Week 1, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

73 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	10	3	8	-	21
Chicago Bears	7	10	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 CHI - Matthew Thieman 11 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 12:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 21 field goal
2Q: 09:40 DET - Skip Samuels 10 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 02:14 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 49 field goal
2Q: 00:43 CHI - Cole Chernetsky 19 fumble return (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 05:30 DET - Kendall Pearson 41 field goal
3Q: 02:20 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 21 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 10:32 DET - Alan Reynolds 7 pass from Clifton Mercer (Clifton Mercer pass to Nickolas Kendrick for conversion)
4Q: 07:24 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 40 field goal
4Q: 02:04 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 CHI - Matthew Thieman 11 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 12:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 21 field goal
2Q: 09:40 DET - Skip Samuels 10 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 02:14 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 49 field goal
2Q: 00:43 CHI - Cole Chernetsky 19 fumble return (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
3Q: 05:30 DET - Kendall Pearson 41 field goal
3Q: 02:20 CHI - Alshon Jeffery 21 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 10:32 DET - Alan Reynolds 7 pass from Clifton Mercer (Clifton Mercer pass to Nickolas Kendrick for conversion)
4Q: 07:24 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 40 field goal
4Q: 02:04 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 326 304
- Offensive Plays 69 51
- Yards per Play 4.72 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 101 110
- Rushing Attempts 22 27
- Yards per Rush 4.59 4.07
Net Passing Yards 225 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 31 - 0 22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 254 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 2/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.79 8.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 11.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:08 24:52

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	326	304
- Offensive Plays	69	51
- Yards per Play	4.72	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	101	110
- Rushing Attempts	22	27
- Yards per Rush	4.59	4.07
Net Passing Yards	225	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 31 - 0	22 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	254	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	2/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.79	8.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	11.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:08	24:52

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:42	4:00	OWN 25	8	43	Missed FG
1	2:58	3:05	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
2	14:53	2:37	OPP 28	5	24	Field Goal
2	11:23	1:06	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
2	10:17	0:46	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
2	8:30	3:38	OWN 46	6	19	Missed FG
2	2:09	1:39	OWN 25	3	-6	Fumble
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 25	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 20	7	-5	Punt
3	8:41	1:54	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:47	1:24	OPP 33	3	9	Field Goal
3	2:10	6:49	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	7:18	1:56	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
4	1:58	1:52	OWN 19	7	47	Missed FG

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:18	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	4:42	1:44	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
2	12:16	0:53	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	9:31	1:01	OWN 25	4	-9	Punt
2	4:52	2:43	OWN 42	7	26	Field Goal
3	11:35	2:54	OWN 37	7	18	Punt
3	5:23	3:13	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	10:21	3:03	OWN 34	5	43	Field Goal
4	5:22	3:24	OWN 31	6	51	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ralph McNeil, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Gerhardt	15	90	6.00	14	6
QB Clifton Mercer	3	-2	-0.67	1	0
RB Amir Meyer	3	8	2.67	6	0
WR Skip Samuels	1	5	5.00	5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Courtney Prescott	16	68	4.25	9
QB Ralph McNeil	5	18	3.60	8
RB Carlos Hyde	3	19	6.33	8
RB Dexter Bertrand	3	5	1.67	5

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	42	31	254	5/29	2	21	0	104.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	22	13	218	2/24	2	35	0	122.9

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	9	9	41	4.56	6	9	0
WR Corey Fuller	8	11	97	12.13	21	21	0
WR Skip Samuels	5	7	44	8.80	23	16	1
TE Mackenzie Gordon	3	4	25	8.33	12	11	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Kyle Boone	2	3	11	5.50	15	7	0
WR Devin Street	1	3	20	20.00	0	20	0
FB Alan Reynolds	1	1	7	7.00	7	7	1

