Week 1, 1974

played in Baltimore, MD

89 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	3	0	7	-	10
Baltimore Colts	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:07 CHI - Errol Mann 35 field goal
4Q: 14:18 CHI - Preston Pearson 16 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:07 CHI - Errol Mann 35 field goal
4Q: 14:18 CHI - Preston Pearson 16 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)

Team Statistics CHI BAL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 302 259
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 4.51 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 85 68
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 2.58 2.96
Net Passing Yards 217 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 222 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 4.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 2/19 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:19 27:41

Team Statistics	CHI	BAL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	302	259
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	4.51	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	85	68
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	2.58	2.96
Net Passing Yards	217	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	222	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	4.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	2/19	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:19	27:41

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 20	9	47	Fumble
1	6:26	7:24	OWN 6	13	76	Field Goal
2	8:39	1:27	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
2	4:58	4:58	OWN 7	14	51	Half
3	11:15	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:41	1:13	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	2:37	0:33	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
3	0:24	1:15	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
4	11:26	3:10	OWN 21	6	23	Punt
4	6:01	2:21	OPP 44	3	5	Missed FG
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 49	6	27	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	3:30	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
2	14:02	5:23	OWN 25	11	45	Downs
2	7:12	2:14	OWN 31	5	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 46	7	20	Punt
3	9:44	4:03	OWN 21	8	44	Interception
3	4:28	1:51	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
3	2:04	1:40	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
4	14:09	2:43	OWN 27	5	65	Fumble
4	8:16	2:15	OWN 17	6	44	Interception
4	3:40	1:48	OWN 46	8	5	Downs

Game MVP: Fred Dryer, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Pearson	23	58	2.52	11	1
Jim Moffett	8	24	3.00	9	0
Scott Hunter	2	3	1.50	4	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	14	26	1.86	10	1
Calvin Hill	7	29	4.14	9	0
Bill Brown	1	3	3.00	3	0
Steve Spurrier	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Hunter	33	21	222	1/5	1	31	0	93.2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	35	22	212	4/21	0	22	2	55.9

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Carrol	6	9	62	10.33	7	20	0
TE Boyd Brown	4	4	60	15.00	9	31	0
RB Jim Moffett	3	3	17	5.67	12	10	0
WR Joseph Bach	3	3	41	13.67	17	24	0
FB Cid Edwards	2	4	12	6.00	5	8	0
RB Preston Pearson	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	1
TE Andre Tillman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Ronnie Talley	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Roger Carr	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Juan Jamison	5	6	35	7.00	0	14
WR Brad Kimberly	4	8	47	11.75	6	17
TE Jim Mandich	3	3	44	14.67	15	22
WR Steve Odom	3	4	36	12.00	4	13
WR Carlos Stevens	3	6	31	10.33	5	17
RB Calvin Hill	2	2	12	6.00	3	7
FB Bill Brown	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Len Garrett	1	1	5	5.00	4	5
RB Les Goodman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tommy Thompson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Joe Bridges	1	0	0.00	0
S Rodney Dawkins	1	19	19.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Preston Pearson	1	0	0
Vinny Hoover	1	0	0
Fred Dryer	0	1	0
Andre Tillman	0	1	0
Don Rives	0	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Spurrier	1	0	0
Harold Powell	0	1	0
Calvin Hill	0	0	1
Rusty Tillman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Merritt Kersey	5	227	45.4	44.6	62	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	5	227	45.4	39.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	2	11	5.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	2	54	27.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Fred Dryer	7	1	2.5	21	37
OLB Duane Benson	7	5	0.0	22	37
S Craig Clemons	7	1	0.0	22	39
CB Billy Joe Bridges	6	0	0.0	17	33
ILB Don Rives	4	0	0.0	23	39
DE Ron Rydalich	3	1	0.0	15	26
S Kirk Robbins	3	0	0.0	19	35
CB Paul Johnson	2	0	1.0	22	38
DT Wally Chambers	2	1	0.0	23	38
CB Durwood Keeton	2	0	0.0	20	38
DT Tom Sutton	2	0	0.0	1	6
S Rodney Dawkins	1	1	0.0	7	11
OLB Dave Edwards	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Larry Hand	0	1	0.5	23	37
DT Rick Dvorak	0	2	0.0	4	3

