Week 15, 1975

played in Chicago, IL

33 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	10	10	7	-	27
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 CHI - Errol Mann 33 field goal
2Q: 14:22 DET - Charlie Sanders 13 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CHI - Preston Pearson 3 pass from Steve Joachim (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 23 field goal
3Q: 09:41 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 22 field goal
3Q: 01:33 DET - Frank Lewis 13 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 00:47 DET - Doug Wyatt 64 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:06 CHI - Errol Mann 33 field goal
2Q: 14:22 DET - Charlie Sanders 13 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 09:02 CHI - Preston Pearson 3 pass from Steve Joachim (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 23 field goal
3Q: 09:41 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 22 field goal
3Q: 01:33 DET - Frank Lewis 13 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 00:47 DET - Doug Wyatt 64 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 10-4 6-8
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 309 203
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 4.90 3.44
Net Rushing Yards 56 95
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 1.93 3.65
Net Passing Yards 253 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 27 - 0 30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 253 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 3.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/26 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 6/161
Interception Ret./Yards 3/64 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:02 25:58

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	10-4	6-8
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	309	203
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	4.90	3.44
Net Rushing Yards	56	95
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	1.93	3.65
Net Passing Yards	253	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 27 - 0	30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	253	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	3.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/26	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	6/161
Interception Ret./Yards	3/64	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:02	25:58

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:07	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	4:59	5:46	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	8:52	2:45	OWN 10	5	20	Punt
2	4:25	3:50	OWN 16	11	78	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:25	OWN 20	12	75	Field Goal
3	7:24	2:22	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	3:32	2:08	OPP 24	5	24	Touchdown
4	13:39	4:21	OWN 37	9	27	Punt
4	6:40	2:38	OPP 40	3	-12	Punt
4	3:19	1:15	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	1:41	0:07	OPP 38	1	2	Fumble

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	10:37	5:38	OWN 35	10	49	Field Goal
2	14:13	5:21	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	6:07	1:42	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 33	1	-1	Half
3	9:35	2:11	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	5:02	1:30	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
3	1:24	2:45	OWN 26	6	-3	Punt
4	9:18	2:38	OWN 20	5	24	Fumble
4	4:02	0:43	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
4	2:04	0:23	OWN 26	3	2	Interception
4	1:34	0:55	OWN 36	5	20	Interception
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 38	4	-6	Fumble

Game MVP: Bill Demory, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	16	39	2.44	23	1
Jess Phillips	11	11	1.00	6	0
Bill Demory	2	6	3.00	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Otis Armstrong	13	35	2.69	15	1
Preston Pearson	11	59	5.36	12	2
Steve Joachim	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	34	27	253	0/0	2	32	0	117.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	30	16	127	3/19	1	25	3	35.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	7	10	99	14.14	25	32	0
WR Jack Dolbin	5	6	21	4.20	3	6	0
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	40	10.00	19	14	1
WR Frank Lewis	3	5	28	9.33	6	13	1
TE Earl Thomas	3	3	21	7.00	0	12	0
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	26	13.00	0	13	0
RB Jess Phillips	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Horace King	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Carrol	3	4	23	7.67	5	12	0
WR Roger Carr	2	5	21	10.50	1	13	0
FB Carl Garrett	2	2	10	5.00	1	7	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	4	23	11.50	1	13	0
RB Preston Pearson	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	1
WR Ronnie Talley	2	8	32	16.00	6	25	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Greg McCrary	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lem Barney	1	0	0.00	0
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0.00	0
S Doug Wyatt	1	64	64.00	1

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jess Phillips	1	0	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0
Herb Orvis	0	1	2
Wally Francis	0	1	0
Charlie Weaver	0	1	0
Tom Hayes	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Preston Pearson	1	0	0
Ronnie Talley	1	0	0
Steve Joachim	1	0	0
Duane Benson	0	1	0
Greg McCrary	0	1	0
Wally Chambers	0	0	1
Larry Hand	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	6	263	43.8	34.5	56	0

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	177	35.4	34.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	6	6.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	1	16	16.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Pearson	3	90	30.0	0
Rob Scribner	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	5	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Charlie Weaver	5	1	0.0	23	32
DT Herb Orvis	4	0	1.5	16	29
CB Lem Barney	4	0	0.0	19	32
S Charlie West	4	0	0.0	23	30
S Doug Wyatt	3	2	0.0	7	21
ILB Merv Krakau	3	1	0.0	18	25
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	24	29
DT Mike Tilleman	2	1	1.0	11	12
DE Sherman White	2	1	0.5	24	33
DT Bob Pollard	2	1	0.0	9	3
CB Tom Hayes	1	1	0.0	16	29
CB Eugene Johnstone	1	1	0.0	5	7
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Ron Hornsby	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	0.0	8	2
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Tim Rossovich	0	1	0.0	21	31
DE Roger Stillwell	0	1	0.0	10	4

