Week 6, 1981

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Chicago Bears	14	7	14	3	-	38
Detroit Lions	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 CHI - Roger Carr 35 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 02:09 CHI - Gerry Ellis 19 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CHI - Gerry Ellis 2 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 09:53 CHI - Ronnie Talley 18 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 04:47 CHI - Joe Campbell 58 fumble return (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 00:04 DET - Terdell Middleton 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Pat Leahy 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:08 CHI - Roger Carr 35 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 02:09 CHI - Gerry Ellis 19 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 05:37 CHI - Gerry Ellis 2 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 09:53 CHI - Ronnie Talley 18 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 04:47 CHI - Joe Campbell 58 fumble return (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 00:04 DET - Terdell Middleton 2 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 02:00 CHI - Pat Leahy 39 field goal

Team Statistics CHI DET
Record 4-1 1-4
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 14 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 345 273
- Offensive Plays 65 54
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 97 106
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 2.69 4.61
Net Passing Yards 248 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.55 5.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/66
Punt Returns/Yards 7/23 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:45 24:15

Team Statistics	CHI	DET
Record	4-1	1-4
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	14	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	345	273
- Offensive Plays	65	54
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	97	106
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	2.69	4.61
Net Passing Yards	248	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	29 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.55	5.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/66
Punt Returns/Yards	7/23	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:45	24:15

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	1:40	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
1	10:21	2:28	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
1	4:46	2:55	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	14:14	1:54	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	9:34	4:04	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
2	4:16	2:10	OWN 16	6	28	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 19	1	5	Half
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	7:32	2:00	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	15:00	2:28	OWN 18	4	28	Punt
4	11:01	4:05	OWN 19	7	34	Punt
4	6:19	4:25	OWN 30	10	48	Field Goal
4	1:39	1:39	OPP 27	3	1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	11:35	1:14	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
1	7:53	3:07	OWN 17	5	36	Fumble
1	1:51	2:37	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
2	12:20	2:46	OWN 24	6	15	Interception
2	5:30	1:14	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	2:06	1:31	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
3	9:45	2:13	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	5:32	0:52	OWN 33	2	25	Fumble
3	4:40	4:40	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	12:32	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:56	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:54	0:15	OWN 19	1	8	Fumble

Game MVP: Matt Cavanaugh, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerry Ellis	18	57	3.17	19	2	2
Marion Barber	17	41	2.41	12	1	0
Sam Adkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terdell Middleton	10	47	4.70	11	1	1
Lawrence Gaines	8	36	4.50	18	1	0
Mike Franckowiak	2	7	3.50	6	0	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	17	8.50	18	1	0
Mike Nott	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	28	18	254	1/6	2	35	0	117.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Nott	29	14	178	2/11	0	31	1	53.5

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roger Carr	8	9	137	17.13	37	35	1
WR Mike Friede	4	4	34	8.50	2	11	0
WR Ronnie Talley	3	7	49	16.33	0	20	1
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	24	12.00	13	21	0
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Morris Owens	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gerry Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Margerum	4	9	81	20.25	30	26
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	4	30	10.00	0	13
WR Preston Dennard	3	5	26	8.67	1	15
RB Lawrence Gaines	2	2	3	1.50	1	3
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	7	7.00	4	7
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	4	31	31.00	30	31
TE J.T. Galles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jim Robinson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mosi Tatupu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Al Chesley	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Recov	Force	TD
Cliff Odom	1	1	0
Joe Campbell	1	0	1
Craig Clemons	1	0	0
Brad Van Pelt	0	1	0
Kirk Robbins	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerome Moriarty	1	0	0	0
Terdell Middleton	1	0	0	0
Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	301	50.2	42.2	55	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	8	363	45.4	42.5	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	5/5

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

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Bridges	6	18	3.0	0
Roger Carr	1	5	5.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	1	16	16.0	0
Craig Clemons	1	18	18.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	3	64	21.3	0
Mike Franckowiak	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	7	3	0.0	20	26
OLB Linden King	3	2	1.0	17	20
OLB Brad Van Pelt	3	1	0.0	16	21
S Tim Gray	3	0	0.0	9	16
DT Wilson Whitely	3	0	0.0	18	26
ILB Cliff Odom	3	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Al Chesley	2	0	1.0	12	14
CB Terry Schmidt	2	2	0.0	17	25
DE Joe Campbell	2	1	0.0	15	21
DT Wally Chambers	2	0	0.0	9	14
CB Billy Joe Bridges	2	0	0.0	15	23
CB John Turner	2	0	0.0	17	22
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Kirk Robbins	1	0	0.0	20	28
DE Dave Lindstrom	0	1	0.0	14	17

