Week 1, 1985

played in Detroit, MI

65 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Chicago Bears	3	0	7	17	-	27
Detroit Lions	0	3	0	9	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 CHI - Pat Leahy 28 field goal
2Q: 14:54 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal
3Q: 03:35 CHI - Hoby Brenner 6 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 14:24 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal
4Q: 13:36 CHI - Linden King 94 fumble return (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 06:23 CHI - Steve Sewell 35 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Gerald McNeil 22 pass from Doug Flutie (Albert Bentley run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:07 CHI - Pat Leahy 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 CHI - Pat Leahy 28 field goal
2Q: 14:54 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal
3Q: 03:35 CHI - Hoby Brenner 6 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 14:24 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal
4Q: 13:36 CHI - Linden King 94 fumble return (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 06:23 CHI - Steve Sewell 35 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 02:58 DET - Gerald McNeil 22 pass from Doug Flutie (Albert Bentley run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:07 CHI - Pat Leahy 54 field goal

Team Statistics CHI DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 245 401
- Offensive Plays 59 76
- Yards per Play 4.15 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 109 118
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 4.36 5.13
Net Passing Yards 136 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 1 53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 150 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/25 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:13 29:47

Team Statistics	CHI	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	245	401
- Offensive Plays	59	76
- Yards per Play	4.15	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	109	118
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	4.36	5.13
Net Passing Yards	136	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 1	53 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	150	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/25	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:13	29:47

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 23	5	19	Punt
1	11:08	4:11	OPP 39	8	28	Field Goal
1	4:17	0:39	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
2	14:46	1:56	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:09	1:41	OWN 22	3	-5	Punt
2	7:52	5:25	OWN 4	11	43	Punt
3	10:12	6:47	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	14:18	0:38	OWN 20	2	12	Interception
4	10:49	4:42	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	2:44	0:42	OPP 40	3	3	Field Goal
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 34	1	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:54	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
1	6:57	2:40	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
1	3:38	3:52	OWN 47	9	26	Field Goal
2	12:50	1:41	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	9:28	1:36	OWN 49	3	-6	Punt
2	2:27	2:27	OWN 6	5	49	Half
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 32	9	48	Missed FG
3	3:25	4:07	OWN 33	7	29	Field Goal
4	13:40	0:11	OPP 11	2	5	Fumble
4	13:29	2:40	OWN 20	5	58	Missed FG
4	6:07	3:23	OWN 17	14	83	Touchdown
4	2:02	1:52	OWN 20	8	46	Downs

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roger Craig	20	73	3.65	12	2	0
Steve Sewell	3	34	11.33	35	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Andra Franklin	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Albert Bentley	6	57	9.50	25	3
Tim Spencer	6	16	2.67	7	0
Craig James	3	22	7.33	13	1
Ron Wolfley	3	8	2.67	4	0
Jeff Chadwick	2	6	3.00	4	0
Doug Flutie	2	7	3.50	4	0
Preston Dennard	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	32	21	150	2/14	1	21	1	73.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	53	30	283	0/0	1	55	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Doug Winslow	5	7	39	7.80	10	12	0
WR Jack Dolbin	3	4	29	9.67	5	21	0
TE Hoby Brenner	3	7	20	6.67	3	8	1
WR Stacy Robinson	3	3	12	4.00	0	9	0
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	23	11.50	0	13	0
RB Roger Craig	2	3	8	4.00	4	8	0
TE Dave Little	2	2	13	6.50	1	7	0
FB Buford McGee	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
FB Andra Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Duckett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Steve Sewell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phil McConkey	7	15	130	18.57	4	55	0
WR Jeff Chadwick	6	12	42	7.00	8	19	0
WR Preston Dennard	4	5	25	6.25	6	14	0
TE Mike Mularkey	3	4	7	2.33	0	3	0
WR Gerald McNeil	3	4	27	9.00	3	22	1
RB Albert Bentley	2	3	20	10.00	2	12	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
WR Ken Margerum	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Craig James	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Fred Marion	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Buford McGee	1	0	0	0
Linden King	0	1	1	1
Andra Franklin	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald McNeil	1	0	0	0
Chris Martin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	5	232	46.4	40.2	58	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	4	156	39.0	32.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/4	2/2	1/1	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	1	6	6.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Winslow	1	19	19.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald McNeil	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tom Holmoe	7	1	0.0	9	38
ILB John Harper	6	2	0.0	8	14
CB Scott Case	6	1	0.0	19	38
OLB Linden King	5	2	0.0	17	35
CB Fred Acorn	5	0	0.0	16	32
DE Don Smerek	4	2	0.0	18	41
S Stacey Toran	4	2	0.0	17	34
DE Tony Degrate	4	0	0.0	14	34
DT Rick Ackerman	2	0	0.0	5	12
ILB Brian Noble	1	2	0.0	15	43
S Tom Smith	1	2	0.0	9	21
S Kirk Robbins	1	1	0.0	15	44
S James Marshall	1	1	0.0	11	41
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	6	8
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Thompson	1	0	0.0	9	18
CB Phil Holcomb	1	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Byron Hunt	0	1	0.0	11	21
DT Edmund Nelson	0	1	0.0	10	25
DT Chuck Ehin	0	1	0.0	13	28

