Week 1, 2054

played in Chicago, IL

71 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	13	3	0	-	23
Chicago Bears	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 DET - Leonardo Mitchell 8 pass from Herb Middleton (Austin Garrison extra point)
1Q: 02:44 CHI - Curtis Kelly 8 run (Ralph Joy extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Austin Garrison 30 field goal
2Q: 07:13 DET - Austin Garrison 49 field goal
2Q: 04:40 DET - Charlie Noland 6 pass from Herb Middleton (Austin Garrison extra point)
2Q: 02:59 CHI - Don Nahstoll 11 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 03:57 CHI - Tyrell Law 8 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 00:19 DET - Austin Garrison 28 field goal
4Q: 06:55 CHI - Tyrell Law 25 run (Ralph Joy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 DET - Leonardo Mitchell 8 pass from Herb Middleton (Austin Garrison extra point)
1Q: 02:44 CHI - Curtis Kelly 8 run (Ralph Joy extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Austin Garrison 30 field goal
2Q: 07:13 DET - Austin Garrison 49 field goal
2Q: 04:40 DET - Charlie Noland 6 pass from Herb Middleton (Austin Garrison extra point)
2Q: 02:59 CHI - Don Nahstoll 11 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 03:57 CHI - Tyrell Law 8 pass from Darrin Carr (Ralph Joy extra point)
3Q: 00:19 DET - Austin Garrison 28 field goal
4Q: 06:55 CHI - Tyrell Law 25 run (Ralph Joy extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 26
- by Rushing 2 15
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 315 398
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 6.30 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 124 231
- Rushing Attempts 31 46
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.02
Net Passing Yards 191 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 16 - 0 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.05 6.96
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	26
- by Rushing	2	15
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	315	398
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	6.30	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	124	231
- Rushing Attempts	31	46
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.02
Net Passing Yards	191	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 16 - 0	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.05	6.96
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	7:39	1:29	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	2:36	2:44	OWN 25	6	62	Field Goal
2	12:47	5:42	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal
2	6:03	1:31	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:42	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	4	Half
3	11:19	1:48	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
3	3:51	3:39	OWN 27	6	62	Field Goal
4	10:45	1:41	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	6:42	2:15	OWN 25	4	12	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:22	OWN 31	6	24	Punt
1	6:10	3:34	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:05	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	7:05	1:02	OWN 42	2	2	Interception
2	4:32	1:41	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	1:09	1:01	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 39	6	18	Punt
3	9:31	5:40	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
3	0:12	4:27	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
4	9:04	2:22	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
4	4:27	4:27	OWN 27	10	55	Game

Game MVP: Herb Middleton, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB George Madison	18	62	3.44	13	1
RB Keith Schnebele	10	45	4.50	35	1
QB Herb Middleton	2	16	8.00	12	1
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Curtis Kelly	18	100	5.56	15	5	1
RB Troy Carman	8	49	6.13	12	1	0
RB Otis Bailey	8	12	1.50	6	0	0
FB Tyrell Law	7	43	6.14	25	2	1
QB Darrin Carr	5	27	5.40	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Herb Middleton	19	16	191	0/0	2	58	0	143.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	24	16	167	0/0	2	38	1	97.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leonardo Mitchell	4	5	53	13.25	16	22	1
WR Tracy Buchman	4	5	97	24.25	66	58	0
TE Fernando Evans	2	2	12	6.00	1	12	0
TE Christian Thompson	2	3	4	2.00	3	5	0
WR Greg Mayes	2	2	15	7.50	5	16	0
WR Charlie Noland	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	1

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Don Nahstoll	5	6	34	6.80	5	11	1
RB Otis Bailey	3	3	40	13.33	12	16	0
WR Giovanni Borders	2	6	47	23.50	29	38	0
WR Deron Reed	2	2	11	5.50	3	11	0
WR Dwight Kantowski	2	2	21	10.50	6	12	0
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	1
TE Earl Bell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ellis Lavallee	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nolan Applin	1	24	24.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Woodson	5	217	43.4	36.8	57	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vincent Stanton	5	215	43.0	32.6	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Garrison	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ralph Joy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Mitchell	1	12	12.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Farley	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonardo Mitchell	1	29	29.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jordan Carter	3	77	25.7	0
Ellis Lavallee	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Emmett Plichta	9	3	42	24
OLB Devin Austin	7	3	36	16
CB Nolan Applin	7	2	42	24
S Hunter McNeil	4	3	46	24
DE Nickolas Bishop	4	2	37	17
OLB Dashawn Cortez	4	2	19	12
DT Cole DeBerg	4	2	30	15
CB Dakota Kurtzman	4	1	46	24
ILB Irving Keith	4	0	20	13
S Jeremy Upshaw	2	3	27	12
DE Terrence Wheeler	2	2	34	14
CB Neal Richardson	2	2	26	16
CB Geoff Rolfe	2	0	21	10
OLB Tristan Cooper	2	0	4	0
DT Todd Enloe	0	1	24	17

