The Detroit Lions spanked the Chicago Bears, 40 to 7, on December 9, 1973.

1973 Detroit Lions

Final

CHI

Bears

3-10-0

7

DET

Lions

6-6-1

40

1

0

3

2

7

21

3

0

9

4

0

7

Total

7

40

1st quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Errol Mann 36-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Mel Farr 4-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

0

10

Lions

Al Barnes 23-yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)

0

17

Lions

Mel Farr 7-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

0

24

Bears

Bob Parsons 6-yard pass from Gary Huff (Mirro Roder kick)

7

24

3rd quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Ron Jessie 30-yard pass from Bill Munson (kick failed)

7

30

Lions

Errol Mann 37-yard field goal

7

33

4th quarter

CHI

DET

Lions

Leon Crosswhite 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick)

7

40

Bears

Lions

1st Downs

9

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

49

74

Total Yards

79

306

Yards per play

1.6

4.1

Passing

33

182

Comp - Att

9 - 28

17 - 35

Yards per pass

1

5.1

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 35

1 - 4

Rushing

46

124

Rushing Attempts

17

38

Yards per rush

2.7

3.3

Penalties

5

4

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Gary Huff 9 27 68 2.5 1 2 23.8
Bobby Douglass 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 9 28 33 2.4 1 2 4 23.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jim Harrison 5 21 4.2 0
Roger Lawson 2 15 7.5 0
Carl Garrett 6 9 1.5 0
Bobby Douglass 1 7 7.0 0
Joe Moore 2 1 0.5 0
Gary Huff 1 -7 -7.0 0
Team 17 46 2.7 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
George Farmer 1 20 20.0 0
Earl Thomas 1 14 14.0 0
Reggie Sanderson 2 11 5.5 0
Ike Hill 1 8 8.0 0
Carl Garrett 1 7 7.0 0
Bob Parsons 1 6 6.0 1
Roger Lawson 2 2 1.0 0
Team 9 68 2.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mirro Roder 0 1 1 1
Team 0 1 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bobby Joe Green 8 321 40.1
Team 8 321 40.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ike Hill 4 108 27.0 0
Reggie Sanderson 2 44 22.0 0
Carl Garrett 1 24 24.0 0
Team 7 176 25.1 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ike Hill 1 2 2.0 0
Team 1 2 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bill Munson 14 28 166 5.9 2 0 92.3
Bill Cappleman 3 7 20 2.9 0 0 50.3
Team 17 35 182 5.3 2 0 1 83.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mel Farr 13 44 3.4 2
Steve Owens 11 44 4.0 0
Mickey Zofko 5 17 3.4 0
Leon Crosswhite 4 7 1.8 1
Bill Munson 2 6 3.0 0
Altie Taylor 3 6 2.0 0
Team 38 124 3.3 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Ron Jessie 3 49 16.3 1
Al Barnes 3 43 14.3 1
Charlie Sanders 4 33 8.3 0
Earl McCullouch 2 28 14.0 0
John Hilton 2 16 8.0 0
Steve Owens 1 7 7.0 0
Mel Farr 1 6 6.0 0
Leon Crosswhite 1 4 4.0 0
Team 17 186 5.3 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Errol Mann 2 3 4 10
Team 2 3 4 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Herman Weaver 2 96 48.0
Team 2 96 48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dick Jauron 1 30 30.0 0
Team 1 30 30.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lem Barney 5 53 10.6 0
Dick Jauron 2 15 7.5 0
Team 7 68 9.7 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