The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Chicago Bears, 28 to 23, on October 24, 1971.

1971 Detroit Lions

Final

CHI

Bears

4-2-0

28

DET

Lions

4-2-0

23

1

7

6

2

14

14

3

0

3

4

7

0

Total

28

23

1st quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Errol Mann 28-yard field goal

0

3

Bears

Don Shy 21-yard run (Mac Percival kick)

7

3

Lions

Errol Mann 49-yard field goal

7

6

2nd quarter

CHI

DET

Bears

George Farmer 54-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

14

6

Lions

Ron Jessie 102-yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick)

14

13

Lions

Larry Walton 16-yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)

14

20

Bears

Bob Wallace 15-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

21

20

3rd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Errol Mann 29-yard field goal

21

23

4th quarter

CHI

DET

Bears

Bobby Douglass 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick)

28

23

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

17

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

59

Total Yards

323

261

Yards per play

5.7

4.4

Passing

150

145

Comp - Att

15 - 21

11 - 26

Yards per pass

6.5

4.7

Interceptions thrown

0

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 10

5 - 28

Rushing

173

116

Rushing Attempts

34

28

Yards per rush

5.1

4.1

Penalties

7

7

Turnovers

0

2

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

0

2

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bobby Douglass 15 21 160 7.6 2 0 125.1
Team 15 21 150 7.6 2 0 2 125.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Don Shy 18 99 5.5 1
Cyril Pinder 7 45 6.4 0
Jim Grabowski 4 17 4.3 0
Bobby Douglass 5 12 2.4 1
Team 34 173 5.1 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
George Farmer 6 95 15.8 1
Bob Wallace 2 29 14.5 1
Dick Gordon 3 28 9.3 0
Don Shy 1 6 6.0 0
Cyril Pinder 2 2 1.0 0
Jim Grabowski 1 0 0.0 0
Team 15 160 7.6 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mac Percival 0 1 4 4
Team 0 1 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bobby Joe Green 5 196 39.2
Team 5 196 39.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Cecil Turner 5 120 24.0 0
Ron Smith 1 35 35.0 0
Team 6 155 25.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Smith 2 14 7.0 0
Cecil Turner 1 5 5.0 0
Team 3 19 6.3 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Greg Landry 11 26 173 6.7 1 2 45.8
Team 11 26 145 6.7 1 2 5 45.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Steve Owens 16 81 5.1 0
Altie Taylor 9 23 2.6 0
Greg Landry 3 12 4.0 0
Team 28 116 4.1 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Altie Taylor 4 41 10.3 0
Larry Walton 2 41 20.5 1
Chuck Hughes 1 32 32.0 0
Charlie Sanders 2 31 15.5 0
Earl McCullouch 1 23 23.0 0
Steve Owens 1 5 5.0 0
Team 11 173 6.7 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Errol Mann 3 3 2 11
Team 3 3 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Herman Weaver 3 154 51.3
Team 3 154 51.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ron Jessie 2 122 61.0 1
Team 2 122 61.0 1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Walton 2 3 1.5 0
Team 2 3 1.5 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

DET Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM