Week 17, 1998

played in Chicago, IL

37 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	0	10	-	20
Chicago Bears	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 27 field goal
1Q: 04:40 DET - Mitchell Stultz 4 run (Chad Stephenson extra point)
2Q: 04:05 DET - Chad Stephenson 31 field goal
4Q: 11:50 DET - Chad Stephenson 29 field goal
4Q: 04:36 DET - Thurman Alston 22 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 CHI - Pete Stoyanovich 27 field goal
1Q: 04:40 DET - Mitchell Stultz 4 run (Chad Stephenson extra point)
2Q: 04:05 DET - Chad Stephenson 31 field goal
4Q: 11:50 DET - Chad Stephenson 29 field goal
4Q: 04:36 DET - Thurman Alston 22 pass from Bill Musgrave (Chad Stephenson extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 6-9-1 6-10
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 381 311
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 98 122
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 2.80 5.08
Net Passing Yards 283 189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 35 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 283 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/18
- Yards per Pass Play 8.84 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 7/50 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/44 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:38 27:22

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	6-9-1	6-10
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	381	311
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	98	122
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	2.80	5.08
Net Passing Yards	283	189
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	35 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	283	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/18
- Yards per Pass Play	8.84	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	7/50	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/44	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:38	27:22

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	12:16	0:08	OWN 31	1	1	Fumble
1	9:05	4:31	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:54	4:41	OWN 37	9	55	Interception
2	8:21	4:22	OWN 31	8	55	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:33	OWN 27	5	38	Missed FG
3	13:20	0:31	50	3	0	Punt
3	10:02	3:32	OWN 14	7	37	Punt
3	2:56	6:14	OWN 20	11	68	Field Goal
4	9:31	3:42	OWN 7	6	25	Punt
4	4:36	0:14	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	2:14	0:45	OWN 47	3	-3	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 8	2	-3	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	1:37	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	12:08	3:03	OPP 32	5	22	Field Goal
1	4:34	4:40	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
2	10:13	1:52	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
2	3:59	2:00	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 42	1	30	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	22	Interception
3	12:49	2:47	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	6:30	3:34	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	11:42	2:11	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	5:49	1:13	OWN 4	6	18	Downs
4	4:22	2:08	OWN 37	7	50	Interception
4	1:29	1:12	OWN 1	6	7	Downs

Game MVP: Fernando Smith, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitchell Stultz	16	73	4.56	19	3	1
Raymond Priester	15	27	1.80	15	2	0
Bill Musgrave	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0
Michael Jackson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Smith	13	54	4.15	19	1
Andre Ware	7	56	8.00	14	2
Ma'ake Scott	4	12	3.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	32	23	283	0/0	1	32	1	96.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre Ware	35	18	207	4/18	0	34	2	45.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nigea Carter	8	12	59	7.38	7	15	0
WR Michael Jackson	5	6	68	13.60	20	27	0
TE Thurman Alston	3	5	67	22.33	35	32	1
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	33	16.50	12	20	0
WR Logan Hardy	2	2	34	17.00	18	21	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Mitchell Stultz	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vincent Brisby	6	13	95	15.83	63	34
WR Sterling Sharpe	5	8	71	14.20	1	30
RB Robert Smith	2	2	29	14.50	16	17
WR Nate Lewis	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE John Davis	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Edwin Fleming	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB June Henley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Danny Copeland	1	44	44.00	0
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Simmons	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Raymond Priester	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marlon Kerner	0	1	0	0
Earl Holmes	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	5	270	54.0	45.0	64	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Taylor Cochrane	6	263	43.8	40.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chad Stephenson	2/3	0/1	0/1	31	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete Stoyanovich	1/3	0/2	0/0	27	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Copeland	2	0	0.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
June Henley	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Lewis	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ivan Bullock	7	2	0.0	23	27
S Omar Stoutmire	6	3	0.0	18	32
S Greg Jackson	5	2	0.0	21	36
DE Fernando Smith	4	0	3.0	14	37
OLB Ray Farmer	4	0	0.0	10	13
OLB Peter Boulware	4	0	0.0	11	10
CB Terry McDaniel	3	1	0.0	12	22
S Danny Copeland	3	1	0.0	8	18
DT Jon Hand	2	1	0.0	19	17
S Jamel Williams	2	1	0.0	4	14
CB Denard Walker	2	0	0.0	22	36
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	1.0	14	13
CB Eric Warfield	1	1	0.0	13	22
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0.0	16	38
DE Simeon Rice	1	0	0.0	5	17
RB Mitchell Stultz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Billy Ray Cyrus	0	1	0.0	21	31

