Week 9, 1997

played in Chicago, IL

49 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	0	10	7	-	17
Chicago Bears	6	10	3	6	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 26 field goal
1Q: 06:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 30 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 21 field goal
2Q: 10:19 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 65 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 10:40 DET - Matt Stover 50 field goal
3Q: 05:55 DET - Eddie Kennison 3 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 03:29 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 40 field goal
4Q: 13:58 DET - Chris Warren 2 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 08:29 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 24 field goal
4Q: 02:14 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 26 field goal
1Q: 06:54 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 30 field goal
2Q: 12:56 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 21 field goal
2Q: 10:19 CHI - Sterling Sharpe 65 pass from Andre Ware (Pete Stoyanovich extra point)
3Q: 10:40 DET - Matt Stover 50 field goal
3Q: 05:55 DET - Eddie Kennison 3 pass from Bill Musgrave (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 03:29 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 40 field goal
4Q: 13:58 DET - Chris Warren 2 run (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 08:29 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 24 field goal
4Q: 02:14 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 39 field goal

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 3-5 4-4
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 11 21
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 332 550
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 6.15 7.97
Net Rushing Yards 32 40
- Rushing Attempts 19 18
- Yards per Rush 1.68 2.22
Net Passing Yards 300 510
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 49 - 34 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 313 521
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.57 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 10/79
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 4/12
Kick Returns/Yards 6/144 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 25
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	3-5	4-4
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	11	21
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	332	550
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	6.15	7.97
Net Rushing Yards	32	40
- Rushing Attempts	19	18
- Yards per Rush	1.68	2.22
Net Passing Yards	300	510
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	49 - 34 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	313	521
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.57	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	10/79
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	4/12
Kick Returns/Yards	6/144	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 25
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:20	1:35	OWN 29	4	-14	Punt
1	6:49	3:01	OWN 19	5	18	Punt
2	12:48	2:29	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	10:01	2:03	OWN 31	3	39	Interception
2	4:45	1:31	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	1:13	1:13	OWN 24	5	19	Half
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 37	6	30	Field Goal
3	8:23	2:36	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	3:21	4:32	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	8:22	1:44	OWN 20	4	3	Punt
4	2:08	1:07	OWN 20	6	61	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:40	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal
1	8:45	1:56	OWN 42	4	45	Field Goal
1	3:48	6:00	OWN 12	11	84	Field Goal
2	10:19	0:18	OWN 35	1	65	Touchdown
2	7:58	3:13	OWN 4	7	66	Interception
2	3:14	2:01	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	10:34	2:11	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
3	5:47	2:26	OWN 43	6	34	Field Goal
4	13:49	5:27	OWN 29	9	64	Field Goal
4	6:38	4:30	OWN 33	9	45	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 19	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Andre Ware, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Warren	18	27	1.50	11	1	1
Ickey Woods	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Smith	8	5	0.63	6	0
Andre Ware	7	32	4.57	12	1
Ma'ake Scott	2	1	0.50	3	0
Edwin Fleming	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	33	20	313	2/13	1	57	1	89.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	49	34	521	2/11	1	65	1	102.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wesley Walls	5	6	78	15.60	1	27	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	5	7	99	19.80	75	57	0
WR Eddie Kennison	4	7	25	6.25	5	12	1
RB Chris Warren	3	6	44	14.67	20	31	0
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	42	21.00	32	28	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	25	25.00	11	25	0
TE Eric Green	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sterling Sharpe	10	13	178	17.80	119	65	1
WR Vincent Brisby	10	13	182	18.20	79	39	0
WR Nate Lewis	4	9	21	5.25	0	11	0
RB Robert Smith	3	3	40	13.33	21	21	0
WR Edwin Fleming	3	4	51	17.00	31	36	0
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	18	18.00	20	18	0
TE Hunter Goodwin	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrell Buckley	1	2	2.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ty Law	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Musgrave	1	0	0
Keith Miller	0	1	0
Eric Green	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
June Henley	1	0	0
Edwin Fleming	0	1	0
Tim George	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	217	43.4	41.0	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Finzer	2	88	44.0	39.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	6/6	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	9	9.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	4	12	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Copeland	4	103	25.8	0
Willie Mays Hayes	2	41	20.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	2	55	27.5	0
June Henley	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	11	0	0.0	18	51
OLB Bryan Cox	9	1	1.0	18	49
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	6	2	0.0	18	51
CB Terrell Buckley	4	2	0.0	18	50
CB Denard Walker	4	1	0.0	8	37
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0.0	16	44
DE Marco Coleman	3	0	1.0	13	39
S David Fulcher	3	0	0.0	2	16
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0.0	18	51
DT Don Davey	2	0	0.0	11	34
OLB Ray Farmer	2	0	0.0	7	13
TE Eric Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tim Dennis	0	3	0.0	12	29