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Switzer	5	2	0.0	20	24
CB Wyatt Henderson	4	3	0.0	16	25
CB Bobby Butler	4	0	0.0	8	9
S Dwayne Crump	3	0	1.0	15	22
DE Jacob Green	3	2	0.5	12	15
ILB Craig Shaffer	3	2	0.5	20	25
DE Dennis Boyd	3	0	0.0	18	19
DE Jerry Wilkinson	3	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0.0	6	13
CB Preston Davis	3	0	0.0	23	29
OLB Duane Bickett	2	2	0.0	23	26
S Fred Marion	2	1	0.0	15	22
OLB Chris Martin	2	0	0.0	5	9
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	1	0.0	15	26
DE Rick Bryan	1	1	0.0	17	22
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	0.0	10	14
DT Brian Sochia	1	0	0.0	20	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Degrate	2	0	0	34
OLB Byron Hunt	1	1	1	21
DE Don Smerek	0	4	0	41
DT Chuck Ehin	0	3	0	28
DT Edmund Nelson	0	1	0	25
DE Kenneth Sims	0	1	0	19
OLB Mike Thompson	0	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Dwayne Crump	1.0	0	0	22
DE Jacob Green	0.5	0	0	15
ILB Craig Shaffer	0.5	0	0	25
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	1	0	26
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	1	19
DE Rick Bryan	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tom Holmoe	6	0	38
OLB Linden King	5	0	35
CB Fred Acorn	5	0	32
CB Scott Case	3	1	38
S Stacey Toran	3	0	34
ILB John Harper	2	0	14
ILB Brian Noble	1	1	43
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	11
DE Don Smerek	1	0	41
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	12
S Tom Smith	1	0	21
CB Phil Holcomb	1	0	26

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Preston Davis	3	1	0	29
CB Bobby Butler	3	0	0	9
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	0	13
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0	25
S Marvin Switzer	2	0	0	24
DE Jerry Wilkinson	2	0	0	13
OLB Chris Martin	2	0	0	9
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	0	26
ILB Craig Shaffer	1	0	0	25
S Fred Marion	0	1	1	22
OLB Craig Bingham	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dawson	3	4	20	0	27
Gene Killian	2	4	21	0	25
Will Grant	1	7	23	0	31
Jim Mills	1	3	22	0	27
Hoby Brenner	1	2	16	0	23
Buford McGee	1	2	6	0	11
Mark Slater	0	1	6	0	12
Clifton Sellers	0	1	5	0	7
Pete Rostosky	0	0	17	2	25

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Noah Jackson	3	3	17	38
Guy McIntyre	1	7	23	51
Cody Risien	1	5	17	41
Anthony Munoz	0	3	18	40
Randy Grimes	0	1	11	33
Gary Kowalski	0	1	11	25
Mike Mularkey	0	1	23	40

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
James Marshall	2	18
Billy Brooks	2	15
Phil Holcomb	1	13
Buford McGee	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Craig James	1	22
Ken Margerum	1	17

