Week 1, 2027

played in Chicago, IL

73 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	3	3	3	-	9
Chicago Bears	10	7	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 CHI - Geoff Jordan 8 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 03:28 CHI - Wally Richardson 18 field goal
2Q: 10:02 CHI - Grady Looper 10 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 05:32 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
3Q: 10:41 CHI - Quinn Lockett 3 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 08:54 DET - Rusty Sheldon 41 field goal
3Q: 03:39 CHI - Al Klone 5 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 13:23 DET - Rusty Sheldon 45 field goal
4Q: 10:23 CHI - Donnie Avery 28 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 CHI - Geoff Jordan 8 run (Wally Richardson extra point)
1Q: 03:28 CHI - Wally Richardson 18 field goal
2Q: 10:02 CHI - Grady Looper 10 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
2Q: 05:32 DET - Rusty Sheldon 44 field goal
3Q: 10:41 CHI - Quinn Lockett 3 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
3Q: 08:54 DET - Rusty Sheldon 41 field goal
3Q: 03:39 CHI - Al Klone 5 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)
4Q: 13:23 DET - Rusty Sheldon 45 field goal
4Q: 10:23 CHI - Donnie Avery 28 pass from Percy Barnes (Wally Richardson extra point)

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 24
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 177 370
- Offensive Plays 49 60
- Yards per Play 3.61 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 55 126
- Rushing Attempts 19 30
- Yards per Rush 2.89 4.20
Net Passing Yards 122 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 30 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 133 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.07 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/32 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 7/190 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:23 34:37

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	24
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	177	370
- Offensive Plays	49	60
- Yards per Play	3.61	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	55	126
- Rushing Attempts	19	30
- Yards per Rush	2.89	4.20
Net Passing Yards	122	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	30 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	133	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.07	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/32	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	7/190	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:23	34:37

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 21	3	-3	Fumble
1	11:37	2:30	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	7:12	1:03	OWN 21	3	3	Interception
1	3:20	1:58	OWN 27	3	-6	Punt
2	9:51	4:26	OWN 28	7	45	Field Goal
2	2:48	1:57	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
3	10:30	1:43	OPP 28	3	4	Field Goal
3	3:28	5:10	OWN 21	9	51	Field Goal
4	10:12	1:48	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
4	6:08	1:41	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	2:42	2:42	OWN 39	5	36	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	1:49	OPP 18	4	18	Touchdown
1	9:07	1:55	OWN 22	4	11	Punt
1	6:09	2:49	OPP 20	6	19	Field Goal
1	1:22	6:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	5:25	2:37	OWN 32	5	30	Interception
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 21	2	-5	Half
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	8:47	5:19	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	13:18	3:06	OWN 45	5	55	Touchdown
4	8:24	2:16	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	4:27	1:45	OPP 33	3	1	Missed FG

Game MVP: Percy Barnes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Johnstone	9	33	3.67	18	1
Dean Stickney	6	14	2.33	5	0
Jeremy Brakke	2	-1	-0.50	1	0
J.J. Sutton	2	9	4.50	6	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ben Farley	13	50	3.85	18	1	0
Geoff Jordan	12	63	5.25	19	1	1
Percy Barnes	5	13	2.60	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	28	17	133	2/11	0	26	1	57.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Percy Barnes	30	23	244	0/0	4	38	1	125.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Damian Williams	4	6	29	7.25	3	13
WR Ronald Johnson	3	4	24	8.00	3	11
WR AJ Green	3	5	43	14.33	10	26
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	4	18	9.00	0	16
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	1	5	5.00	4	5
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Matt Skudris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
WR Broderick DuBois	1	3	5	5.00	0	5

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grady Looper	5	5	49	9.80	5	16	1
TE Quinn Lockett	4	4	40	10.00	9	23	1
WR Donnie Avery	3	3	70	23.33	43	38	1
WR Shaun Rosengard	3	5	25	8.33	8	10	0
WR Al Klone	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	1
RB Geoff Jordan	2	2	30	15.00	9	16	0
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Grady Freund	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Ben Farley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Calvin Hamilton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pete Powell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Irving Benton	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Sutton	1	0	0	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ian Bullock	0	1	0	0
Lincoln Krzys	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	5	210	42.0	37.4	61	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Otis Wolfe	2	112	56.0	48.5	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	3/3	3/3	0/0	45	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wally Richardson	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Skudris	1	3	3.0	0
AJ Green	1	12	12.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	2	4	2.0	0
Jerome Valadez	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg
Shane Bannon	5	138	27.6
Terry Hall	1	22	22.0
Broderick DuBois	1	30	30.0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Morris	3	71	23.7	0
Demarcus Van Dyke	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Casey Matthews	6	1	0.0	18	23
CB Nolan Carroll	5	2	0.0	27	24
ILB George McDade	5	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Kurt Walsh	5	1	0.0	19	15
S Rodney Dunn	5	1	0.0	17	19
S Jerome Bumpers	4	2	0.0	21	19
CB Joey Greer	3	1	0.0	10	16
S Gino Swift	2	2	0.0	20	26
DE Tyson Jackson	2	0	0.0	22	25
DE Austin Tomei	2	0	0.0	23	24
OLB Tim Rawls	2	0	0.0	11	15
DT Drake Nevis	1	2	0.0	18	15
S Brett Winders	1	0	0.0	11	3
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Harris Friday	1	0	0.0	22	16
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	0	---	---	---
CB Terry Hall	1	0	0.0	5	6
OLB Tom Ramthun	1	0	0.0	12	7
OLB Daniel Molden	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Jermaine Lowe	0	1	0.0	22	24
DT Percy Press	0	1	0.0	14	12