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Holmes	7	0	0.0	19	35
S Orlando Thomas	5	0	0.0	8	23
S Eric Turner	4	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Tim George	3	0	1.0	9	8
DT Sam Adams	3	0	0.0	9	26
CB Jackson Huffman	3	0	0.0	19	33
DE Tony Brackens	2	2	1.0	16	23
S Buddy Love	2	2	0.0	19	32
DT Otis Lyons	2	2	0.0	11	20
DT Frank Bruno	2	1	0.0	12	16
CB Ty Law	2	0	0.0	18	34
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Lewis Bush	1	0	0.0	10	18
WR Edwin Fleming	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	0	0.0	9	17
CB Richard Warholic	1	0	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Coleman	1.0	1	1	39
OLB Bryan Cox	1.0	0	1	49
DE Karl Dunbar	0.0	2	0	40
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	0.0	1	0	51
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	1	0	29
DE Jalen Guido	0.0	1	0	18

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Brackens	1.0	1	1	0	23
OLB Tim George	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Chris Zorich	0.0	0	2	0	15
DE Jason Taylor	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	5	0	0	49
S Omar Stoutmire	5	0	0	51
CB Terrell Buckley	4	3	1	50
CB Denard Walker	4	1	0	37
CB Terry McDaniel	4	0	0	44
S David Fulcher	3	1	0	16
S Danny Copeland	3	0	0	51
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	1	0	51
DE Marco Coleman	2	0	0	39
OLB Ray Farmer	2	0	0	13

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Orlando Thomas	4	1	0	23
ILB Earl Holmes	3	1	0	35
CB Jackson Huffman	3	0	0	33
CB Ty Law	2	3	1	34
S Eric Turner	2	1	0	34
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0	8
OLB Tim George	1	0	0	8
OLB Lewis Bush	1	0	0	18
S Buddy Love	1	0	0	32
OLB Dwayne Rudd	1	0	0	17
CB Richard Warholic	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Colton Gordon	1	7	19	0	35
Keith Miller	1	5	19	0	35
Todd Kalis	0	2	19	0	35
Ickey Woods	0	2	15	0	19
Kirk Scrafford	0	1	19	1	35
Wesley Walls	0	1	15	0	22
Eric Green	0	1	7	0	18
Nathan Parks	0	0	19	1	35

