Week 1, 1979

played in Chicago, IL

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	3	0	0	-	3
Chicago Bears	7	17	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CHI - Arnold Morgado 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:52 CHI - Pat Leahy 32 field goal
2Q: 05:26 CHI - Tom Stropka 5 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 03:26 CHI - Charles Jefferson 79 interception return (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 32 field goal
4Q: 02:58 CHI - Arnold Morgado 24 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 CHI - Arnold Morgado 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 11:52 CHI - Pat Leahy 32 field goal
2Q: 05:26 CHI - Tom Stropka 5 pass from Steve Brown (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 03:26 CHI - Charles Jefferson 79 interception return (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 32 field goal
4Q: 02:58 CHI - Arnold Morgado 24 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 223 381
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 3.33 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 55 125
- Rushing Attempts 14 32
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.91
Net Passing Yards 168 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 23 - 2 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 187 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.17 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/59 10/95
Punt Returns/Yards 7/59 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/93
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:35 36:25

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	223	381
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	3.33	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	55	125
- Rushing Attempts	14	32
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.91
Net Passing Yards	168	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 23 - 2	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	187	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.17	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/59	10/95
Punt Returns/Yards	7/59	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/93
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:35	36:25

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	10:34	2:20	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	1:32	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	14:45	0:08	OWN 32	1	0	Fumble
2	11:46	2:23	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	5:17	2:00	OWN 20	4	29	Interception
2	3:17	2:40	OWN 41	10	44	Field Goal
3	13:32	0:57	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:08	1:02	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
3	7:26	1:23	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
3	0:19	1:18	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
4	13:03	0:57	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	8:36	2:32	OWN 24	12	62	Downs
4	3:39	0:41	OWN 32	4	-1	Interception
4	2:45	2:45	OWN 20	9	50	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	2:25	OWN 17	6	14	Punt
1	8:14	6:42	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
1	0:08	0:23	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	14:37	2:51	OPP 26	4	11	Field Goal
2	9:23	4:06	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:28	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	12:35	2:27	OWN 43	5	27	Missed FG
3	9:06	1:40	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
3	6:03	5:44	OWN 2	9	49	Punt
4	14:01	0:58	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
4	12:06	3:30	OWN 4	7	41	Punt
4	6:04	2:25	OWN 14	4	27	Punt
4	2:58	0:13	OPP 29	1	29	Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve Brown, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carlos Spencer	7	20	2.86	11	2
Dexter Bussey	6	25	4.17	9	0
Bill Demory	1	10	10.00	10	1

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	18	58	3.22	13	1	0
Arnold Morgado	14	67	4.79	24	2	2

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	36	18	153	2/13	20	1	49.9
Mike Nott	11	4	18	1/6	8	1	7.0
Buddy Ursino	3	1	16	0/0	16	0	52.1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Brown	38	26	261	1/5	1	23	0	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ozzie Newsome	6	7	73	12.17	19	20
WR Speedy Thomas	5	11	28	5.60	3	10
WR Van Harmon	4	9	31	7.75	5	19
WR Jack Dolbin	3	6	27	9.00	9	16
RB Dexter Bussey	2	2	8	4.00	6	5
WR Lamont Marrow	2	9	17	8.50	0	9
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
TE Walter White	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Talley	8	11	136	17.00	46	23	0
WR J.D. Hill	7	8	48	6.86	10	14	0
FB Bill Olds	4	6	18	4.50	9	9	0
WR Ken Grandberry	3	6	24	8.00	9	8	0
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	14	4.67	0	8	1
TE Boyd Brown	1	2	21	21.00	12	21	0
RB Otis Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Arnold Morgado	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Craig Clemons	1	14	14.00	0
CB Charles Jefferson	1	79	79.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Van Harmon	1	1	0	0
Dexter Bussey	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Recov	Force
Joe Campbell	1	0
Billy Joe Bridges	0	1
Wilson Whitely	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	9	419	46.6	46.3	62	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	8	363	45.4	38.0	58	6

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Colbert	5	31	6.2	0
Edddie Brown	2	28	14.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hoover	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	31	31.0	0
Danny Colbert	1	17	17.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	11	2	0.0	32	39
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	3	0.0	26	31
ILB Phil Villapiano	4	5	0.5	30	36
DE Dennis Boyd	4	0	0.5	23	26
OLB Larry Ball	4	1	0.0	11	12
CB Danny Colbert	4	1	0.0	17	22
DT Carl Barzilauskas	3	2	0.0	16	18
S Scott Perry	3	2	0.0	20	19
S Edddie Brown	2	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Drew Mahalic	2	1	0.0	14	10
DT Herb Orvis	2	0	0.0	21	26
DE Tim Rossovich	2	0	0.0	11	24
CB Maurice Spencer	2	0	0.0	24	35
CB Ron Mabra	2	0	0.0	14	23
DT Gary Dunn	2	0	0.0	20	21
CB Dale Lucas	1	2	0.0	18	23
DE Barry Bennett	1	2	0.0	27	22
T Paul Fersen	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0.0	11	16
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	---	---	---