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	4	6	46	11.50	17	21	1
WR Kevin White	4	9	66	16.50	8	26	0
TE Matthew Thieman	3	4	40	13.33	11	16	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	2	31	31.00	0	31	0
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	35	35.00	25	35	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Clifton Mercer	1	0	0
RB Amir Meyer	0	1	1
G Cole Lyon	0	1	0
G Fernando Robbins	0	1	0
WR Skip Samuels	0	0	1
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Efrain Deneault	3	0	0	0
DT Cole Chernetsky	0	1	0	1
DE Cris Newton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	5	209	41.8	33.4	61	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	4	178	44.5	34.5	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	2/5	1/4	0/2	41	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Efrain Deneault	4	42	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Gerhardt	2	43	21.5	0
Skip Samuels	1	21	21.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Alexander	1	22	22.0	0
Adam Hastings	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	11	1	0.0	27	22
S Roosevelt Crichton	5	1	0.0	27	24
CB Devin Robbins	5	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Sawyer Hanks	4	0	0.0	26	24
OLB Fernando Cavka	2	0	1.0	6	4
S Adam Amis	2	2	0.0	22	17
DT Josh Clinton	2	1	0.0	16	9
CB Monty Kinsell	2	0	0.0	18	13
DT Greg Nader	1	3	0.5	22	21
DT Buddy Booth	1	2	0.5	20	20
DT Logan Flemister	1	1	0.0	12	14
DE Alex Reid	1	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Brayden Cortez	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	0.0	16	17
CB Giovanni Burgess	0	1	0.0	11	16
ILB Junior Knopf	0	1	0.0	9	6

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Austin Baumert	9	1	0.0	21	38
OLB B.J. Pacheco	6	1	0.0	21	41
S Dave James	5	3	0.0	22	47
OLB Colton Wilkins	5	2	0.0	9	21
DT Eddie Goldman	4	0	1.0	16	40
DT Ego Ferguson	4	1	0.5	20	28
S Marlon Alexander	4	0	0.0	13	32
DE Julian Ferguson	3	2	1.5	19	38
DE Cris Newton	3	0	1.5	14	32
DT Abraham Rivera	3	0	0.5	8	18
S Kirk Schroeder	3	2	0.0	22	47
CB Reginald Benton	2	2	0.0	22	47
DT Cole Chernetsky	2	1	0.0	12	32
S Charlie Bondurant	2	1	0.0	21	36
CB Shaquille Craig	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Trent Kemp	0	1	0.0	1	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Fernando Cavka	1.0	0	1	4
DT Greg Nader	0.5	1	1	21
DT Buddy Booth	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0.0	1	0	22
DT Logan Flemister	0.0	1	0	14

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cris Newton	1.5	2	32
DE Julian Ferguson	1.5	0	38
DT Eddie Goldman	1.0	0	40
DT Ego Ferguson	0.5	1	28
DT Abraham Rivera	0.5	0	18
DE Antonio Hoover	0.0	1	1

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	5	0	22
CB Devin Robbins	2	2	24
S Adam Amis	2	0	17
CB Monty Kinsell	1	0	13
S Roosevelt Crichton	1	0	24
DT Logan Flemister	1	0	14
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	17
OLB Sawyer Hanks	0	1	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dave James	5	0	47
OLB B.J. Pacheco	5	0	41
OLB Colton Wilkins	4	1	21
ILB Austin Baumert	4	0	38
CB Reginald Benton	3	1	47
S Marlon Alexander	3	0	32
S Kirk Schroeder	2	1	47
S Charlie Bondurant	2	1	36
DT Eddie Goldman	2	0	40
CB Shaquille Craig	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tommy Hopkins	4	8	0	22	1	47
C Casey Hockenhull	2	6	1	22	0	47
G Cole Lyon	2	5	0	22	1	47
G Larry Lolicht	1	2	0	22	1	47
G Fernando Robbins	0	1	0	22	2	47