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ross Murphy	14	3	0.0	31	19
DE Ben Monroe	5	0	0.0	22	12
CB Desmond Turnbull	3	2	0.0	31	19
OLB Juan Tedone	3	1	0.0	19	12
CB Jordan Carter	3	0	0.0	16	11
DE Deion Hancock	3	0	0.0	26	18
DE Lonnie Peters	3	0	0.0	20	13
DT Charles Johnstone	2	1	0.0	14	7
DE Braden Rossi	2	1	0.0	19	12
S Joseph Shillingford	2	1	0.0	13	7
S Sammie Summers	1	2	0.0	18	12
ILB Parker Ekuban	1	1	0.0	12	7
CB Troy England	1	1	0.0	10	6
CB Tristan Sullenger	1	1	0.0	18	12
WR Ellis Lavallee	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kelly Forbes	1	0	0.0	11	6
DT Corbin Shapiro	0	2	0.0	11	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terrence Wheeler	0.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Emmett Plichta	0.0	0	1	0	24

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ross Murphy	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Ben Monroe	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Emmett Plichta	5	0	0	24
CB Nolan Applin	3	1	1	24
S Hunter McNeil	2	1	0	24
CB Dakota Kurtzman	2	0	0	24
OLB Devin Austin	1	0	0	16
S Jeremy Upshaw	1	0	0	12
DE Terrence Wheeler	1	0	0	14
ILB Irving Keith	1	0	0	13
CB Geoff Rolfe	0	1	0	10
OLB Dashawn Cortez	0	1	0	12

Chicago	Caught	PPlay
OLB Ross Murphy	4	19
CB Desmond Turnbull	3	19
S Sammie Summers	2	12
OLB Juan Tedone	2	12
ILB Abel Brennan	1	8
ILB Parker Ekuban	1	7
CB Troy England	1	6
CB Jordan Carter	1	11
DE Braden Rossi	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Johnathan Schneider	2	4	0	31	19
G Mitch Beisner	1	10	1	31	19
G Brody Hastings	0	7	1	31	19
C Kerry McKenzie	0	4	0	31	19
G Gene Wiggins	0	2	0	31	19
TE Aiden Dayoc	0	1	0	2	0
TE Christian Thompson	0	1	0	31	19

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T William Harding	7	12	1	46	24
G Don Davenport	7	12	0	46	24
G Herb Dodgens	5	10	0	46	24
C Mark Basinger	1	3	0	46	24
T Dwayne Torricelli	0	3	0	46	24
TE Don Nahstoll	0	1	0	36	19