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Irving Knight	2	4	18	0	51
Shaquille O'Neal	1	2	18	2	51
Jeff Dellenbach	0	4	18	0	51
Raleigh Roundtree	0	3	18	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Green	2	18
Victor Flowers	2	6
Spencer Finn	1	18
Nigea Carter	1	15
Wesley Walls	1	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Gordon	3	14
Nate Lewis	1	18
Edwin Fleming	1	17
Riki Ellison	1	14
Richie Anderson	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Copeland	---	---	18	51	17	86
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	18	51	14	83
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	18	51	7	76
Terrell Buckley	---	---	18	50	6	74
Bryan Cox	---	---	18	49	4	71
Terry McDaniel	---	---	16	44	8	68
Denard Walker	---	---	8	37	20	65
Karl Dunbar	---	---	14	40	8	62
Todd Kalis	19	35	---	---	6	60
Willie Mays Hayes	16	30	---	---	14	60
Colton Gordon	19	35	---	---	6	60
Eddie Kennison	16	32	---	---	11	59
Marco Coleman	---	---	13	39	5	57
Kirk Scrafford	19	35	---	---	---	54
Bill Musgrave	19	35	---	---	---	54
Keith Miller	19	35	---	---	---	54
Nathan Parks	19	35	---	---	---	54
Chris Warren	19	31	---	---	2	52
Ickey Woods	15	19	---	---	16	50
Don Davey	---	---	11	34	3	48
Tim Dennis	---	---	12	29	3	44
Eric Green	7	18	---	---	18	43
Wesley Walls	15	22	---	---	1	38
Ray Farmer	---	---	7	13	13	33
Tony Williams	---	---	6	22	5	33
Jalen Guido	---	---	6	18	1	25
Spencer Finn	0	4	---	---	18	22
Nigea Carter	3	3	---	---	15	21
David Fulcher	---	---	2	16	1	19
Jon Hand	---	---	6	9	4	19
Chris Spielman	---	---	0	0	17	17
Tomur Barnes	2	4	---	---	9	15
Michael Jackson	2	12	---	---	---	14
Matt Finkes	---	---	5	2	---	7
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Simeon Rice	---	---	2	4	---	6
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chester Karinen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Victor Flowers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Boulware	---	---	0	2	4	6
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lionel Callicutt	---	---	0	0	1	1
Rodney Hampton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roman Fortin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irving Knight	18	51	---	---	8	77
Jeff Dellenbach	18	51	---	---	---	69
Andre Ware	18	51	---	---	---	69
Pat Harlow	18	51	---	---	---	69
Shaquille O'Neal	18	51	---	---	---	69
Raleigh Roundtree	18	51	---	---	---	69
Vincent Brisby	16	45	---	---	4	65
Edwin Fleming	13	35	---	---	17	65
Sterling Sharpe	11	47	---	---	---	58
Earl Holmes	---	---	19	35	1	55
Eric Turner	---	---	19	34	1	54
Ty Law	---	---	18	34	1	53
Jackson Huffman	---	---	19	33	1	53
Buddy Love	---	---	19	32	1	52
Ma'ake Scott	5	22	---	---	24	51
Jason Taylor	---	---	17	32	1	50
Gilberto Campbell	12	27	---	---	8	47
Robert Smith	14	29	---	---	1	44
Lewis Bush	---	---	10	18	16	44
Richie Anderson	9	20	---	---	11	40
Tony Brackens	---	---	16	23	1	40
Sam Adams	---	---	9	26	2	37
Nate Lewis	4	14	---	---	18	36
Orlando Thomas	---	---	8	23	2	33
Hunter Goodwin	6	11	---	---	16	33
Frank Bruno	---	---	12	16	4	32
Otis Lyons	---	---	11	20	1	32
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	9	17	3	29
Marcus Paul	---	---	4	8	12	24
Chris Zorich	---	---	4	15	5	24
June Henley	0	5	---	---	19	24
JC Watts	---	---	1	3	17	21
Tim George	---	---	9	8	4	21
Riki Ellison	---	---	0	0	14	14
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	14	14
Gary Plummer	---	---	2	4	5	11
Dave Finzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cleveland Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance Scott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norman Hand	---	---	3	2	---	5
Richard Warholic	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	12	13	1.1
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	6	1.2
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	33	20	8	0	2	6	3	1	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	49	34	9	1	1	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	119	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	68	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	22	327	10.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	152	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Mays Hayes	7	5	0	99	2	30
WR Eddie Kennison	7	4	1	25	0	32
TE Wesley Walls	6	5	0	78	3	22
RB Chris Warren	6	3	0	44	1	31
TE Eric Green	4	0	1	0	0	18
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	0	42	1	12
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	0	25	1	3

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sterling Sharpe	13	10	0	178	3	47
WR Vincent Brisby	13	10	0	182	4	45
WR Nate Lewis	9	4	1	21	0	14
WR Edwin Fleming	4	3	0	51	1	35
RB Robert Smith	3	3	0	40	1	29
TE Gilberto Campbell	3	1	0	7	0	27
TE Hunter Goodwin	2	1	0	11	0	11
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	0	13	0	20
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	0	18	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	3	2	0.67	1.50

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	4	4	1.00	0.63
Ma'ake Scott	1	-2	-2.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	6	2	9	1.50	9.48

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	11	4	22	2.00	10.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Kennison	3	1	3	1.00	3.57
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
RB Chris Warren	1	1	6	6.00	7.33
TE Eric Green	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Lewis	4	1	5	1.25	2.33
WR Vincent Brisby	3	1	7	2.33	14.00
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	2	10	5.00	13.69
TE Gilberto Campbell	2	0	0	0.00	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Warren	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	2	1
Edwin Fleming	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	9	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	1
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	1
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0
TE Eric Green	1	0	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Brisby	3	1	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1	0
WR Nate Lewis	2	1	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	0	0
RB Ma'ake Scott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)