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	8	0	0.0	13	50
CB Charles Jefferson	4	1	1.0	12	40
OLB Carl Ekern	4	0	1.0	7	45
CB John Turner	4	0	0.0	10	37
DT Wally Chambers	3	1	1.0	11	40
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	0.0	11	35
CB Durwood Keeton	2	1	0.0	8	31
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0.0	11	42
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0.0	4	9
DT Wilson Whitely	2	0	0.0	10	32
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	1	0.0	10	45
S Tim Gray	1	1	0.0	6	29
DE Gary Hrivnak	1	0	0.0	12	41
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0.0	3	14
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0.0	10	32
ILB Al Chesley	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Linden King	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Boyd	0.5	1	3	0	26
ILB Phil Villapiano	0.5	0	0	0	36
DT Gary Dunn	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	1	2	26

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1.0	4	1	40
OLB Carl Ekern	1.0	0	0	45
CB Charles Jefferson	1.0	0	0	40
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.0	2	0	41
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	2	0	32
S Craig Clemons	0.0	1	0	50
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	1	0	21
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	5	0	39
CB Danny Colbert	3	2	22
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	31
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	12
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	0	36
CB Dale Lucas	2	0	23
CB Ron Mabra	2	0	23
DE Dennis Boyd	2	0	26
CB Maurice Spencer	1	1	35
S Edddie Brown	1	0	23
OLB Drew Mahalic	1	0	10
DT Gary Dunn	1	0	21
S Scott Perry	1	0	19

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Turner	4	2	0	37
S Craig Clemons	3	3	1	50
CB Charles Jefferson	3	1	1	40
CB Billy Joe Bridges	3	0	0	35
CB Durwood Keeton	2	1	0	31
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0	9
OLB Carl Ekern	2	0	0	45
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	1	0	45
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0	14
S Tim Gray	1	0	0	29
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	0	32
DE Gary Hrivnak	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Howard	1	3	11	0	45
Paul Fersen	1	1	4	0	12
Jesse Burgess	1	1	5	0	15
Ozzie Newsome	1	1	10	0	32
Joe Bostic	1	1	4	0	8
Burt Prince	0	2	6	0	25
Steve August	0	2	8	0	28
Dan Neal	0	1	12	1	46
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	7	0	31
Cody Risien	0	0	10	2	41

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Pinney	5	9	0	25	0	34
Mickey Marvin	2	7	0	27	0	31
Jeff Sevy	2	3	1	26	1	31
Rich Coady	1	4	0	28	0	37
Phil LaPorta	1	2	0	7	0	5
Brett Moritz	1	1	0	5	0	8
Alberto White	0	4	0	24	0	32
Bill Olds	0	1	0	13	0	14
Gene Sanders	0	1	0	6	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Edddie Brown	1	26
Mosi Tatupu	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Hardy	3	17
Arnold Morgado	2	26
Otis Armstrong	2	15
Bill Olds	1	23
Vinny Hoover	1	20

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	32	39	2	73
Danny Colbert	---	---	17	22	31	70
Maurice Spencer	---	---	24	35	9	68
Phil Villapiano	---	---	30	36	2	68
Dan Neal	12	46	---	---	7	65
Speedy Thomas	9	39	---	---	16	64
Edddie Brown	---	---	14	23	26	63
Paul Howard	11	45	---	---	6	62
Ed O'Neil	---	---	26	31	2	59
Dexter Bussey	7	22	---	---	26	55
Charley Hannah	10	45	---	---	---	55
Barry Bennett	---	---	27	22	4	53
Dennis Boyd	---	---	23	26	3	52
Cody Risien	10	41	---	---	---	51
Herb Orvis	---	---	21	26	3	50
Ozzie Newsome	10	32	---	---	8	50
Mosi Tatupu	7	31	---	---	12	50
Bill Demory	10	38	---	---	---	48
Gary Dunn	---	---	20	21	3	44
Scott Perry	---	---	20	19	5	44
Tim Rossovich	---	---	11	24	8	43
Dale Lucas	---	---	18	23	2	43
Jack Dolbin	11	32	---	---	---	43
Burt Prince	6	25	---	---	10	41
Larry Ball	---	---	11	12	17	40
Steve August	8	28	---	---	4	40
Ron Mabra	---	---	14	23	2	39
Carlos Spencer	7	31	---	---	---	38
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	16	18	2	36
Lamont Marrow	8	28	---	---	---	36
Van Harmon	3	26	---	---	2	31
Drew Mahalic	---	---	14	10	7	31
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	11	16	---	27
Walter White	4	10	---	---	13	27
Preston Dennard	1	13	---	---	13	27
Jesse Burgess	5	15	---	---	6	26
Earl Thomas	3	1	---	---	18	22
Joe Bostic	4	8	---	---	10	22
Paul Fersen	4	12	---	---	---	16
Mike Nott	4	12	---	---	---	16
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shane Nelson	---	---	2	3	3	8
Tom Sullivan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Horn	---	---	1	0	6	7
Buddy Ursino	0	3	---	---	1	4
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	3	3

