | QB | John Witkowski |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | William Gay |
| 62 | LDT | Curtis Green |
| 78 | RDT | Doug English |
| 66 | RDE | Mike Cofer |
| 53 | LLB | Garry Cobb |
| 57 | MLB | Ken Fantetti |
| 59 | RLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 33 | LS | Bill Graham |
| 35 | RS | Alvin Hall |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Walter Payton | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Rusty Lisch | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Witkowski | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Jenkins | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Black | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 3 | 199 | 10.0 | 55t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.5 |
| Rusty Lisch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Matt Suhey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 1 | 187 | 6.9 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 61.8 |
| John Witkowski | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 62 | 6.2 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 52.9 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Emery Moorehead | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Gault | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Mitch Krenk | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jeff Chadwick | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Dexter Bussey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Todd Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Graham | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Finzer | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jeff Fisher | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 28 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Robbie Martin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jack Cameron | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mike Meade | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Steve McMichael | 2.5 |
| Henry Waechter | 2.0 |
| Otis Wilson | 2.0 |
| Richard Dent | 1.5 |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Curtis Green | 1.0 |
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