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Austin	5	12
Fernando Evans	1	24
Tracy Buchman	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Law	1	21
Dennis Engelke	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dakota Kurtzman	---	---	46	24	---	70
S Hunter McNeil	---	---	46	24	---	70
CB Nolan Applin	---	---	42	24	---	66
ILB Emmett Plichta	---	---	42	24	---	66
OLB Devin Austin	---	---	36	16	12	64
WR Tracy Buchman	31	19	---	---	12	62
WR Leonardo Mitchell	29	19	---	---	10	58
G Mitch Beisner	31	19	---	---	8	58
G Brody Hastings	31	19	---	---	8	58
T Johnathan Schneider	31	19	---	---	8	58
G Gene Wiggins	31	19	---	---	8	58
S Jeremy Upshaw	---	---	27	12	16	55
DE Shannon Ferrell	---	---	37	18	---	55
DE Nickolas Bishop	---	---	37	17	---	54
DE Terrence Wheeler	---	---	34	14	5	53
TE Fernando Evans	18	10	---	---	24	52
OLB Dashawn Cortez	---	---	19	12	20	51
QB Herb Middleton	31	19	---	---	---	50
C Kerry McKenzie	31	19	---	---	---	50
TE Christian Thompson	31	19	---	---	---	50
CB Neal Richardson	---	---	26	16	5	47
DT Todd Enloe	---	---	24	17	5	46
DT Cole DeBerg	---	---	30	15	---	45
CB Cesar Henry	---	---	11	8	16	35
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	20	13	---	33
RB Keith Schnebele	12	6	---	---	14	32
RB George Madison	18	13	---	---	---	31
CB Geoff Rolfe	---	---	21	10	---	31
RB Lorenzo Murphy	1	0	---	---	24	25
WR Wayne Washington	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Charlie Noland	12	6	---	---	---	18
WR Greg Mayes	1	3	---	---	10	14
OLB Tristan Cooper	---	---	4	0	10	14
K Austin Garrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jacob Fishman	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bucky Woodson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Nathaniel Miller	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Corbin Whalen	---	---	4	0	---	4
TE Aiden Dayoc	2	0	---	---	---	2
G Mel Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Glenn Rollin	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Robbie Ogbogu	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Ty Lindsay	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Drake Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C David White	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Myles Roethlisberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Don Davenport	46	24	---	---	5	75
G Herb Dodgens	46	24	---	---	5	75
C Mark Basinger	46	24	---	---	5	75
WR Ellis Lavallee	42	23	---	---	6	71
T William Harding	46	24	---	---	---	70
QB Darrin Carr	46	24	---	---	---	70
T Dwayne Torricelli	46	24	---	---	---	70
CB Desmond Brilz	---	---	31	18	19	68
TE Don Nahstoll	36	19	---	---	1	56
RB Otis Bailey	35	16	---	---	5	56
CB Desmond Turnbull	---	---	31	19	3	53
OLB Ross Murphy	---	---	31	19	3	53
WR Dwight Kantowski	31	15	---	---	---	46
DE Deion Hancock	---	---	26	18	2	46
S Joseph Shillingford	---	---	13	7	22	42
WR Giovanni Borders	27	14	---	---	---	41
FB Tyrell Law	13	5	---	---	21	39
DE Braden Rossi	---	---	19	12	8	39
DE Ben Monroe	---	---	22	12	3	37
ILB Parker Ekuban	---	---	12	7	17	36
CB Jordan Carter	---	---	16	11	8	35
WR Deron Reed	7	6	---	---	21	34
S Sammie Summers	---	---	18	12	3	33
OLB Juan Tedone	---	---	19	12	2	33
DE Lonnie Peters	---	---	20	13	---	33
CB Tristan Sullenger	---	---	18	12	2	32
RB Curtis Kelly	21	9	---	---	---	30
RB Troy Carman	10	9	---	---	5	24
ILB Abel Brennan	---	---	14	8	1	23
DT Charles Johnstone	---	---	14	7	1	22
TE Tommy Sualua	1	0	---	---	21	22
CB Troy England	---	---	10	6	5	21
DT Corbin Shapiro	---	---	11	7	3	21
ILB Dashawn Ngata	---	---	0	0	21	21
DE Kelly Forbes	---	---	11	6	---	17
TE Earl Bell	7	3	---	---	5	15
WR Melvin Riley	0	1	---	---	11	12
S David Swift	---	---	5	3	---	8
C Dennis Engelke	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Bradley Farley	---	---	0	0	5	5
DE Zachery Bordano	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Vincent Stanton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Russell Sonneman	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Ralph Joy	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alvin Gunn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ian Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	22	107	4.9
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	28	159	5.7
Right	11	62	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Herb Middleton	19	16	3	1	1	0	1	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	24	16	1	0	1	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	80	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	127	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	32	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leonardo Mitchell	5	4	0	53	1	19
WR Tracy Buchman	5	4	0	97	2	19
TE Christian Thompson	3	2	1	4	0	19
TE Fernando Evans	2	2	0	12	0	10
WR Greg Mayes	2	2	0	15	0	3
WR Charlie Noland	2	2	0	10	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Giovanni Borders	6	2	0	47	1	14
TE Don Nahstoll	6	5	1	34	0	19
WR Ellis Lavallee	3	0	0	0	0	23
RB Otis Bailey	3	3	0	40	0	16
WR Deron Reed	2	2	0	11	0	6
WR Dwight Kantowski	2	2	0	21	0	15
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	0	8	0	5
TE Earl Bell	1	1	0	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB George Madison	3	14	4.67	3.44
RB Keith Schnebele	2	0	0.00	4.50

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Darrin Carr	1	-1	-1.00	5.40
FB Tyrell Law	1	3	3.00	6.14
RB Curtis Kelly	1	8	8.00	5.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Herb Middleton	4	3	19	4.75	10.05

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	5	3	30	6.00	6.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonardo Mitchell	2	2	13	6.50	10.60
TE Christian Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Charlie Noland	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Giovanni Borders	2	0	0	0.00	7.83
FB Tyrell Law	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Deron Reed	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
TE Don Nahstoll	1	1	11	11.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB George Madison	6	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Curtis Kelly	7	4
FB Tyrell Law	3	2
QB Darrin Carr	1	1
RB Otis Bailey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Herb Middleton	6	4	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	3	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Buchman	2	1	1
WR Leonardo Mitchell	1	1	1
TE Fernando Evans	1	1	1
TE Christian Thompson	1	0	0
WR Charlie Noland	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Don Nahstoll	2	2	2
RB Otis Bailey	1	1	1

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

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