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Marshall	---	---	11	41	18	70
Kirk Robbins	---	---	15	44	7	66
Don Smerek	---	---	18	41	5	64
Brian Noble	---	---	15	43	4	62
Scott Case	---	---	19	38	3	60
Matt Cavanaugh	25	34	---	---	---	59
Tom Holmoe	---	---	9	38	12	59
Linden King	---	---	17	35	5	57
Will Grant	23	31	---	---	3	57
Hoby Brenner	16	23	---	---	16	55
Stacey Toran	---	---	17	34	3	54
Tony Degrate	---	---	14	34	6	54
Gene Killian	21	25	---	---	6	52
Fred Acorn	---	---	16	32	2	50
Jim Mills	22	27	---	---	---	49
Doug Dawson	20	27	---	---	---	47
Phil Holcomb	---	---	8	26	13	47
Doug Winslow	12	19	---	---	15	46
Roger Craig	22	22	---	---	1	45
Chuck Ehin	---	---	13	28	3	44
Andra Franklin	18	19	---	---	6	43
Pete Rostosky	17	25	---	---	---	42
Edmund Nelson	---	---	10	25	2	37
Byron Hunt	---	---	11	21	4	36
Dave Little	12	16	---	---	5	33
Steve Sewell	3	10	---	---	20	33
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	6	8	18	32
Billy Brooks	6	11	---	---	15	32
Kenneth Sims	---	---	9	19	4	32
Tom Smith	---	---	9	21	1	31
Kenny Duckett	9	7	---	---	14	30
Steve Neils	---	---	14	11	4	29
Mike Thompson	---	---	9	18	2	29
Buford McGee	6	11	---	---	11	28
Stacy Robinson	12	16	---	---	---	28
John Harper	---	---	8	14	5	27
Jack Dolbin	9	16	---	---	1	26
Art Plunkett	8	9	---	---	7	24
Mark Slater	6	12	---	---	5	23
Clifton Sellers	5	7	---	---	7	19
Rick Ackerman	---	---	5	12	---	17
Dale Hellestrae	3	7	---	---	7	17
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oliver Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Mularkey	23	40	---	---	14	77
Doug Flutie	23	53	---	---	---	76
Guy McIntyre	23	51	---	---	---	74
Ron Wolfley	15	35	---	---	18	68
Cody Risien	17	41	---	---	8	66
Anthony Munoz	18	40	---	---	8	66
Noah Jackson	17	38	---	---	6	61
Paul Fairchild	18	37	---	---	6	61
Preston Davis	---	---	23	29	8	60
Tim Spencer	17	28	---	---	9	54
Phil McConkey	14	29	---	---	10	53
Randy Grimes	11	33	---	---	8	52
Duane Bickett	---	---	23	26	3	52
Preston Dennard	9	27	---	---	15	51
Albert Bentley	11	35	---	---	3	49
Craig Shaffer	---	---	20	25	2	47
Brian Sochia	---	---	20	23	2	45
Marvin Switzer	---	---	20	24	---	44
Rick Bryan	---	---	17	22	5	44
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	16	25	2	43
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	15	26	2	43
Duane Galloway	---	---	16	24	2	42
Dennis Boyd	---	---	18	19	4	41
Gerald McNeil	11	23	---	---	7	41
Dwayne Crump	---	---	15	22	3	40
Gary Kowalski	11	25	---	---	4	40
Fred Marion	---	---	15	22	2	39
Craig James	3	10	---	---	22	35
Craig Bingham	---	---	7	10	15	32
Jerome Sally	---	---	10	14	6	30
Guy Frazier	---	---	6	13	10	29
Jeff Chadwick	8	20	---	---	---	28
Jacob Green	---	---	12	15	---	27
Bobby Butler	---	---	8	9	10	27
Ken Margerum	1	9	---	---	17	27
Jerry Wilkinson	---	---	8	13	---	21
Ozzie Newsome	2	8	---	---	9	19
Chris Martin	---	---	5	9	3	17
Ronnie Lott	---	---	1	4	10	15
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Otis Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mosi Tatupu	1	1	---	---	1	3
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	9	58	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	32	21	1	1	3	3	2	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	53	30	3	1	5	2	11	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	38	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	81	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	113	12.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Doug Winslow	7	5	2	39	0	19
TE Hoby Brenner	7	3	1	20	0	23
WR Jack Dolbin	4	3	0	29	1	16
RB Roger Craig	3	2	0	8	0	22
WR Stacy Robinson	3	3	0	12	0	16
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	0	23	0	11
TE Dave Little	2	2	0	13	0	16
FB Andra Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Kenny Duckett	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Buford McGee	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Steve Sewell	1	0	0	0	0	10

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phil McConkey	15	7	2	130	2	29
WR Jeff Chadwick	12	6	2	42	0	20
WR Preston Dennard	5	4	0	25	0	27
WR Ken Margerum	4	1	1	9	0	9
TE Mike Mularkey	4	3	0	7	0	40
WR Gerald McNeil	4	3	0	27	1	23
RB Albert Bentley	3	2	0	20	0	35
FB Tim Spencer	2	1	0	6	0	28
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB Craig James	1	1	0	4	0	10
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0	5	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roger Craig	4	9	2.25	3.65

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	2	1	6	3.00	4.69

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	2	1	5	2.50	5.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
TE Hoby Brenner	1	1	6	6.00	2.86

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Chadwick	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Gerald McNeil	1	1	5	5.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Craig	7	5
Steve Sewell	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Craig James	1	1
Doug Flutie	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	7	4	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	16	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	0
WR Billy Brooks	2	2	1
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0
TE Hoby Brenner	1	0	0
RB Roger Craig	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Chadwick	5	2	2
WR Preston Dennard	3	2	1
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	1
WR Ken Margerum	1	1	0
RB Craig James	1	1	1
RB Albert Bentley	1	0	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0
WR Gerald McNeil	1	1	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)