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Laird	8	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Rusty Tillman	5	2	0.0	20	30
CB Harold Powell	5	2	0.0	23	30
CB Bobby Bryant	5	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Wayne Colman	5	0	0.0	14	4
DT Kyle Hendon	3	2	1.0	20	34
OLB Chip Myrtle	3	1	0.0	16	17
S Ray Brown	3	0	0.0	15	14
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	0.0	28	33
CB Rick Volk	3	0	0.0	20	30
ILB Mike Curtis	2	0	0.0	13	4
DT John Dutton	2	0	0.0	28	34
DE Joe Schmiesing	2	0	0.0	15	3
OLB Ken Geddes	1	3	0.0	19	16
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0.0	24	34
TE Len Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
RB Tommy Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	6	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jamie Castillo	1	0	0.0	24	20
DE Donny Sellers	0	1	0.0	13	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Dryer	2.5	1	3	37
CB Paul Johnson	1.0	0	0	38
DE Larry Hand	0.5	1	1	37
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	1	0	38
ILB Don Rives	0.0	1	0	39

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kyle Hendon	1.0	1	34
DE Fred Cook	0.0	3	34
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	6	0	0	39
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	1	33
OLB Duane Benson	2	1	0	37
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0	35
CB Durwood Keeton	2	0	0	38
ILB Don Rives	1	1	0	39
CB Paul Johnson	1	1	0	38
S Rodney Dawkins	1	0	1	11
OLB Dave Edwards	1	0	0	2
DE Ron Rydalich	1	0	0	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	0	7
DT Tom Sutton	1	0	0	6
DT Wally Chambers	0	1	0	38

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harold Powell	4	0	30
CB Bobby Bryant	2	3	34
S Bruce Laird	2	0	34
OLB Chip Myrtle	2	0	17
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	33
CB Rick Volk	2	0	30
S Ray Brown	1	0	14
DE Fred Cook	1	0	34
ILB Mike Curtis	1	0	4
DT John Dutton	1	0	34
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	16
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	0	30
DT Kyle Hendon	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alberto White	1	10	0	27	0	26
Rich Coady	1	4	1	13	0	15
Boyd Brown	1	2	0	20	0	16
Dave Hill	1	2	0	21	0	28
Hubert Camarillo	0	4	0	25	0	28
Carl Garrett	0	3	0	22	0	14
Phil LaPorta	0	2	0	25	1	27
Jim Clack	0	1	0	20	0	19
Cid Edwards	0	1	0	8	0	9
Jeff Sevy	0	1	0	12	0	6
Bob Young	0	1	0	14	0	15

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	1	6	16	1	28
Conrad Dobler	1	6	19	0	33
Bill Brown	1	1	9	0	18
Elbert Drungo	0	2	17	1	32
Cornell Forte	0	2	14	0	27
George Daney	0	1	13	1	18
Tim Stokes	0	1	17	1	29
Len Garrett	0	1	16	0	12
Donnie Green	0	1	12	0	17
Kendall Blair	0	1	7	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cid Edwards	3	9
Jeff Sevy	1	7

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Brad Kimberly	1	10
Calvin Hill	1	4