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Durwood Keeton	8	2	0.0	22	32
OLB Duane Benson	7	0	0.0	27	31
S Craig Clemons	6	2	0.0	21	32
ILB Tom Hicks	5	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	5	0	0.0	16	13
DT Wally Chambers	3	2	0.0	24	30
DE Larry Hand	3	0	0.0	24	29
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	0.0	26	30
S Kirk Robbins	3	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Don Rives	2	2	0.0	9	8
ILB Doug Allen	2	1	0.0	10	5
DT Rick Dvorak	2	1	0.0	18	11
TE Greg McCrary	2	0	---	---	---
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	0.0	12	21
S Vinny Hoover	1	1	0.0	8	2
RB Otis Armstrong	1	0	---	---	---
WR Roger Carr	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fred Dryer	1	0	0.0	23	31
DE Jimmy Nakis	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Maurice Cherpeski	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Tim Gray	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Orvis	1.5	0	0	1	29
DT Mike Tilleman	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Sherman White	0.5	1	2	1	33
DE Tim Rossovich	0.0	0	2	0	31

Chicago	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Fred Dryer	1	1	31
DE Bill Belk	1	0	5
DT Wally Chambers	1	0	30
DE Larry Hand	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	3	0	1	32
OLB Charlie Weaver	3	0	0	32
ILB Merv Krakau	2	1	0	25
OLB Ron Hornsby	2	0	0	4
S Mel Phillips	1	2	0	31
S Charlie West	1	1	0	30
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	1	29
S Doug Wyatt	1	0	1	21
CB Tom Hayes	1	0	0	29
CB Eugene Johnstone	1	0	0	7

Chicago	Caught	PPlay
CB Durwood Keeton	6	32
ILB Tom Hicks	6	26
OLB Duane Benson	4	31
S Craig Clemons	2	32
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	13
CB Billy Joe Bridges	2	30
S Kirk Robbins	2	22
ILB Doug Allen	1	5
DT Rick Dvorak	1	11
ILB Don Rives	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Didion	2	8	2	26	25
Don Morrison	0	7	0	28	33
Dan Neal	0	3	1	13	17
Sam Adams	0	3	0	24	24
Ronnie Carroll	0	1	0	26	30
Paul Howard	0	1	0	19	26
Tom Luken	0	1	0	5	10
Charlie Sanders	0	1	0	26	28
Earl Thomas	0	1	0	8	8
Horace King	0	1	0	15	16

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Young	1	4	19	1	22
Alberto White	1	4	19	1	23
Hubert Camarillo	1	3	18	1	20
Rocky Freitas	1	2	15	0	16
Cedric Chapman	1	2	8	0	13
Phil LaPorta	1	1	14	0	21
Jeff Sevy	1	1	11	0	17
Jim Clack	0	2	13	0	16
Cid Edwards	0	2	9	0	8
Carl Garrett	0	2	10	0	12
Rich Coady	0	1	13	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Hornsby	6	21
Jess Phillips	1	22
Tyrell Fleming	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cid Edwards	2	14