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB O.J. Williamson	8	3	0.0	15	27
S Joe Morris	5	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Von Miller	4	2	0.0	17	21
ILB Lincoln Krzys	3	0	1.0	8	14
S Gene Bartels	3	1	0.0	8	19
S Nicky Kau	3	0	0.0	18	24
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	3	0	0.0	9	7
CB Jerome Valadez	2	0	0.0	11	21
DT Ian Bullock	1	0	1.0	15	19
DT Jarron Gilbert	1	1	0.0	4	11
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	1	1	0.0	12	24
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	0.0	1	5
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	1	0	0.0	8	13
TE Grady Freund	1	0	---	---	---
CB Nicky Maness	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Curtis Brown	1	0	0.0	15	13
DE Brian Hubble	0	1	0.0	6	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	1	24
DE Tyson Jackson	0	2	25
DT Drake Nevis	0	1	15

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ian Bullock	1.0	0	1	19
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1.0	0	0	14
DE Alex Carrington	0.0	1	1	8
OLB Rodderick Muckelroy	0.0	0	1	13
DE Brian Hubble	0.0	0	1	22
DE Bryan Soper	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerome Bumpers	4	0	19
CB Nolan Carroll	2	1	24
ILB George McDade	2	0	15
S Gino Swift	2	0	26
CB Harris Friday	2	0	16
CB Joey Greer	2	0	16
OLB Tim Rawls	2	0	15
S Rodney Dunn	2	0	19
OLB Casey Matthews	2	0	23
DE Tyson Jackson	1	0	25
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	0	15
OLB Daniel Molden	1	0	5

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB O.J. Williamson	5	1	0	27
S Gene Bartels	3	0	0	19
CB Jerome Valadez	2	0	0	21
CB Nicky Maness	1	1	0	12
ILB Lincoln Krzys	1	0	0	14
OLB Orlando Uno	1	0	0	5
S Nicky Kau	1	0	0	24
OLB Von Miller	1	0	0	21
CB Curtis Brown	1	0	0	13
CB Demarcus Van Dyke	1	0	0	24
CB Irving Benton	0	1	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Iupati	1	7	17	1	29
Travis Corbett	1	2	17	1	23
Randal Welch	1	1	18	0	26
Jeremy Brakke	0	2	15	0	21
Winfred Malone	0	2	3	0	5
Dennis Rawls	0	1	17	0	23
Bruce Brizzolara	0	1	16	0	18
Lee Smith	0	1	3	0	4

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jorge Lavan	3	7	25	30
Myron Valentine	1	4	22	22
Louis Farrell	1	2	21	18
Arnold Kinney	1	1	15	14
Randy Kurtz	1	1	19	18
Grady Freund	1	1	2	7
Tim Magee	0	6	25	25
Eric Olsen	0	2	12	8
Calvin Hamilton	0	1	5	2
Quinn Lockett	0	1	10	16
J'marcus Webb	0	1	20	20

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Skudris	3	20
Norbert Crane	2	5
Dean Stickney	1	15
Ronald Johnson	1	14

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Valadez	4	27
Calvin Hamilton	4	15
Donnie Avery	1	16