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scott Hunter	33	34	---	---	---	67
Craig Clemons	---	---	22	39	1	62
Don Rives	---	---	23	39	---	62
Wally Chambers	---	---	23	38	---	61
Paul Johnson	---	---	22	38	1	61
Duane Benson	---	---	22	37	1	60
Larry Hand	---	---	23	37	---	60
Durwood Keeton	---	---	20	38	1	59
Hubert Camarillo	25	28	---	---	6	59
Fred Dryer	---	---	21	37	---	58
Kirk Robbins	---	---	19	35	3	57
Alberto White	27	26	---	---	---	53
Phil LaPorta	25	27	---	---	---	52
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	17	33	---	50
Dave Hill	21	28	---	---	---	49
Terry Carrol	18	30	---	---	---	48
Boyd Brown	20	16	---	---	9	45
Jim Clack	20	19	---	---	5	44
Carl Garrett	22	14	---	---	8	44
Preston Pearson	23	19	---	---	1	43
Ron Rydalich	---	---	15	26	1	42
Andre Tillman	14	21	---	---	7	42
Jim Moffett	10	14	---	---	16	40
Bob Young	14	15	---	---	7	36
Roger Carr	11	14	---	---	9	34
Ronnie Talley	16	18	---	---	---	34
Joseph Bach	19	13	---	---	---	32
Rich Coady	13	15	---	---	1	29
Cid Edwards	8	9	---	---	9	26
Jeff Sevy	12	6	---	---	7	25
Dave Edwards	---	---	1	2	19	22
Cedric Chapman	8	6	---	---	7	21
Rodney Dawkins	---	---	7	11	1	19
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	6	7	4	17
Lester Tresca	4	2	---	---	10	16
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	3	1	12	16
Rick Dvorak	---	---	4	3	5	12
Bill Belk	---	---	2	2	4	8
Merritt Kersey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Sutton	---	---	1	6	---	7
Vinny Hoover	---	---	1	0	5	6
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dan Buffone	---	---	1	0	---	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Taylor	---	---	28	33	14	75
Bruce Laird	---	---	30	34	6	70
John Dutton	---	---	28	34	1	63
Steve Spurrier	23	39	---	---	---	62
Fred Cook	---	---	24	34	1	59
Conrad Dobler	19	33	---	---	5	57
Bobby Bryant	---	---	20	34	2	56
Kyle Hendon	---	---	20	34	2	56
Harold Powell	---	---	23	30	1	54
Rusty Tillman	---	---	20	30	3	53
Chip Myrtle	---	---	16	17	19	52
Brad Kimberly	15	27	---	---	10	52
Rick Volk	---	---	20	30	1	51
Elbert Drungo	17	32	---	---	1	50
Jamie Castillo	---	---	24	20	6	50
John Fitzgerald	16	28	---	---	5	49
Tim Stokes	17	29	---	---	---	46
Carlos Stevens	16	29	---	---	---	45
Juan Jamison	12	26	---	---	4	42
Cornell Forte	14	27	---	---	---	41
Ken Geddes	---	---	19	16	3	38
George Daney	13	18	---	---	5	36
Bill Brown	9	18	---	---	8	35
Steve Odom	14	20	---	---	1	35
Donnie Green	12	17	---	---	5	34
Ray Brown	---	---	15	14	4	33
Len Garrett	16	12	---	---	4	32
Tommy Thompson	15	17	---	---	---	32
Jim Mandich	7	15	---	---	8	30
Les Goodman	0	12	---	---	14	26
Mike Curtis	---	---	13	4	7	24
Kendall Blair	7	11	---	---	4	22
Wayne Colman	---	---	14	4	3	21
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	15	3	3	21
Calvin Hill	7	9	---	---	4	20
Po James	4	10	---	---	6	20
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	9	1	6	16
Donny Sellers	---	---	13	0	---	13
Benny Barnes	---	---	6	1	4	11
Mike Varty	---	---	6	1	---	7
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Hennigan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bert Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Singleton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	7	30	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	4	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Hunter	33	21	3	2	2	3	5	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	35	22	1	1	1	5	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	45	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	70	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	47	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	149	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	9	6	1	62	1	30
TE Boyd Brown	4	4	0	60	1	16
WR Roger Carr	4	0	1	0	0	14
FB Cid Edwards	4	2	0	12	0	9
WR Ronnie Talley	4	1	0	11	0	18
RB Jim Moffett	3	3	0	17	0	14
WR Joseph Bach	3	3	0	41	1	13
RB Preston Pearson	1	1	0	16	0	19
TE Andre Tillman	1	1	0	3	0	21

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brad Kimberly	8	4	0	47	0	27
WR Juan Jamison	6	5	0	35	0	26
WR Carlos Stevens	6	3	1	31	0	29
WR Steve Odom	4	3	0	36	0	20
TE Jim Mandich	3	3	0	44	1	15
RB Les Goodman	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB Calvin Hill	2	2	0	12	0	9
RB Tommy Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Bill Brown	1	1	0	2	0	18
TE Len Garrett	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	1	10	10.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Hunter	1	1	16	16.00	6.73

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Preston Pearson	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Scott Hunter	2	1
Preston Pearson	2	0
Jim Moffett	2	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Calvin Hill	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Hunter	10	9	5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Cid Edwards	2	2	1
RB Jim Moffett	2	2	1
WR Terry Carrol	2	2	1
WR Joseph Bach	2	2	1
WR Roger Carr	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Juan Jamison	4	4	1
WR Steve Odom	3	2	2
WR Brad Kimberly	3	1	1
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)