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jack Fonda	2	9	27	0	24
C Henry Hitchcock	1	6	27	0	24
T Shaquille Tessen	1	3	27	1	24
G Jordan Maxwell	1	3	27	0	24
G Kyle Long	0	3	27	0	24
RB Dexter Bertrand	0	0	4	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Samuels	2	17
Amir Meyer	1	22
Monty Kinsell	1	19
Ramon Anastasiades	1	13
Lenny Fogg	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Pacheco	2	24
Julian Ferguson	1	24
Christian Jones	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	22	47	---	---	17	86
G Cole Lyon	22	47	---	---	10	79
G Larry Lolicht	22	47	---	---	10	79
G Fernando Robbins	22	47	---	---	10	79
G Tommy Hopkins	22	47	---	---	10	79
C Casey Hockenhull	22	47	---	---	---	69
QB Clifton Mercer	22	47	---	---	---	69
WR Corey Fuller	15	32	---	---	21	68
TE Nickolas Kendrick	21	44	---	---	2	67
OLB Sawyer Hanks	---	---	26	24	13	63
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	27	22	13	62
RB Raymond Gerhardt	16	33	---	---	7	56
S Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	27	24	4	55
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	26	24	2	52
CB Monty Kinsell	---	---	18	13	19	50
TE Mackenzie Gordon	6	15	---	---	24	45
DE Alex Reid	---	---	23	20	2	45
DT Greg Nader	---	---	22	21	1	44
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	20	20	3	43
S Adam Amis	---	---	22	17	2	41
WR Devin Street	16	23	---	---	---	39
RB Amir Meyer	5	9	---	---	22	36
WR Kyle Boone	4	20	---	---	12	36
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	16	17	1	34
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	16	9	7	32
OLB Fernando Cavka	---	---	6	4	22	32
FB Alan Reynolds	2	9	---	---	21	32
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	11	16	1	28
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	12	14	1	27
DE Zack Madrigal	---	---	10	8	6	24
S Wyatt Trim	---	---	5	3	16	24
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	9	6	1	16
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Ross Burton	---	---	0	2	4	6
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Rondell Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Andy Wells	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	3	---	---	---	4
ILB Brayden Cortez	---	---	1	0	1	2
TE Wade West	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Kurt Heinrich	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nicholas Alcott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alvin Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dwight Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	21	41	24	86
DE Julian Ferguson	---	---	19	38	24	81
S Dave James	---	---	22	47	5	74
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	22	47	5	74
CB Reginald Benton	---	---	22	47	5	74
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	21	38	9	68
WR Alshon Jeffery	27	24	---	---	16	67
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	21	36	4	61
DT Eddie Goldman	---	---	16	40	4	60
G Kyle Long	27	24	---	---	7	58
T Jack Fonda	27	24	---	---	7	58
T Shaquille Tessen	27	24	---	---	7	58
G Jordan Maxwell	27	24	---	---	7	58
DE Cris Newton	---	---	14	32	8	54
S Marlon Alexander	---	---	13	32	8	53
QB Ralph McNeil	27	24	---	---	---	51
C Henry Hitchcock	27	24	---	---	---	51
DT Ego Ferguson	---	---	20	28	1	49
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	12	32	5	49
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	8	18	21	47
WR Kevin White	20	21	---	---	---	41
WR Sammy Watkins	10	9	---	---	20	39
TE Matthew Thieman	20	18	---	---	---	38
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	9	21	4	34
RB Courtney Prescott	19	12	---	---	---	31
FB Kennedy Rubio	7	4	---	---	20	31
WR Charles Penny	14	13	---	---	---	27
RB Carlos Hyde	4	3	---	---	19	26
TE Santiago Rombach	1	1	---	---	24	26
RB Dexter Bertrand	4	8	---	---	7	19
ILB Christian Jones	---	---	0	0	17	17
TE Kennard Backman	9	7	---	---	---	16
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	1	7	6	14
S Trent Kemp	---	---	1	10	1	12
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dominique Nutt	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Shaquille Craig	---	---	0	2	5	7
WR Efrain Deneault	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Antonio Hoover	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Jalen Frazer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lamar Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aiden McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Randal White	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tommy Seleski	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	9	46	5.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	42	31	3	1	2	4	4	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	22	13	4	2	1	3	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	10	60	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	79	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	92	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	70	23.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Fuller	11	8	1	97	2	32
RB Raymond Gerhardt	9	9	0	41	0	33
WR Skip Samuels	7	5	1	44	0	47
TE Nickolas Kendrick	4	2	0	9	0	44
TE Mackenzie Gordon	4	3	0	25	0	15
WR Devin Street	3	1	0	20	1	23
WR Kyle Boone	3	2	0	11	0	20
FB Alan Reynolds	1	1	0	7	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin White	9	4	0	66	1	21
WR Alshon Jeffery	6	4	1	46	1	24
TE Matthew Thieman	4	3	0	40	0	18
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	0	31	1	9
TE Kennard Backman	1	1	0	35	1	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	12	4.00	6.00
QB Clifton Mercer	1	1	1.00	-0.67

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dexter Bertrand	1	3	3.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	3	2	17	5.67	6.05

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	2	2	22	11.00	9.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Samuels	2	1	10	5.00	6.29
FB Alan Reynolds	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	11	11.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Courtney Prescott	7	3
QB Ralph McNeil	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	12	8	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Fuller	3	2	1
TE Mackenzie Gordon	3	2	1
WR Skip Samuels	2	1	1
WR Devin Street	1	0	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	1	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	1	0
FB Alan Reynolds	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	18,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,400 (9,900)