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Buddy Love	11	1	0.0	35	32
ILB Earl Holmes	6	4	0.0	32	32
DE Jason Taylor	5	3	0.0	27	28
CB Marlon Kerner	5	1	0.0	31	31
CB Jason Simmons	5	0	0.0	29	32
OLB Greg Lloyd	4	0	0.0	20	16
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	2	0.0	21	20
S Marcus Paul	3	1	0.0	14	23
DT Frank Bruno	3	1	0.0	24	21
DE Tony Brackens	2	3	0.0	30	29
DT Sam Adams	2	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Lewis Bush	2	0	0.0	11	3
DT Norman Hand	1	2	0.0	21	11
S Orlando Thomas	1	1	0.0	30	32
WR Sterling Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---
T Shaquille O'Neal	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim George	1	0	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fernando Smith	3.0	0	0	37
OLB Bryan Cox	1.0	0	0	13
OLB Peter Boulware	0.0	1	0	10
DT Tim Dennis	0.0	0	2	38
DE Simeon Rice	0.0	0	1	17
ILB Kivuusama Mays	0.0	0	1	21

Chicago	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Taylor	1	2	28
DT Frank Bruno	1	0	21
DT Sam Adams	1	0	23
DE Tony Brackens	1	0	29
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Greg Jackson	3	0	0	36
OLB Peter Boulware	3	0	0	10
ILB Ivan Bullock	3	0	0	27
CB Denard Walker	2	2	0	36
S Danny Copeland	2	0	1	18
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0	32
S Jamel Williams	2	0	0	14
CB Eric Warfield	1	0	0	22
CB Terry McDaniel	0	1	0	22
OLB Ray Farmer	0	1	0	13
OLB Bryan Cox	0	0	1	13

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Buddy Love	6	0	0	32
CB Jason Simmons	5	1	1	32
S Marcus Paul	3	0	0	23
CB Marlon Kerner	3	0	0	31
OLB Dwayne Rudd	3	0	0	20
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	16
ILB Earl Holmes	1	0	0	32
DE Jason Taylor	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Chester Karinen	3	8	32	32
Kirk Scrafford	2	9	35	32
Hector Mathis	2	6	32	32
Nathan Parks	1	6	34	32
Thurman Alston	0	1	25	17
Marcos Webb	0	1	34	32
Morris Jamison	0	1	4	0

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaquille O'Neal	2	4	23	0	37
Alan Faneca	2	3	24	0	31
John Davis	2	2	21	0	29
Ellison Onizuka	1	4	24	1	39
Richie Anderson	1	1	13	0	12
Pat Harlow	0	3	24	3	31

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Kennison	2	15
Willie Mays Hayes	1	16
Darryl Ingram	1	14