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	8	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	4	0.0	32	25
CB Maurice Spencer	5	1	0.0	21	19
DE Dennis Boyd	5	1	0.0	25	17
S Ronnie Lott	4	4	0.0	35	29
DE Gary Hrivnak	4	3	0.0	26	23
ILB Jeff Siemon	3	1	0.0	26	17
S Billy Thompson	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Norm Thompson	3	0	0.0	15	16
DT Herb Orvis	2	3	0.0	14	12
DE Mike St. Clair	2	0	0.0	17	14
DE Jacob Green	1	2	1.0	25	16
DT Dino Mangiero	1	1	0.0	22	17
S Ralph McGill	1	0	0.0	26	18
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	11	13
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	0.0	25	17
CB Bobby Butler	0	1	0.0	27	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Al Chesley	1.0	1	1	14
OLB Linden King	1.0	0	0	20
DT Rick Dvorak	0.0	1	1	10
DE Joe Campbell	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Brad Van Pelt	0.0	0	1	21
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	0	1	26

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1.0	1	0	0	16
DT Dino Mangiero	0.0	1	0	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Craig Clemons	4	1	0	26
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0	28
OLB Brad Van Pelt	2	0	0	21
CB John Turner	1	1	0	22
ILB Al Chesley	1	0	1	14
CB Terry Schmidt	1	0	0	25
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	0	8
CB Billy Joe Bridges	1	0	0	23
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	23
S Tim Gray	0	1	0	16

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Maurice Spencer	5	0	19
ILB Matt Millen	4	0	18
CB Norm Thompson	3	0	16
S Billy Thompson	2	0	16
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	0	25
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	0	17
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	10
CB Wyatt Henderson	1	0	17
S Ronnie Lott	0	2	29
CB Bobby Butler	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Coady	3	12	34	0	27
Mickey Marvin	2	6	28	0	25
Jeff Sevy	2	2	9	1	17
Art Plunkett	1	4	30	0	13
John Olenchalk	1	1	14	0	10
Boyd Brown	0	4	21	0	11
Bill Olds	0	2	17	0	12
Ray Pinney	0	2	32	0	28
Clarence Hironaka	0	1	6	0	4
A.J. Pritchett	0	1	25	0	19

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Mayes	2	5	0	12	0	15
Anthony Munoz	2	4	1	21	2	30
Mosi Tatupu	2	2	0	14	0	20
Cody Risien	1	5	1	21	0	30
Ken Long	1	3	0	17	0	21
Jesse Burgess	0	2	0	21	0	24
Kent Uribe	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Gray	2	19
Arnold Morgado	1	16
Hoby Brenner	1	16
J.D. Hill	1	13
Al Chesley	1	8

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	3	23
Lawrence Gaines	1	20
Norm Thompson	1	16
Jerome Moriarty	1	16
Leo Lewis	1	13
Ronnie Lott	1	9
Terdell Middleton	1	4