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Demory	29	34	---	---	---	63
Charlie Sanders	26	28	---	---	9	63
Charlie West	---	---	23	30	9	62
Don Morrison	28	33	---	---	---	61
Tom Hayes	---	---	16	29	14	59
Sherman White	---	---	24	33	1	58
John Didion	26	25	---	---	6	57
Mel Phillips	---	---	25	31	1	57
Ronnie Carroll	26	30	---	---	---	56
Charlie Weaver	---	---	23	32	1	56
Skip Thomas	---	---	24	29	2	55
Lem Barney	---	---	19	32	3	54
Wally Francis	24	26	---	---	4	54
Tim Rossovich	---	---	21	31	1	53
Frank Lewis	15	24	---	---	12	51
Paul Howard	19	26	---	---	5	50
Jess Phillips	12	15	---	---	22	49
Sam Adams	24	24	---	---	---	48
Herb Orvis	---	---	16	29	3	48
Horace King	15	16	---	---	17	48
Merv Krakau	---	---	18	25	3	46
Jack Dolbin	20	20	---	---	---	40
Carlos Spencer	18	21	---	---	---	39
Dan Neal	13	17	---	---	6	36
Earl Thomas	8	8	---	---	16	32
Tyrell Fleming	7	12	---	---	12	31
Ron Hornsby	---	---	3	4	21	28
Doug Wyatt	---	---	7	21	---	28
Larry Ball	---	---	5	1	19	25
Mike Tilleman	---	---	11	12	1	24
Tom Luken	5	10	---	---	8	23
Chuck Crist	---	---	1	2	15	18
Roger Stillwell	---	---	10	4	3	17
Mike Varty	---	---	9	4	3	16
Greg Wojcik	---	---	7	2	5	14
Tom Neville	4	5	---	---	4	13
Ed O'Neil	---	---	8	2	3	13
Bob Pollard	---	---	9	3	---	12
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	5	7	---	12
Paul Fersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bill Gergory	---	---	2	0	---	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Benson	---	---	27	31	3	61
Curtis Johnson	---	---	12	21	28	61
Steve Joachim	26	33	---	---	1	60
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	26	30	2	58
Wally Chambers	---	---	24	30	2	56
Craig Clemons	---	---	21	32	3	56
Fred Dryer	---	---	23	31	2	56
Larry Hand	---	---	24	29	3	56
Durwood Keeton	---	---	22	32	2	56
Ron Rydalich	---	---	18	28	4	50
Preston Pearson	12	15	---	---	21	48
Terry Carrol	13	21	---	---	14	48
Tom Hicks	---	---	20	26	2	48
Boyd Brown	13	20	---	---	14	47
Bob Young	19	22	---	---	6	47
Roger Carr	14	17	---	---	11	42
Alberto White	19	23	---	---	---	42
Hubert Camarillo	18	20	---	---	3	41
Kirk Robbins	---	---	15	22	2	39
Otis Armstrong	14	18	---	---	6	38
Rocky Freitas	15	16	---	---	6	37
J.D. Hill	15	21	---	---	1	37
Doug Allen	---	---	10	5	21	36
Rich Coady	13	17	---	---	6	36
Greg McCrary	14	12	---	---	10	36
Phil LaPorta	14	21	---	---	---	35
Ronnie Talley	15	19	---	---	---	34
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	16	13	3	32
Jim Clack	13	16	---	---	2	31
Cid Edwards	9	8	---	---	14	31
Rick Dvorak	---	---	18	11	---	29
Jeff Sevy	11	17	---	---	---	28
Carl Garrett	10	12	---	---	5	27
Cedric Chapman	8	13	---	---	4	25
Don Rives	---	---	9	8	5	22
Tim Gray	---	---	8	9	3	20
Bill Belk	---	---	10	5	4	19
Rob Scribner	1	2	---	---	15	18
Vinny Hoover	---	---	8	2	8	18
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	5	5	5	15
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	3	4	3	10
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	17	10	0.6
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	3	25	8.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	34	27	2	0	3	0	4	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	30	16	1	2	0	4	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	122	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	88	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	24	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	63	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	25	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	10	7	1	99	2	26
WR Jack Dolbin	6	5	1	21	0	20
WR Frank Lewis	5	3	1	28	0	24
TE Charlie Sanders	4	4	0	40	0	28
TE Earl Thomas	3	3	0	21	0	8
RB Jess Phillips	2	1	0	2	0	15
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	0	26	0	12
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	5	0	21
FB Horace King	1	1	0	11	0	16

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Talley	8	2	32	1	19
WR Roger Carr	5	2	21	0	17
WR J.D. Hill	4	2	23	0	21
WR Terry Carrol	4	3	23	0	21
RB Preston Pearson	3	2	3	0	15
TE Boyd Brown	2	1	1	0	20
FB Carl Garrett	2	2	10	0	12
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	7	0	8
TE Greg McCrary	1	1	7	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jess Phillips	3	3	1.00	1.00
Bill Demory	1	3	3.00	3.00
Carlos Spencer	1	-3	-3.00	2.44

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Pearson	3	6	2.00	5.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	8	6	47	5.88	7.44

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	3	3	13	4.33	4.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0	0.00	9.90
WR Frank Lewis	2	2	18	9.00	5.60
WR Jack Dolbin	2	2	5	2.50	3.50
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	13	13.00	10.00
FB Horace King	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Carl Garrett	1	1	3	3.00	5.00
RB Preston Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	7	7.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	2	0
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	3	1
Preston Pearson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	11	9	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	3	1
WR Frank Lewis	2	1	1
TE Charlie Sanders	2	2	2
WR Jack Dolbin	2	2	2
WR Tyrell Fleming	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Carrol	2	1	0
WR Ronnie Talley	2	0	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	0	0
FB Carl Garrett	1	1	1
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)