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Gordon	1	13
Richie Anderson	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Hector Mathis	32	32	---	---	8	72
Kirk Scrafford	35	32	---	---	---	67
Bill Musgrave	35	32	---	---	---	67
Nathan Parks	34	32	---	---	---	66
Marcos Webb	34	32	---	---	---	66
Chester Karinen	32	32	---	---	---	64
Denard Walker	---	---	22	36	4	62
Greg Jackson	---	---	21	36	2	59
Tim Dennis	---	---	16	38	3	57
Billy Ray Cyrus	---	---	21	31	3	55
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	18	32	5	55
Thurman Alston	25	17	---	---	13	55
Fernando Smith	---	---	14	37	3	54
Nigea Carter	24	24	---	---	6	54
Ivan Bullock	---	---	23	27	2	52
Terry McDaniel	---	---	12	22	13	47
Kimble Anders	18	17	---	---	10	45
Michael Jackson	22	23	---	---	---	45
Raymond Priester	18	11	---	---	14	43
Eric Warfield	---	---	13	22	8	43
Darryl Ingram	18	10	---	---	14	42
Mitchell Stultz	17	23	---	---	2	42
Jon Hand	---	---	19	17	4	40
Danny Copeland	---	---	8	18	14	40
Peter Boulware	---	---	11	10	19	40
Willie Mays Hayes	8	12	---	---	16	36
Logan Hardy	16	15	---	---	5	36
Bryan Cox	---	---	14	13	2	29
Simeon Rice	---	---	5	17	6	28
Kivuusama Mays	---	---	2	21	4	27
Ray Farmer	---	---	10	13	2	25
Jamel Williams	---	---	4	14	7	25
Eddie Kennison	4	2	---	---	15	21
Bryant Yerger	---	---	9	2	6	17
Clarence Love	---	---	2	14	1	17
Terrell Buckley	---	---	10	5	1	16
Rodney Hampton	5	6	---	---	4	15
Arnie Schwirzke	---	---	10	4	---	14
Morris Jamison	4	0	---	---	8	12
Teddy Berlat	3	0	---	---	8	11
Mark Fischer	1	0	---	---	8	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Landry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chad Stephenson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leroy Wickert	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Batch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Buddy Love	---	---	35	32	8	75
Earl Holmes	---	---	32	32	4	68
Orlando Thomas	---	---	30	32	4	66
Tony Brackens	---	---	30	29	7	66
John Davis	21	29	---	---	15	65
Marlon Kerner	---	---	31	31	3	65
Jason Simmons	---	---	29	32	3	64
Ellison Onizuka	24	39	---	---	---	63
Andre Ware	24	39	---	---	---	63
Vincent Brisby	19	33	---	---	11	63
Cleveland Williams	24	30	---	---	9	63
Shaquille O'Neal	23	37	---	---	---	60
Jason Taylor	---	---	27	28	2	57
Pat Harlow	24	31	---	---	---	55
Alan Faneca	24	31	---	---	---	55
Marcus Paul	---	---	14	23	14	51
Sterling Sharpe	22	25	---	---	---	47
Frank Bruno	---	---	24	21	2	47
Sam Adams	---	---	21	23	1	45
Dwayne Rudd	---	---	21	20	4	45
Ma'ake Scott	6	20	---	---	15	41
Greg Lloyd	---	---	20	16	2	38
Robert Smith	18	19	---	---	1	38
Richie Anderson	13	12	---	---	12	37
Edwin Fleming	9	21	---	---	6	36
Norman Hand	---	---	21	11	3	35
Lewis Bush	---	---	11	3	14	28
Chris Zorich	---	---	13	7	2	22
June Henley	1	11	---	---	10	22
Denzel Coles	---	---	10	10	2	22
Rashaan Shehee	4	9	---	---	9	22
Gilberto Campbell	4	10	---	---	6	20
J.D. Cannon	1	10	---	---	9	20
Nate Lewis	3	6	---	---	10	19
Lance Scott	0	9	---	---	9	18
Raleigh Roundtree	0	8	---	---	9	17
Tim George	---	---	8	2	6	16
Dwayne Gordon	---	---	0	0	13	13
Kaden Bodell	---	---	5	0	7	12
Earnest Stafford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Taylor Cochrane	0	0	---	---	9	9
Karsten Thornton	---	---	3	0	4	7
Pete Stoyanovich	0	0	---	---	5	5
DeShone Myles	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jay Fiedler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howie Roberts	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	3	0.2
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	5	44	8.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	14	90	6.4
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	32	23	5	0	1	2	5	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre Ware	35	18	4	1	5	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	137	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	11	144	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	66	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nigea Carter	12	8	1	59	0	24
WR Michael Jackson	6	5	0	68	1	23
TE Thurman Alston	5	3	0	67	2	17
WR Willie Mays Hayes	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	0	33	1	2
RB Mitchell Stultz	2	1	0	3	0	23
WR Logan Hardy	2	2	0	34	1	15
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	0	12	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Brisby	13	6	1	95	3	33
WR Sterling Sharpe	8	5	1	71	1	25
TE John Davis	4	1	2	3	0	29
WR Edwin Fleming	3	1	1	8	0	21
WR Nate Lewis	2	1	0	-4	0	6
RB Robert Smith	2	2	0	29	0	19
FB Richie Anderson	1	1	0	-4	0	12
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	9	0	10
RB June Henley	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	-1	-0.33	-0.33
Mitchell Stultz	3	-2	-0.67	4.56
Raymond Priester	3	2	0.67	1.80

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Smith	2	2	1.00	4.15
Andre Ware	1	7	7.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	3	2	6	2.00	8.84

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre Ware	2	0	0	0.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nigea Carter	2	2	6	3.00	4.92
RB Mitchell Stultz	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	0	0.00	7.31
TE John Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Raymond Priester	2	1
Michael Jackson	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Andre Ware	4	0
Ma'ake Scott	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	10	8	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre Ware	8	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nigea Carter	4	3	0
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	2
WR Eddie Kennison	2	2	2
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	1	0
TE Thurman Alston	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch
WR Vincent Brisby	3	0
TE John Davis	3	1
WR Sterling Sharpe	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)