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Coady	34	27	---	---	4	65
Ray Pinney	32	28	---	---	---	60
Morris Owens	25	18	---	---	15	58
Mickey Marvin	28	25	---	---	5	58
Matt Cavanaugh	29	29	---	---	---	58
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	15	23	15	53
Roger Carr	24	22	---	---	4	50
Charles Jefferson	---	---	14	20	16	50
Art Plunkett	30	13	---	---	7	50
Craig Clemons	---	---	20	26	3	49
Kirk Robbins	---	---	20	28	---	48
A.J. Pritchett	25	19	---	---	1	45
Wilson Whitely	---	---	18	26	1	45
Boyd Brown	21	11	---	---	12	44
Tim Gray	---	---	9	16	19	44
Terry Schmidt	---	---	17	25	1	43
John Olenchalk	14	10	---	---	17	41
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	16	21	3	40
Ronnie Talley	20	20	---	---	---	40
Cliff Odom	---	---	17	23	---	40
John Turner	---	---	17	22	---	39
Gerry Ellis	19	19	---	---	1	39
Joe Campbell	---	---	15	21	2	38
Marion Barber	17	9	---	---	12	38
Linden King	---	---	17	20	---	37
Brett Moritz	16	12	---	---	7	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	14	17	3	34
Al Chesley	---	---	12	14	8	34
Bill Olds	17	12	---	---	2	31
Jeff Sevy	9	17	---	---	1	27
Mike Friede	11	15	---	---	1	27
Rick Dvorak	---	---	8	10	8	26
Hoby Brenner	4	4	---	---	16	24
Wally Chambers	---	---	9	14	---	23
Arnold Morgado	4	1	---	---	16	21
J.D. Hill	3	3	---	---	13	19
Clarence Hironaka	6	4	---	---	6	16
Ron Crosby	---	---	0	0	16	16
Charlie Weaver	---	---	6	8	---	14
Andra Franklin	1	1	---	---	11	13
Brad Shearer	---	---	5	5	2	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Adkins	7	0	---	---	---	7
Dave Ahrens	---	---	4	2	1	7
Scott Brunner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	35	29	9	73
Bobby Butler	---	---	27	22	14	63
Ed O'Neil	---	---	32	25	1	58
Mike Nott	23	31	---	---	---	54
Maurice Spencer	---	---	21	19	12	52
Cody Risien	21	30	---	---	---	51
Anthony Munoz	21	30	---	---	---	51
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	26	23	1	50
Matt Millen	---	---	23	18	8	49
Norm Thompson	---	---	15	16	16	47
Dennis Boyd	---	---	25	17	5	47
Jesse Burgess	21	24	---	---	1	46
Ken Long	17	21	---	---	8	46
Lawrence Gaines	10	15	---	---	20	45
Ralph McGill	---	---	26	18	---	44
Jeff Siemon	---	---	26	17	1	44
Ozzie Newsome	19	19	---	---	6	44
Jacob Green	---	---	25	16	3	44
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	25	17	1	43
Mosi Tatupu	14	20	---	---	7	41
Jerome Moriarty	7	16	---	---	16	39
Dino Mangiero	---	---	22	17	---	39
J.T. Galles	7	11	---	---	17	35
Mike McGraw	---	---	13	10	12	35
Ron Wooten	11	16	---	---	8	35
Mike Franckowiak	3	7	---	---	23	33
Rufus Mayes	12	15	---	---	4	31
Mike St. Clair	---	---	17	14	---	31
Barry Bennett	---	---	11	13	7	31
Preston Dennard	14	16	---	---	1	31
Jim Jensen	9	7	---	---	14	30
Ken Margerum	9	21	---	---	---	30
Billy Thompson	---	---	11	16	1	28
Herb Orvis	---	---	14	12	1	27
Terdell Middleton	12	11	---	---	4	27
Steve Young	6	10	---	---	8	24
Jim Robinson	9	11	---	---	---	20
Leo Lewis	2	1	---	---	13	16
Ken Mendenhall	2	7	---	---	3	12
Curtis Townsend	---	---	2	0	9	11
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kent Uribe	4	2	---	---	---	6
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Demory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	14	24	1.7
Right	9	22	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	50	8.3
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	28	18	5	1	4	3	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Nott	29	14	3	2	1	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	94	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	96	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	68	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	9	8	1	137	3	22
WR Ronnie Talley	7	3	1	49	1	20
WR Morris Owens	4	0	1	0	0	18
WR Mike Friede	4	4	0	34	0	15
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	0	24	1	3
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0	10	0	11
RB Gerry Ellis	1	0	1	0	0	19

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Margerum	9	4	0	81	2	21
WR Preston Dennard	5	3	0	26	0	16
TE Jerome Moriarty	4	3	0	30	0	16
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	1	0	31	1	19
TE J.T. Galles	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Lawrence Gaines	2	2	0	3	0	15
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Terdell Middleton	1	1	0	7	0	11
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerry Ellis	2	21	10.50	3.17
Marion Barber	1	5	5.00	2.41

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Gaines	1	0	0.00	4.50
Terdell Middleton	1	2	2.00	4.70
Mosi Tatupu	1	18	18.00	8.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1	18	18.00	9.07

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	18	18.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Gerry Ellis	3	0
Sam Adkins	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	12	8	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Nott	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	4	3	3
WR Ronnie Talley	4	2	1
WR Mike Friede	2	2	1
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	1
WR Morris Owens	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	3	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	3	1	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	0	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)