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Coady	28	37	---	---	5	70
Steve Brown	31	39	---	---	---	70
Mickey Marvin	27	31	---	---	8	66
Craig Clemons	---	---	13	50	2	65
Durwood Keeton	---	---	8	31	24	63
Otis Armstrong	21	26	---	---	15	62
Ronnie Talley	25	32	---	---	2	59
Ray Pinney	25	34	---	---	---	59
J.D. Hill	28	28	---	---	2	58
Jeff Sevy	26	31	---	---	---	57
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	10	45	2	57
Alberto White	24	32	---	---	---	56
Bruce Hardy	17	21	---	---	17	55
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	12	41	1	54
Tom Stropka	14	24	---	---	16	54
Kirk Robbins	---	---	11	42	1	54
Carl Ekern	---	---	7	45	2	54
Arnold Morgado	14	14	---	---	26	54
Charles Jefferson	---	---	12	40	1	53
Wally Chambers	---	---	11	40	---	51
Bill Olds	13	14	---	---	23	50
Boyd Brown	17	15	---	---	17	49
Joe Campbell	---	---	10	32	7	49
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	11	35	2	48
John Turner	---	---	10	37	1	48
Wilson Whitely	---	---	10	32	3	45
Vinny Hoover	---	---	3	14	20	37
Tim Gray	---	---	6	29	2	37
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	4	21	8	33
Charlie Weaver	---	---	4	9	19	32
Ken Grandberry	6	13	---	---	11	30
A.J. Pritchett	8	7	---	---	10	25
Phil LaPorta	7	5	---	---	10	22
Al Chesley	---	---	5	8	6	19
Rick Dvorak	---	---	2	14	1	17
Brad Shearer	---	---	2	12	3	17
Roger Carr	5	8	---	---	2	15
Clarence Hironaka	4	2	---	---	9	15
Linden King	---	---	2	6	7	15
Brett Moritz	5	8	---	---	2	15
Gene Sanders	6	8	---	---	1	15
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Preston	---	---	1	0	2	3
Sam Adkins	1	0	---	---	---	1
Sam Wyche	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	9	30	3.3
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	18	48	2.7
Right	7	49	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	36	18	1	1	3	5	8	2	1
Mike Nott	11	4	0	1	1	2	2	0	1
Buddy Ursino	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Brown	38	26	6	3	0	3	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	41	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	10	120	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	61	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Speedy Thomas	11	5	0	28	0	39
WR Van Harmon	9	4	2	31	0	26
WR Lamont Marrow	9	2	1	17	0	28
TE Ozzie Newsome	7	6	0	73	1	32
WR Jack Dolbin	6	3	0	27	0	32
WR Preston Dennard	3	0	0	0	0	13
RB Dexter Bussey	2	2	0	8	0	22
TE Walter White	2	0	1	0	0	10
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	3	0	31

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Talley	11	8	136	5	32
WR J.D. Hill	8	7	48	0	28
WR Ken Grandberry	6	3	24	0	13
FB Bill Olds	6	4	18	0	14
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	14	0	24
TE Boyd Brown	2	1	21	1	15
RB Otis Armstrong	1	0	0	0	26
WR Arnold Morgado	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	3	3	1.00	3.22
Arnold Morgado	3	10	3.33	4.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Nott	4	1	2	0.50	1.64
Bill Demory	3	1	3	1.00	4.25

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Brown	6	5	42	7.00	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Van Harmon	3	1	3	1.00	3.44
WR Jack Dolbin	2	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Speedy Thomas	1	1	2	2.00	2.55
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tom Stropka	2	2	13	6.50	4.67
WR Ken Grandberry	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	14	14.00	6.00
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	7	7.00	12.36
WR Arnold Morgado	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Bussey	1	1
Bill Demory	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Morgado	2	1
Otis Armstrong	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	9	4	0
Mike Nott	2	1	1
Buddy Ursino	1	1	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Brown	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jack Dolbin	3	2	1
WR Speedy Thomas	2	1	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	0	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	2	0
WR Van Harmon	1	1	1
TE Walter White	1	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Talley	5	2	2
WR Ken Grandberry	2	1	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	1	1
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	1
FB Bill Olds	1	1	0
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)