The Detroit Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, 31 to 17, on October 8, 1961.

Final

Bears

2-2-0

31

Lions

2-2-0

17

Team

CHI

DET

1

0

10

2

7

0

3

7

4

21

0

Total

31

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

DET

Jim Martin 32-yard field goal

0

3

Terry Barr 61-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

CHI

DET

Bo Farrington 98-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

7

10

3rd quarter

CHI

DET

Roger LeClerc 50-yard field goal

10

Pat Studstill 100-yard kickoff return (Wayne Walker kick)

10

17

4th quarter

CHI

DET

Mike Ditka 37-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

17

Billy Wade 1-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick)

24

17

Willie Galimore 53-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick)

31

17

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

15

13

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

59

62

Total Yards

454

339

Yards per play

7.7

5.5

Passing

281

174

Comp - Att

13 - 25

11 - 30

Yards per pass

9.4

5.4

Interceptions thrown

1

3

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 49

2 - 16

Rushing

173

165

Rushing Attempts

29

30

Yards per rush

6.0

5.5

Penalties

2

7

Turnovers

2

4

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

3

Possession

Bears

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Billy Wade	13	25	330	13.2	2	1		107.5
Team	13	25	281	13.2	2	1	5	107.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Willie Galimore	8	81	10.1	1
Billy Wade	6	39	6.5	1
Rick Casares	8	26	3.3	0
Charlie Bivins	5	25	5.0	0
Bill Brown	1	4	4.0	0
John Adams	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	29	173	6.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mike Ditka	5	120	24.0	1
Bo Farrington	2	105	52.5	1
Johnny Morris	2	53	26.5	0
Willie Galimore	2	47	23.5	0
Charlie Bivins	1	4	4.0	0
John Adams	1	1	1.0	0
Team	13	330	13.2	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roger LeClerc	1	3		4	7
Team	1	3		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ed Brown	5	230	46.0
Team	5	230	46.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie Bivins	1	28	28.0	0
Team	1	28	28.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Johnny Morris	3	28	9.3	0
Team	3	28	9.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Earl Morrall	11	30	190	6.3	1	3		30.6
Team	11	30	174	6.3	1	3	2	30.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Nick Pietrosante	12	113	9.4
Howard Cassady	7	35	5.0
Johnny Olszewski	10	22	2.2
Earl Morrall	1	-5	-5.0
Team	30	165	5.5

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Terry Barr	5	101	20.2	1
Gail Cogdill	1	30	30.0	0
Nick Pietrosante	3	27	9.0	0
Howard Cassady	1	26	26.0	0
Jim Gibbons	1	6	6.0	0
Team	11	190	6.3	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	XPM	PTS
Jim Martin	1	2	0	3
Wayne Walker	0	0	2	2
Team	1	2	2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Yale Lary	6	270	45.0
Team	6	270	45.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD
Pat Studstill	2	118	59.0	1
Jim Steffen	2	41	20.5	0
Johnny Olszewski	1	16	16.0	0
Team	5	175	35.0	1

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jim Steffen	2	9	4.5	0
Team	2	9	4.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Detroit Lions lost to the Chicago Bears, 31 to 17, on October 8, 1961.

Final

Bears

31

Lions

17

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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