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Carroll	---	---	27	24	13	64
Randal Welch	18	26	---	---	7	51
Tyson Jackson	---	---	22	25	3	50
Bruce Brizzolara	16	18	---	---	16	50
Austin Tomei	---	---	23	24	3	50
J.J. Sutton	19	30	---	---	---	49
Zachary Williams	16	25	---	---	8	49
Dennis Rawls	17	23	---	---	8	48
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	22	24	2	48
Rodney Dunn	---	---	17	19	12	48
AJ Green	16	25	---	---	6	47
Gino Swift	---	---	20	26	---	46
Mike Iupati	17	29	---	---	---	46
Jeremy Brakke	15	21	---	---	8	44
Kurt Walsh	---	---	19	15	10	44
Casey Matthews	---	---	18	23	3	44
Jerome Bumpers	---	---	21	19	1	41
Ronald Johnson	8	19	---	---	14	41
Travis Corbett	17	23	---	---	---	40
Harris Friday	---	---	22	16	1	39
Tom Ramthun	---	---	12	7	19	38
Dean Stickney	7	14	---	---	15	36
Broderick DuBois	7	14	---	---	14	35
Drake Nevis	---	---	18	15	1	34
George McDade	---	---	11	15	4	30
Joey Greer	---	---	10	16	4	30
Percy Press	---	---	14	12	2	28
Matt Skudris	2	6	---	---	20	28
Tim Rawls	---	---	11	15	2	28
Damian Williams	9	17	---	---	1	27
Ricky Johnstone	12	12	---	---	---	24
Gilbert McNeil	3	11	---	---	8	22
Jon Dupre	---	---	7	10	1	18
Norbert Crane	4	8	---	---	5	17
Brett Winders	---	---	11	3	1	15
Cameron Jordan	---	---	8	5	2	15
Terry Hall	---	---	5	6	3	14
Dan Batten	---	---	7	6	---	13
Lee Smith	3	4	---	---	6	13
Winfred Malone	3	5	---	---	4	12
Daniel Molden	---	---	5	5	1	11
Shane Bannon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	7	7
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Barnes	30	30	---	---	---	60
Jerome Valadez	---	---	11	21	27	59
Jorge Lavan	25	30	---	---	1	56
Shaun Rosengard	20	22	---	---	13	55
Tim Magee	25	25	---	---	4	54
Ben Farley	20	16	---	---	15	51
Demarcus Van Dyke	---	---	12	24	12	48
Myron Valentine	22	22	---	---	3	47
O.J. Williamson	---	---	15	27	3	45
Nicky Kau	---	---	18	24	3	45
Von Miller	---	---	17	21	4	42
Donnie Avery	14	11	---	---	16	41
Louis Farrell	21	18	---	---	2	41
Joe Morris	---	---	14	19	8	41
J'marcus Webb	20	20	---	---	---	40
Randy Kurtz	19	18	---	---	3	40
Ian Bullock	---	---	15	19	3	37
Bryan Soper	---	---	12	23	1	36
Lincoln Krzys	---	---	8	14	12	34
Irving Benton	---	---	11	21	2	34
Arnold Kinney	15	14	---	---	4	33
Grady Looper	13	20	---	---	---	33
Brian Hubble	---	---	6	22	4	32
Gene Bartels	---	---	8	19	3	30
Curtis Brown	---	---	15	13	1	29
Geoff Jordan	14	14	---	---	---	28
Nicky Maness	---	---	5	12	11	28
Kyle Rudolph	15	8	---	---	5	28
Alex Carrington	---	---	13	8	6	27
Rodderick Muckelroy	---	---	8	13	6	27
Quinn Lockett	10	16	---	---	---	26
Orlando Franklin	10	13	---	---	2	25
Eric Olsen	12	8	---	---	4	24
Pete Powell	9	3	---	---	12	24
Grady Freund	2	7	---	---	14	23
Calvin Hamilton	5	2	---	---	15	22
Al Klone	9	13	---	---	---	22
Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	9	7	5	21
Kenyon Zachery	---	---	7	7	6	20
Jarron Gilbert	---	---	4	11	3	18
Orlando Uno	---	---	1	5	7	13
Wally Richardson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Otis Wolfe	0	0	---	---	2	2
Colin Kaepernick	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marc Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Carter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	11	19	1.7
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	28	17	1	1	0	3	5	0	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Percy Barnes	30	23	3	1	0	0	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	41	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	76	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	124	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	104	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Damian Williams	6	4	29	0	17
WR AJ Green	5	3	43	1	25
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	2	18	0	18
WR Ronald Johnson	4	3	24	0	19
RB Ricky Johnstone	3	1	4	0	12
WR Broderick DuBois	3	1	5	0	14
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	1	5	0	21
RB Matt Skudris	1	1	3	0	6
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	2	0	14

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Looper	5	5	49	0	20
WR Shaun Rosengard	5	3	25	0	22
TE Quinn Lockett	4	4	40	1	16
WR Donnie Avery	3	3	70	2	11
WR Al Klone	3	2	4	0	13
RB Geoff Jordan	2	2	30	0	14
TE Grady Freund	2	1	13	0	7
RB Ben Farley	2	1	3	0	16
FB Calvin Hamilton	1	0	0	0	2
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	3	0	18
TE Pete Powell	1	0	0	0	3
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	7	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Jordan	5	18	3.60	5.25
Ben Farley	2	5	2.50	3.85
Percy Barnes	1	2	2.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Percy Barnes	9	7	43	4.78	8.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Looper	3	3	33	11.00	9.80
WR Al Klone	2	2	4	2.00	1.33
FB Calvin Hamilton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Quinn Lockett	1	1	3	3.00	10.00
WR Shaun Rosengard	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
FB Randy Kurtz	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Johnstone	2	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Jordan	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	11	8	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Percy Barnes	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Damian Williams	4	3	2
WR AJ Green	2	2	2
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	1	0
RB Ricky Johnstone	1	0	0
RB Matt Skudris	1	1	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	1	1
WR Broderick DuBois	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Quinn Lockett	2	2	2
WR Shaun Rosengard	2	1	1
WR Al Klone	1	0	0
WR Grady Looper	1	1	1
TE Grady Freund	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)