The Chicago Bears were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 16 to 15, on December 3, 1961.

Final

Lions

7-4-1

16

Bears

6-6-0

15

Team

DET

CHI

1

0

3

2

9

3

0

6

4

7

3

Total

16

15

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DET

CHI

Roger LeClerc 12-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

DET

CHI

Jim Gibbons 4-yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick)

7

3

Safety by Gary Lowe

9

3

Roger LeClerc 30-yard field goal

9

6

3rd quarter

DET

CHI

Roger LeClerc 12-yard field goal

9

Roger LeClerc 32-yard field goal

9

12

4th quarter

DET

CHI

Roger LeClerc 15-yard field goal

9

15

Terry Barr 5-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick)

16

15

Lions

Bears

1st Downs

17

12

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

58

Total Yards

245

193

Yards per play

3.9

3.3

Passing

172

66

Comp - Att

18 - 34

9 - 24

Yards per pass

4.4

2.5

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 49

2 - 16

Rushing

73

127

Rushing Attempts

24

32

Yards per rush

3.0

4.0

Penalties

6

5

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

2

Possession

Lions

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Ninowski	10	19	113	5.9	1	2		48.7
Earl Morrall	8	15	108	7.2	1	0		98.8
Team	18	34	172	6.5	2	2	5	68.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Nick Pietrosante	13	37	2.8
Dan Lewis	7	20	2.9
Jim Ninowski	2	13	6.5
Johnny Olszewski	1	2	2.0
Earl Morrall	1	1	1.0
Team	24	73	3.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Gibbons	6	77	12.8	1
Gail Cogdill	4	60	15.0	0
Terry Barr	4	33	8.3	1
Dan Lewis	2	31	15.5	0
Nick Pietrosante	2	20	10.0	0
Team	18	221	6.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Martin	0	2		2	2
Team	0	2		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG
Yale Lary	3	138	46.0
Earl Morrall	1	55	55.0
Pat Studstill	1	32	32.0
Team	5	225	45.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Howard Cassady	1	23	23.0
Pat Studstill	1	20	20.0
Johnny Olszewski	1	16	16.0
Team	3	59	19.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Pat Studstill	4	29	7.3
Jim Gibbons	1	14	14.0
Team	5	43	8.6

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Billy Wade	8	23	76	3.3	2		8.6
Ed Brown	1	1	6	6.0	0		91.7
Team	9	24	66	3.4	2	2	12.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Willie Galimore	14	71	5.1
Charlie Bivins	15	45	3.0
Billy Wade	3	11	3.7
Team	32	127	4.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mike Ditka	6	70	11.7
Willie Galimore	2	13	6.5
Johnny Morris	1	-1	-1.0
Team	9	82	3.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roger LeClerc	5	5		0	15
Team	5	5		0	15

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ed Brown	7	311	44.4
Team	7	311	44.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
J.D. Smith	1	18	18.0
Charlie Bivins	2	0	0.0
Team	3	18	6.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 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 Chicago Bears were defeated by the Detroit Lions, 16 to 15, on December 3, 1961.

Final

Lions

16

Bears

15

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Bears Stats

2,562

657

1,364

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

NFL 2023 Rankings

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NFL 2023 Division Standings

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